The Dishonest Merchant
| "The Dishonest Merchant" | |
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| Start date: | September 10th, 1939 |
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| End date: | September 10th, 1939 |
| # of strips: | 1 (1 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Lothar go Fishing" |
| Followed by: | "The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" |
"The Dishonest Merchant" is the 10th Mandrake filler page, the 5th in between the 11th and 12th Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The police chief tells Mandrake that a grocer steals his customers by not weighing the correct weight of the products. In order to definitively confuse the thug, Mandrake goes to the shop. He orders food that suddenly talks g revealing the cheating. This simple ventriloquist trick allows the arrest of the dishonest merchant.
Appearances
Locations
- New York ?
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Un boutiquier malhonnête", Robinson #202 (1940)
- "Un boutiquier malhonnête", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
Italy
- no title, Eureka #10 (196) (1979)
- "Il bottegaio desonesto", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Spain
- no title, Mandrake #5 (1999)
Turkey
- no title, Afacan #26 (1942)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #53 (1940)
Yugoslavia
- (no title given), Majin Strip #13 (1961)
- (no title given), Stripoteka #374/375 (1976)