Facsimiles are identical reproductions of the first editions of the Tintin albums.
The Broken Ear (1937) is a thrilling chase. Tintin sets sail for South America to recover a stolen fetish. There, all sorts of interests clash, military and economic alike, with the Gran Chaco War having pitted Bolivia against Paraguay for three long years. An Arumbaya statuette is stolen... then returned to its museum. But one detail reveals to Tintin that it isn't the original that was handed back, only a mere replica. What mystery does this statuette hide, that someone would want to disguise its theft? Tintin sets off for South America where, he believes, the key to the riddle lies.
