Mandrake in America

Mandrake in America
Start date:	September 13, 1937
End date:	January 29, 1938
# of strips:	120 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"In the Cobra's Grip"
Followed by:	"Mandrake in Hollywood"

"Mandrake in America" is the 10th 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five.

Plot Summary

Mandrake has arrived in America and is looking for a job.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Mary, a dancer.
• Mr. Lucky Gruntz, a producer.
• Lili, a singer.
• Norvell, a knife-thrower and Lili's boyfriend.
• Jim, a police man.
• Dr. Smith, a psychologist.
• Falcon, a racehorse.
• Count Leo, a 750 pound African lion at the zoo.
• Fred Bing, a lion keeper.
• Slim, a gambler.
• Shorty, a gambler.
• Jimmy, a janitor.

Locations

• U.S.A.
  • New York City
    • A park, (Central Park ?)
      • A zoo
      • "George's Lunch"
    • Gruntz, a theater at 42nd Street
  • Bonneville

Behind the scenes

Title

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 11 1937 (Next Week - Mandrake in America).

Special strip

• In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1937.

Signifiant covers

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Norvell the Knife Thrower", The Supercomic Series #20 (1949)

France

• "Le magicien 900/ Faucon cheval de course", Hop-là! (1940)
• "Le magicien 900" & "Faucon cheval de course",Spécial Mandrake #41 & Spécial Mandrake #43 (1967)

Italy

• "Il mago 900" & "Falco, cavallo da corsa", L'Avventuroso #301 - #310 & #319 - #328 (1940-1941) Missing the strip of December 26 1937
• "Il mago 900", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #10 (1941)
• "Il mago 900" & "Lo schermo rivelatore" & "Falco il cavallo da Corsa", Mandrake #19 & #20 & #28 (1948). Note: Last part of the story, with some art by Roberto Lemmi.
• "Il mago 900" & "Falco, cavallo da Corsa", Special Mandrake #172 & #173 (1966)
• "Falco, cavallo da corsa", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #15 (1975 or 1976)
• "Mandrake va in America", Mandrake - New Comics Now #118 (1984)
• "Mandrake va in America", Mandrake 10 (Comic Art) (1992)
• "Mandrake va in America", I classici del fumetto di Repubblica #15 (2003)
• "Mandrake va in America", Mandrake il mago Volume 2 (2015)

Mexico

• "??", Paquito #11028 and Paquito #11029 (195?)

New Zealand

• "Mandrake in America", Mandrake the Magician #59, Mandrake the Magician #60, Mandrake the Magician #61 and Mandrake the Magician #62 (1953/1954)

Portugal

• "Mandrake a caminho da América", Os Clássicos da Banda Desenhada #23 (2004)

Spain

• "La prueba delatora", Merlin el Mago Moderno #13 (194?)
• "El mago novecientos", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #33 - Mandrake #9 (1986)

Turkey

• "Atmaca Yarış Atı", 1001 Roman #96 - 110 (1941) Note: only the 2nd subplot.

USA

• "no title", Feature Book #18 (1946)
• "no title", Feature Book #18 (1993, reprint)
• "Mandrake in America", Comics Revue #391-392 (2018)
• "Mandrake in America", Volume Two : the complete newspaper dailies 1936-1938 (2024)

Yugoslavia

• "Mandrake u Americi", Jutarnji list February 8, 1938 – April 30, 1938 (the last strip was also reproduced on May 1, 1938)