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

One-time characters

unnamed pilots

Locations

New York
Bengali

Tribes

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.

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
"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)