The Big Tyme
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| The Big Tyme | |
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| Start date: | October 4th, 1948 |
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| End date: | December 25th, 1948 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Queen Ebony" |
| Followed by: | "Derek" |
"The Big Tyme" is the 49th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Big Shott runs a crooked casino and bossing the crime wave.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Big Shott, owner of the Big Tyme Casino
- Carla, a showgirl.
Locations
- New York
- Big Tyme Casino
- 21 Brattle Street, Carla address (a phony address).
- Market Street
- Compo, hide-out for Carla's gang.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 4, 1948 (Beginning: The Big Tyme)
- 21 Brattle refering to Brattle Hall and the Cambridge Summer Theatre.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Los bandidos del casino", Album Pif-Paf #62 (1955)
- "El cerebro de la pandilla", Mandrake el Mago #52 (1964)
Brazil
- "Crime Organizado", Mandrake #250 (1977)
Finland
- "Pomo", Mustanaamio #21 (1976)
- "Pomo", Sarjakirja #1/1990 (1990)
France
- "La grande flèche", Aventures et Mystères #145 (1952)
- "Hold-up à la banque", Spécial Mandrake #45 (1967)
- "Hold-up à la banque", Mandrake le Magicien L'intégrale #2 (1993)
Italy
- "Furto alla banca", Avventura Club #3 and #4 (1949)
- "Furto in banca", Il Vascello #58 (1961)
- "Furto in banca" & "Il covo della banda", I Classici dell'Avventura #23 (1962)
- "Furto alla banca", Super Albo - Mandrake #68 (1964)
- "Furto alla banca", Mandrake - New Comics Now #260 (1991)
- "Furto alla banca", Mandrake 41 (Comic Art) (1995)
New Zealand
- "The Big Tyme", Mandrake the Magician #17 and Mandrake the Magician #18 (1951)
Norway
- "Bossen", Fantomet #13 (1984)
- "Bossen", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)
Sweden
- "Bankrån", Mandrake #1 (1963)
- "Bossen", Fantomen #12 (1975)
United Kingdom
- "The Big Tyme", Mandrake the Magician #10 (1961)