Luaga's Undercover Tour

Luaga's Undercover Tour
Start date:	April 20th, 1970
End date:	July 25th, 1970
# of strips:	84 strips (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Missing Daddy"
Followed by:	"The Mission"

"Luaga's Undercover Tour" is the 109th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• An early Phantom (in flashback)
• Redbeard (in flashback)
• Sala (in flashback)
• Crusher (in flashback)
• Big Bart (in flashback)
• President Luaga
• Colonel Worobu
• Captain Smythe
• Lieutenant Baranda
• General Bababu (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Private Swada
• Morg
• Major Gorga
• Sergeant

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Kala road
  • The Town of Thieves

Tribes

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Vehicles

Behind the scenes

• Colonel Worobu has a mustache instead of his usual goatee. The only other story to show Worobu with this look is "The Dead River", published in Fantomen the year after "Luaga's Undercover Tour" was published there.
• Salla is mentioned, but misspelled as Sala. He is not seen, but instead Big Bart is seen but not mentioned by name.
• The Phantom that founded the Jungle Patrol is only identified as "an early Phantom" and the formation was "300 years ago".

Related stories

Referenced in

• "The Mission" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Comando fantasma", Fantasía #189 (1972)

Australia

• "Luaga's Undercover Tour", The Phantom #436 (1970)
• "Luaga's Undercover Tour", The Phantom #611 (1977)
• "Luaga's Undercover Tour", The Phantom #818 (1985)
• "Luaga's Undercover Tour", The Phantom #1187 (1998)

Brazil

• "O Turista", Fantasma #173 (1970)
• "A Escolta do Presidente", Fantasma #292 (1980)
• "Presidente Secreto", Ataque ao Orfanato e Outras Histórias (2025)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste May 20, 1970 – October 17, 1970
• L'Action April 22, 1970 – July 27, 1970

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende October 15, 1971 – January 22, 1972
• "Banditbyen", Fantomet #18 (1972)
• "Banditbyen", Fantomet #338 (1992)

Finland

• "Varkaitten kaupunki", Mustanaamio 24/1979
• "Konnakaupunki", Sarjakirja 1/1990
• "Presidentin maakuntamatka", Ilta-Sanomat July 27, 2012 – August 15, 2012

Greece

• "Πραξικοπημα" (romanized as "Praxikopima"), Fantom #54 (1976)

Iceland

• Tíminn November 5, 1970 – February 16, 1971

India

• "The Secret Mission", Indrajal Comics #145 (1971)
• "வெறியர் நகரம்" (romanized as "Veriyar Nagaram"), Muthu Comics #472 (2023)
• "Luaga`s Undercover Tour", The Phantom #32 (2023; colored by Simi Muhamma)

Italy

• "Ispezione pericolosa", L'Uomo Mascherato #194 – #196 (1971)
• "Ispezione pericolosa", Phantom Selezione #3 (1977)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970

Mexico

• El Informador August 22, 1970 – November 27, 1970

Norway

• Aftenposten December 11, 1971 – March 20, 1972
• "Bandittbyen", Fantomet 4/1972
• "Tyvenes by", Fantomet 26/1979
• "Bandittbyen", Serie-pocket #152 (1990)
• "Bandittbyen", Fantomet 2/2000
• "Bandittbyen", Krønikebok #31 (2006)
• "Bandittbyen", Jubileumsbok (1964-2014) #1 (2014)
• "Bandittbyen", Fantomet Kronologisk #27 (2023)

Portugal

• "Protecção ao Presidente", Condor #26 (1972)

Spain

• "La ciudad de los ladrones", El Hombre Enmascarado #8 (1974)
• "La ciudad de los ladrones", El Hombre Enmascarado #20 (1979)
• "La gira secreta de Luaga", The Phantom - El Hombre Enmascarado #13 (2022)

Sweden

• "Banditstaden", Fantomen 2/1971
• Svenska Dagbladet April 10, 1971 – July 21, 1971
• Göteborgs-Tidningen July 22, 1971 – October 26, 1971
• Nerikes Allehanda March 2, 1972 – June 12, 1972
• Katrineholmskuriren October 28, 1974 – February 6, 1975
• "Tjuvarnas stad", Fantomen 16/1979
• Upsala Nya Tidning August 2, 1983 – November 7, 1983
• "Tjuvarnas stad", Fantomen 2/2000
• "Tjuvarnas stad", De tusen farornas man (2015)
• "Banditstaden", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1971, Del 1 (2022)

Turkey

• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske #3 (1973)
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Albüm #1 (197?)
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Albüm #103
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Albüm #50
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Albüm #119
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #32
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #26
• "Orman Karakolu", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #9
• "Orman Karakolu", Yeni Kızılmaske #1 (2011)
• "Luaga Gizlice Ülkesini Geziyor", Kızılmaske #5 (2013)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail August 6, 1970 – November 11, 1970

USA

• The State April 20, 1970 – July 11, 1970 - without the last two weeks
• The Alabama Journal April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Alliance Times-Herald April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Appleton Post-Crescent April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Asheville Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Atlanta Constitution April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Bangor Daily News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Beaver County Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Beckley Post Herald April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Birmingham News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Bradford Era April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Bucks County Courier Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Buffalo Courier-Express April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Charleston Daily Mail April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Charlotte News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Chippewa Herald April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Courier-Post April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Daily Advance April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Daily American April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Daily Item April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Daily Journal April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Daily Standard April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Delaware County Daily Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Gadsden Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Gloucester County Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Green Bay Press-Gazette April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Herald News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Indianapolis News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Jersey Journal April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Johnson City Press April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Laurel Leader-Call April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Leaf-Chronicle April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Ledger-Enquirer April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Lima News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Morning Press April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Morning Sentinel April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The News Item April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The News Journal April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• News-Press April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Observer-Reporter April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Oneonta Star April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Orlando Sentinel April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Philadelphia Daily News April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Portage Daily Register April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Reading Eagle April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Red Bank Register April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Republican Herald April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Rome Daily Sentinel April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Rome News-Tribune April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Tampa Times April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Uniontown Morning Herald April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Washington Reporter April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• The Winchester Sun April 20, 1970 – July 25, 1970
• Suffolk News-Herald April 20, 1970 – July 26, 1970
• "Luaga's Undercover Tour", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Two 1969–1971 (2021)

West Germany

• "Die Wüstenwölfe", Phantom #47 (1976)
• "Die Wüstenwölfe", Phantom Super-band #1
• "Die Teufelskerle von Bangala" (Part 1) and "Der geheimnisvolle Kommandant" (Part 3), Phantom #93, and "Spurlos verschwunden" (Part 2), #95 (1978)
• "Spurlos verschwunden", Phantom Super-band #13 (part 2 only)
• "Spurlos verschwunden", Phantom Super-band #15 (part 2 only)
• "Die Verschwörer von Bilma", Phantom #183 (1981)
• "Die Verschwörer von Bilma", Phantom Super-band #46
• "Das Dorf der Betrüger", Phantom #24 (ca 1984; part 2 only, reprinted from Phantom #95)

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine January 29, 1971 – May 28, 1971
• "Grad bandita", Denis #109 – #110 (1978)