The Big Tyme

The Big Tyme
Start date:	October 4th, 1948
End date:	December 25th, 1948
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Queen Ebony"
Followed by:	"Derek"

"The Big Tyme" is the 49th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Big Shott runs a crooked casino and bossing the crime wave.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Big Shott, owner of the Big Tyme Casino
• Carla, a showgirl.

Locations

• New York
  • Big Tyme Casino
  • 21 Brattle Street, Carla address (a phony address).
  • Market Street
• Compo, hide-out for Carla's gang.

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 4, 1948 (Beginning: The Big Tyme)
• 21 Brattle refering to Brattle Hall and the Cambridge Summer Theatre.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los bandidos del casino", Album Pif-Paf #62 (1955)
• "El cerebro de la pandilla", Mandrake el Mago #52 (1964)

Brazil

• "Carla", Mandrake, o Mágico #24 (1973)
• "Crime Organizado", Mandrake #250 (1977)

Finland

• "Pomo", Mustanaamio #21 (1976)
• "Pomo", Sarjakirja #1/1990 (1990)

France

• "La grande flèche", Aventures et Mystères #145 (1952)
• "Hold-up à la banque", Spécial Mandrake #45 (1967)
• "Hold-up à la banque", Mandrake le Magicien L'intégrale #2 (1993)

Italy

• "Furto alla banca", Avventura Club #3 and #4 (1949)
• "Furto in banca", Il Vascello #58 (1961)
• "Furto in banca" & "Il covo della banda", I Classici dell'Avventura #23 (1962)
• "Furto alla banca", Super Albo - Mandrake #68 (1964)
• "Furto alla banca", Mandrake - New Comics Now #260 (1991)
• "Furto alla banca", Mandrake 41 (Comic Art) (1995)

New Zealand

• "The Big Tyme", Mandrake the Magician #17 and Mandrake the Magician #18 (1951)

Norway

• "Bossen", Fantomet #13 (1984)
• "Bossen", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)

Sweden

• "Bankrån", Mandrake #1 (1963)
• "Bossen", Fantomen #12 (1975)

United Kingdom

• "The Big Tyme", Mandrake the Magician #10 (1961)