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=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | === [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === |
Revision as of 16:40, 25 June 2017
Mystery of the Vanishing Homes | |
Start date: | March 18, 1951 |
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End date: | May 20, 1951 |
# of strips: | 10 (10 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Venus Flytrap" |
Followed by: | "The Spaceship to Venus" |
"Mystery of the Vanishing Homes" is the 49th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Three home owners claim their homes have disappeared overnight, stolen without leaving any trace. The Police Chief call Mandrake for help with this mysterious case.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda Mentioned only.
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- A girl in a traveling agency
- A house thief #1
- A house thief #2
- The boss of the hous thieves
- A pilot, and house thief
Locations
- New York City
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 18, 1951 (Beginning: Mystery of the Vanishing Homes !).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "no title", Novo Gibi #1786 (1952)
- "O Roubo das Casas", Mandrake #245 (1976)
France
- "no title", Mandrake le Magicien #5 (1984)
West Germany
- "Das geheimnis der scwunderen Häuser", Buntes Allerlei #1 - 10 (1953)
India
- "The Vanishing Houses", The Phantom #1 Book 2 (2000)
Italy
- "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", Albo Furore #10 (1953)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Super Albo #16 (1961)
- "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", I Classici dell'Avventura #25 (1962)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake - New Comics Now #170 (1986)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake #4 (1994)
Norway
- "Husene som forsvant", Fantomet #17 (1998)
Sweden
- "Husen som försvann", Fantomen #17 (1998)
USA
- "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 & Mandrake Sundays #5 (1989)