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'''"The Sleeping Beauty"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Sleeping Beauty"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. | |||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 22 October 2024
| The Sleeping Beauty | |
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| Start date: | October 15th, 1945 |
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| End date: | January 12th, 1946 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Mysterious Prince" |
| Followed by: | "Pleasant Valley" |
"The Sleeping Beauty" is the 37th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.
Plot Summary
On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Alex, caretaker of the desolate house
- Bessie, wife of Alex
- Hepzibah, lived and died an old maid
- Greg, nephew of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Lilly, niece of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Carol, grandniece of Hepzibah
- Bob, Carol's fiancé
Locations
- The Highway
- A desolate house
- The old mill, in the woods
- The Highway
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand
Portugal
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "La belleza dormide", Album Pif-Paf #55 (1955)
Australia
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake Comic #1 (1953)
Brazil
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake, o Mágico #19 (1972)
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake #267 (1978)
France
- "La belle au bois dormant", Aventures et Mystère #92 (1948)
- "L'étrange héritage", Spécial Mandrake #6 (1964)
Italy
- "La bella addormentata", L'Avventura (1947)
- "La bella addormentata", Super Albo - Mandrake #66 (1964)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake - New Comics Now #215 (1988)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake 31 (Comic Art) (1994)
New Zealand
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake the Magician #3, Mandrake the Magician #4, Mandrake the Magician #5 and Mandrake the Magician #6 (1950)
Norway
- "Den sovende blondinen", Fantomet #7 (1987)
Portugal
- "A Noiva Raptada", Mandrake #11 (197?)
Spain
- "no title", Rip Kirby #1 & #2 & #3 & #4 & #5 & #6 & #7 & #8 & #9 & #10 & #11 & #12 & #13 (1948)
- "Lucha cuerpo a cuerpo", Extra #10 (1950)
Sweden
- "Sovande skönhet", Mandrake #1 (1962)
- "Den sovande blondinen", Fantomen #4 (1974)
USA
- "The Sleeping Beauty", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)