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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story taken from the strip of August 13, 1962 (Beginning: The Gamblers).
*The title for the story taken from the strip of August 13, 1962 (Beginning: The Gamblers).
== Signifiant covers ==
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Mtm-edmal-42.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake080rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Ilvascello mandrake-031.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Classmandit069.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Dol41C.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Miller-mtm-22.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
ClassMandSeries2thegamblers.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Jogo Perigoso", [[Mundo de Aventuras792|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #792]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 795|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #795]] (1964)
*"Jogo Perigoso", [[Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial 3|''Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial'' #3]] (19??)
*"Jogo Perigoso", [[Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial 3|''Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial'' #3]] (19??)


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=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Gamblers", [[Mandrake the Magician 22 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #22]] (1960)
*"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Gamblers", [[Mandrake the Magician 22 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #22]] (1960)
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Gamblers", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Gamblers" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Gamblers" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)


[[Category:Daily stories|Gamblers, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Gamblers, The]]

Latest revision as of 07:58, 14 July 2023

The Gamblers
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Start date: August 13, 1962
End date: October 13, 1962
# of strips: 54 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Narda's TV Show"
Followed by: "The First Visitors"

"The Gamblers" is the 117th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake helps a young cab driver with gambling debts.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • "Pretty-Boy", a gambler and murder-case suspect.
  • Hacky, a cab driver and gambler.
  • Doreen, Hacky's wife.
  • Swami Joe, a fortuneteller.

Locations

  • New York


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story taken from the strip of August 13, 1962 (Beginning: The Gamblers).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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