The Diversion

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Diversion
(original art)
Start date:	October 1st, 1961
End date:	December 10th, 1961
# of strips:	11 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Space Thing"
Followed by:	"The Collector"

"Diversion" is the 88th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Eight years ago, "Brains" was sentenced to prison for attempting to rob the bank in Hometon, the plesant little city known for it's zoo. "Brains" spent those years planning how to do the perfect robbery of the burglar-proof bank, with the police station located across the street. He envisioned that if he turned the zoo animals loose, it would be a diversion, leaving time for him to robb the bank without interference by the police. When he was released he told his plan to his friend Bud....

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Brains, a notorious bank robber
Bud, friend of Brains
Mac, a zoo keeper
Jerry, a police man
Hometon's dogcatcher
Noma, a lion
Ranee, a tiger

Locations

Hometon
- - Main Street
  - First Street
- Hometon Bank, in Main Street
- Hometon Zoo

Behind the scenes

The story title is taken from the strip of September 24 and October 1, 1961 (Next Week: "Diversion").
In this story it looks like Mandrake, Narda, Lothar and the Police Chief live in Hometon.