The Haunted Farm

The Haunted Farm
Start date:	October 16, 1950
End date:	December 2, 1950
# of strips:	42 (7 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Mystery of Uncle Ed"
Followed by:	"Swami"

"The Haunted Farm" is the 59th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake has just received an option to buy a farm. He soon find that it is a haunted farm.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Jim Mc.., a farmer.
• Mac, a realtor.

Locations

• Mid west

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is given in the strip of October 16, 1950 (Beginning: The Haunted Farm).

Signifiant covers

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  Australia
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  Brazil
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  Brazil
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  Italy
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  Italy
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  Italy
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  Mexico
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  New Zealand
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  Turkey
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  Turkey

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Haunted Farm", Mandrake Comic #20 (1956)

Brazil

• "A Fazenda Mal-Assombrada", Novo Gibi #1767 (1951)
• "A Fazenda Mal-Assombrada", Mandrake #123 (1967)
• "A Fazenda", Mandrake #274 (1978)

Denmark

• "??", Fantomhefte #2 (1952)
• "Spøgelsesfarmen", Fantomet #145 (1980)

Finland

• "Talossa Kummittelee", Kippari Kalle #3 (1953)

France

• "La ferme des fantômes", Spécial Mandrake #27 (1965)
• "La ferme des fantômes", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 7 (Soleil) (1995)
• "La ferme hantée", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Italy

• "Vendesi fattoria", Albo Furore #11, #12, #13 and #15 (1953-1954)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", Il Vascello #22 bis (1958)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", Il Vascello #49 (1961)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", I Classici dell'Avventura #21 (1962)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", Super Albo - Mandrake #136 (1965)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #289 (1992)
• "La fattoria dei fantasmi", Mandrake 48 (Comic Art) (1996)

West Germany

• "Der gespensterhof", Phantom-Heft #3 (1952)
• "Gespensterhof", Comic Taschen Buch #2 (1976)

Mexico

• "??", Paquito #11008 (1952)

New Zealand

• "The Haunted Farm", Mandrake the Magician #30 and Mandrake the Magician #31 (1952)

Norway

• "Spøkelsesgården", Fantom-hefte #3 (1952)
• "Spøkelsesgården", Fantom-hefte #1952-1953
• "Det spøker", Fantomet #6 (1985)

Portugal

• "Os Fantasmas da Quinta Branca", Mundo de Aventuras #100 to Mundo de Aventuras #110 (1951)

Spain

• "La Granja de los Fantasmas", Mandrake #17 (1997)

Sweden

• "Spökfarmen", Stjärnbragder #8 (1953)
• "Spökfarmen", Mandrake #4 (1963)
• "Spökfarmen", Fantomen #15 (1975)

Turkey

• "Perili Çiftlik", 1001 Özel #199 (1956)
• "Perili Çiflik", Red Kit #18 - #20 and Red Kit Albüm #4 (1965)
• "Perili Çiflik", Güneş #2 and #3 (1968)