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|Title= The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2:<br>King of Beggars
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|1st=[[Fantomen 15/2006|''Fantomen'' 15/2006]]
|Pages= 32
|Writer= [[Claes Reimerthi]]
|Artist= [[Kari Leppänen]]
|Colorist= [[Reprostugan]]
|Producer=[[Egmont Kärnan]]
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'''"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2: King of Beggars"''' is a 2006 [[Team Fantomen]] story, written by [[Claes Reimerthi]], with art by [[Kari Leppänen]].

==Plot synopsis==
Following the events of [[The Ring]], the 1st Phantom leaves London with the scientist Paracelsus. Arriving in Paris they hear gossip about the cruel Baron de Phénix. The baron kidnaps Paracelsus and offers him employment to solve the mystery of the philosopher's stone, including access to a scientific library and laboratory. Meanwhile the Phantom challenges the king of the beggars in a duel.

== Appearances ==
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 1st Phantom]]
*[[Phoenix]] (as Baron de Phénix and the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais Count Gilles de Rais])
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Sir Thomas, the Earl of Gatswick]] (in flashback)
'''One time characters'''
*Count de Rochefort
*Fargas, the count's servant
*Rénard
*Bearnice de Phénix, the count's new wife
*Victor, burglar
'''Real-life characters'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus Paracelsus]

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'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla|Bengali]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
****[[The Chronicle Room]]
*[[United Kingdom (location)|England]]
*[[France (location)|France]]
**Paris
***Coque Noir
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]

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==Related stories ==
===Refers to===
*"[[The Ring]]" by [[Ulf Granberg]] and [[Jaime Vallvé]]

===Follows===
*"[[The Philosopher's Stone, Part 1: Phoenix Reborn]]" by Claes Reimerthi and [[Hans Lindahl]]

===Followed by===
*"[[The Philosopher's Stone, Part 3: The Lost Library]]" by Claes Reimerthi and [[Alex Saviuk]] and [[Dick Giordano]]
*"[[The Philosopher's Stone, Part 4: The Middle of the World]]" by Claes Reimerthi and Kari Leppänen

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
*"The Philosopher's Stone, Part 2: King of Beggars", [[The Phantom 1452 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1452]] (2006)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Viisasten kivi, osa 2: Kerjäläisten kuningas", [[Mustanaamio 15/2006|''Mustanaamio'' 15/2006]]

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"De vises sten, del 2: Tiggernes konge", [[Fantomet 14/2006|''Fantomet'' 14/2006]]

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"De vises sten: Del 2 - Tiggarnas konung", [[Fantomen 15/2006|''Fantomen'' 15/2006]]

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