The Monster Thief
| The Monster Thief | |
 Norwegian text | |
| Start date: | January 9th, 1995 |
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| End date: | March 25th, 1995 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Secret Place" |
| Followed by: | "General Buffo - Druglord" |
"The Monster Thief" is the 218th Mandrake daily story.
The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A villain escapes from prison, and shortly after there is a series of mysterious robberies. The robberies have one thing in common, the victims claim that they are robbed by monster thieves like: a vampire, a wolfman and a Frankenstein's monster. A case for the Silly-Stuff Department and Mandrake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda, one picture only
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- A butler
- Miss Molly, at a bank.
- Foxy, a thief using a mask.
- General Iskander, mentioned only.
- Mr. Mayor, of NYC.
- Allinson, the Mayor's driver.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Easter Eggs – Cameos
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Hirviö-varas", Mustanaamio #23 (1995)
Sweden
- "Monstertjuven", Fantomen #23 (1995)