Le Fantôme Spécial #8

In "Le diabolique comte Bart," the cunning Comte Bart, an Australian exile, ingratiates himself with the dying Maharajah de Barogar—only to seize control after the monarch's death, pretending he still lives and hiding the imprisoned heir in the Himalayas. When the Phantom arrives to investigate, he uncovers Bart’s scheme to force the heir’s fiancée, Princesse Karene, into marriage to legitimize his rule, leading to a deadly confrontation that ends with Bart’s apparent defeat—only for the Phantom to return, more determined than ever.