The Face Mystery

The Face Mystery
Start date:	July 16th, 1951
End date:	September 15th, 1951
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Mandrake's Birthday"
Followed by:	"The Conquerors"

"The Face Mystery" is the 63th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

That ten different stores were robbed at almost the same moment, all over the state, in not a mystery. But if the robber is the same man, and he is in prison, it is.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Punchy, a prisoner.
• Horseface Harry, a prisoner.
• Vic, a robber chief.
• Sal, girlfriend of Vic.

Locations

• New York
  • Wharf Lane, hideout of Vic.

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is given in the strip of July 16, 1951 (Beginning: The Face Mystery).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El misterio de las mil caras", Suplemento de Furia Blanca # (196?)

Brazil

• "O Rosto Misterioso", Novo Gibi #1780 (1951)
• "O Rosto Misterioso", Mandrake #99 (1965)
• "O Rosto Misterioso", Mandrake #228 (1974)
• "??", Mandrake, o Mágico #31 (1974)
• "O Mistério das Dez Faces", Mandrake Especial #11 (1987)

Denmark

• "Maskemysteriet", Fantomet #143 (1980)

Finland

• "Naamioarvoitus", Mustanaamio #5 (1977)

France

• "Fausses têtes", Spécial Mandrake #64 (1968)
• "Fausses têtes", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 1 (Soleil) (1993)
• "Le mystère du visage", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Italy

• "Facce false", Mandrake - New Comics Now #290 (1992)
• "Facce false", Mandrake 50 (Comic Art) (1996)

Mexico

• "El misterio de las cabas dobles", Paquito #11012 (1952)

Netherlands

• "Het raadsel van de tien gezichten", Mandrake de Magiër #2 (1975)

New Zealand

• "The Face Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #35 and Mandrake the Magician #36 (1952)

Norway

• "Maskemysteriet", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)
• "Maskemysteriet", Fantomet #26 (1987)

Portugal

• "O Mistério das Caras Iguais", Mundo de Aventuras #131 to Mundo de Aventuras #142 (1952)

Spain

• "La Cara Misteriosa", Mandrake #28 (1998)

Sweden

• "Ansiktet", Mandrake #4 (1963)
• "Maskmysteriet", Fantomen #16 (1976)

USA

• "The Face Mystery", Comics Revue #118 (1996)