The Haunted Range

The Haunted Range
Start date:	October 30th, 1938
End date:	December 25th, 1938
# of strips:	9 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival"
Followed by:	"The Fisherman"

"The Haunted Range" is the 10th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Donna has inherited a mountain range, which is supposed to be haunted by a two-headed monster.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Donna,
• Harker, cowboy at the Haunted Range.
• Indian Steve, cowboy at the Haunted Range.
• Wildcat, the worst bronc at the range.
• Joe, an indian boy.

Locations

• New York ?
• New Mexico
  • The Haunted Range, a mountain range

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of November 20, 1938 (Next Week - The Haunted Range).
• Mandrake's last dialog is the first time the "fairytale ending phrase" And so ends (the legend of the Hounted Range and the two-headed monster) is used.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

France

• "Le monstre de la montagne", Robinson #158 to Robinson #166 (1939)
• "Le monstre de la montagne", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)

Italy

• "Il mostro della montagna", Albo avventuroso 14 - Mandrake #22 (1948)
• "Il monstro della montagna", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)

Poland

• "??", Świat Przygód #173-181 (1938-1939)

Spain

• "El monstruo de las dos cabezas", Merlin el Mago Moderno #7 (194?)
• "El Monstruo de la Montaña", Mandrake #4 (1999)

USA

• "(no title)", King Comics #42, King Comics #43 and King Comics #44 (1939)
• "(no given title)", Feature Book #46 (1946)

Yugoslavia

• "(no given title)", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)