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Spooks

Start date:	March 21, 1960
End date:	June 11, 1960
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Secret of the Sargasso"
Followed by:	"The Thief"

"Spooks" is the 106th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A new grabage machine, just invented by an engineer, is hit by a meteorite. This event transforms the physical state of the creator who now becomes invisible and endowed with extraordinary powers. Taking advantage of that, he commits several misdeeds including the robbery of a bank until Mandrake manages to thwart his plans.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Narda, one picture only.
The Police Chief

One-time characters

Mr. Pflug, an inventor.
Mark, Mr. Pflug's assistant.
Mr. Jones, a banker.

Locations

A small town outside New York.

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 21, 1960 (Beginning: "Spooks"!) and March 19, 1960 (Next Week: "Spooks"--).

Signifiant covers

Australia
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"Spooks", Mandrake the Magician #15 (1962)
"no title", Mandrake the Magician #39 (196?)

Brazil

"no title", Mandrake #49 (1961)
"O Fantasma da Meia-Noite", Mandrake #311 (1981)

Finland

"Täällähän kummittelee", Mustanaamio #10 (1980)
"Täällähän kummittelee", Sarjakirja #1/1989 (1989)

France

"La ville de la peur", Les héros du mystère #3 (1967)
"La ville de la peur", Les héros du mystère Album #1 (1967)
"La ville de la peur", Mandrake #273 and #274 (1970)
"no title given", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

"La cittá della paura", Il Vascello #62 (1961)
"La cittá della paura", I Classici dell'Avventura #23 (1962)
"La cittá della paura", Mandrake #153 and #154 (1970)
"La città della paura", Mandrake - New Comics Now #70 (1982)

Norway

"Det spøker, det spøker", Fantomet #14 (1982)
"Det spøker, det spøker", Serie-pocket #151 (1989)

Spain

"Fantasmas", Serie Amarilla #32 (1959)

Sweden

"Det spökar! Det spökar!", Fantomen #2 (1980)

United Kingdom

"Spooks", Mandrake the Magician #16 (1961)

USA

"Spooks", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Spooks" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

Yugoslavia

- "Тајна летеће торбе" (romanized as "Tajna leteće torbe"), Politikin Zabavnik #1157 (1974)

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 |Title= Spooks
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 |Start= March 21, 1960
 |End= June 11, 1960
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 |Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
 |Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
-|Preceded= "[[Secret of Sargasso]]"
+|Preceded= "[[Secret of the Sargasso]]"
-|Followed= "[[The Thief (The Time Traveller)]]"
+|Followed= "[[The Thief]]"
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 '''"Spooks"''' is the 106th Mandrake [[daily story]].
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+A new grabage machine, just invented by an engineer, is hit by a meteorite. This event transforms the physical state of the creator who now becomes invisible and endowed with extraordinary powers. Taking advantage of that, he commits several misdeeds including the robbery of a bank until Mandrake manages
+to thwart his plans.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Narda]], one picture only.
-*[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Mr. Pflug, an inventor.
+*Mark, Mr. Pflug's assistant.
+*Mr. Jones, a banker.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*A small town outside New York.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 21, 1960 (Beginning: "Spooks"!) and March 19, 1960 (Next Week: "Spooks"--).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Young-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Page-39.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake049rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake311rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Il Vascello-02-62.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ilvascellomandrake-02-153.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ng-amarilla-32.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+ClassMandSeries2spooks.jpg| [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*"Spooks", [[Mandrake the Magician 15 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #15]] (1962)
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 39 (Page Publications)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #39]] (196?)
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 49 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #49]] (1961)
+*"O Fantasma da Meia-Noite", [[Mandrake 311 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #311]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"Täällähän kummittelee", [[Mustanaamio 10/1980|''Mustanaamio'' #10]] (1980)
+*"Täällähän kummittelee", [[Sarjakirja 1/1989|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1989]] (1989)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"La ville de la peur", [[Les héros du mystère 3|''Les héros du mystère'' #3]] (1967)
+*"La ville de la peur", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 1|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #1]] (1967)
+*"La ville de la peur", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 273|''Mandrake'' #273]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 274| #274]] (1970)
+*''"no title given"'', [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']]  (2012)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"La cittá della paura", [[Il Vascello 62 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #62]] (1961)
+*"La cittá della paura", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 23|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #23]] (1962)
+*"La cittá della paura", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 153|''Mandrake'' #153]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 154| #154]] (1970)
+*"La città della paura", [[New Comics Now 70|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #70]] (1982)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Det spøker, det spøker", [[Fantomet 14/1982|''Fantomet'' #14]] (1982)
+*"Det spøker, det spøker", [[Serie-pocket 151 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #151]] (1989)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Fantasmas", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 32|''Serie Amarilla'' #32]] (1959)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Det spökar! Det spökar!", [[Fantomen 2/1980|''Fantomen'' #2]] (1980)
+=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
+*"Spooks", [[Mandrake the Magician 16 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #16]] (1961)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"Spooks", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Spooks" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "Spooks" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
+**"Тајна летеће торбе" (romanized as "Tajna leteće torbe"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1157|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1157]] (1974)
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