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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Among the audience under Mandrake's performance at a charity show is Tub, a clever hoodlum behind half the lawlessness in the town. Fascinated he thinks that Mandrake's magic is real and hired him for the next big job. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Tub, an underworld boss. | |||
*Mike, member of Tub's gang. | |||
*Gip, member of Tub's gang. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
**The State Bank | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is lifted from the plot. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake026rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Il Vascello-02-20.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Super Albo 124.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 149.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake FP 150.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Miller-mtm-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"La banda inafferrabile", [[Il Vascello 20 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #20]] (1960) | *"La banda inafferrabile", [[Il Vascello 20 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #20]] (1960) | ||
*"La banda inafferrabile", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 5 | *"La banda inafferrabile", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 5|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #5]] (1962) | ||
*"La banda inafferrabile", [[Super Albo 124 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #124]] (1965) | |||
*"La banda inafferrabile", [[New Comics Now 332|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #332]] (1994) | *"La banda inafferrabile", [[New Comics Now 332|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #332]] (1994) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"Tub's Gang", [[Mandrake the Magician 149 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #149'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 150 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #150'']] (1957) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Brottets häxmästare", [[Fantomen 18/1977|''Fantomen'' #18]] (1977) | *"Brottets häxmästare", [[Fantomen 18/1977|''Fantomen'' #18]] (1977) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Trapping of 'Tub'", [[Mandrake the Magician 1 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia === | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia === |
Latest revision as of 11:44, 23 March 2023
Tub's Gang | |
Start date: | October 22, 1956 |
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End date: | December 22, 1956 |
# of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Little Fog" |
Followed by: | "The Chess Kings" |
"Tub's Gang" is the 89th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Among the audience under Mandrake's performance at a charity show is Tub, a clever hoodlum behind half the lawlessness in the town. Fascinated he thinks that Mandrake's magic is real and hired him for the next big job.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Tub, an underworld boss.
- Mike, member of Tub's gang.
- Gip, member of Tub's gang.
Locations
- New York
- The State Bank
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Lição de Mágica", Mandrake #26 (1957)
- "O Chefão que Gostava de Mágica", Mandrake #286 (1979)
Finland
- "Konnuuksien kunkku", Sarjakirja #1/1989 (1989)
France
- "La bande imprenable", Spécial Mandrake #22 (1965)
- "La bande imprenable", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
- no title given, Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "La banda inafferrabile", Il Vascello #20 (1960)
- "La banda inafferrabile", I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Super Albo #124 (1965)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Mandrake - New Comics Now #332 (1994)
New Zealand
- "Tub's Gang", Mandrake the Magician #149 and Mandrake the Magician #150 (1957)
Norway
- "Gangsternes magiker", Fantomet#09 (1983)
- "Gangsternes magiker", Serie-pocket #151 (1989)
Sweden
- "Brottets häxmästare", Fantomen #18 (1977)
United Kingdom
- "The Trapping of 'Tub'", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1959)
Yugoslavia
- "Провала у банци" (romanized as "Provala u banci"), Politikin Zabavnik #942 (1974)