The book was obtained by Lord Julian Phyffe and passed onto his son Augustyne. Addicted to the mind-altering mystic drug Orphium, Augustyne offered to trade the Diary to Dr. Strange for a new supply of Orphium. Recognizing the book as accursed, Strange was nearly overcome by a Tauro-demon while trying to purify it. To properly dispose of it, Strange brought the Diary to the Bazaar at the End of Unreason where he sought out a Grogonk of Gronk to take the Diary to its realm, akin to a cosmic landfill.