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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Doorway to Z
|image= [[Image:ms-19520713.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= July 13, 1952
|End= November 16, 1952
|Strips= 19 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Taboo Land]]"
|Followed= "[[The Hide-out]]"
|}}
'''"The Doorway to Z"''' is the 54th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
During his experiments Dr. Boyd accidentally discovered a mysterious doorway, possibly to another dimension. When he toss or shove objects through the doorway, they disappears. 

While Mandrake and Dr. Boyd examines the fascinating doorway suddenly a beatiful girl in an unearthly costume appears in the doorway. Next two desperate convicts rush into the house and into the mysterious doorway. 

With a gun and a walkie-talkie radio Mandrake decides to enter the mysterious world of "Z".

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Dr. Boyd, a famous scientist.
*Mac, an escaped concict.
*[[Rollies]], spherical inhabitants of the World of Z.

</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*The Caribbean 
*[[The World of Z]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of July 11, 1952 (Beginning Next Week = "The Doorway to Z" ...) and July 13, 1952 (Beginning: The Doorway to Z).

== Signifiant covers ==
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Cinemisterio-205.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake002rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Albo Traguardo-28.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello mandrake-015.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-4201.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mundodeav219.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
SundayPagesMandSeriesTheDoorwayToZ.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA 
</gallery>

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"??", [[Cinemisterio 205|''Cinemisterio'' #205]] (1954)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Mundo de Z", [[Mandrake 2 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1953)
*"O Mundo Z", [[Mandrake 243 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #243]] (1976)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Ovi Zetaan", [[Wanhat Sarjat 9|''Wanhat Sarjat'' #9]] (1985)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le monde Z", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 59|''Mandrake'' #59]] (1965)
*"Le monde Z", [[Les héros de l'aventure 58|''Les héros de l'aventure'' #58]] (1969)
*"Le monde Z", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #965-#969]] (1970-1971)
*"''no title''", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 5|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #5]] (1984)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"The Doorway to 'Z'", [[The Phantom 7 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #7]] (2001)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il mondo Zeta", [[Albo Traguardo 28 - Mandrake - Nuova serie 2|''Albo Traguardo'' #28]] (1953)
*"Il mondo Zeta", [[Collana grandi personaggi - Mandrake 1|''Collana grandi personaggi - Mandrake'' #1]] (1953)
*"Il mondo "Z"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 15|''Mandrake'' #15]] (1962)
*"Il mondo "Z"", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 51|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #51]] (1963)
*"Il mondo Zeta", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 100|''Mandrake'' #100]] (1969)
*"Il mondo Zeta", [[New Comics Now 200|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #200]] (1987)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Doorway to Z", [[Mandrake the Magician 57 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #57'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 58 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #58'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 59 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #59'']] (1953)
*"The Doorway to Z", [[Mandrake the Magician 174 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #174'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 175 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #175'']] (1958)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Porten til Z", [[Fantomet 3/1999|''Fantomet'' #3]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Porta Z", [[Condor Popular Vol. 42 N.° 1|''Condor Popular'' #1, volum 42]] (1962)
*"A Porta Z", [[Mundo de Aventuras 219|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #219]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 225|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #225]] (1953)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Puerta a Z", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Porten till Z", [[Fantomen 3/1999|''Fantomen'' #3]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Esrarengiz Kapı", [[Mandrake 112 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #112]] & [[Mandrake 113 (Tay)| #113]] & [[Mandrake 114 (Tay)| #114]] (1976)
*"Esrarengiz Kapı", [[Mandrake Albüm 38 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #38]]
*"Esrarengiz Kapı", [[Mandrake Albüm 151 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #151]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 152 (Tay)| #152]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Doorway to Z", [[Mandrake Sundays 5|''Mandrake Sundays'' #5]] (1989)
*"The Doorway to Z", [[Comics Revue 281-282|''Comics Revue'' #281-282]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 299-300|#299-300]] (2009/2011)
*"The Doorway to Z", [[The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series/ "The Doorway to Z and other Stories" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Sunday Pages Series/ "The Doorway to Z and other Stories" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019)

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