The Decoy

The Decoy
Start date:	April 23rd, 1956
End date:	June 30th, 1956
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The New Neighbors"
Followed by:	"The Little Fog"

"The Decoy" is the 87th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The goverment is constructing an object and the blueprint must be taken to a hidden desert plant. One of the agents is going to deliver the plans, but the ordance division need a decoy. A case for Mandrake..

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• The Police Chief
• Narda, on phone only.

One-time characters

• Matt, head of the Ordnance Div.
• Miss X, a spy.

Locations

• New York
  • 101 Ordnance Planning Division.
• Hidden desert station

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of April 23, 1956 (Beginning: The Decoy).

Signifiant covers

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  Australia
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  Brazil
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  Italy
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  Italy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Decoy", Mandrake Comic #27 (1958)

Brazil

• "no title", Mandrake #23 (1956)

Denmark

• "Lokkemaden", Fantomet #142 (1980)

Finland

• "Houkutuslintu", Mustanaamio #15 (1979)
• "Houkutuslintu", Sarjakirja #114 (1986)

France

• "Mission dangereuse", Spécial Mandrake #21 (1965)
• "Mission dangereuse", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 6 (Soleil) (1994)
• "Le leurre", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)

Italy

• "Missione segreta", Il Vascello #18 (1960)
• "Missione segreta", I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
• "Missione segreta", Super Albo #122 (1965)
• "Missione segreta", Mandrake - New Comics Now #332 (1994)

Norway

• "Lokkefuglen", Serie-pocket #119 (1986)

Portugal

• "Os Planos Secretos", Mundo de Aventuras #386 to Mundo de Aventuras #400 (1957)

Sweden

• "Lockbetet", Fantomen #8 (1979)

Yugoslavia

• "Мандрак и мис X" ("romanized as "Mandrak i mis X"), Politikin Zabavnik #923 (1969)