Deadman's Gulch

Deadman's Gulch
Start date:	February 13, 1950
End date:	March 11, 1950
# of strips:	24 (4 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch"
Followed by:	"The Beauty Collector"

"Deadman's Gulch" is the 55th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A remnant of the old west, Deadman's Gulch, is the hangout for a hoodlum gang led by Bowleg Ben. The sheriff asks Mandrake for help to find out what the gang is up to.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar, last strip only.
• Narda, last strip only.

One-time characters

• The sheriff
• Bowleg Ben, a trainrobber.
• Janet, Narda's aunt. Last strip only.

Locations

• Mid west
  • Deadman's Gulch
  • Bar-J Ranch

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Deadman's Gulch", Mandrake Comic #19 (1956)

Denmark

• "Banditbyen", Fantomet #139 (1980)

Finland

• "Rosvokaupunki", Mustanaamio #22 (1976)
• "Ryövärien kaupunki", Mustanaamio #12 (1981)

France

• (no given title), Roy Rogers #12 – Roy Rogers #13 (1953 )

Italy

• "Il cow-boy con due teste", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
• "Il cow-boy con due teste", Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art) (1995)

Mexico

• "El rancho Bar J", Paquito #11010 (1952)

Norway

• "Forbryterbyen", Fantomet #22 (1987)

Spain

• "Mandrake en el Rancho", Mandrake #15 (1997)

Sweden

• "Tågöverfallet", Mandrake #4 (1963)
• "Rövarstan", Fantomen #12 (1976)

USA

• "Deadman's Gulch", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Ice Lady" (Pacific Comics Club) (2015)