The Brass Monkey
| The Brass Monkey | |
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| Start date: | December 16th, 1946 |
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| End date: | March 22th, 1947 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Felina" |
| Followed by: | "HRH Cuddles" |
"The Brass Monkey" is the 42th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A mysterious master thief commits a series of spectacular robberies. The master of disguises leaves a small symbol at the crime scene, a brass monkey.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- The Police Chief
- Lothar, 4 strips only.
- The Brass Monkey
- The Clay Camel (mentioned)
One-time characters
- Mr. District Attorney
- Van Kragg, a Dutch diamond cutter.
Locations
- New York
- City Art Museum.
- Brisbane prison.
Objects
- The Corona pearls.
- The Kolno diamond.
- The Royal Scarab.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 14, 1946 (Beginning Next Week: "The Brass Monkey!")
- The Brass Monkey said her father, the Clay Camel, died of pneumonia.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Macaco de Bronze", Mandrake, o Mágico #22 (1972)
- "O Macaco Risonho", Mandrake #264 (1978)
Finland
- "Messinkiapina", Sarjakirja #1/1988 (1988)
France
- "Le magot de bronze" & "La femme aux 100 visages", Aventures et Mystères #125 & #126 (1950)
- "Le singe d'argile", Spécial Mandrake #26 (1965)
Italy
- "La scimmia d'argilla" & "Il furto dello scarabeo reale" & "La scimmia d'argilla smascherata", Mandrake #17 & #18 & #19 (1948)
- "La scimmia d'argilla", Super Albo #2 (1960)
- "La scimmia d'argilla", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1962)
- "La scimmia d'argilla", Super Albo #134 (1965)
- "La scimmia d’argilla", Mandrake - New Comics Now #41 (1981)
- "La scimmia d'argilla", Mandrake 35 (Comic Art) (1994)
Jamaica
- The Daily Gleaner May 21, 1947 – August 15, 1947
Norway
- "Bronseapen", Skippern (1948-1949)
- "Messingapen", Serie-pocket #138 (1988)
Spain
- "El Mono de Bronce", Extra #1 (1950)
- "El Mono de Bronce", Mandrake #1 (1997)
Sweden
- "Mässingapan", Karl-Alfred 53/1947-28/1948
- "Mässingapan", Fantomen #14 (1974)
USA
- "The Brass Monkey", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Brass Monkey" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)