The Jinx
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| The Jinx | |
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| Start date: | June 3rd, 1946 |
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| End date: | August 3rd, 1946 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Medusa" |
| Followed by: | "Felina" |
"The Jinx" is the 40th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A jinx haunting a ball park.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Big Bill, a star pitcher.
- Betty Blayne, owner of the Blue Sox Ball Club.
- Sophie, Betty's aunt.
- Lumpy, a tinhorn gambler.
Locations
- New York
- Blue Sox Ball Club
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 3, 1946 (Beginning: The Jinx)
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Jinx", The Supercomic Series #6 (1948)
Brazil
- "O Azar", Mandrake #263 (1978)
- "O Azar", Gibi #9 (1994)
France
- "Le démon de la malchance", Aventures et Mystère #108 (1949)
- "Le stade ensorcelé", Mandrake #50 (1965)
Italy
- "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #20 (1948)
- "Lo stadio stregato", Il Vascello #44 (1961)
- "Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #19 (1962)
- "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #54 (1964)
- "Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #111 (1966)
- "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake - New Comics Now #216 (1988)
- "Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake 33 (Comic Art) (1994)
Spain
- "El cenizo", Extra #5 (1950)