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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 3, 1958 (Beginning: Employment Agency). | *The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 3, 1958 (Beginning: Employment Agency). | ||
*A mystery: When Mandrake suggest he and Narda could pretend to be a married couple her response is: ''As it happends we're not a married couple'' and then -icy silence. Else, the story provides no understanding that marriage is an issue between them. | |||
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Image:md-1958-03-26.jpg|''March 26, 1958'' | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 19 July 2014
| Employment Agency | |
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| Start date: | March 3, 1958 |
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| End date: | May 24, 1958 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The New-Type Radio" |
| Followed by: | "Narda's Adventure" |
"Employment Agency" is the 96th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mrs. Turner came to the police station to report an employment agency. Across sthe street she have something strange. All day people go in, mostly young, but only the old ones came back out.
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mrs. Turner,
- Jerry, a police man.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 3, 1958 (Beginning: Employment Agency).
- A mystery: When Mandrake suggest he and Narda could pretend to be a married couple her response is: As it happends we're not a married couple and then -icy silence. Else, the story provides no understanding that marriage is an issue between them.
March 26, 1958
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Agência de Empregos", Mandrake #35 (1958)
- "Agência de Empregos!", Mandrake #304 (1981)
- "Agência de Empregos", Mandrake Coleção #22 (1991)
France
- "SOS Terre", Les héros du mystère - Extra issue Summer 1967 (1967)
- "L'agence pour l'emploi", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)
Italy
- "S.O.S. Terra", Il Vascello #30 (1960)
- "S.O.S. Terra", Mandrake - New Comics Now #347 (1995)
Spain
- "Civilizacion extraña", Merlin el Mago Moderno #8 (1958)
- "Civilizacion extraña", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #2 (1959)