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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Alex, caretaker of the desolate house | |||
*Bessie, wife of Alex | |||
*Hepzibah, lived and died an old maid | |||
*Greg, nephew of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian | |||
*Lilly, niece of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian | |||
*Carol, grandniece of Hepzibah | |||
*Bob, Carol's fiancé | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
**The Highway | |||
***A desolate house | |||
***The old mill, in the woods | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
= | *The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty). | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Shakespeare-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake267rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandroi92.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Super Albo 066.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Comart31.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 004.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake FP 005.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake he 02-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
ClassMandSeries2thesleepingbeauty .jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | ||
*"La belleza dormide", [[Album Pif-Paf 55|''Album Pif-Paf'' #55]] (1955) | *"La belleza dormide", [[Album Pif-Paf 55|''Album Pif-Paf'' #55]] (1955) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia=== | |||
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[Mandrake Comic 1|''Mandrake Comic'' #1]] (1953) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"A Bela Adormecida", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 19|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #19]] (1972) | |||
*"A Bela Adormecida", [[Mandrake 267 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #267]] (1978) | *"A Bela Adormecida", [[Mandrake 267 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #267]] (1978) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"La bella addormentata", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1947) | *"La bella addormentata", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1947) | ||
*"La bella addormentata", [[Super Albo 66 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #66]] (1964) | |||
*"La bella addormentata", [[New Comics Now 215|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #215]] (1988) | |||
*"La bella addormentata", [[Mandrake 31 (Comic Art)]] (1994) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[Mandrake the Magician 3 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #3'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 4 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #4'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 5 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #5'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 6 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #6'']] (1950) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | |||
*"Den sovende blondinen", [[Fantomet 7/1987|''Fantomet'' #7]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"A Noiva Raptada", [[Mandrake 11 (Hiquafi-Editora)|''Mandrake'' #11]] (197?) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"''no title''", [[Rip Kirby 1|''Rip Kirby'' #1]] & [[RiP Kirby 2|#2]] & [[Rip Kirby 3|#3]] & [[Rip Kirby 4|#4]] & [[Rip Kirby 5|#5]] & [[Rip Kirby 6|#6]] & [[Rip Kirby 7|#7]] & [[Rip Kirby 8|#8]] & [[Rip Kirby 9|#9]] & [[Rip Kirby 10|#10]] & [[Rip Kirby 11|#11]] & [[Rip Kirby 12|#12]] & [[Rip Kirby 13|#13]] (1948) | |||
*"Lucha cuerpo a cuerpo", [[Extra 10 (Hispano Americana 1950)|''Extra'' #10]] (1950) | *"Lucha cuerpo a cuerpo", [[Extra 10 (Hispano Americana 1950)|''Extra'' #10]] (1950) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Sovande skönhet", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962) | *"Sovande skönhet", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962) | ||
*"Den sovande blondinen", [[Fantomen 4/1974|''Fantomen'' #4]] (1974) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Sleeping Beauty, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Sleeping Beauty, The]] |
Revision as of 08:13, 10 July 2023
The Sleeping Beauty | |
Start date: | October 15th, 1945 |
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End date: | January 12th, 1946 |
# of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Mysterious Prince" |
Followed by: | "Pleasant Valley" |
"The Sleeping Beauty" is the 37th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Alex, caretaker of the desolate house
- Bessie, wife of Alex
- Hepzibah, lived and died an old maid
- Greg, nephew of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Lilly, niece of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Carol, grandniece of Hepzibah
- Bob, Carol's fiancé
Locations
- The Highway
- A desolate house
- The old mill, in the woods
- The Highway
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "La belleza dormide", Album Pif-Paf #55 (1955)
Australia
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake Comic #1 (1953)
Brazil
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake, o Mágico #19 (1972)
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake #267 (1978)
France
- "La belle au bois dormant", Aventures et Mystère #92 (1948)
- "L'étrange héritage", Spécial Mandrake #6 (1964)
Italy
- "La bella addormentata", L'Avventura (1947)
- "La bella addormentata", Super Albo - Mandrake #66 (1964)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake - New Comics Now #215 (1988)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake 31 (Comic Art) (1994)
New Zealand
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake the Magician #3, Mandrake the Magician #4, Mandrake the Magician #5 and Mandrake the Magician #6 (1950)
Norway
- "Den sovende blondinen", Fantomet #7 (1987)
Portugal
- "A Noiva Raptada", Mandrake #11 (197?)
Spain
- "no title", Rip Kirby #1 & #2 & #3 & #4 & #5 & #6 & #7 & #8 & #9 & #10 & #11 & #12 & #13 (1948)
- "Lucha cuerpo a cuerpo", Extra #10 (1950)
Sweden
- "Sovande skönhet", Mandrake #1 (1962)
- "Den sovande blondinen", Fantomen #4 (1974)
USA
- "The Sleeping Beauty", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)