The Blue Bandit

The Blue Bandit
Start date:	September 14, 1947
End date:	February 1, 1948
# of strips:	21 (21 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Kingdom of Marvel"
Followed by:	"The Prince Who Never Smiled"

"The Blue Bandit" is the 36th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A master thief has appeared in New York city. The police are without a trace and the Chief asking Mandrake for help.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Mr Oscar, manager of the jewel mart.
• The Blue Bandit
• Mac, the Blue Bandit's pilote

Locations

• New York

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of September 7 and 14, 1947 (Next Week -- The Blue Bandit & Beginning: The Blue Bandit).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Blue Bandit", Mandrake Comic #23 (1957)

Brazil

• "O Bandido Azul", Mandrake #84 (1963)

Denmark

• "??", Fantomhefte #13 (1954)

Finland

• "Maaron ja Salaperäinen Jalokivivaras", Kippari Kalle #1 (1954)

France

• "Le bandit ailé", Les héros du mystère #12 (1968)
• "Le bandit ailé", Les héros du mystère Album #4 (1968)
• "Le bandit volant", Mandrake #267 (1970)
• "Le bandit bleu", Mandrake #423 (1974)
• "Le bandit bleu", Mandrake le Magicien #3 (1981)
• "Le lys bleu", Le Journal de Mickey #1882 (1988)
• "Le lys bleu", Donald Magazine #88-29 (1988)

Italy

• "L'inafferrabile bandito", L'Avventura (1948)
• "Il bandito alato", Mandrake #3 (1962)
• "Il bandito alato", I Classici dell'Avventura #39 (1963)
• "Il bandito volante", Mandrake #147 (1970)
• "Il bandito volante", Mandrake #69 (1974)
• "Il bandito volante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #71 and #106 (1982 and 1984)
• "Il bandito volante", Mandrake #2 (1994)
• "no title", Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)

New Zealand

• "The Blue Bandit", Mandrake the Magician #42 and Mandrake the Magician #43 (1953)

Norway

• "Den blå banditten", Skippern (1949-1950)
• "Den gåtefulle juveltyven", Fantom-hefte #13 (1953)
• "Den gåtefulle juveltyven", Samlebind Fantom-hefte #1953

Portugal

• "O Bandido da Máscara Azul", Antologia da BD Clássica #1 (1982)

Serbia

• "Plavi bandit", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (2014)

Sweden

• "Blå banditen", Stjärnbragder #9 (1953)

USA

• "The Case of the Phantom Bandit", Harvey Comics Hits #53 (1951)
• "The Blue Bandit", The Official Mandrake Sundays #3 (1989)

West Germany

• "Der unheimliche Juwelendieb", Phantom-Heft #13 (1953)
• "Der unheimliche Juwelendieb", Comic Taschen Buch #2 (1976)