The Case of the Headless Man

The Case of the Headless Man
Start date:	June 2, 1986
End date:	September 27, 1986
# of strips:	102 (17 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Murder Contract"
Followed by:	"Aleena and the Smugglers"

"The Case of the Headless Man" is the 193rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Leaving the dentist, still dizzy from the gaz, Narda saw somthing weird. A headless man changing his head, first to a lady's head then a regular head.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• (Malcolm) Malchom, the headless man.
• Maggy, wife of Malchom.
• Miss Hayes, the dentist's assistant.
• Maud, a neighbor of Malchom.
• Lily, a lady working in a bank.
• Colonel and Mrs. Pee-Wee, the tiniest couple on earth.
• Jill and Jack, eg Malchom and Maggy.

Locations

• New York
• Xanadu
• Highway 6

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Masters of Disguise", Mandrake the Magician #2 (1987)

Brazil

• "A Estranha Criatura", Mandrake Especial #15 (1988)

Finland

• "Päättömän miehen tapaus", Mustanaamio #24 (1990)

India

• "The Headless Figure", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 29 and Vol. 24 No. 30 (1987)

Italy

• "I nanetti", Mandrake - New Comics Now #218 (1988)

Spain

• "Las Creaciones de los Pee-Wee", Mandrake #48 (2002)

Sweden

• "Fallet med den huvudlöse mannen", Fantomen #15 (1990)