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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Mysterious Phone Booth
|image= [[Image:md-1952-01-21.png|400 px]]
|Start= January 21, 1952
|End= March 1, 1952
|Strips= 36 (6 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Million Dollar Loaf]]"
|Followed= "[[The Silly Stuff Department]]"
|}}
'''"The Mysterious Phone Booth"''' is the 66th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Something mysterious takes place in a phone booth.

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Joe, a storekeeper
*Connie, friend of Narda. 
*Mike, a pickpocket.
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'''Locations'''
*New York
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is given in the strip of January 21, 1952 (Beginning: The Mysterious Phone Booth).
*[[Constance Falk|Connie]] (Lee Falk's wife was Constance "'''Connie'''" Falk)

== Signifiant covers ==
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Novo-Gibi-1797.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake276rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Sarjakuvalehti 1959-21.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland 
Albo Traguardo-32.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello mandrake-013.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-133.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart52.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 039.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
</gallery>

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

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"La Misteriosa Cabina Telefónica", [[Gran Bonete 3|''Gran Bonete'' #3]] (1954)
*"Ladrones invisible", [[Suplemento de Furia Blanca 1|''Suplemento de Furia Blanca'' #]] (196?)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1797|''Novo Gibi'' #1797]] (1952)
*"O Mistério da Cabine Telefônica", [[Mandrake 230 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #230]] (1975)
*"A Cabine Misteriosa", [[Mandrake 276 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #276]] (1979)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Den mystiske telefonboks", [[Fantomet 132|''Fantomet'' #132]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Puhelinkopin salaisuus", [[Sarjakuvalehti 21/1959|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #21]] (1959)
*"Salaperäinen puhelin", [[Mustanaamio 6/1977|''Mustanaamio'' #6]] (1977)
*"Salaperäinen puhelin", [[Sarjakirja 114|''Sarjakirja'' #114]] (1986)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le mystère de la cabine téléphonique", [[Les héros du mystère 7|''Les héros du mystère'' #7]] (1967)
*"Le mystère de la cabine téléphonique", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 3|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #3]] (1967)
*"La cabine téléphonique mystérieuse", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953'']] (2012)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[Albo Traguardo 32 - Mandrake - Nuova serie 3|''Albo Traguardo'' #32]] (1953)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[Collana grandi personaggi - Mandrake 1|''Collana grandi personaggi - Mandrake'' #1]] (1953)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 13|''Mandrake'' #13]] (1962)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 51|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #51]] (1963)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 133|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #133]] (1967)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[New Comics Now 290|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #290]] (1992)
*"Il mistero della cabina telefonica", [[Mandrake 52 (Comic Art)]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"??", [[Paquito 11009|''Paquito'' #11009]] (1952)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Mysterious Phone Booth", [[Mandrake the Magician 38 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #38'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 39 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #39'']] (1952 / 1953)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Den mystiske telefonkiosken", [[Fantomet 26/1979|''Fantomet'' #26]] (1979)
*"Den mystiske telefonkiosken", [[Serie-pocket 119 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #119]] (1986)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Mistério da Cabine Telefónica", [[Colecção Condor 19|''Colecção Condor'' #19]] (1952)
*"A Cabina Telefónica Misteriosa", [[Cangurú 81|''Cangurú!'' #81]] (1974)

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Misterio de la Cabina Telefónica", [[Mandrake 32 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #32]] (1998)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Telefonhyttsmysteriet", [[Mandrake 4/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1963)
*"Den mystiska telefonhytten", [[Fantomen 26/1976|''Fantomen'' #26]] (1976)

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