Tub's Gang
| Tub's Gang | |
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| Start date: | October 22, 1956 |
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| End date: | December 22, 1956 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Little Fog" |
| Followed by: | "The Chess Kings" |
"Tub's Gang" is the 89th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Among the audience under Mandrake's performance at a charity show is Tub, a clever hoodlum behind half the lawlessness in the town. Fascinated he thinks that Mandrake's magic is real and hired him for the next big job.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Tub, an underworld boss.
- Mike, member of Tub's gang.
- Gip, member of Tub's gang.
Locations
- New York
- The State Bank
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
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United Kingdom
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Lição de Mágica", Mandrake #26 (1957)
- "O Chefão que Gostava de Mágica", Mandrake #286 (1979)
Finland
- "Konnuuksien kunkku", Sarjakirja #1/1989 (1989)
France
- "La bande imprenable", Spécial Mandrake #22 (1965)
- "La bande imprenable", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
- no title given, Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "La banda inafferrabile", Il Vascello #20 (1960)
- "La banda inafferrabile", I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Super Albo #124 (1965)
- "La banda inafferrabile", Mandrake - New Comics Now #332 (1994)
New Zealand
- "Tub's Gang", Mandrake the Magician #149 and Mandrake the Magician #150 (1957)
Norway
- "Gangsternes magiker", Fantomet#09 (1983)
- "Gangsternes magiker", Serie-pocket #151 (1989)
Spain
- "Tub el Gángster", Mandrake #41 (1998)
Sweden
- "Brottets häxmästare", Fantomen #18 (1977)
United Kingdom
- "The Trapping of 'Tub'", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1958)
Yugoslavia
- "Провала у банци" (romanized as "Provala u banci"), Politikin Zabavnik #942 (1974)