The Doorway to Z

The Doorway to Z
Start date:	July 13, 1952
End date:	November 16, 1952
# of strips:	19 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Taboo Land"
Followed by:	"The Hide-out"

"The Doorway to Z" is the 54th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

During his experiments Dr. Boyd accidentally discovered a mysterious doorway, possibly to another dimension. When he toss or shove objects through the doorway, they disappears.

While Mandrake and Dr. Boyd examines the fascinating doorway suddenly a beatiful girl in an unearthly costume appears in the doorway. Next two desperate convicts rush into the house and into the mysterious doorway.

With a gun and a walkie-talkie radio Mandrake decides to enter the mysterious world of "Z".

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake

One-time characters

• Dr. Boyd, a famous scientist.
• Mac, an escaped concict.
• Rollies, spherical inhabitants of the World of Z.

Locations

• The Caribbean
• The World of Z

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of July 11, 1952 (Beginning Next Week = "The Doorway to Z" ...) and July 13, 1952 (Beginning: The Doorway to Z).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "??", Cinemisterio #205 (1954)

Brazil

• "Mundo de Z", Mandrake #2 (1953)
• "O Mundo Z", Mandrake #243 (1976)

Finland

• "Ovi Zetaan", Wanhat Sarjat #9 (1985)

France

• "Le monde Z", Mandrake #59 (1965)
• "Le monde Z", Les héros de l'aventure #58 (1969)
• "Le monde Z", Le Journal de Mickey #965-#969 (1970-1971)
• "no title", Mandrake le Magicien #5 (1984)

India

• "The Doorway to 'Z'", The Phantom #7 (2001)

Italy

• "Il mondo Zeta", Albo Traguardo #28 (1953)
• "Il mondo Zeta", Collana grandi personaggi - Mandrake #1 (1953)
• "Il mondo "Z"", Mandrake #15 (1962)
• "Il mondo "Z"", I Classici dell'Avventura #51 (1963)
• "Il mondo Zeta", Mandrake #100 (1969)
• "Il mondo Zeta", Mandrake - New Comics Now #200 (1987)

New Zealand

• "The Doorway to Z", Mandrake the Magician #57, Mandrake the Magician #58 and Mandrake the Magician #59 (1953)

Norway

• "Porten til Z", Fantomet #3 (1999)

Portugal

• "A Porta Z", Condor Popular #1, volum 42 (1962)
• "A Porta Z", Mundo de Aventuras #219 to Mundo de Aventuras #225 (1953)

Spain

• "Puerta a Z", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Sweden

• "Porten till Z", Fantomen #3 (1999)

Turkey

• "Esrarengiz Kapı", Mandrake #112 & #113 & #114 (1976)
• "Esrarengiz Kapı", Mandrake Albüm #38
• "Esrarengiz Kapı", Mandrake Albüm #151 & #152

USA

• "The Doorway to Z", Mandrake Sundays #5 (1989)
• "The Doorway to Z", Comics Revue #281-282 – #299-330 (2009/2011)
• "The Doorway to Z", The Sunday Pages Series/ "The Doorway to Z and other Stories" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)