Queen of the Cats

Queen of the Cats
Start date:	March 16th, 1959
End date:	May 16th, 1959
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Dollmaker"
Followed by:	"The Strange Fisherman"

"Queen of the Cats" is the 101st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Seeing som friends off at the port a cat jumps into her car. She reported the cat to the police and the animal protective society, and they told her to keep the cat untill they hear from the owner. Then many eyewitnesses at the S.S. Div. telling about cats following a pied piper, a "cat women" - the Queen of the cats.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Fluffy, Narda's new cat.
• Baby-Doll, a cat.
• Edward, a driver.

Locations

• New York
  • S.S. Div.

Organizations

• The Gray Gang, a smuggling ring.

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 16, 1959 (Beginning: Queen of the Cats).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Rainha dos Gatos", Mandrake #41 (1959)
• "A Rainha dos Gatos", Mandrake #299 (1980)

Finland

• "Kissanaisen paluu", Mustanaamio #5 (1980)
• "Kissanaisen paluu", Taika-Jim (1985)
• "Kissanaisen paluu", Sarjakirja #1 (1990)

France

• "La reine des chats", Mandrake #276 (1970)
• "La reine des chats", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

• "La regina dei gatti", Il Vascello #33 (1960)
• "La regina dei gatti", I Classici dell'Avventura #27 (1963)
• "La regina dei gatti", Mandrake #152 (1970)
• "La regina dei gatti", Mandrake - New Comics Now #46 (1981)

Norway

• "Kattekvinnen", Fantomet #17 & Fantomet #18(1983)
• "Kattekvinnen vender tilbake", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)

Portugal

• "O Mistério dos Gatos", Condor Popular Vol. 24 N.° 9 (19??)
• "A Rainha dos Gatos", Livro Para Colorir #3 (1975)

Spain

• "La reina de los gatos", Merlin el Mago Moderno #16 (1959)
• "La reina de los gatos", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #3 (1959)

Sweden

• "Kattkvinnan", Serie-pressen #12 (1972)
• "Kattkvinnans återkomst", Fantomen #19 (1979)

United Kingdom

• "Queen of the Cats", Mandrake the Magician #15 (1960)

USA

• "Queen of the Cats" Giant Comic Album - Mandrake the Magician (1972)

Yugoslavia

• "Тајна дрвеног идола" (romanized as "Tajna drvenog idola", Politikin Zabavnik #1110 (1974)