Tintin - Land of Black Gold

The war abruptly interrupted the pre-publication of this adventure on May 9, 1940. At that time, neither Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, nor Marlinspike Hall had joined the Tintin saga. Eight years later, the Tintin Journal republished this episode. With brilliant humor, Hergé reintegrated the previously absent characters into the revamped adventure he set out to complete. In 1950, the album was published. But as the world changed, a slightly modified new version was offered to the public in 1971. Hardcover