| The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, Volume 1: Manetho's Papyrus (Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide, Tome 1) |
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| Series | Blake and Mortimer |
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| Published in | Tintin Magazine |
| Date(s) of publication | March 23, 1950 to February 21, 1951 |
| Language | French |
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| Publisher | Les Editions Blake et Mortimer, Cinebooks |
| Date | 1987, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | The Secret of the Swordfish |
| Followed by | The Mystery of the Great Pyramid Volume 2: The Chamber of Horus |
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.
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.
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.
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