Mystery of the Vanishing Homes

Mystery of the Vanishing Homes
Start date:	March 18, 1951
End date:	May 20, 1951
# of strips:	10 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Venus Flytrap"
Followed by:	"The Spaceship to Venus"

"Mystery of the Vanishing Homes" is the 49th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Three home owners claim their homes have disappeared overnight, stolen without leaving any trace. The Police Chief call Mandrake for help with this mysterious case.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda Mentioned only.
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• A girl in a traveling agency
• A house thief #1
• A house thief #2
• The boss of the hous thieves
• A pilot, and house thief

Locations

• New York City

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 18, 1951 (Beginning: Mystery of the Vanishing Homes !).

Signifiant covers

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  Brazil

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  New Zealand

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "no title", Novo Gibi #1786 (1952)
• "O Roubo das Casas", Mandrake #245 (1976)

France

• "no title", Mandrake le Magicien #5 (1984)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der geschwunden Häuser", Buntes Allerlei #1 - 10 (1953)

India

• "The Vanishing Houses", The Phantom #1 Book 2 (2000)

Italy

• "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", Albo Furore #10 (1953)
• "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato #8 (1959)
• "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Super Albo #16 (1961)
• "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", I Classici dell'Avventura #25 (1962)
• "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake - New Comics Now #170 (1986)
• "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake #4 (1994)

New Zealand

• "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", Mandrake the Magician #53 and Mandrake the Magician #54 (1953)

Norway

• "Husene som forsvant", Fantomet #17 (1998)

Spain

• "El misterio de las casas desaparecidas", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Sweden

• "Husen som försvann", Fantomen #17 (1998)

USA

• "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 & Mandrake Sundays #5 (1989)