The Fisherman

"The Fisherman"
Start date:	January 1st, 1939
End date:	January 1st, 1939
# of strips:	1 (1 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Haunted Range"
Followed by:	"Afternoon with Lothar"

"The Fisherman" is the 1st Mandrake filler page in between the 10th and 11th Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A lazybones won't do any work to support his wife and children, all he ever did was fish. Mandrake gestures and.. The fisherman and the fish switch roles. The terrified fisherman breaks his rod, and says that he will never fish again.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake

One-time characters

• A fisherman

Locations

• US

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Belgium

• "(no title given)", Story# 219 (1949)

France

• "Le pêcheur", Robinson (1939)
• "Le pêcheur", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)

Italy

• no title, Eureka #1 (187) (1979)
• "Il pescatore", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)

Poland

• "??", Świat Przygód #??-?? (1937-1939)

Spain

• no title, Mandrake #4 (1999)

USA

• King Comics (1939)

Yugoslavia

• "(no given title)", Majin Strip #19 (1961)
• "(no given title)", Stripoteka #376/377 (1976)
• "(no given title)", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)