The Jinx

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The Jinx
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Start date: June 3rd, 1946
End date: August 3rd, 1946
# of strips: 54 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Medusa"
Followed by: "Felina"

"The Jinx" is the 40th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. The three column variant is cropped less in the lower part and the panels are made wider by adding extre ink. The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, as is the date. In addition, the shape and placement of the speech bubble can be different.

Plot Summary

A jinx haunting a ball park.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Big Bill, a star pitcher.
  • Betty Blayne, owner of the Blue Sox Ball Club.
  • Sophie, Betty's aunt.
  • Lumpy, a tinhorn gambler.

Locations

  • New York
    • Blue Sox Ball Club


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 3, 1946 (Beginning: The Jinx)

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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