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'''"The Mysterious Mr Beam"''' is the 73rd Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Mysterious Mr Beam"''' is the 73rd Mandrake [[daily story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
 
This story exists in three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.
The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, but this changes from June 29, 1953. Now the copyright line is placed vertically in a panel and does not change position in the different variants.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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*Strangly Carma in the strip of August 22 is named Karma.
*Strangly Carma in the strip of August 22 is named Karma.
*Sixth and Olive is downtown [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - St. Louis Addresses|St. Louis]].
*Sixth and Olive is downtown [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - St. Louis Addresses|St. Louis]].
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake006rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake288rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indonesia-d073.jpg|[[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia
Il Vascello-02-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 140.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart55.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 102.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 103.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mundodeav303.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mundodeav312.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mandrake he 01-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_indonesia.gif|border]] Indonesia ===
=== [[Image:mini_indonesia.gif|border]] Indonesia ===
*"Mandrake & The Magician", [[Mandrake Perfectas (D073)|''Mandrake'']] (1953 ?)
*"Mandrake & The Magician", [[Gapura 54|''Mandrake'' #54]] (1953 ?)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
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=== [[Image:mini_jamaica.gif]] Jamaica ===
=== [[Image:mini_jamaica.gif]] Jamaica ===
*''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'' July 19, 1953 &ndash; October 25, 1953
*''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'' July 19, 1953 &ndash; October 25, 1953
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Mysterious Mr Beam", [[Mandrake the Magician 101 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #101]], [[Mandrake the Magician 102 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #102]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 103 (Feature Productions)| ''Mandrake the Magician'' #103]] (1955/1956)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
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*"Veklingen", [[Fantomen 11/1978|''Fantomen'' #11]] (1978)
*"Veklingen", [[Fantomen 11/1978|''Fantomen'' #11]] (1978)


[[Category:Daily stories|Mysterious Mr Beam, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Mysterious Mr Beam]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 9 December 2024

Mysterious Mr Beam
Start date: June 22, 1953
End date: September 26, 1953
# of strips: 84 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Vanishing Rocket"
Followed by: "The Monsters"

"Mysterious Mr Beam" is the 73rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

This story exists in three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, but this changes from June 29, 1953. Now the copyright line is placed vertically in a panel and does not change position in the different variants.

Plot Summary

When Mandrake was seventeen at the College of Magic one of his classmate was Jones. Jones became expelled from the college because he misused the powers he learned. To play unpleasant tricks on people and to fill his wallet, with other people's money.

Now he turn up in New York hanging around a night-club, fresh with Carma. But he found that Carma was engaged with a boxing champ.

The skinny beanpole Mr. Beam got it into his head that he could get the girl if he could be the new champ.

With false eye-browns, a fright wig a false monster teeth and hypnosis Mr. Beam started a fast and remarkable boxing career. Soon he could challenge the champ.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Jones, Mr. Beam's name at CM.
  • (Mr. Bean, name used before June 20)
  • Mr. Beam
  • Carma, a night-club singer. Engaged (later married) with the champ.
  • Socker, the champ (the name used only in one strip).
  • Kansas Kid, a boxer.
  • Mack, a manager (misspelled name - should be Jake ?)
  • Jake, a manager
  • Tornado Tim, a boxer.
  • The Commissioner, boxing.

Locations

  • New York
    • Eddie's service, a gaz station.
    • Sixth and Olive.
    • Millvale avenue, adress for the justice of the peace.
  • College of Magic


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is given in the strip of June 20, 1953 (Next week - Mysterious Mr. Bean).
  • Strangly the name Mr. Bean was used the 4 first weeks, the it changed to Mr. Beam. Did Lee Falk change the name, or was it misspelled by the one who did the lettering ?
  • Strangly when Mandrake look at the old school book from CM, he recognized Mr. Beam as Jones. But he further mentioned him as young Mr. Beam.
  • Strangly Carma in the strip of August 22 is named Karma.
  • Sixth and Olive is downtown St. Louis.

Signifiant covers

  • Australia
    Australia
  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Portugal
    Portugal
  • Portugal
    Portugal
  • Portugal
    Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

Argentina

Brazil

Denmark

Finland

France

Indonesia

Italy

Jamaica

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

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