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=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
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*"The Doorway to Z", [[Mandrake the Magician 57 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #57'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 58 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #58'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 59 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #59'']] (1953)
*"The Doorway to Z", [[Mandrake the Magician 57 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #57'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 58 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #58'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 59 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #59'']] (1953)


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*"A Porta Z", [[Condor Popular Vol. 42 N.° 1|''Condor Popular'' #1, volum 42]] (1962)
*"A Porta Z", [[Condor Popular Vol. 42 N.° 1|''Condor Popular'' #1, volum 42]] (1962)
*"A Porta Z", [[Mundo de Aventuras 219|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #219]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 225|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #225]] (1953)
*"A Porta Z", [[Mundo de Aventuras 219|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #219]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 225|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #225]] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Puerta a Z", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)


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

Revision as of 08:39, 17 August 2019

The Doorway to Z
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Start date: July 13, 1952
End date: November 16, 1952
# of strips: 19 (19 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Taboo Land"
Followed by: "The Hide-out"

"The Doorway to Z" is the 54th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

During his experiments Dr. Boyd accidentally discovered a mysterious doorway, possibly to another dimension. When he toss or shove objects through the doorway, they disappears.

While Mandrake and Dr. Boyd examines the fascinating doorway suddenly a beatiful girl in an unearthly costume appears in the doorway. Next two desperate convicts rush into the house and into the mysterious doorway.

With a gun and a walkie-talkie radio Mandrake decides to enter the mysterious world of "Z".

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Dr. Boyd, a famous scientist.
  • Mac, an escaped concict.

Locations


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of July 11, 1952 (Beginning Next Week = "The Doorway to Z" ...) and July 13, 1952 (Beginning: The Doorway to Z).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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