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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 20, 1940 (Beginning Next Week = The Museum Mystery).
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 20, 1940 (Beginning Next Week = The Museum Mystery).


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"La momia viviente", [[El Libro de la Historieta 10|''El Libro de la Historieta'' #10]] (1954)


=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério do Museu", [[Mandrake 72 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #72]] (1963)
*"O Mistério do Museu", [[Mandrake 72 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #72]] (1963)
*"A Múmia Que Anda", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 5|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #5]] (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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*"I misteri del museo", [[New Comics Now 149|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #149]] (1985)
*"I misteri del museo", [[New Comics Now 149|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #149]] (1985)
*"I misteri del museo", [[Mandrake 17 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"I misteri del museo", [[Mandrake 17 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"I misteri del museo", [[Club dei Trenta - Albo 44|''Club dei Trenta'' #44]] (200<small>?</small>)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Museum Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 75 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #75'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 76 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #76'']] (1954)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio del museo", [[Mandrake 12 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #12]]
*"El misterio del museo", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 37 - Mandrake 12|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #37 - ''Mandrake'' #12]] (1986 ?)


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

Revision as of 11:33, 5 August 2019

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 a picture of the walking mummy.

Looking a bit closer Mandrake discover the inside the mummy case there was a falce back, with a corridor behind leading to the museum vault filled with priceless treasures of antiqity, gold and gems.

It turns out that mr. Bendar, his wife and his gang had planned the robbery of the museum vault for months, and almost succeeded.

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.
  • Mrs. Bendar, The Walking Mummy wife of Bendar.
  • Seti Anhk Amen, ancient king of upper Egypt. mention only
  • Pete, a gang member.

Locations

  • The Orient.


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 20, 1940 (Beginning Next Week = The Museum Mystery).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini usa.gif USA

Mini kingdomyugoslavia.png Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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