The Museum Mystery
| The Museum Mystery | |
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| Start date: | January 22, 1940 |
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| End date: | May 04, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Mountain Bandits" |
| Followed by: | "The Octopus Ring" |
"The Museum Mystery" is the 21st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A dozen guards swear they saw a mummy walking in the east wing of the Orient Museum. It was impossible to keep guards at the east wing, with all the priceless treasures, at night and dr. White did not like the situatione.
Mandrake, Lothar and Sonny with her camera decided to spend the night at the east wing. Soon the discover something strange with the mummy case of Seti Anhk Amen. In the dark something move, Sonny takes a flashlight photo, the mummy case was empty.
Developing the film in the dark-room in the cellar of the museum they could see the walking mummy.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dr. White, director of the Orient Museum.
- Sonny, daughter of dr. White.
- Rufus, guard at the Orient Museum.
- Bendar, assistant curator at the Orient Museum.
- Seti Anhk Amen, ancient king of upper Egypt. mention only
- Pete, a killer.
Locations
- The Orient.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Museum Mystery" Mandrake the Magician #8 (1991)
Italy
- "I misteri del museo", L'Avventuroso #340 - #354 (1941)
- "I misteri del museo", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #14 (1941)
- "La mummia vivente", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1961)
Norway
- "Den vandrende mumie", Spøk og Spenning (1941)
Kingdom of Spain
- "El misterio del museo", Mandrake #12
Sweden
- "Den vandrande mumien", Allers Familj-Journal #22/1940 - #50/1940
- "Den vandrande mumien", Mandrake (1946)
- "Den vandrande mumien", Mandrake (1949)
USA
- "The Museum Mystery",The Official Mandrake the Magician #6 and #7 (1988)
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- "Тајна мумије" (romanized as "Tajna mumije"), Mika Miš #491 – #505 (1941; incomplete story)