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== Plot Summary ==
== 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===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]] <small>Mentioned only.</small>
 
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''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


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 18, 1951 (Beginning: Mystery of the Vanishing Homes !).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
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Novo-Gibi-1786.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake FP 053.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1786|''Novo Gibi'' #1786]] (1952)
*"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1786|''Novo Gibi'' #1786]] (1952)
*"O Roubo das Casas", [[Mandrake 245 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #245]] (1976)
*"O Roubo das Casas", [[Mandrake 245 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #245]] (1976)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"(no title)", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection BD V.F) 5|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #5]] (1984)
*"''no title''", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 5|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #5]] (1984)


=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Das geheimnis der scwunderen Häuser", [[Buntes Allerlei 1/1953|''Buntes Allerlei'' #1]] - 10 (1953)
*"Das Geheimnis der geschwunden Häuser", [[Buntes Allerlei 1/1953|''Buntes Allerlei'' #1]] - 10 (1953)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Albo Furore 10|''Albo Furore'' #10]] (1953)
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Albo Furore 10|''Albo Furore'' #10]] (1953)
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 8 (La Freccia)|Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato #8]] (1959)
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Super Albo 16 - Mandrake 8 (La Freccia)|''Super Albo'' #16]] (1961)
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 25|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #25]] (1962)
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[New Comics Now 170|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #170]] (1986)
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[New Comics Now 170|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #170]] (1986)
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994)
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", [[Mandrake the Magician 53 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #53'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 54 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #54'']] (1953)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Husene som forsvant", [[Fantomet 17/1998|''Fantomet'' #17]] (1998)
*"Husene som forsvant", [[Fantomet 17/1998|''Fantomet'' #17]] (1998)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio de las casas desaparecidas", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===

Latest revision as of 18:39, 14 March 2022

Mystery of the Vanishing Homes
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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

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

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini france.gif France

Mini germany.gif West Germany

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

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