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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
At the same moment as people get sudden toothache a mysterious man appears, selling toothace remedy, for an exorbitant price. When the mysterious man sold ten pills to Frankie Franky for one hundred thousand dollars Mandrake is involved. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*"Mr. X", inventor of an apparatus sending sonic waves causing vibrations in nerby metal. | |||
*Frankie Franky, a teen-ager's idol and highest paid singer in world. | |||
*Zaza, wife of Frankie. | |||
*Senator Claye. | |||
*"Bossman", a racketeer. | |||
*Sigrid Nellsen, opera diva. <small>Mentioned only</small> | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of August 5, 1963 (Beginning: Master of Magic). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 4 December 2013
| The Giant Toothache | |
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| Start date: | May 6, 1963 |
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| End date: | August 3, 1963 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Smuggler's Luck" |
| Followed by: | "Master of Magic" |
"The Giant Toothache" is the 121th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
At the same moment as people get sudden toothache a mysterious man appears, selling toothace remedy, for an exorbitant price. When the mysterious man sold ten pills to Frankie Franky for one hundred thousand dollars Mandrake is involved.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- "Mr. X", inventor of an apparatus sending sonic waves causing vibrations in nerby metal.
- Frankie Franky, a teen-ager's idol and highest paid singer in world.
- Zaza, wife of Frankie.
- Senator Claye.
- "Bossman", a racketeer.
- Sigrid Nellsen, opera diva. Mentioned only
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of August 5, 1963 (Beginning: Master of Magic).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- no title, Mandrake the Magician #31 (1964 (?))
Brazil
- "no title", Mandrake #88 (1964)
- "A Misteriosa Dor de Dentes", Mandrake #309 (1981)
- "A Misteriosa Dor de Dente", Mandrake Coleção #35 (1992)
Finland
- "Hammassärkyä", Mustanaamio #15 and #16 (1981)
France
- "L'insaisissable Mister X", Spécial Mandrake #86 (1970)
India
- "Mystery of Greedy Mr. X", Indrajal Comics #81 (1969)
- "பயங்கரப் பல்வலி", Mutu Comics #197 (1990)
- "The Giant Toothache", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #21 (1994)
- "The Giant Toothache", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #67 (1998)
Italy
- "L'inafferrabile Mister X", Mandrake Super Albo #62 (1963)
- "L'inafferrabile Mister X", Mandrake - New Comics Now #165 (1986)
Norway
- "Et middel mot tannverk", Fantomet #22 (1988)
Spain
- "El senor X", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #56c (1964)
- "El senor X", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
- "El senor X", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #12C (1970)
Sweden
- "Ett medel mot tandvärk", Fantomen #6 (1981)
Turkey
- "Küçük Adam", Mandrake #190 #191 #192 (1978)
- "Küçük Adam", Mandrake Albüm #179 #180
United Kingdom
- "The Big Toothache", World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician #3 (1967)