Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair
| Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair | |
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| Start date: | November 8th, 1942 |
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| End date: | February 28th, 1943 |
| # of strips: | 17 (17 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Pacifica" |
| Followed by: | "Cloud City" |
"Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair" is the 23rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was probably written by others than Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Back in the US June and Jimmy have a small, quiet wedding. Junes sister, the red haired Gloria, was to come home for June's wedding but something have happend, she has disappeared. The police are dealing with a similar mystery, twelve girls with red hair are missing.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar, only in the second panel of the story !
- The Police Chief ?
One-time characters
- Colonel Barton
- June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
- Private Jimmy, a marine.
- Gloria, daughter of Colonel Barton.
- Miss Martin, a policewoman.
- Griswold, mentioned only.
- Craven, an old man.
- Lilly, Craven's blond houskeeper and Griswold's daughter
Locations
- New York
- Craven's mountain estate.
- Griswold Gold Mines, in the western mountain area
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 8, 1942 (Beginning The Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O mistério das moças ruivas", Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1945 (1944)
- "O Mistério das Ruivas", Mandrake #119 (1966)
Finland
- "Punatukkaisten tyttöjen arvoitus", Mustanaamio #8 (1993)
France
- "Le mystère des filles aux cheveux roux", L'âge d'or Mandrake #4 (1980)
Norway
- "Mysteriet med de rødhårete jentene", Fantomer #13 (1993)
- "Mysteriet med de rødhårete jentene", Klassikerserien Mandrake 1934-1964 (2003)
Sweden
- "De rödhåriga flickorna", Allers Familj-Journal
- "Mysteriet med de rödhåriga flickorna", Fantomen #4 (1993)
USA
- King Comics (1944)
Yugoslavia
- "Misterija riđokosih devojaka", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988)