The New-Type Radio
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| The New-Type Radio | |
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| Start date: | December 23, 1957 |
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| End date: | March 1, 1958 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Jami" |
| Followed by: | "Employment Agency" |
"The New-Type Radio" is the 95th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
In the city there is a mysterious crime epidemic; a paymaster tossing a $50.000 payroll out the window, a jeveler gives a diamond necklace to a stranger, a bank president gives away $75.000 to a stranger. Mandrake suspect that the criminals may be subject to hypnosis and post-hypnotic suggestion...
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Charlie, a paymaster.
- Mr. Smith, a jeweler.
- Mr. Cox, a bank president.
- Joe, door man at the bank.
- Sally, secretary at the bank.
- Mr. Franz, a world-famous diamond cutter.
- Boss, a criminal hypnotist.
Locations
- New York
- Ten Maple Street.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 23, 1957 (Beginning: The New-Type Radio).
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Onda Hipnótica", Mandrake #34 (1958)
- "A Onda Hipnótica", Mandrake #297 (1980)
Denmark
- "Den nye radio", Fantomet #146 (1980)
Finland
- "Uusi radio", Sarjakirja #120 (1987)
France
- "L'onde maléfique",Spécial Mandrake #29 (1966)
- "L'onde maléfique", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
- "Une radio d'un nouveau genre", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)
Italy
- "L'onda malefica", Il Vascello #28 (1960)
- "L'onda malefica", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1961)
- "L'onda malefica", Super Albo #148 (1965)
- "L'onda malefica", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)
Norway
- "Den nye radioen", Fantomet #1 (1981)
- "Den nye radioen", Serie-pocket #127 (1987)
Spain
- "Robos por radio", Merlin el Mago Moderno #7 (1958)
- "Robos por radio", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #2 (1959)
- "Los Robos Misteriosos", Mandrake #22 (1997)
Sweden
- "Den nya radion", Fantomen #10 (1979)
United Kingdom
- "The Mystery Robbers", Mandrake the Magician #13 (1961)