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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A villain escapes from prison, and shortly after a | A villain escapes from prison, and shortly after there is a series of mysterious robberies. The robberies have one thing in common, the victims claim that they are robbed by monster thieves like: a vampire, a wolfman and a Frankenstein's monster. A case for the Silly-Stuff Department and Mandrake. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]], one picture only | |||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *A butler | ||
* | *Miss Molly, at a bank. | ||
*Foxy, a thief using a mask. | |||
*General Iskander, mentioned only. | |||
*Mr. Mayor, of NYC. | |||
*Allinson, the Mayor's driver. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | *New York | ||
**[[S.S. Dept.|Silly-Stuff Department]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story | *The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | ||
* | *Foxy have prison number [[39013|'''39013''']]. | ||
*A [[The Phantom|Phantom]] mask in a toy shop (February 22, 1995). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 28 March 2015
| The Monster Thief | |
 Norwegian text | |
| Start date: | January 9th, 1995 |
|---|---|
| End date: | March 25th, 1995 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Secret Place" |
| Followed by: | "General Buffo - Druglord" |
"The Monster Thief" is the 218th Mandrake daily story.
The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A villain escapes from prison, and shortly after there is a series of mysterious robberies. The robberies have one thing in common, the victims claim that they are robbed by monster thieves like: a vampire, a wolfman and a Frankenstein's monster. A case for the Silly-Stuff Department and Mandrake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda, one picture only
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- A butler
- Miss Molly, at a bank.
- Foxy, a thief using a mask.
- General Iskander, mentioned only.
- Mr. Mayor, of NYC.
- Allinson, the Mayor's driver.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
- Foxy have prison number 39013.
- A Phantom mask in a toy shop (February 22, 1995).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Hirviö-varas", Mustanaamio #23 (1995)
Sweden
- "Monstertjuven", Fantomen #23 (1995)