Drácula (Capitão Mistério Apresenta) #12
"A cimitarra de Buda" brings a chilling twist to the Drácula series, as the blood of a murdered explorer and his guide awakens the Count in the Himalayas. With four mysterious figures racing toward the White Temple from Hong Kong, the stage is set for a tense confrontation—just as Bruce Ling arrives, armed with the legendary Scimitar of Buddha. Penciled and inked by Antonino Homobono Balieiro, this 1982 Brazilian horror tale blends ancient relics and supernatural dread in a taut, atmospheric stand-alone story.
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Blood from an explorer and his Sherpa guide, killed in a mountain climbing accident, revives Count Dracula. Meanwhile, four shady characters set out from Hong Kong to retrieve the Scimitar of Buddha. They all arrive at the White Temple almost at the same time as Bruce Ling. Once again, Bruce dispatches Dracula, this time with the Scimitar.
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