The Doorway to Z
| The Doorway to Z | |
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| Start date: | July 13, 1952 |
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| 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
One-time characters
- Dr. Boyd, a famous scientist.
- Mac, an escaped concict.
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:
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", 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 "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)
Norway
- "Porten til Z", Fantomet #3 (1999)
Sweden
- "Porten till Z", Fantomen #3 (1999)
Turkey
- "Esrarengiz Kapı", Mandrake #112 #113 #114 (1976)
- "Esrarengiz Kapı", Mandrake Albüm #151 #152
USA
- "The Doorway to Z", Mandrake Sundays #5 (1989)