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'''"Lady Ermine"''' is the 52th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Lady Ermine"''' is the 52th 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 two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==

Latest revision as of 17:55, 29 October 2024

Lady Ermine
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Start date: August 1, 1949
End date: October 1, 1949
# of strips: 54 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Amazing Ray"
Followed by: "Mystery Taxi"

"Lady Ermine" is the 52th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.

Plot Summary

A movie producer planned a publicity stunt for the new movie, "The Bashful Mummy". They planed to give two mummies from Egypt to the museum, one real and one fake.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Slats, works in the producer team.
  • Shorty, works in the producer team.
  • Lady Ermine, a jewel thief and diamond smuggler.
  • Tatto, member of the diamond smuggler gang.
  • Dr. Bey, member of the diamond smuggler gang.

Locations

  • Hollywood
  • Cairo, Egypt
  • New York
    • Mutual Hall


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the plot.
  • Mutual Hall refering to New England Mutual Hall and the Boston Summer Theatre (strip of September 10 and 12).
  • Marthas Fur Salon refering to Martha Davis, Phil Davis' wife and assistant (strip of September 23).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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