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|Title= The Western | |Title= The Western | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1957-03-04.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= March 4, 1957 | |Start= March 4, 1957 | ||
|End= May 18, 1957 | |End= May 18, 1957 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mr. Banks is going to make a movie, "Western Love", but he has received anonymous threatening letters. When the movie is about to be filmed a series of accidents turns up. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mr. Banks, a producer. | |||
*Tyler aka Todd, an actor and stand-in for Tom Rex. | |||
*Ed, a guard. | |||
*John, a guard / actor. | |||
*Tom Rex, a movie star. | |||
*Gloria Dane, a movie star. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*The desert, location of "Western Love" | |||
**Phony Town, a movie western town. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 4, 1957 (Beginning: The Western). | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake028rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Il Vascello-02-23.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Chmp Merlin-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
</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 Western", [[Mandrake Annual 1958|''Mandrake Annual'' Xmas 1958]] (1958) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"Filmando no Oeste", [[Mandrake 28 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #28]] (1957) | |||
*"O Filme", [[Mandrake 295 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #295]] (1980) | *"O Filme", [[Mandrake 295 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #295]] (1980) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*"Filmausryhmä pulassa", [[Mustanaamio 16/1979|''Mustanaamio'' #16]] and [[Mustanaamio 17/1979| #17]] (1979) | |||
*"Filmausryhmä pulassa", [[Sarjakirja 114|''Sarjakirja'' #114]] (1986) | *"Filmausryhmä pulassa", [[Sarjakirja 114|''Sarjakirja'' #114]] (1986) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Vol au Far–West", [[Les héros du mystère 13|''Les héros du mystère'' #13]] (1968) | *"Vol au Far–West", [[Les héros du mystère 13|''Les héros du mystère'' #13]] (1968) | ||
*"Vol au Far–West", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 5|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #5]] (1968) | |||
*"Le western", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']] (2012) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece === | |||
*(title unknown), [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 51|''ΒΕΛΟΣ'' #51]] (1969) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Una rapina nel West", [[Il Vascello 23 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #23]] (1960) | |||
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961) | |||
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963) | |||
*"Una rapina nel West", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 106|''Mandrake'' #106]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 107| #107]] (1969) | |||
*"Una rapina nel West", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Western", [[Mandrake the Magician 195 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #195'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 196 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #196'']] (1958-1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | ||
*"Filminnspilling med forviklinger", [[Fantomet 20/1979|''Fantomet'' #20]] (1979) | |||
*"Filminnspilling med forviklinger", [[Serie-pocket 119 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #119]] (1986) | *"Filminnspilling med forviklinger", [[Serie-pocket 119 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #119]] (1986) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"Magia en el oeste", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno 2|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #2]] (1958) | |||
*"Magia en el oeste", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo 1|''Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo'' #1]] (1958) | |||
*"Magia en el Oeste", [[Mandrake 19 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #19]] (1997) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Filminspelning med förhinder", [[Fantomen 1/1979|''Fantomen'' #1]] (1979) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Western", [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #2]] (1960 or 1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | |||
*"Мандрак спашава филм" ("romanized as "Mandrak spašava film"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 923|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #923]] (1969) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Western, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Western, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 12 March 2024
| The Western | |
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| Start date: | March 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| End date: | May 18, 1957 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Chess Kings" |
| Followed by: | "The Penthouse Mystery" |
"The Western" is the 91st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mr. Banks is going to make a movie, "Western Love", but he has received anonymous threatening letters. When the movie is about to be filmed a series of accidents turns up.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr. Banks, a producer.
- Tyler aka Todd, an actor and stand-in for Tom Rex.
- Ed, a guard.
- John, a guard / actor.
- Tom Rex, a movie star.
- Gloria Dane, a movie star.
Locations
- New York
- The desert, location of "Western Love"
- Phony Town, a movie western town.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 4, 1957 (Beginning: The Western).
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Italy
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Western", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1958 (1958)
Brazil
- "Filmando no Oeste", Mandrake #28 (1957)
- "O Filme", Mandrake #295 (1980)
Finland
- "Filmausryhmä pulassa", Mustanaamio #16 and #17 (1979)
- "Filmausryhmä pulassa", Sarjakirja #114 (1986)
France
- "Vol au Far–West", Les héros du mystère #13 (1968)
- "Vol au Far–West", Les héros du mystère Album #5 (1968)
- "Le western", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Greece
- (title unknown), ΒΕΛΟΣ #51 (1969)
Italy
- "Una rapina nel West", Il Vascello #23 (1960)
- "Una rapina nel West", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1961)
- "Una rapina nel West", I Classici dell'Avventura #37 (1963)
- "Una rapina nel West", Mandrake #106 and #107 (1969)
- "Una rapina nel West", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)
New Zealand
- "The Western", Mandrake the Magician #195 and Mandrake the Magician #196 (1958-1959)
Norway
- "Filminnspilling med forviklinger", Fantomet #20 (1979)
- "Filminnspilling med forviklinger", Serie-pocket #119 (1986)
Spain
- "Magia en el oeste", Merlin el Mago Moderno #2 (1958)
- "Magia en el oeste", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #1 (1958)
- "Magia en el Oeste", Mandrake #19 (1997)
Sweden
- "Filminspelning med förhinder", Fantomen #1 (1979)
United Kingdom
- "The Western", Mandrake the Magician #2 (1960 or 1959)
Yugoslavia
- "Мандрак спашава филм" ("romanized as "Mandrak spašava film"), Politikin Zabavnik #923 (1969)