The Brass Monkey

The Brass Monkey
Start date:	December 16th, 1946
End date:	March 22th, 1947
# of strips:	84 (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Felina"
Followed by:	"HRH Cuddles"

"The Brass Monkey" is the 42th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A mysterious master thief commits a series of spectacular robberies. The master of disguises leaves a small symbol at the crime scene, a brass monkey.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief
• Lothar, 4 strips only.
• The Brass Monkey
• The Clay Camel (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Mr. D.A. (the District Attorney)
• Mr. Moore, head of the syndicate that owns the Kolno diamond
• Van Kragg, a Dutch diamond cutter
• Mr. Whitely, aka the Brass Monkey

Locations

• New York
  • City Art Museum
  • Maxon Alley
  • Brisbane prison
• Amsterdam, mentioned only

Objects

• The Corona pearls.
• The Kolno diamond.
• The Royal Scarab.

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 14, 1946 (Beginning Next Week: "The Brass Monkey!")
• The Brass Monkey said her father, the Clay Camel, died of pneumonia.

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Macaco de Bronze", Mandrake, o Mágico #22 (1972)
• "O Macaco Risonho", Mandrake #264 (1978)

Finland

• "Messinkiapina", Sarjakirja #1/1988 (1988)

France

• "Le magot de bronze" & "La femme aux 100 visages", Aventures et Mystères #125 & #126 (1950)
• "Le singe d'argile", Spécial Mandrake #26 (1965)

Italy

• "La scimmia d'argilla" & "Il furto dello scarabeo reale" & "La scimmia d'argilla smascherata", Mandrake #17 & #18 & #19 (1948)
• "La scimmia d'argilla", Super Albo #2 (1960)
• "La scimmia d'argilla", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1962)
• "La scimmia d'argilla", Super Albo #134 (1965)
• "La scimmia d’argilla", Mandrake - New Comics Now #41 (1981)
• "La scimmia d'argilla", Mandrake 35 (Comic Art) (1994)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner May 21, 1947 – August 15, 1947

Norway

• "Bronseapen", Skippern (1948-1949)
• "Messingapen", Serie-pocket #138 (1988)

Spain

• "El Mono de Bronce", Extra #1 (1950)
• "El Mono de Bronce", Mandrake #1 (1997)

Sweden

• "Mässingapan", Karl-Alfred 53/1947-28/1948
• "Mässingapan", Fantomen #14 (1974)

USA

• "The Brass Monkey", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Brass Monkey" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)