The Casino

The Casino
Start date:	June 16th, 1957
End date:	August 4th, 1957
# of strips:	8 (8 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest"
Followed by:	"The Place Called X"

"The Casino" is the 72nd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Gambling is illegal in the state but Honest John think he had found a way to start a casino.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Honest John, a casino owner.

Locations

• New York City

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of June 9, 1957 (Next Week: "Casino").

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "no title", Mandrake #31 (1958)
• "O Cassino", Mandrake Especial #24 (1989)

Finland

• "Pelikasino", Mustanaamio #11 (1998)

France

• "Maison de jeu volante", Mandrake #2 (1962)

Italy

• "La bisca volante", Il Vascello #45 (1961)
• "La bisca volante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #275 (1991)

Norway

• "Kasinoet", Fantomet #14 (1998)

Portugal

• "O Casino", Mundo de Aventuras #467 to Mundo de Aventuras #470 (1958)

Spain

• "El Casino", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Sweden

• "Kasinot", Fantomen #14 (1998)

Turkey

• "Gazino", Mandrake #77 (1975)
• "Gazino", Mandrake Albüm #26

USA

• "The Casino", The Missing Years #45

Remake

• "The Phantom Casino" by Andre LeBlanc.