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*The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries). | *The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries). | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
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Mandrake093rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Mandrakemagerit sunday-05.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
1001romanspecial75.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"El Misterio del Teatro", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 10|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #10]] ( | *"El Misterio del Teatro", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 10|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #10]] (1944) | ||
*"Los Misterios del Teatro", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999) | *"Los Misterios del Teatro", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*[[King Comics | *''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 59|''King Comics'' #59]], [[King Comics 60|''King Comics'' #60]] and [[King Comics 61|''King Comics'' #61]] (1941) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | === [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 30 January 2024
| The Theatre Mysteries | |
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| Start date: | February 4th, 1940 |
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| End date: | April 14th, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Music Lesson" |
| Followed by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" |
"The Theatre Mysteries" is the 13th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is to perform at a charity benefit when the famed tenor Faravelli recieves a death note, then dies mysteriously on the stage before a huge audience.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Faravelli, a famed tenor.
- Schmidt, the orchestra-leader.
- Percy, Mandrake's ventriloquist doll.
- Pop, the stage doorman.
- Gallo, the first violinist.
Locations
- New York
- A theatre
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Spain
Spain
Turkey
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El misterio del teatro", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)
Brazil
- "O Mistério do Teatro", Mandrake #93 (1964)
France
- "Mystère au théâtre", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
Italy
- "I misteri del teatro", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Spain
- "El Misterio del Teatro", Merlin el Mago Moderno #10 (1944)
- "Los Misterios del Teatro", Mandrake #5 (1999)
Turkey
- "no title, 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #75 (1946)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #59, King Comics #60 and King Comics #61 (1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Osveta uvređenog kompozitora", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)