Mandrake's Birthday

Mandrake's Birthday
Start date:	June 11th, 1951
End date:	July 14th, 1951
# of strips:	30 (5 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Lenore"
Followed by:	"The Face Mystery"

"Mandrake's Birthday" is the 62th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is borded and i is his birthday. All of his friends are busy with their stuff, and have forgotten all about he having birthday. Then an old lady gave him a mysterious box, asking him to deliver it unopened.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief
• Derek, Mandrake's twin brother
• Lenore, Mandrake's sister
• King Segrid

One-time characters

Locations

• New York
  • Skull Lake, north shore.
  • Old Tower

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is given in the strip of Jule 11, 1951 (Beginning: Mandrake's Birthday).

Signifiant covers

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  Brazil
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  Brazil
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  Brazil
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  Italy
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  Netherlands
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  New Zealand
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  New Zealand
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  New Zealand
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  Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Grande Surpresa", Novo Gibi #1776 (1951)
• "A Grande Surpresa", Mandrake #127 (1967)
• "no title", Mandrake, o Mágico #31 (1974)

Finland

• "Arvoitusten laatikko", Mustanaamio #7 (1979)
• "Arvoitusten laatikko", Taika-Jim (1985)
• "Arvoitusten laatikko", Sarjakirja #114 (1986)

France

• "L'anniversaire de Mandrake", Spécial Mandrake #67 (1969)
• "L’anniversaire de Mandrake", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 1 (Soleil) (1993)
• "L"anniversaire de Mandrake", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Italy

• "Il compleanno di Mandrake", Super Albo - Mandrake #76 (1964)
• "Il compleanno di Mandrake", Mandrake - New Comics Now #290 (1992)
• "Il compleanno di Mandrake", Mandrake 50 (Comic Art) (1996)

Mexico

• "Su cumpleanos", Paquito #11004 (1952)

Netherlands

• "De verjaardag van Mandrake", Mandrake de Magiër #2 (1975)

New Zealand

• "Mandrake's Birthday", Mandrake the Magician #34 and Mandrake the Magician #35 (1952)
• "Mandrake's Birthday", Mandrake the Magician #190 and #191 (1958)

Norway

• "Den mystiske kassen", Serie-pocket #119 (1986)

Portugal

• "A Caixa Negra", Mundo de Aventuras #123 (1951)
• "O Mistério da Caixa Negra", Jornal do Cuto #107 (1974)

Spain

• "El Cumpleaños de Mandrake", Mandrake #28 (1998)

Sweden

• "Den gåtfulla lådan", Fantomen #23 (1978)
• "Den gåtfulla lådan", Fantomen Comics '85 (1985)

Turkey

• "Kutunun Sırrı", Mandrake Albüm #84