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1936 "Cursed Book of Magic"


[Depicted in Indiana Jones et le Grimoire Maudit (translated as Indiana Jones and the Cursed Book of Magic)- a French-language, hardcover comic book written by Claude Moliterni and Giancarlo Alessandrini- released in 1995. Unlike the previous two entries in the series (Indiana Jones et le Secret de la Pyramide and Indiana Jones et la Cité de la Foudre), this book was never distributed in Shell gasoline stations.]


  • Indiana is in possession of the Lost Book of Cabal, a magic book that obtains details regarding the Philosophers Stone and/or the Elixir of Life, mythology that suggests a basis for immortality. 


  • Historical figures mentioned in this adventure are:



  • Jean-Francois Champollion - French philologist, archaeologist, and scholar who in 1822 deciphered the Rosetta Stone and other Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. 

  • Nicolas Flamel - French scribe and alchemist who was believed to have created and discovered the philosopher’s stone, therefore achieving immortality. 

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