The Masked Emissary

The Masked Emissary
Produced for:	The Phantom #19
# of pgs:	9
Writer:	Dick Wood & Lee Falk
Artist:	Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	King Comics

"The Masked Emissary" is a 1966 King Comics story written by Dick Wood, after an original script by Lee Falk, and with art by Bill Lignante.

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Diana
• Luaga
• Bababu
• The Monkey Mail

One-time characters

• Colonel Nelson
• The Chief of Wambesi

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Skull Cave
    • The Skull Throne
• Morristown

Tribes

• Bandar

Trivia

• Luaga, Bababu, the Monkey Mail, the name Morristown, and Diana's work for the U.N. make their first Gold Key/King appearances.
• This is the last Lee Falk-based story to be published in the 1962-1977 American The Phantom magazine.
• This story differs on several points from the original Falk/Barry story; it is much shorter, basically only including the final showdown between Luaga and Bababu, and - maybe most notable - Luaga and Bababu are both Caucasian. Luaga is also referred to as "Luaga of Kelgo" by the jungle chiefs, and Bababu is said to have the rank of a Captain.

Related stories

Remake of

• "The Mysterious Ambassador" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Emissário Mascarado", Fantasma #135 (1968)
• "O Emissário Mascarado", Fantasma #243 (1976)

Chile

• "Comisario el enmascarado", El Fantasma #16 (1967)

France

• "L'émissaire masqué", Le Fantôme #132 (1967)

India

• "The Masked Emissary", Indrajal Comics #39 (1967)

Italy

• "L'emissario mascherato", L'Uomo Mascherato #216 (1967)

Portugal

• "O Emissário Mascarado", Chico Zumba #7 (1975)

United Kingdom

• "The Masked Emissary", The Phantom - World Adventure Library #3 (1967)
• "The Masked Emissary", Secrets of the Unknown #85
• "The Masked Emissary", Secrets of the Unknown #237

USA

• "The Masked Emissary", The Phantom #19 (1966)
• "The Masked Emissary", The Complete Series: The King Years (2012)

Venezuela

• "Comisario el enmascarado", El Fantasma #16 (1967)