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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
Mr. Banks is going to make a movie, "Western Love", but he has received anonymous threatening letters. And when the movie is about to be filmed a series of accidents turns up.
Mr. Banks is going to make a movie, "Western Love", but he has received anonymous threatening letters. When the movie is about to be filmed a series of accidents turns up.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 4, 1957 (Beginning: The Western).
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 4, 1957 (Beginning: The Western).
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake028rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Il Vascello-02-23.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Chmp Merlin-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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*"Una rapina nel West", [[Il Vascello 23 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #23]] (1960)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[Il Vascello 23 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #23]] (1960)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 106|''Mandrake'' #106]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 107| #107]] (1969)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 106|''Mandrake'' #106]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 107| #107]] (1969)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995)
*"Una rapina nel West", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Western", [[Mandrake the Magician 195 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #195'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 196 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #196'']] (1958-1959)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
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=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Western", [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #2]] (1960 or 1959)
*"The Western", [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #2]] (1960 or 1959)
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Мандрак спашава филм" ("romanized as "Mandrak spašava film"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 923|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #923]] (1969)


[[Category:Daily stories|Western, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Western, The]]

Latest revision as of 19:11, 12 March 2024

The Western
Md-1957-03-04.png
Start date: March 4, 1957
End date: May 18, 1957
# of strips: 66 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Chess Kings"
Followed by: "The Penthouse Mystery"

"The Western" is the 91st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mr. Banks is going to make a movie, "Western Love", but he has received anonymous threatening letters. When the movie is about to be filmed a series of accidents turns up.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. Banks, a producer.
  • Tyler aka Todd, an actor and stand-in for Tom Rex.
  • Ed, a guard.
  • John, a guard / actor.
  • Tom Rex, a movie star.
  • Gloria Dane, a movie star.

Locations

  • New York
  • The desert, location of "Western Love"
    • Phony Town, a movie western town.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 4, 1957 (Beginning: The Western).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini greece.png Greece

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 uk.gif United Kingdom

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia