The Bank Robbery

The Bank Robbery
Start date:	October 28th, 1973
End date:	February 3rd, 1974
# of strips:	15 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Fun with Mandrake"
Followed by:	"Return to X"

"The Bank Robbery" is the 123rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake continues his quit walk around town.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Super Rats, a gang
• Scorpions, a gang
• Chick, a bank robber

Locations

• New York City

Behind the scenes

• At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Bank Robbery", which is lifted from the plot. Note that the last picture in this story ends with "cont'd", indicating that the story goes on.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Os Reféns", Mandrake #220 (1974)

France

• "L'attaque de la banque", Mandrake #429 (1976)

Italy

• "Nelle vie della cittá", Mandrake #75 (1976)
• "Le vie della città", Mandrake - New Comics Now #375 (1997)

Portugal

• no title, Gatinha #2 (1975)

Turkey

• "Şehirde Gezinti", Mandrake #144 & #145 (1977)
• "Şehirde Gezinti", Mandrake Albüm #48 & #49
• "Şehirde Gezinti", Mandrake Süper Albüm #25
• "Şehirde Gezinti", Mandrake Süper Albüm #7

Yugoslavia

• "Dobra dela dobrog mađioničara", Super EKS Almanah #53 (1984)