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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | |Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Music | |Preceded= "[[The Music Lesson]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]" | |Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]" | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake is to perform at a charity benefit when the famed tenor Faravelli recieves a death note, then dies mysteriously on the stage before a huge audience. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Faravelli, a famed tenor. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *Schmidt, the orchestra-leader. | ||
*Percy, Mandrake's ventriloquist doll. | |||
*Pop, the stage doorman. | |||
*Gallo, the first violinist. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
**A theatre | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 2 April 2015
| The Theatre Mysteries | |
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| Start date: | February 4th, 1940 |
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| End date: | April 14th, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Music Lesson" |
| Followed by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" |
"The Theatre Mysteries" is the 13th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is to perform at a charity benefit when the famed tenor Faravelli recieves a death note, then dies mysteriously on the stage before a huge audience.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Faravelli, a famed tenor.
- Schmidt, the orchestra-leader.
- Percy, Mandrake's ventriloquist doll.
- Pop, the stage doorman.
- Gallo, the first violinist.
Locations
- New York
- A theatre
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El misterio del teatro", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)
Brazil
- "O Mistério do Teatro", Mandrake #93 (1964)
Spain
- "El Misterio del Teatro", Merlin el Mago Moderno #10 (194?)
- "Los Misterios del Teatro", Mandrake #5 (1999)
Turkey
- "no title, 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #75 (1946)
USA
- King Comics (1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Osveta uvređenog kompozitora", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)