Lady Ermine
| Lady Ermine | |
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| Start date: | August 1, 1949 |
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| End date: | October 1, 1949 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Amazing Ray" |
| Followed by: | "Mystery Taxi" |
"Lady Ermine" is the 52th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A movie producer planned a publicity stunt for the new movie, "The Bashful Mummy". They planed to give two mummies from Egypt to the museum, one real and one fake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Slats, works in the producer team.
- Shorty, works in the producer team.
- Lady Ermine, a jewel thief and diamond smuggler.
- Tatto, member of the diamond smuggler gang.
- Dr. Bey, member of the diamond smuggler gang.
Locations
- Hollywood
- Cairo, Egypt
- New York
- Mutual Hall
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the plot.
- Mutual Hall refering to New England Mutual Hall and the Boston Summer Theatre (strip of September 10 and 12).
- Marthas Fur Salon refering to Martha Davis, Phil Davis' wife and assistant (strip of September 23).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Lady Ermine", Mandrake Comic #3 (1953)
Brazil
- "Lady Arminho", Mandrake #274 (1978)
Finland
- "Muumiomysteeri", Mustanaamio #8 (1976)
France
- "La momie ressuscitée", Roy Rogers #07 – Roy Rogers #09 (1953 )
- "La femme à l'hermine", Spécial Mandrake #69 (1969)
Italy
- "La signora in ermellino", Super Albo - Mandrake #82 (1964)
- "La signora in ermellino", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
- "La signora in ermellino", Mandrake 44 (Comic Art) (1995)
Mexico
- "El misterio de la momia", Paquito #11002 (1952)
Norway
- "Mumiemysteriet", Fantomet #11 (1985)
- "Mumiemysteriet", Serie-pocket #170 (1992)
Sweden
- "Lady Ermine", Mandrake #2 (1963)
- "Mumiemysteriet", Fantomen #23 (1975)
Turkey
- "Canlı Mumya", Haftalık Albüm #1 (1952)
- "Canlı Mumya", Güneş #6 (1968)
- "Canlı Mumya", Güneş Albüm #2 (1968)