The Mysterious Ambassador (daily story)

The Mysterious Ambassador
Start date:	October 15th, 1962
End date:	June 1st, 1963
# of strips:	198 strips (33 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Wharf Rats"
Followed by:	"The Mystery of the Island of Dogs"

"The Mysterious Ambassador" is the 85th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

When Lamanda Luaga is elected president of Bengali, general Bababu starts a civil war.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Lamanda Luaga
• General Bababu
• Guran
• Trader Joe
• Devil
• Hero
• Dr. Kirk
• Ambassador Cari

One-time characters

• unnamed pilots

Locations

• New York
• Bengali
  • Morristown
  • Box 7
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Llongo

Organizations

• United Nations

Vehicles

• The Jungle Express

Items

Old Jungle Sayings

• Next to the Phantom the jungle cat moves like molasses.
• The Phantom moves faster than the eye can see.
• The cold voice of the angry Phantom can freeze a tiger's blood.
• The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Last Guerrillas" by Senio Pratesi.
• "The Masked Emissary" by Dick Wood and Bill Lignante.
• "The Mysterious Ambassador" by Lee Falk.

Refers to

• "The Epidemic" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Referenced in

• "The Rocket Mystery" by Bertil Wilhelmsson
• "The Heirs" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "City of the Skull-Marked Men" by Scott Goodall and César Spadari

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Misión médica", Fantasía #145 and "El fin de Bababú", #147 (1970)
• "El tirano Barabu", Libro de Oro #18 (1964)

Australia

• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #246 – #247 (1963)
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #383 – #384 (1969)
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #543 – #544 (1974)
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #724 – #725 (1981)
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #1101 (1995)
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", The Phantom #1884 (2021)

Brazil

• "O Ditador", Almanaque do Fantasma (1965)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• L'Action February 26, 1963 – October 12, 1963

Denmark

• Hejmdal November 30, 1964 – August 4, 1965
• "Revolte i junglen", Fantomet #64 and "Tyrannens fald", #65 (1976)
• "Revolte i junglen", Fantomet #334 and "Tyrannens fald", #335 (1991)

Finland

• "Tyrannin tuho", Nastasarjat 5 – 6/1965
• "Kapina viidakossa", Mustanaamio 9/1972 and "Tyrannin tuho", 10/1972
• "Salaperäinen suurlähettiläs", Ilta-Sanomat December 2, 2014 – January 26, 2015
• "Kapina viidakossa" and "Tyrannin tuho", Mustanaamio 1972 (2015)
• "Tyrannin tuho", Legenda (2020)

France

• "Apocalypse au Bengale", Le Fantôme #321 – #322 and "Le chevalier des justes", #325 – #326 (1970)
• "L'équipe des sauveteurs", #718, "Le dictateur", #719, "La guérilla continue", #720 and "Un émissaire officiel", #721

Greece

• "Η πτώση του δικτάτορα" (romanized as "I ptosi tou diktatora"), Fantom #10 (1977)

Guatemala

• El Gráfico ?, 1963 – ?, 196?

Iceland

• Tíminn May 23, 1963 – February 7, 1964

Ireland

• Irish Independent May 6, 1963 – December 21, 1963

Italy

• "Apocalisse sui Bengala", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #43 and "Il paladino dei giusti", #45
• "Apocalisse sui Bengala", L'Uomo Mascherato #166 and "Il paladino dei giusti", #166 (1970)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963

Mexico

• El Informador February 6, 1963 – September 27, 1963

The Netherlands

• "Opstand in het oerwoud", De Volkskrant September 30, 1963 – May 26, 1964

New Zealand

• The Phantom #477 – #483

Norway

• Aftenposten March 18, 1964 – November 10, 1964
• "Krig i jungelen", Fantomet 11/1969 and "Tyrannens fall", 12/1969
• "Opprør i jungelen", Fantomet 17/1972 and "Tyrannens fall", 18/1972
• "Sendebudet", Fantomet Spesialalbum #3 (1988)
• "Sendebudet", Serie-pocket #235 (2000)
• Aftenposten April 12, 2000 – January 30, 2001
• "Krig i jungelen" and "Tyrannens fall", Krønikebok #24 (2005)
• Fantomets Krønike 4/2010 (part only)
• "Krig i jungelen", Fantomet Kronologisk #11 and "Tyrannens fall", Fantomet Kronologisk #12 (2019)

Portugal

• Mundo de Aventuras #330 – #331 (1980)

Spain

• El Correo October 30, 1963 – February 22, 1964
• "Guerra en la Selva", El Hombre Enmascarado #8A, "En poder de Bababu", #9A and "Agente oficial de la ONU", #10A (1964)
• "Guerra en la Selva", "En poder de Bababu", and "Agente oficial de la ONU", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "Guerra en la Selva", "En poder de Bababu", and "Agente oficial de la ONU", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #2 (1970)
• "El dictador", El Hombre Enmascarado #21 (1975)
• "El dictador", El Hombre Enmascarado #38 – #39 (1980)
• "El emisario misterioso", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (2018)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet April 29, 1964 – December 17, 1964
• "Krig i djungeln", Fantomen 2/1965 and "Tyrannens fall", 3/1965
• Göteborgs-Tidningen September ?, 1964 – May 13, 1965
• Nerikes Allehanda March 15, 1965 – October 29, 1965
• "Revolt i djungeln", Fantomen 2/1972 and "Tyrannens fall", 3/1972
• "Sändebudet", Samlade Serierariteter: Sändebudet (1986)
• "Krig i djungeln", Den vandrande vålnaden 5/1996 and "Tyrannens fall", 6/1996
• "Krig i djungeln" and "Tyrannens fall", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1965, Del 1 (2015)
• "Krig i djungeln", Legend (2020)

Turkey

• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske #83 – #88 (1975)
• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske Albüm #24 – #25 (197?)
• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske Albüm #129 – #130
• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #38 – #39
• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #14
• "Diktatör", Kızılmaske #1 (2013)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وأشرار الغابة" (romanized as "Alshabah wa Ashrar Alghaba"), Samir #394 – #411 (1963-64)

USA

• Appleton Post-Crescent‎ October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Beaver County Times October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Birmingham News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Bradford Era October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Bucks County Courier Times October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Charleston Daily Mail October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Charlotte News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Chattanooga Daily Times October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Courier-Post October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Daily Item October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963‎
• Delaware County Daily Times‎ October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Denton Record-Chronicle October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Evening News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Gadsden Times October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Herald News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Indianapolis News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Laurel Leader-Call October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Miami News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Milwaukee Sentinel October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Morristown Gazette Mail October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Oneonta Star October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Pocono Record October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Reading Eagle October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Red Bank Register October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Rome Daily Sentinel October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Rome News-Tribune October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Sandusky Register Star News October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Syracuse Herald Journal October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Tampa Times October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Times Recorder October 15, 1962 – ? (incomplete story)
• Uniontown Morning Herald October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• The Washington Reporter October 15, 1962 – June 1, 1963
• Sentinel-Age October 21, 1962 – March 10, 1963 - without the last twelve weeks
• Orlando Sentinel May 6, 1963 – June 1, 1963 - the first four weeks only
• La Opinión ?, 1962 – July 10, 1963
• "The Mysterious Ambassador", Comics Revue #391-392 – #395-396 (2018-19)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Eighteen 1962–1964 (2020)

West Germany

• "Phantom schlägt zu", Phantom #2 and "Die verlorene Patrouille", #9 (1974)
• "Phantom schlägt zu", Phantom Das große Album #1 and "Die verlorene Patrouille", #2

Yugoslavia

• "Тиранин" (romanized as "Tiranin"), Politikin Zabavnik #1145 – #1146 (1973)
• "Gradonačelnik po svaku cenu", Denis #250 – #251 (1981)
• "Тиранин" (romanized as "Tiranin"), Politikin Zabavnik #2406 – #2408 (1998)