The Diversion

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Diversion
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Start date: October 1st, 1961
End date: December 10th, 1961
# of strips: 11 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Space Thing"
Followed by: "The Collector"

"Diversion" is the 88th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Hometon, a plesant little city, has a big bank and a famous zoo. When "Brains" was released after eight years in jail he headed Hometon and their "burglar-proof" bank. Then Brain and Bud turned the zoo animal loose to divert the whole city, while they robbed the bank...

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Brains, a notorious bank robber.
  • Bud, friend of Brains.
  • Jerry, a police man.

Locations


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of September 24 and October 1, 1961 (Next Week: "Diversion").

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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