Mandrake's Magic House

Mandrake's Magic House
Start date:	July 12th, 1953
End date:	September 27th, 1953
# of strips:	12 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Water Champ"
Followed by:	"Mandrake Plays Cupid"

"Mandrake's Magic House" is the 58th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A man have arranged an interview for Mr. Simpson, author of the book "Magic is Bunk", with Mandrake. After his visit at Mandrakes magic house Mr. Simpson tears up his book, planning to write a new one -"Magic is not Bunk".

Next a daring daylight bank robbery and at night the robbers bury their loot in Mandrake's garden and try to take over Mandrake's house.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Mr. Simpson, author of "Magic is Bunk".
• Mac, a bank robber.
• Joe, a bank robber.
• Ed, a bank robber.

Locations

• New York

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of July 10, 1953 (Next Week: Mandrake's Magic House) and July 12, 1953 (Beginning: Mandrake's Magic House ...).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Casa Mágica de Mandrake", Mandrake #7 (1954)

France

• "La maison magique", Mandrake #25 (1963)

Italy

• "La casa magica" & "La magia non é una favola", Albo Furore #16 and #17 (1954)
• "La casa magica", I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
• "La casa magica", Mandrake #129 (1969)
• "La casa magica" & "La magia non è una favola", Mandrake - New Comics Now #217 (1988)

Sweden

• "Trollkarlens magiska hus", Den vandrande vålnaden #4 (1996)

Turkey

• "Altın hırsızları", Mandrake #116 #117 (1976)

USA

• "Mandrake's Magic House", Mandrake Sundays #6 (1989)