The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, Volume 1: Manetho's Papyrus (Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide, Tome 1) by the Belgian artist
Edgar P. Jacobs was the fourth comic book in the
Blake and Mortimer series, first published in
Tintin from March 23, 1950 to February 21, 1951. It appeared in book format in 1954.
Plot
Professor Philip Mortimer is going to
Cairo,
Egypt for a holiday. He soon gets mixed up in a weird business with ancient papyrus, heretic kings, lost treasures, an old nemesis, and the murder of his friend; Captain Blake.
English Publication
The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, Vol. 1 was first published in English by Les Editions Blake and Mortimer in 1987. In 1990,
Comcat Comics planned to publish it as
Secret of the Great Pyramid, Vol 1, but the company went under before it could come out. It has been published by
Cinebook Ltd in November 2007.
References
- http://www.cinebook.co.uk/catalogue~Cat~A-7B~Code~9781905460373.asp
- http://www.ogtec.demon.co.uk/indexOld.htm
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