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|Title= The Amazing Ray
|Title= The Amazing Ray
|image=  
|image= [[Image:md-1949-04-25.png|400 px]]
|Start= April 25th, 1949
|Start= April 25th, 1949
|End= July 30th, 1949
|End= July 30th, 1949
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Some years ago Mandrake helped the police to capture Kid Glove Kid. Now he have manage escaped from prison, and he wants revenge.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Professor Vance, a famous physicist.
*Bora Karlosi, actor in "The Mad Scientist", a movie.
*Kid Glove Kid, a killer and thief.
*Hairy Mike, an escaped convict.
*Fats, an escaped convict.


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</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of  April 25, 1949 (Beginning: The Amazing Ray)
 
*The Police Chief is married. In strip of June 23 he said: ''How can I tell my wife about this''.
===Referenced in===


== Space restrictions ==
*A version with panels cut in height was published in some newspapers
<gallery>
Image:Md-1949-04-25.c.jpg|''cut version''
Image:Md-1949-04-25.h.jpg|''full height version''
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El rayo sorprendente", [[Mandrake el mago 6 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #6]] (1959)
*"El rayo sorprendente", [[Mandrake el mago 6 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #6]] (1959)
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
*"The Amazing Ray", [[Mandrake Comic 3|''Mandrake Comic'' #3]] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Raio Assombroso", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 27|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #27]] (1974)


=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Forvandlingsstrålen", [[Fantomet 133|''Fantomet'' #133]] (1980)
*"Forvandlingsstrålen", [[Fantomet 133|''Fantomet'' #133]] (1980)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Pienentävä säde", [[Mustanaamio 11/1976|''Mustanaamio'' #11]] (1976)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le mystérieux docteur Vance", [[Mandrake, Roi de la magie (Aventures et mystères 150)|''Aventures et Mystère'' #150]] (1952)
*"Le mystérieux docteur Vance" <small>(part 1)</small> & "Le secret du professeur" & "Fin d'un cauchemar" <small>(part 5)</small>, [[Aventures et Mystères 150|''Aventures et Mystères'' #150]] & [[Roy Rogers 1|''Roy Rogers'' #1]] & [[Roy Rogers 2| #2]] & [[Roy Rogers 3| #3]] & [[Roy Rogers 4| #4]] (1952/1953)
*"Le secret du professeur", [[Roy Rogers 1|''Roy Rogers'' #1]] &ndash; [[Roy Rogers 4|''Roy Rogers '' #04]] (1952/1953)
*"Le rayon magique", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Spécial Mandrake'' #3]] (1963)
*"Le rayon magique", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Spécial Mandrake'' #3]] (1963)


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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il raggio magico", [[L'Avventura Albo tascabile 2|''L'Avventura Albo tascabile'' #2]] and "L'invenzione del Prof. Vance", [[L'Avventura Albo tascabile 3|#3]] (1950)
*"Il raggio magico" and "L'invenzione del Prof. Vance", [[L'Avventura Albo tascabile 2|''L'Avventura Albo tascabile'' #2]] and [[L'Avventura Albo tascabile 3| #3]] (1950)
*"Il raggio magico", [[Super Albo 48 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #48]] (1963)
*"Il raggio magico", [[Special Mandrake 189 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #189]] (1966)
*"Il raggio magico", [[New Comics Now 261|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #261]] (1991)
*"Il raggio magico", [[New Comics Now 261|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #261]] (1991)
*"Il raggio magico", [[Mandrake 43 (Comic Art)]] (1995)
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"El rayo asombro", [[Paquito 11007|''Paquito'' #11007]] (1952)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Amazing Ray", [[Mandrake the Magician 20 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #20'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 21 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #21'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 22 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #22'']] (1951)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Mikroskopiske sjanser", [[Fantomet 7/1990|''Fantomet'' #7]] (1990)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
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*"Den hemliga strålen", [[Stjärnmagasinet |''Stjärnmagasinet'']] # 10/1955 - # 21/1955.
*"Den hemliga strålen", [[Stjärnmagasinet |''Stjärnmagasinet'']] # 10/1955 - # 21/1955.
*"Den mystiska strålen", [[Mandrake 2/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1963)
*"Den mystiska strålen", [[Mandrake 2/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1963)
*"Förminskningsstrålen", [[Fantomen 4/1976|''Fantomen'' #4]] (1976)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Esrarengiz Işık", [[Haftalık Albüm 7|''Haftalık Albüm'' #7]] (1952)


=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===

Revision as of 15:45, 27 June 2020

The Amazing Ray
Md-1949-04-25.png
Start date: April 25th, 1949
End date: July 30th, 1949
# of strips: 84 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Derek"
Followed by: "Lady Ermine"

"The Amazing Ray" is the 51th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Some years ago Mandrake helped the police to capture Kid Glove Kid. Now he have manage escaped from prison, and he wants revenge.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Professor Vance, a famous physicist.
  • Bora Karlosi, actor in "The Mad Scientist", a movie.
  • Kid Glove Kid, a killer and thief.
  • Hairy Mike, an escaped convict.
  • Fats, an escaped convict.

Locations

  • New York


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of April 25, 1949 (Beginning: The Amazing Ray)
  • The Police Chief is married. In strip of June 23 he said: How can I tell my wife about this.

Space restrictions

  • A version with panels cut in height was published in some newspapers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini denmark.gif Denmark

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini indonesia.gif Indonesia

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini mexico.gif Mexico

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom