Collecting Indiana Jones goodies is an adventure that leads to great discoveries now and then. One of my latest extraordinary findings was a children puzzle book titled "
Young Indiana Jones in the Curse of the Kah" by author Owen Williams and illustrated by Paddy Mounter. This "Hippo Mystery?Puzzles" book was printed in 1993 by Scholastic. The 32 pages are in full comic illustration, which makes this book a comic book. At the same time the story is filled with puzzles and riddles, making this book a puzzle book. All the pictures are filled with a lot of tiny details, partially because of puzzles that ask the reader to find some detail but often just for fun.
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| Indy doing the mummy dance c|:) |
The story is based on the first episode of the
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles tv show (
Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal). But in this version of Indy's first adventure everything is a bit different to the tv version. The authors might have gotten an early draft of the tv script or maybe they have gotten the freedom to change the story to fit it to their puzzle needs. Anyway, having an alternate version of this Egypt adventure adds a nice touch to the story of Indy's life.
A highly recommended entertaining and fun read for children (and Indy fans).
3 comments:
Hi! I recently picked up this book as well, do you know how rare it is/ how much it's worth?
A bit tricky question. It does seem to be pretty rare by now but most of the fans do not know it even exist. If you want to sell it, give it some time for people to discover (longer running auction or similar). You might get 25-50 USD (maybe more), at least that's what I would spend on it.
Thankyou so much! Yes I have looked on eBay and various sites and it doesn't seem to be posted. A great collectors item.
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