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'''"The Clairvoyant"''' is the 5th Mandrake filler page in between the 10th and 11th [[Sunday story]] | '''"The Clairvoyant"''' is the 5th Mandrake filler page in between the 10th and 11th [[Sunday story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | |||
*The title for the story is taken from the plot. ''(a better title would be "Swami the Fortune-Teller")'' | |||
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*''no title'', [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | *''"no title"'', [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 1 November 2014
| "The Clairvoyant" | |
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| Start date: | January 29, 1939 |
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| End date: | January 29, 1939 |
| # of strips: | 1 (1 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Flying Pass By" |
| Followed by: | "City of Gold" |
"The Clairvoyant" is the 5th Mandrake filler page in between the 10th and 11th Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Swami had defrauded people out of money and the Police chief asked Mandrake to help nab him. When visiting Swami, Swami said, ".. and the crystal ball tells me if you place your money in my hand for one minute, prosperity will come to you". When Swami returned the money Mandrake foun that he only gave back half of it. Mandrake gestures hypnotically.. And in the crystal ball Swami see himself behind the bars.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Chief, first apparance of Chief Bradley ?
- Swami, a crooked fortune-teller
Locations
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the plot. (a better title would be "Swami the Fortune-Teller")
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "La boule de cristal", Robinson (1939)
Italy
- no title, Eureka #5 (191) (1979)
Poland
- "??", Świat Przygód #??-?? (1937-1939)
Spain
- "no title", Mandrake #4 (1999)
USA
- King Comics (1940)
Yugoslavia
- (no title given), Majin Strip #18 (1961)
- (no title given), Stripoteka #382/383 (1976)