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|Title= The Museum Mystery
|Title= The Museum Mystery
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|Start= January 22, 1940
|Start= January 22, 1940
|End= May 04, 1940
|End= May 04, 1940
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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A dozen guards swear they saw a mummy walking in the east wing of the Orient Museum. It was impossible to keep guards at the east wing, with all the priceless treasures, at night and dr. White did not like the situatione.
 
Mandrake, Lothar and Sonny with her camera decided to spend the night at the east wing. Soon the discover something strange with the mummy case of Seti Anhk Amen. In the dark something move, Sonny takes a flashlight photo, the mummy case was empty.
 
Developing the film in the dark-room in the cellar of the museum they could see the walking mummy.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Dr. White
*Dr. White, director of the Orient Museum.
*Rufus
*Sonny, daughter of dr. White.
*Bendar
*Rufus, guard at the Orient Museum.
*Sonny
*Bendar, assistant curator at the Orient Museum.
*Pete
*''Seti Anhk Amen'', ancient king of upper Egypt. <small>mention only</small>
*Pete, a killer.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*The Orient.
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==Related stories==
===Follows===
===Referenced in===


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 13:11, 26 December 2012

The Museum Mystery
Md-1940-01-22.png
Start date: January 22, 1940
End date: May 04, 1940
# of strips: 90 (15 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Mountain Bandits"
Followed by: "The Octopus Ring"

"The Museum Mystery" is the 21st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A dozen guards swear they saw a mummy walking in the east wing of the Orient Museum. It was impossible to keep guards at the east wing, with all the priceless treasures, at night and dr. White did not like the situatione.

Mandrake, Lothar and Sonny with her camera decided to spend the night at the east wing. Soon the discover something strange with the mummy case of Seti Anhk Amen. In the dark something move, Sonny takes a flashlight photo, the mummy case was empty.

Developing the film in the dark-room in the cellar of the museum they could see the walking mummy.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Dr. White, director of the Orient Museum.
  • Sonny, daughter of dr. White.
  • Rufus, guard at the Orient Museum.
  • Bendar, assistant curator at the Orient Museum.
  • Seti Anhk Amen, ancient king of upper Egypt. mention only
  • Pete, a killer.

Locations

  • The Orient.


Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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  • "Тајна мумије" (romanized as "Tajna mumije"), Mika Miš #491#505 (1941; incomplete story)