Tub's Gang
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| Tub's Gang | |
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| Start date: | October 22, 1956 |
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| End date: | December 22, 1956 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Little Fog" |
| Followed by: | "The Chess Kings" |
"Tub's Gang" is the 89th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Among the audience under Mandrake's performance at a charity show is Tub, a clever hoodlum behind half the lawlessness in the town. Fascinated he thinks that Mandrake's magic is real and hired him for the next big job.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Tub, an underworld boss.
- Mike, member of Tub's gang.
- Gip, member of Tub's gang.
Locations
- New York
- The State Bank
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Lição de Mágica", Mandrake #26 (1957)
- "O Chefão que Gostava de Mágica", Mandrake #286 (1979)
Finland
- "Konnuuksien kunkku", Sarjakirja #1/1989 (1989)
France
- "La bande imprenable", Spécial Mandrake #22 (1965)
- "La bande imprenable", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
- no title given, Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "La banda inafferrabile", Il Vascello #20 (1960)
- "La banda inafferrabile", I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Super Albo #124 (1965)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Mandrake - New Comics Now #332 (1994)
New Zealand
- "Tub's Gang", Mandrake the Magician #149 and Mandrake the Magician #150 (1957)
Norway
- "Gangsternes magiker", Fantomet#09 (1983)
- "Gangsternes magiker", Serie-pocket #151 (1989)
Sweden
- "Brottets häxmästare", Fantomen #18 (1977)
United Kingdom
- "The Trapping of 'Tub'", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1959)
Yugoslavia
- "Провала у банци" (romanized as "Provala u banci"), Politikin Zabavnik #942 (1974)