Arbetet
Arbetet was a Swedish newspaper published in Malmö from 1887 to 2000. In 1966, the newspaper Ny Tid, published in Gothenburg, merged into Arbetet, so from 1966 to 2000, there was also a Gothenburg edition of the newspaper.
"Mandrake the Magician" daily strips were published in the Malmö edition of "Arbetet" from December 1, 1944 to December 4, 1969, and in the Gothenburg edition from June 15, 1955 to 1969. When the Gothenburg edition started, the Malmö edition was in the middle of the story "Return of the Mirror People". The Gothenburg edition started from the same strip, but later ended up publishing the strip on slightly different dates.
Published stories
Daily stories
Malmö edition
| # | Original story title | Swedish story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | "The Witch of Kaloon" | "Kaloons häxa" | December 1, 1944 | June 25, 1945 | Two strips were published out of sequence between the April 28 and April 29 strips. |
| 30 | "The Earthshaker" | — | June 26, 1945 | September 11, 1945 | Only 67 out of the original 84 strips were printed. |
| 31 | "The Dome" | — | September 12, 1945 | February 8, 1946 | |
| 32 | "Doctor Congo" | "Doktor Congo" | February 9, 1946 | May 28, 1946 | |
| 33 | "The Mirror People" | "Spegelfolket" | May 29, 1946 | August 9, 1946 | |
| 34 | "The Ice Lady" | "Iskvinnan" | August 10, 1946 | November 15, 1946 | |
| 35 | "The Old Ones" | "Grottmännen" | November 16, 1946 | February 19, 1947 | |
| 36 | "The Mysterious Prince" | "Den mystiske prinsen" | February 20, 1947 | June 11, 1947 | |
| 37 | "The Sleeping Beauty" | "Den sovande skönheten" | June 12, 1947 | September 12, 1947 | |
| 38 | "Pleasant Valley" | — | September 13, 1947 | November 21, 1947 | |
| 39 | "Medusa" | — | November 22, 1947 | February 4, 1948 | |
| 40 | "The Jinx" | not printed in Arbetet | |||
| 41 | "Felina" | "Felina" | February 5, 1948 | June 23, 1948 | |
| 42 | "The Brass Monkey" | not printed in Arbetet | |||
| 43 | "HRH Cuddles" | "H.K.H. Cuddles" | June 25, 1948 | November 4, 1948 | |
| 44 | "Wolf Valley" | "Vargdalen" | November 5, 1948 | February 7, 1949 | |
| 45 | "Sky Acres" | — | February 8, 1949 | April 12, 1949 | |
| 46 | "The Ghost Plane" | "Spökplanet" | April 13, 1949 | July 4, 1949 | |
| 47 | "Cinderella of the Sea" | "Havets askunge" | July 5, 1949 | October 31, 1949 | |
| 48 | "Queen Ebony" | — | November 1, 1949 | January 18, 1950 | |
| 49 | "The Big Tyme" | "Bankrån" | January 19, 1950 | April 15, 1950 | |
| 50 | "Derek" | "Derek" | April 17, 1950 | August 17, 1950 | |
| 51 | "The Amazing Ray" | "Den mystiska strålen" | August 18, 1950 | November 22, 1950 | Some strips were published in wrong order: June 9, June 14, June 11, June 13, June 10, June 15. The June 22 strip is missing. |
| 52 | "Lady Ermine" | — | November 23, 1950 | January 29, 1951 | |
| 53 | "Mystery Taxi" | — | January 30, 1951 | March 29, 1951 | |
| 54 | "Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch" | — | March 30, 1951 | June 18, 1951 | The February 2 strip was erroneously published before the February 1 strip. |
| 55 | "Deadman's Gulch" | — | June 19, 1951 | July 16, 1951 | |
| 56 | "The Beauty Collector" | "Skönhetssamlaren" | July 17, 1951 | October 1, 1951 | |
| 57 | "The Dark One" | — | October 2, 1951 | December 24, 1951 | The May 30 strip was erroneously published before the May 29 strip. |
| 58 | "The Mystery of Uncle Ed" | "Onkel Eds hemlighet" | December 27, 1951 | February 21, 1952 | |
| 59 | "The Haunted Farm" | "Det spökar på gården" | February 22, 1952 | 12 April, 1952 | |
| 60 | "Swami" | "Swamin" | April 15, 1952 | August 1, 1952 | |
| 61 | "Lenore" | "Lenore" | August 2, 1952 | October 24, 1952 | |
| 62 | "Mandrake's Birthday" | "Mandrakes födelsedag" | October 25, 1952 | November 28, 1952 | |
| 63 | "The Face Mystery" | "Ansiktet" | November 29, 1952 | February 4, 1953 | |
| 64 | "The Conquerors" | "Erövrarna" | February 5, 1953 | April 10, 1953 | |
| 65 | "The Million Dollar Loaf" | "Miljondollarlimpan" | April 11, 1953 | June 16, 1953 | |
| 66 | "The Mysterious Phone Booth" | "Telefonhytten" | June 17, 1953 | July 29, 1953 | |
| 67 | "The Silly Stuff Department" | "Tokenskapsavdelningen" | July 30, 1953 | September 9, 1953 | |
| 68 | "Cleopatra's Treasure" | "Kleopatras skatt" | September 10, 1953 | December 24, 1953 | |
| 69 | "Out of Nowhere" | — | December 28, 1953 | March 9, 1954 | On February 4, Arbetet came with a supplement, "Supplementary issue for the young" ("Extranummer för de unga"), which contained eight Mandrake the Magician strips (September 17 to September 25). These strips were then published for a second time between February 19 and February 27. |
| 70 | "The Impostor" | — | March 10, 1954 | June 5, 1954 | |
| 71 | "The Jungle Witch" | "Djungelhäxan" | June 8, 1954 | September 27, 1954 | |
| 72 | "The Vanishing Rocket" | "Raketen som försvann" | September 28, 1954 | November 30, 1954 | |
| 73 | "The Mysterious Mr Beam" | "Den mystiske Mr Ben" | December 1, 1954 | March 12, 1955 | |
| 74 | "The Monsters" | "Vidundren" | March 14, 1955 | June 2, 1955 | |
| 75 | "The Haunted Slope" | "Spökbacken" | June 3, 1955 | July 29, 1955 | |
| 76 | "The Royal Suitor" | "Kunglig friare" | July 30, 1955 | November 19, 1955 | |
| 77 | "The Deep Sea Mystery" | "Djuphavsmysteriet" | November 21, 1955 | February 21, 1956 | |
| 78 | "The Museum Theft" | "Konst" | February 22, 1956 | April 5, 1956 | |
| 79 | "The Enchantress" | "Förtrollerskan" | April 6, 1956 | July 3, 1956 | |
| 80 | "The Tourist" | "Turisten" | July 4, 1956 | October 2, 1956 | |
| 81 | "The Inventor" | "Uppfinnaren" | October 3, 1956 | November 21, 1956 | |
| 82 | "Return of the Clay Camel" | "Lerkamelen" / "Lerkamelen kommer tillbaka" | November 22, 1956 | January 19, 1957 | The title is "Lerkamelen" according to the last strip of the previous story, but "Lerkamelen kommer tillbaka" according to the first strip of this story. |
| 83 | "U-Hunt" | "Uranjakt" | January 21, 1957 | March 9, 1957 | |
| 84 | "The Experiment" | "Experiment" | March 11, 1957 | May 22, 1957 | |
| 85 | "Michael" | "Michael" | May 23, 1957 | August 3, 1957 | |
| 86 | "The New Neighbors" | "De nya grannarna" | August 5, 1957 | November 4, 1957 | |
| 87 | "The Decoy" | "Lockfågeln" | November 4, 1957 | January 16, 1958 | |
| 88 | "The Little Fog" | "Den lilla dimman" | January 17, 1958 | May 12, 1958 | |
| 89 | "Tub's Gang" | — | May 13, 1958 | July 17, 1958 | |
| 90 | "The Chess Kings" | "Schackkungarna" | July 18, 1958 | September 25, 1958 | |
| 91 | "The Western" | "Vilda Västernfilm" / "Vilda Västernfilmen" | September 26, 1958 | December 12, 1958 | The title is "Vilda Västernfilm" according to the last strip of the previous story, but "Vilda Västernfilmen" according to the first strip of this story. |
| 92 | "The Penthouse Mystery" | "Vindsvåningsmysteriet" | December 13, 1958 | February 25, 1959 | |
| 93 | "Lothar's Day" | "Lothars dag" | February 26, 1959 | April 3, 1959 | |
| 94 | "Jami" | "Jami" | April 4, 1959 | July 29, 1959 | |
| 95 | "The New-Type Radio" | "Den nya radion" | July 30, 1959 | October 7, 1959 | |
| 96 | "Employment Agency" | "Platsförmedling" / "Platsförmedlingen" | October 8, 1959 | January 4, 1960 | The title is "Platsförmedling" according to the last strip of the previous story, but "Platsförmedlingen" according to the first strip of this story. |
| 97 | "Narda's Adventure" | "Nardas äventyr" | January 5, 1960 | March 8, 1960 | |
| 98 | "Tale of Detru" | "Detru" / "Detrubilden" | March 9, 1960 | May 5, 1960 | The title is "Detru" according to the last strip of the previous story, but "Detrubilden" according to the first strip of this story. |
| 99 | "The Invisible Bandit" | "Reportage" | May 6, 1960 | July 25, 1960 | |
| 100 | "The Dollmaker" | "Dockmakaren" | July 26, 1960 | October 31, 1960 | |
| 101 | "Queen of the Cats" | "Kattdrottningen" | November 1, 1960 | January 4, 1961 | |
| 102 | "The Strange Fisherman" | "Sällsamma fiskare" / "Den underlige fiskaren" | January 5, 1961 | March 23, 1961 | The title is "Sällsamma fiskare" according to the last strip of the previous story, but "Den underlige fiskaren" according to the first strip of this story. |
| 103 | "The Spaceman Mystery" | "Rymdmansmysteriet" | March 24, 1961 | June 7, 1961 | |
| 104 | "Shirlana" | "Shirlana" | June 8, 1961 | August 24, 1961 | |
| 105 | "Secret of the Sargasso" | "Sargassohavets hemlighet" | August 25, 1961 | November 17, 1961 | |
| 106 | "Spooks" | "Spöken" | November 18, 1961 | February 14, 1962 | |
| 107 | "The Thief" | "Tjuven" | February 15, 1962 | May 12, 1962 | |
| 108 | "The Ambassador" | "Ambassadören" | May 14, 1962 | September 5, 1962 | |
| 109 | "The Rockaby Thief" | "Sömngastjuven" | September 6, 1962 | November 15, 1962 | |
| 110 | "Mystery of the Bikini Girl" | "Bikiniflickan" | November 16, 1962 | January 28, 1963 | |
| 111 | "The Fishing Trip" | "Fisketuren" | January 29, 1963 | April 17, 1963 | |
| 112 | "Photo Mystery" | "Fotomysteriet" | April 18, 1963 | June 15, 1963 | |
| 113 | "Goliath" | "Goliat" | June 17, 1963 | October 19, 1963 | |
| 114 | "The Peddler" | "Försäljaren" | October 21, 1963 | December 23, 1963 | |
| 115 | "The City Jungle" | "Stadens djungel" | December 24, 1963 | March 6, 1964 | |
| 116 | "Narda's TV Show" | "Nardas tv-show" | March 7, 1964 | May 13, 1964 | |
| 117 | "The Gamblers" | "Spelarna" | May 14, 1964 | July 17, 1964 | |
| 118 | "The First Visitors" | "De första gästerna" | July 18, 1964 | August 28, 1964 | |
| 119 | "The Aftermath" | — | August 29, 1964 | December 12, 1964 | |
| 120 | "Smuggler's Luck" | "Smugglaren" | December 14, 1964 | February 17, 1965 | Six strips (May 4 to May 10) missing. The May 3 strip was printed out of sequence (between the May 16 and 17 strips). |
| 121 | "The Giant Toothache" | — | February 10, 1965 | May 10, 1965 | |
| 122 | "Master of Magic" | "Trollkarlen" | May 11, 1965 | September 13, 1965 | |
| 123 | "The Disturber" | "Förstöraren" | September 14, 1965 | November 30, 1965 | |
| 124 | "The Butterfly Man" | "Fjärilsmannen" | December 1, 1965 | March 25, 1966 | |
| 125 | "The Chief" | "Chefen" | March 26, 1966 | June 9, 1966 | Some strips were published in wrong order: August 21, August 26, August 22, August 24, August 25, August 27. The title is "Spegelfolket" according to the August 22 strip, but " Spegeldamens återkomst " according to the August 24 strip.
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| 126 | "Return of the Mirror People" | "Spegelfolket" / " Spegeldamens återkomst " |
June 8, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | |
| 127 | "The Team" | "Rövar-gänget" | October 21, 1966 | February 20, 1967 | With the March 1 to March 5 strips (unlike the Gothenburg edition). |
| 128 | "The Odd Fellow" | "Den underliga mannen" | February 21, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | No missing strips. All strips printed in the correct order. |
| 129 | "The Sign of 8" | — | June 13, 1967 | December 4, 1967 | |
| 130 | "The Witches" | "Häxorna" | December 5, 1967 | March 29, 1968 | |
| 131 | "The UFO" | "Off" | March 30, 1968 | July 22, 1968 | |
| 132 | "The Trail of 8" | "Jakt efter 8" | July 23, 1968 | November 20, 1968 | |
| 133 | "The Return of Evil" | "Det ondas återkomst" | November 21, 1968 | April 16, 1969 | |
| 134 | "The Secret Weapon Caper" | "Det hemliga vapnet" | April 17, 1969 | July 8, 1969 | The July 1 strip is followed by the August 7 strip, skipping a bit over a month of the story. |
| 135 | "The Mysterious Bureau" | "Den mystiska byrån" | July 9, 1969 | October 28, 1969 | |
| 136 | "Dr Dell and 8" | Dr Dell och 8" | October 29, 1969 | December 4, 1969 | Ends with the February 19 strip. |
Gothenburg edition
| # | Original story title | Swedish story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | "Return of the Mirror People" | — | June 15, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | Begins with the August 29 strip. |
| 127 | "The Team" | "Rövar-gänget" | October 21, 1966 | February 15, 1967 | Without the March 1 to March 5 strips. From this point, the Gothenburg edition is a few days ahead of the Malmö edition. |
| 128 | "The Odd Fellow" | "Den underliga mannen" | February 16, 1967 | May 25, 1967 | Without the May 3, May 25, June 19, June 25, July 17–20, July 24 and July 27–28 strips. June 12–18 strips erroneously published between the May 24 and May 26 strips. |
| 129 | "The Sign of 8" | — | May 26, 1967 | December 4, 1967 | From June 21, the Gothenburg edition published the strips on the same date as the Malmö edition. Due to this, the August 24 to September 9 strips were repeated. |
| 130 | "The Witches" | "Häxorna" | December 5, 1967 | March 29, 1968 | |
| 131 | "The UFO" | "Off" | March 30, 1968 | July 22, 1968 | |
| 132 | "The Trail of 8" | "Jakt efter 8" | July 23, 1968 | November 20, 1968 | |
| 133 | "The Return of Evil" | "Det ondas återkomst" | November 21, 1968 | April 16, 1969 | |
| 134 | "The Secret Weapon Caper" | "Det hemliga vapnet" | April 17, 1969 | July 8, 1969 | The July 1 strip is followed by the August 7 strip, skipping a bit over a month of the story. |
| 135 | "The Mysterious Bureau" | "Den mystiska byrån" | July 9, 1969 | October 28, 1969 | |
| 136 | "Dr Dell and 8" | Dr Dell och 8" | October 29, 1969 | December 4, 1969 | Ends with the February 19 strip. |
See also
Arbetet at PhantomWiki