Mandrake Plays Cupid
| Mandrake Plays Cupid | |
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| Start date: | October 4th, 1953 |
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| End date: | November 22nd, 1953 |
| # of strips: | 8 (8 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake's Magic House" |
| Followed by: | "Rex (The Living Fossil)" |
"Mandrake Plays Cupid" is the 59th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Ted, a bashful singer, is in love with Marilyn. But he do not have the enough nerve to do something about it. Mandrake decide to help him...
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Ted, a singer.
- Marilyn, an actress
- Mr. Grant, owner (?) of a theatre.
Locations
- New York City
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of October 4th, 1953 (Beginning: Mandrake Plays Cupid !).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Poção Mágica", Mandrake #178 (1971)
Finland
- "Ujo laulaja", Mustanaamio #12 (1998)
France
- "Le chanteur timide", Spécial Mandrake #45 (1967)
- "Le chanteur timide", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 2 (Soleil) (1993)
Italy
- "Il cantante timido", Super Albo #72 (1964)
- "Il cantante timido", Mandrake - New Comics Now #217 (1988)
Norway
- "Den blyge sangeren", Fantomet #15 (1998)
Mexico
- "El Caso del Joven Tímido", Mandrake el mago #12 (1966)
Sweden
- "Mandrake som Cupido", Allers Familj-Journal
- "Den blyge sångaren", Fantomen #15 (1998)
Turkey
- "Sihirli Iksir", Mandrake #118 (1976)
- "Sihirli Iksir", Mandrake Albüm #40
USA
- "Mandrake Plays Cupid", Mandrake Sundays #6 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Као бог љубави"/"Kao bog ljubavi", Politikin Zabavnik #1151 (1974)