Crook's Haven

Crook's Haven
Start date:	November 23rd, 1980
End date:	May 24th, 1981
# of strips:	27 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Uninvited Visitors"
Followed by:	"Crazy Louie's Story"

"Crook's Haven" is the 113th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

Prince Buzabal in The Misty Mountains allows criminals on the run to enjoy themselves in his kingdom and spend their money in his casino, before they are quietly disposed of through a trap door that leads to a pair of hungry lions.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Lamanda Luaga
• Tondo
• Toma
• Fraka
• Hero
• Devil
• President Goranda (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Prince Buzabal
• Emir
• Fanny
• Louie of Atlanta
• Kooky of Chicago

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Mawitaan
    • Presidential Palace
  • The Tree House
• The Misty Mountains
  • Buzanta

Organizations

• Mawitaan Police Department
• Interpol
• United Nations' Commission Against Crime

Old jungle sayings

• It is terror for the evil man to awake in darkness and see The Phantom.
• The Phantom has the strength of ten tigers.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• La Nacion ?, 1981 – December ?, 1981

Australia

• The Canberra Times August 16, 1981 – February 14, 1982
• The Phantom #733 (1981)
• The Phantom #1133 (1996)

Brazil

• "Buzanta, O Paraíso dos Escroques", Almanaque Fantasma #18 (1983)

Colombia

• El Tiempo January 4, 1981 – July 5, 1981

Costa Rica

• La Nación January 22, 1983 – July 23, 1983 - the last week missing

Denmark

• "Dødelig fristad", Fantomet #216 (1983)

Finland

• Seura 4-31/1982
• "Tuhoisa vapaakaupunki", Mustanaamio 26/1981
• "Tuhoisa vapaakaupunki", Mustanaamio 10/1988
• "Tappava vapaakaupunki" Mustanaamio 24/2009 – 1/2010

France

• "Le Trésor du Fantôme", Collection Phantom - Le Trésor du Fantôme (1983)

Iceland

• Vikan January 28, 1982 – July 29, 1982

India

• The Illustrated Weekly of India February 21, 1982 – ?
• "The Iron Willed Saviour", Indrajal Comics Vol. 20 No. 1 – Vol. 20 No. 3 (1983)

Italy

• "Il porto dei criminali", Phantom #65

Norway

• Vi menn 18-43/1981
• "Livsfarlig fristad", Fantomet 26/1981
• "Dødelig fristad", Fantomet 20/1991
• "Dødelig fristad", Fantomet 23 – 26/2009
• "Dødelig fristad", Fantomet Gullalderen #14 (2013)

Sweden

• Hemmets Veckotidning 30/1981 – 4/1982
• "Dödlig fristad", Fantomen 17/1981
• "Dödlig fristad", Fantomen 18/1991
• "Dödlig fristad", Fantomen 24/2009 – 1/2010
• "Dödlig fristad", Fantomens Skattkammare #7 (2025)

Turkey

• "Kaçaklar Cenneti", Kızılmaske Albüm #35 – #36
• "Kaçaklar Cenneti", Kızılmaske Albüm #110 – #111
• "Kaçaklar Cenneti", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #39 – #40
• "Kaçaklar Cenneti", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #31 – #32
• "Kaçaklar Cenneti", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #11

USA

• Anchorage Daily News November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Birmingham News November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Bluefield Daily Telegraph November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Chicago Tribune November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Cumberland Sunday Times November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Gadsden Times November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Ironton Tribune November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Leaf-Chronicle November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Montgomery Advertiser November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• News-Press November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Orlando Sentinel November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Robesonian November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Rome News-Tribune November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Spartanburg Herald-Journal November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• Staten Island Advance November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• St. Petersburg Times November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Times November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Tuscaloosa News November 23, 1980 – May 24, 1981
• The Phantom #1 (1989)

West Germany

• "Die Bestien von Buthan", Phantom #203 (1982)
• "Die Bestien von Buthan", Phantom Super-band #52