Customer Reviews

1947 classic - By: H. Beentje, 08 Mar 2009
Chronologicallyin between 'The black island' & 'The crab with the golden claws', this 1947 album is a great Tintin adventure. East European spies, car chases, the first meeting with Bianca Castafiore, treachorous soldiers, clever detective work, it has it all.

The original version came out,in black & white,in 1938. It was very topical,in that the Borduria/Syldavia tensions mirror those of Germany & Austria:in fact, the Anschluss (takeover of Austria by Germany) had just taken place. Butin 1947 the colour version was made, & Herge & Edgar Jacobs (writer of the excellent Blake & Mortimer series) took the opportunity to re-draw the story as well.
The drawing is precise, vintage Herge at his top.