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|Title= The Museum Theft
|Title= The Museum Theft
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|Start= August 30, 1954
|Start= August 30, 1954
|End= October 9, 1954
|End= October 9, 1954
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Some thieves have stolen some valuable paintings from a museum. But famous paintings are hard to sell.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Narda]]
 
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Slug, a thief.
*Tiny, a thief.
*Louie ''the Fence'', a fence.
*Mr. Kern, owner of the paintings.
*Mouthpiece, a lawyer.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
**Municipal Museum
**XZ Storage Co.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot ''(Strip of August 30, 1954 indicate the title as: Next Week: The Fine Arts)''.
 
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake176rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mmm-009.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Il Vascello-02-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 112.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-0503.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== 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 ===
*"Las Bellas Artes", [[Gran Bonete 10|''Gran Bonete'' #10]] (1955)
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Art Lovers", [[Mandrake Annual 1956|''Mandrake Annual'' Xmas 1956]] (1956)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"''no title''", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1956|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1956)
*"Os Quadros Desaparecidos", [[Mandrake 176 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #176]] (1971)
*"O Roubo do Museu", [[Mandrake 289 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #289]] (1980)
*"O Roubo do Museu", [[Mandrake 289 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #289]] (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*''"Tauluvarkaat"'', [[Sarjakuvalehti 11/1962|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #11]] (1962)
*"Tauluvarkaat", [[Sarjakuvalehti 11/1962|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #11]] (1962)
*"Tauluvarkaus", [[Mustanaamio 14/1977|''Mustanaamio'' #14]] (1977)
*"Tauluvarkaus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1988]] (1988)
*"Tauluvarkaus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1988]] (1988)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Vol au musée", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 9|''Mandrake'' #9]] (1963)
*"Vol au musée", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 9|''Mandrake'' #9]] (1963)
*"Les arts", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']]  (2012)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Furto al museo", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 1 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #1]] (1962)
*"Furto al museo", [[Il Vascello 9 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #9]] (1959)
*"Furto al museo", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 1|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #1]] (1962)
*"Furto al museo", [[Super Albo 112 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #112]] (1964)
*"Furto al museo", [[New Comics Now 306|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #306]] (1993)
 
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Museum Theft", [[Mandrake the Magician 109 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #109'']] (195?)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Malerityvene", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988)
*"Malerityvene", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Roubo dos Quadros", [[Condor Popular Vol. 5 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 5 #3]] (1955)
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Robo en el Museo", [[Mandrake 24 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #24]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Tavelstölden", [[Fantomen 5/1977|''Fantomen'' #5]] (1977)
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Great Art Museum Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 12 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #12]] (1961)
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Оживеле слике" (romanized as "Oživele slike"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1420|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1420]] (1979)


[[Category:Daily stories|Museum Theft, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Museum Theft, The]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, 3 March 2024

The Museum Theft
Md-1954-08-30.png
Start date: August 30, 1954
End date: October 9, 1954
# of strips: 36 (6 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Deep Sea Mystery"
Followed by: "The Enchantress"

"The Museum Theft" is the 78th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Some thieves have stolen some valuable paintings from a museum. But famous paintings are hard to sell.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Slug, a thief.
  • Tiny, a thief.
  • Louie the Fence, a fence.
  • Mr. Kern, owner of the paintings.
  • Mouthpiece, a lawyer.

Locations

  • New York
    • Municipal Museum
    • XZ Storage Co.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot (Strip of August 30, 1954 indicate the title as: Next Week: The Fine Arts).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia