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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery). | *The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery). | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
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Shakespeare-1958.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake029rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakeespecial08.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Les heros du mystere 06.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Il Vascello-02-24.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Chmp Merlin-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] Spain | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963) | *"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963) | ||
*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995) | *"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Penthouse Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 197 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #197]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 198 (Feature Productions)| #198]] (1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
*"Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as " | *"Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as "Mandrak i leteći lopov"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 915|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #915]] (1969) | ||
==Remake== | ==Remake== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 22 January 2024
| The Penthouse Mystery | |
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| Start date: | May 20, 1957 |
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| End date: | July 27, 1957 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Western" |
| Followed by: | "Lothar's Day" |
"The Penthouse Mystery" is the 92nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
High above the streets, at penthouses, repport comming in about robberies. And those strange thieves arrive the penthouses flying on a carpet or a horse. A case for Mandrake..
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- Narda, one picture only
One-time characters
- Phinesa Rocks, a abnker.
- Marge, a girl.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Penthouse Mystery", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1958 (1958)
Brazil
- "O Cavalo Voador", Mandrake #29 (1957)
- "O Ladrão que Veio das Alturas", Mandrake Especial #8 (1987)
Denmark
- "De flyvende tyve", Fantomet #138 (1980)
Finland
- "Lentävät konnat", Mustanaamio #3 (1977)
France
- "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère #6 (1967)
- "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère Album #2 (1967)
- "Le mystère du Penthouse", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Il Vascello #24 (1960)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1961)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #37 (1963)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)
New Zealand
- "The Penthouse Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #197 and #198 (1959)
Norway
- "Den flyvende tyven", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)
- "De flyvende tyvene", Fantomet #19 (1989)
Spain
- "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno #3 (1958)
- "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #1 (1958)
- "El Bandido de la Alfombra Voladora", Mandrake #19 (1997)
Sweden
- "De flygande tjuvarna", Fantomen #25 (1976)
Yugoslavia
- "Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as "Mandrak i leteći lopov"), Politikin Zabavnik #915 (1969)
Remake
- "The Flying Phantom" by André LeBlanc and Werner Roth.