The New-Type Radio

The New-Type Radio
Start date:	December 23, 1957
End date:	March 1, 1958
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Jami"
Followed by:	"Employment Agency"

"The New-Type Radio" is the 95th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

In the city there is a mysterious crime epidemic; a paymaster tossing a $50.000 payroll out the window, a jeveler gives a diamond necklace to a stranger, a bank president gives away $75.000 to a stranger. Mandrake suspect that the criminals may be subject to hypnosis and post-hypnotic suggestion...

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Charlie, a paymaster.
• Mr. Smith, a jeweler.
• Mr. Cox, a bank president.
• Joe, door man at the bank.
• Sally, secretary at the bank.
• Mr. Franz, a world-famous diamond cutter.
• Boss, a criminal hypnotist.

Locations

• New York
  • Ten Maple Street.

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 23, 1957 (Beginning: The New-Type Radio).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Onda Hipnótica", Mandrake #34 (1958)
• "A Onda Hipnótica", Mandrake #297 (1980)

Denmark

• "Den nye radio", Fantomet #146 (1980)

Finland

• "Uusi radio", Sarjakirja #120 (1987)

France

• "L'onde maléfique",Spécial Mandrake #29 (1966)
• "L'onde maléfique", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
• "Une radio d'un nouveau genre", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

• "L'onda malefica", Il Vascello #28 (1960)
• "L'onda malefica", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1961)
• "L'onda malefica", Super Albo #148 (1965)
• "L'onda malefica", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)

Norway

• "Den nye radioen", Fantomet #1 (1981)
• "Den nye radioen", Serie-pocket #127 (1987)

Spain

• "Robos por radio", Merlin el Mago Moderno #7 (1958)
• "Robos por radio", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #2 (1959)
• "Los Robos Misteriosos", Mandrake #22 (1997)

Sweden

• "Den nya radion", Fantomen #10 (1979)

United Kingdom

• "The Mystery Robbers", Mandrake the Magician #13 (1961)