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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).
== Signifiant covers ==
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Mandrake093rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Mandrakemagerit sunday-05.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
1001romanspecial75.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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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 Teatro", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 10|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #10]] (194?)
*"El Misterio del Teatro", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 10|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #10]] (1944)
*"Los Misterios del Teatro", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999)
*"Los Misterios del Teatro", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999)


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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1941)
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 59|''King Comics'' #59]], [[King Comics 60|''King Comics'' #60]] and [[King Comics 61|''King Comics'' #61]] (1941)


=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===

Latest revision as of 17:52, 30 January 2024

The Theatre Mysteries
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Start date: February 4th, 1940
End date: April 14th, 1940
# of strips: 66 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Music Lesson"
Followed by: "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination"

"The Theatre Mysteries" is the 13th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is to perform at a charity benefit when the famed tenor Faravelli recieves a death note, then dies mysteriously on the stage before a huge audience.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Faravelli, a famed tenor.
  • Schmidt, the orchestra-leader.
  • Percy, Mandrake's ventriloquist doll.
  • Pop, the stage doorman.
  • Gallo, the first violinist.

Locations

  • New York
    • A theatre


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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