The Ghost Plane

The Ghost Plane
Start date:	January 5th, 1948
End date:	March 20th, 1948
# of strips:	66 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Sky Acres"
Followed by:	"Cinderella of the Sea"

"The Ghost Plane" is the 46th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A mysterious tramp warns people to watch the ghost plane when it lands.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• The Hermit, a tramp.
• Teeth, a thug.
• Gloria Vane, a Hollywood star.

Locations

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of January 5, 1948 (Beginning: The Ghost Plane)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Ghost Plane", Mandrake Comic #9 (1954)

Argentina

• "El avión fantasma", Mandrake el Mago #2 (1959)

Brazil

• "O Avião Fantasma", Mandrake, o Mágico #24 (1973)
• "O Avião Fantasma", Mandrake #255 (1977)

Denmark

• "Spøgelsesflyveren", Fantomet #137 (1980)

Finland

• "Aavemainen lentokone", Mustanaamio #10 (1975)

France

• "L'avion fantôme", Aventures et Mystères #138 (1951)

Italy

• "L'aereo fantasma" and "La stella rapita", Nuove avventure di Mandrake #3 and #4 (1949)
• "L’aereo fantasma", Il Vascello #48 (1961)
• "L'aereo fantasma", I Classici dell'Avventura #19 (1962)
• "L’aereo fantasma", Super Albo #138 (1965)
• "L’aereo fantasma", Mandrake - New Comics Now #259 (1990)
• "L'aereo fantasma", Mandrake 38 (Comic Art) (1994)

New Zealand

• "The Ghost Plane", Mandrake the Magician #12 and Mandrake the Magician #13 (1950)

Norway

• "Spøkelsesflyet", Fantomet #1 (1990)

Sweden

• "Spökplanet", Mandrake #2 (1963)
• "Spökplanet", Fantomen #25 (1974)

United Kingdom

• "The Ghost Plane", Mandrake the Magician #5 (1960)