The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain
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| The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain | |
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| Start date: | September 17th, 1939 |
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| End date: | December 24th, 1939 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Dishonest Merchant" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake and Doubting Thomas" |
"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" is the 12th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake has arrived the icy legendary Glass Mountain, which is said to be guarded by the Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain. At the mountain resort he meets a lovely young climber, Marsha Dale, who intends to climb the north face of Glass Mountain. Mandrake follow the climb through a telescop when something terrifying approaching Marsha and her guide..
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Marsha Dale, a lovely young climber.
- The hotel manager.
- A guide.
- Mr Gratz, proprietor of Glass Inn.
- Bruk. Mr Gratz's helper.
- Ruffo, the dreaded Ghost Bear.
Locations
- Europe ?
- Glass Mountain
- A mountain resort
- Glass Inn
- Glass Mountain
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain", which is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant cover
India
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Fantasma das Montanhas", Gibi 92, 95, 98, 102, 105, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 124, 128, 131, 134, 136, 137 (1939-1940)
France
- "L'ours fantôme", Robinson #203 to Robinson #217 (1940)
- "L'ours fantôme", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
India
- ഭൂതത്താന് കരടിയും" (romanized as "Bhoothathan Karadiyum"), Mandrake (#2) (2019)
Italy
- "L'orso fantasma della montagna di cristallo", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Spain
- "Ol Oso Fantasma de la Montaña de Cristal", Mandrake #5 (1999)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #53, King Comics #54, King Comics #55, King Comics #56 and King Comics #57 (1940/1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Tajna kristalne planine", Majin Strip 20 – #31 (1961)
- "Staklene planine", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)