The Jinx

The Jinx
Start date:	June 3rd, 1946
End date:	August 3rd, 1946
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Medusa"
Followed by:	"Felina"

"The Jinx" is the 40th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A jinx haunting a ball park.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Big Bill, a star pitcher.
• Betty Blayne, owner of the Blue Sox Ball Club.
• Sophie, Betty's aunt.
• Lumpy, a tinhorn gambler.

Locations

• New York
  • Blue Sox Ball Club

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 3, 1946 (Beginning: The Jinx)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Jinx", The Supercomic Series #6 (1948)

Brazil

• "O Azar", Mandrake #263 (1978)
• "O Azar", Gibi #9 (1994)

France

• "Le démon de la malchance", Aventures et Mystère #108 (1949)
• "Le stade ensorcelé", Mandrake #50 (1965)

Italy

• "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #20 (1948)
• "Lo stadio stregato", Il Vascello #44 (1961)
• "Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #19 (1962)
• "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #54 (1964)
• "Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #111 (1966)
• "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake - New Comics Now #216 (1988)
• "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake 33 (Comic Art) (1994)

Spain

• "El cenizo", Extra #5 (1950)

USA

• "The Jinx", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Jinx" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)