Mandrake in America
| Mandrake in America | |
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| Start date: | September 13, 1937 |
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| End date: | January 29, 1938 |
| # of strips: | 120 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "In the Cobra's Grip" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake in Hollywood" |
"Mandrake in America" is the 10th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake has arrived in America and looking for a job.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mary, a dancer.
- Mr. Gruntz, a producer.
- Lili, a singer.
- Norvell, a knife-thrower and Lili's boyfriend.
- Jim, a police man.
- Jimmy,
- Dr. Smith, a psychologist.
- Slim
- Shorty
Locations
- America
- New York
- Gruntz, a theater at 42nd Street
- Bonneville
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
- In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1937.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Norvell the Knife Thrower", The Supercomic Series #20 (1949)
France
- "Le magicien 900/ Faucon cheval de course", Hop-là! (1940)
- "Le magicien 900" & "Faucon cheval de course",Spécial Mandrake #41 & Spécial Mandrake #43 (1967)
Italy
- "Il mago 900" & "Falco, cavallo da Corsa", L'Avventuroso #301 - #310 & #319 - #328 (1940-1941) Missing the strip of December 26 1937
- "Il mago 900", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #10 (1941)
- "Il mago 900" & "Lo schermo rivelatore" & "Falco il cavallo da Corsa", Mandrake #19 & #20 & #28 (1948). Note: Last part of the story, with some art by Roberto Lemmi.
- "Il mago 900" & "Falco, cavallo da Corsa", Special Mandrake #172 & #173 (1966)
- "Mandrake va in America", Mandrake - New Comics Now #118 (1984)
- "Mandrake va in America", Mandrake 10 (Comic Art) (1992)
- "Mandrake va in America", I classici del Fumetto di Republica #15 (2003)
Portugal
- "Mandrake a caminho da América", Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada #23 (2004)
Spain
- "La pruebe delatora", Merlin el Mago Moderno #13 (194?)
- "El mago novecientos", Mandrake #9 (1986)
Turkey
- "Atmaca Yarış Atı", 1001 Roman #96 - 110 (1941) Note: only the 2nd subplot.
USA
- "no title", Feature Book #18 (1946)
- "no title", Feature Book #18 (1993, reprint)