Mystery of the Bikini Girl

Mystery of the Bikini Girl
Start date:	March 6, 1961
End date:	May 13, 1961
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Rockaby Thief"
Followed by:	"The Fishing Trip"

"Mystery of the Bikini Girl" is the 110th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Fluffy, a dog.
• Mr. Marsden,

Locations

• New York
• Florida
• Swamp Key, a private island in the swamps.

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story taken from the strip of March 6, 1961 (Beginning: Mystery of the Bikini Girl).

Signifiant covers

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O mistério na neve", Mandrake #64 (1962)
• "Mistério na Neve!", Mandrake #306 (1981)
• "Mistério na Neve", Mandrake Coleção #34 (1992)

Denmark

• "Den rene trolddom", Fantomet #205 (1983)

Finland

• "Silkkaa noituutta", Mustanaamio #11 (1981)
• "Silkkaa noituutta", Sarjakirja #1 (1990)

France

• "L’espion de Savanah", Les héros du mystère #5 (1967)
• "L’espion de Savanah", Les héros du mystère Album #2 (1967)

Italy

• "La spia di Savannah", Mandrake #9 (1962)
• "La spia di savannah", I Classici dell'Avventura #47 (1963)
• "La spia di savannah", Mandrake #132 (1969)
• "La spia di savannah", Mandrake - New Comics Now #131 (1985)

Norway

• "Rene trolldommen", Fantomet #5 (1984)
• "Rene trolldommen", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)

Portugal

• "O Mistério da Rapariga de Biquini", Mandrake #7 (197?)

Spain

• "La chica del bañador", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #2c (1963)
• "La chica del bañador", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
• "La chica del bañador", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #1C (1970)
• "La Chica del Bañador", Mandrake #18 (1997)

Sweden

• "Rena trolleriet", Fantomen #1 (1981)

Turkey

• "Bikinili Ajan", Mandrake #166 & #167 & #168 (1977)
• "Bikinili Ajan", Mandrake Albüm #54 & #55 (1977)
• "Bikinili Ajan", Mandrake Albüm #149
• "??", Yeni Mandrake - Süper Maceralar #2 & #3 (2011)

United Kingdom

• "Mystery of the Bikini Girl", Mandrake the Magician #17 (1961)

USA

• "Mystery of the Bikini Girl", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Mystery of the Bikini Girl" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

Yugoslavia

• "Трик за мађионичара" (romanized as "Trik za mađioničara", Politikin Zabavnik #1428 (1979)