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|Title= The Prince Who Never Smiled
|Title= The Prince Who Never Smiled
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|Start= Ferbruary 8th, 1948
|Start= Ferbruary 8th, 1948
|End= April 4th, 1948
|End= April 4th, 1948
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|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Blue Bandit]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Blue Bandit]]"
|Followed= "[[City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates]]"
|Followed= "[[City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates|City of Jewels Pt.1:<br>The Polar Bear Pirates]]"
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'''"The Prince Who Never Smiled"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Prince Who Never Smiled"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Duchess Natalia loves King Ferrand of Ferna. But the widdower King is so unhappy about his little son who never smiles, that he can not think of nothing else. Mandrake promises Narda that he will try to make Prince ''Randy'' smile, so they all could be happy.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Natalie, Duchess of Kort. Narda's cousin.
*King Ferrand, of Ferna
*Prince Randolph ''(Randy)''
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
*Ferna, a kingdom
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of February 1 and 8, 1948 (Beginning Next Week = The Prince Who Never Smiled & Beginning: The Prince Who Never Smiled...).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
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Mandrake089rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
L'Avventura Albo tascabile-08.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Prince Who Never Smiled", [[Mandrake Annual 1954|''Mandrake Annual'']] (1954)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Príncipe Que Não Ria", [[Mandrake 89 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #89]] (1964)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le prince qui ne souriait jamais", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 423|''Mandrake'' #423]] (1974)
*"Le prince que ne souriait jamais", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 3|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #3]] (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il principino triste", [[L'Avventura Albo tascabile 8|''L'Avventura Albo tascabile'' #8]] (1950)
*"Il principino triste", [[Super Albo 14 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #14]] (1962)
*"Il principino triste", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 69|''Mandrake'' #69]] (1974)
*"Il principino triste", [[New Comics Now 106|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #106]] (1984)
*"Il principino triste", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 2|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1994)
*''"no title"'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Prince Who Never Smiled", [[Mandrake the Magician 43 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #43'']] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Prinsen som aldri lo", [[Skippern]] (1950-1951)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Principe que Nunca Sorria", [[Antologia da BD Clássica 1|''Antologia da BD Clássica'' #1]] (1982)
=== [[Image:mini_serbia.gif|border]] Serbia ===
*"Princ koji se nikada nije smejao", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 1 (Makondo)|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #1]] (2014)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===

Latest revision as of 08:47, 16 March 2022

The Prince Who Never Smiled
Ms-19480208.jpg
Start date: Ferbruary 8th, 1948
End date: April 4th, 1948
# of strips: 9 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Blue Bandit"
Followed by: "City of Jewels Pt.1:
The Polar Bear Pirates"

"The Prince Who Never Smiled" is the 37th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Duchess Natalia loves King Ferrand of Ferna. But the widdower King is so unhappy about his little son who never smiles, that he can not think of nothing else. Mandrake promises Narda that he will try to make Prince Randy smile, so they all could be happy.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Natalie, Duchess of Kort. Narda's cousin.
  • King Ferrand, of Ferna
  • Prince Randolph (Randy)

Locations

  • New York City
  • Ferna, a kingdom


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of February 1 and 8, 1948 (Beginning Next Week = The Prince Who Never Smiled & Beginning: The Prince Who Never Smiled...).

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

  • "Prinsen som aldri lo", Skippern (1950-1951)

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini serbia.gif Serbia

Mini usa.gif USA

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