The Spy Gang

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The Spy Gang
Start date:	28 February 28th, 1944
End date:	May 20th, 1944
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Governor and Suzie"
Followed by:	"The Crooner"

"The Spy Gang" is the 20th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 2 Behind the scenes 3 Reprints 3.1 Australia 3.2 Brazil 3.3 Canada 3.4 France 3.5 Italy 3.6 New Zealand 3.7 Norway 3.8 Portugal 3.9 Spain 3.10 Kingdom of Spain 3.11 Sweden 3.12 USA 3.13 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom

One-time characters

Vehicles

Behind the scenes

• This story has often been reprinted with the title "The Spy Gang". However, the actual title "Diana" appears in the last daily strip of the preceding story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #78 (1955)
• Giant Size Phantom #16
• The Phantom #1008 (1992)
• The Phantom #1498 (2008)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #1126 – #1160 (1944)
• "Missão Secreta", Fantasma #79 (1963)
• "Espiões", O Fantasma #11 (1970)
• "Espiões", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #12 (1995)

Canada

• La Patrie February 28, 1944 – May 20, 1944

France

• "Mission secrète", Le Fantôme du Bengale #22 (1951)
• "Mission spéciale", Le Fantôme Spécial #39 (1966)

Italy

• "Incarico speciale", L'Uomo Mascherato #30 (1963)
• "Incarico speciale", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #162 (1965)
• "Incarico speciale", Phantom #19 (1993)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #131 – #134
• The Phantom #375 – #378

Norway

• Aftenposten May 5, 1945 – August 6, 1945
• "Den hemmelige pakken", Fantomet 13/1994

Portugal

• "Documentos Secretos", Fantasma #3 (1979)

Spain

• "Mision secreta", El Hombre Enmascarado #35 (1976)

Kingdom of Spain

• "Misión especial", El Hombre Enmascarado #59 (1991)

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda March 9, 1946 – June 6, 1946
• "På farligt uppdrag", En odödlig legend (1996)

USA

• Oxnard Press-Courier February 28, 1944 – May 20, 1944
• The Washington Reporter February 28, 1944 – May 20, 1944
• Ace Comics #125 – #133 (1947)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

• "Dijana", Biblioteka Nostalgija #12 (1991)