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'''"The Jinx"''' is the 40th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Jinx"''' is the 40th 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 ==

Revision as of 19:28, 23 October 2024

The Jinx
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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. 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 jinx haunting a ball park.

Appearances

Recurring characters

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)

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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