The Haunted Range
| The Haunted Range | |
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| Start date: | October 30th, 1938 |
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| End date: | December 25th, 1938 |
| # of strips: | 9 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" |
| Followed by: | "The Fisherman" |
"The Haunted Range" is the 10th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Donna has inherited a mountain range, which is supposed to be haunted by a two-headed monster.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Donna,
- Harker, cowboy at the Haunted Range.
- Indian Steve, cowboy at the Haunted Range.
- Wildcat, the worst bronc at the range.
- Joe, an indian boy.
Locations
- New York ?
- New Mexico
- The Haunted Range, a mountain range
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of November 20, 1938 (Next Week - The Haunted Range).
- Mandrake's last dialog is the first time the "fairytale ending phrase" And so ends (the legend of the Hounted Range and the two-headed monster) is used.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Le monstre de la montagne", Robinson (1939)
- "Le monstre de la montagne", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)
Italy
- "Il mostro della montagna", Albo avventuroso 14 - Mandrake #22 (1948)
Poland
- "??", Świat Przygód #??-?? (1937-1939)
Spain
- "El monstruo de las dos cabezas", Merlin el Mago Moderno #7 (194?)
- "El Monstruo de la Montaña", Mandrake #4 (1999)
USA
- King Comics (1939)
- "(no given title)", Feature Book #46 (1946)
Yugoslavia
- "(no given title)", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)