The Beauty Collector
| The Beauty Collector | |
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| Start date: | March 13, 1950 |
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| End date: | May 27, 1950 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Deadman's Gulch" |
| Followed by: | "The Dark One" |
"The Beauty Collector" is the 56th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. The three column variant is cropped less in the lower part and the panels are made wider by adding extra ink. The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, as is the date. In addition, the shape and placement of the speech bubble can be different.
Plot Summary
The mysterious and eccentric Mr. Jay have a hobby, to collect the most beautiful specimen of everything on Earth from A to Z. Now he's come to the letter W, for the most beautiful woman. And the most beautiful woman on Earth is Narda.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr. Jay, a collector.
- Jenks, a butler.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 13, 1950 (Beginning: The Beauty Collector)
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
New Zealand
Sweden
Turkey
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Coleccionista de bellezas", Suplemento de Furia Blanca # (196?)
Brazil
- "O Colecionador Misterioso", Novo Gibi #1746 (1950)
- "O Colecionador de Belezas", Mandrake, o Mágico #28 (1974)
- "O Colecionador Misterioso", Mandrake #245 (1976)
- "O Cérebro", Mandrake #259 (1977)
Denmark
- "Samleren", Fantomet #152 (1981)
Finland
- "Keräilijä", Mustanaamio #4 (1977)
France
- "Le canon de l'épouvante", Roy Rogers #12 – Roy Rogers #14 (1953 ) (incomplete story)
- "Le collectionneur de beautés", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)
Italy
- "Il collezionista", I Giganti #8 (1967)
- "Il collezionista", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
- "Il collezionista", Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art) (1995)
Mexico
- "El coleccionador de bellezas", Paquito #11001 (1952)
New Zealand
- "The Beauty Collector", Mandrake the Magician #26 and Mandrake the Magician #27 (1951 / 1952)
Norway
- "Samleren", Serie-pocket #161 (1991)
Spain
- "El Coleccionista de Bellezas", Mandrake #15 (1997)
Sweden
- "no title", Mandrake (1954)
- "Skõnhetssamlaren", Mandrake #3 (1963)
- "Samlaren", Fantomen #9 (1976)
Turkey
- "Çılgın Koleksiyoncu", Haftalık Albüm #18 (1952)
- "Koleksiyoncu", Mandrake #233 & #234 & #235 (1978)
- "Koleksiyoncu", Mandrake Albüm #76 (1978)
United Kingdom
- "The Beauty Collector", Mandrake the Magician #7 (1960)