THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE BROKEN EAR De = MAMMOTH saa[ Closing "| Geedness! time!” | It's Five ood already ky RRRRINg| | Toreador, on guard | (Toreado —— now! gi Tereador”||Ia Ia... ct ¢ Toreador... AS qorea rs i Jd ||Fond'eyes gaze and adore. [Come en, Tazy- | bones! Time to \ get up! || [Knees bent, arms full | [Now forabath: that’sthe || Detaile are just coming | stretch Rowdy. Up... way io wake wpinthe morn ||in ofa rabbery at the \Jand down. and up... ing Museum of Ethnography is the cight 4 [and down’. a o'clock news irate fetish ~ a sacred ribal object -disaprear- ed during the night...Th loss was discover | Come or Snows! The Director? Sim afraid ed this morving bya. || To che Museum _ | |We's engaged : the police museum attendans. || of Ethnography! | [are here es itis believed the t thief must have hid dey inthe gallery overnight and slipped out when the staff arrived for work No evidence of breakinhas been found... {J locked the doors ‘aised thc alarm |Now. iorecapitulate.Nousay one attendant | noticed washing uvucual He carve on dut this worming at seven, AEOTH We served Eat tabibit No, 3542 was wiseing Right?..Mow Hisar Feadantishe elit bre seer amtelat ¥ Ne lastnight a 1712 hours; We wnat ‘Npzolutel! Above sus picion! He's Deen with 42 For over Ewelve years Besides, the Fetish has no intrinsic value In my judge. ‘ment it would only be oF interest toa collector... Great snakes! The Thompsons! Why, its our ||| has no 2 friend Tintin | \ 3 )| quite si - \\| moved Have you any leads r{ Well, the Aruwbaya Feti tive value... The solution ins ef. no insti imple: it was re: by a collector. [Tobe precise: colleciameed by are- lator. dome hour? Vint sure it has Thisis the book something about Fike Arumigayac. Aba! This is interesting... Listen, Snowy." Today we met our First ‘rumbayas. Long black, Oly hair framed Cher coftee-coourea faces. Thay were armed with long blow Pipes which they employ 10 Shoot darts polsoned with curare |g Your nearenat, Snowy? fieiaed toaiiy there Tes (— Curare!...the Uenerosty ana ge *ARUMEAYA ‘emed wits How iP ‘apenh terrible vegctable| poison which paralyses one's breathing! but... it's the very one that’s been stolen! Finercfore wae Jnseerate sre hey we oa ARDEA? FevisH ae werevery ell ate tater (Odd coincidence, dont you think, Snowy?.. Snowy isn't interest 's gone toslecp J think |"ll follow Suit:Extraordinary! There was the fetish this mornin back in its usual piace wisy|| Bear Bérccorr, wie this elton propped (Tn y opinion, gentle I beter fina 9 could. up beside it,..wnat do you | wen, tie Fetish is é | [think ? bewitched ! Pinch domething. fram Yair Heaoanl masearn , Darr my bet, 20 | My mind io made up: his | [According ty the pole letter is anonymous.Nobody | | tie cases clos knows who wrote ik! But that isnt my view... ‘To be precise :lagree. | | — An anonymous lector Wobody wrote! fe aT vaumara rerish | | ne irc YY irvaver crcbogte Here's the proof. [the right eae oF the Walker, the explorer, | | fetish is slightly damaged: says he made a | there's a bttle bit “accurate sketch” And || missing. according tothe | drawing = | [ do beg your pardon, [S0, aval the only one Eo | sirt know the fetisn they put Bach ion fake? Wake up, Tintin Look where youre aie picid [ But on the reinstated Fetish the Tight ear is iwtact. So it must be a ‘Copy... Now, who mould be interested in hequiring the real ove? A collect- or? Quite possibly... Anyway, let> ee what the press has to say joa Oh dear, here we go asain. Sherlo Holmes FATAL OVERSIGHT Hy Jonson Rend. "Por sen (ar a tn pen °( Going round ‘appoars tea ‘and rownd Vike the victim had forgotten to} | that, he makes ring, “iy come” shana megiddy! Ee ae apa ences cle ete a Eee ey A (3)Yer trisisit. Ooh, sir, |{ Jw winding the parrot for waa tragedy. Such Excuse me..15 Enis Spake geniemanl td || ep i: SoHF you krow oF ail the house where that learning’...May- || anyone... Me. Balthazar lived? Pebewscyrtall thar ||" : avd tl eee regular with the rent but| | OF cowrse...1 was | healways paid itinthe || wondering if 1 Le Ce er eea || Seer la Sninials Aparrot and | | Balthazar's room? — | taree wate wice, Lf ‘hat’ nhat he ha the time being. But I can't Vil take yon wp. Such a character hewas... rift. can still sce him... hisever- black velvet suit, at. big wat... And all that smoking Apipe inhis Tastin mouth all day long , hehad. Buthencver touched the drink _-aniff. They had to send for falocksmith,..the door was focked from te inside,,.The gre wosinbistling out of tie ring TWieiz where wefoand Wm | 9 ie sceap oF grey If by any chance you found a parr lover les uchafrianaly rd? Naturally, Pil re member y04. Good. You knew Mir Balthazar _ well? (Er... that’s to Say..not imately Avery Funny accident (gas reas whistling out of the ing. So, Pte tap wason when Bal: Ehazar went bo bed he'd have heard it. Unless he was drunks but he never touched drink. ‘Therefore someone turned the tap onarter the sculptor was dead, since the gas wasn't ‘strong enough Eo kill the par- fol. And that someone was wearing something wade of aFey flannel and swiok- eWwitness the picce of cloth Great snakes!... land the cigarette end, which ‘Why not?! Couldn't have belonged to the victim: Me only smoked A x Brey \d he wore a velvet suit. EO Me Bacar as wurden fe was murdered because he'd probably made a replica of tne Arumbaya fetish for Someone. Aud someone \didn’t want him to talk ... Someone Semcon (Oca nat ‘someone FB2rive!,, How can) ing a cigarette rN ut @Excuse me, but I've been TF youd only been two mine thinking. I'l buy Mir. bal-| | utes sooner! | just soldi thazar's parest The gentleman who bought pli Liles itwashere a moment PP] ihe parrot? go}; you must have Ooooh, sir passed him Look, there he goes! You sce the gentleman witha par Celunder hisary That's Kin { Let's hope lneilagree | Foresellittome, | nS Grereat greedy: guts! Hey, you!...D'you always behave] wnethat? ize" YP OE biclind es Ferdone, Seiior: being insulted! a GRRREAT Oh, help! Wk5a]{ The parrot!!! | GRRREAT GREEDY-GUTS! || (Boh tne | | GREEDY-GUTS! parrot! The * { Estupido! Imbécil! Great greedy. guts! Look what you do: my beautifull parrot ees escapado! Ees perdido! [The only witness to Balenazar’s deatn, the only one who could have talked, | 7 | land therehe goes. | & Tie parrot eee Sal right. by ity grandfather Ay, ¥ my grandfather. Ay, Gud dzoaatre Alla thuchas gracias for eryto heen al That's quite [Give to me by my arand-| father” Why tella lie? T wonder, could he be interested in tie >) |parrot for the same | [reason as me?It's raining, Pre fessor. Don't for get your umbrella sand remember your glasses. Don't worry, Emestine. My glasses are in the pocker oF my jacket Til Eake a umbrella is [Trust takea closer look...Now, where have iy glasses gone? | know Iput thom inmay overcoat Pocket... ‘and 1,.er..do Forgive me, sir. Tw 50 absent- wind \ed..Would youbrleve i mistook you fra bird {Good morning Howdyoudo? Pleased to meet you! Your advertisement rot. Large reward tadlor Rood Ie wil be: tonight paper sir reads “Lost: magnificent indler contact 26 Lab- Ees necesario to make | | advertisement about || There:"Lost: magnificent parrot...” Look. the parrot. there are two notices. Tl try Ene first AG yn address: it wearer than the other. The sooner the better | ‘you the gentleman | | came about the parrot. Are who ‘Aly, yes! Do come {5 him allright} Teavt thank | [Good bye, and Eran you | fou enough. Yow wouldw' believe amet what he means Lo me. Please tale the rewarI mced to buy a cage Look after that box, Snowy. Fittbe back ina few minutes | maces moore But first . Who doce he |( Help! They're Woon, ! think he is?! | Fighting! cs [Foon [GRRREAT puck ve intioe | ate a |JGREEDY- ak Hore, have you notived?..1There are. | two advertisements: avd noone has brought back the parrot. Jt makes mye oe er... Ss -oMeone one as of of Balthazar's killer?,.. Anyway, iEs an tikiresetoremamber oLabrader Road Si, 5i...only two people see] patrol escape. thes old Srezdy-outs and tees younovan Where's that wretched | parrot now? Careful... he's in there No dowbt about ie there's barglar iin the FlakeTm waiting Come on! Start ti Arie] Caramba! Ees the young man who try Co catch i Hae parret: mine. You steal hem, J make complain to the T You bird he ees Fin T Saw you w Ps 2 eae Now, let's be serious J want to know why youre interested in our Featizered Friend... Really? Go right ahead There's the nome + rapped, solcameup || A Few inches bethe quietly and Ewitcaed off [I have time to throw the light fia at Create for Mikin’ TH Mave to watels out: Vknow, I know + you need ‘more practice. Thear the pural, he go whack | into chair. | only miss heem by | phe, | LACK = me That Me. and ys Dovel at 21 London Have you quite Finished Och, Colonel! It's the ghost of Mr. Balthazar! J fear avorce! Whine! SHUT UP! I AM BALTHAZAR! Any Ghosts? Rubbish! Stuff and nonsense. Wellscc...By theleft, quick warch!1AM BALTHAZAR! Grereat greedy gute! Tam Balthazar ! Faithful unto death] a loving pet! Last night the occupants oF 21 London Road, ‘awakened by This tivne wy Iuck's in! Guicie!"" A taxi! T give up We'll have to walk. Oh? The parrot? You really are unlucky. The gentleman who bought it yesterday Came £0 collect ikagain wie Nob bent minutes ‘igo. He beat me.to it, the jangster. And now 15 got the parrok K a bachRoad hog! He couldn't have been closer if he'd tried to runt you down ! Yes, he deliberate ly swerved to the left! Are you hurt? | No, thanks, | had time to'juomp clear. | wouldn't have fallen if | hadn't tripped over the edge of ‘the pavement. | managed to get his num ber. Wait...169...¥es, 169 Nw... That's ic. 169Mw.. ..| ell you, iF thavidiot hadn't warned him Vd have scttled his hash | Si, 31, bt truth cea yon y meess heew and from now ¢ heees on kces auard, \ Crertamente, knife ees In that case, you'll have to | practise harder: youalways tnrow too Far to the right Only « teetie That's it... 169MW.... Doctor Eugene Trebblevob, 120 Goo. Minstrel z ajnstrel’s Way, This time I'm sure I'm on the right track Wrong numbert.. That man wo toid me can'z have seen It clearly. ‘Anyway, ifs possible they used false nwm- ber plateson their” | car... Oh |Tpok Snowy! Yousee: 169MW.] [They just turned their numberplates] [Now then. MWO9T Now wae: one...two upside down... Perfectly simple! | |...Alonse Perez, engineer, Suniy Bank, Freshfield Not far from ier to Freshfield Let's 90! S ‘AMT you need do Ts aim more tothe fofes' that way You hit the bulls Carambal Hat wat hal Again ees t90, | |Caramba! .. auch Eoright! | |WHOOPEE! by ofEsEcpido, 4 15 | parrot! You shut up! May bien, aim more to the left? Why Wot ? 7 | [Sa Wr [GRRREAT GREEDY- | |Grrreat greedy-outs! You fool! What are ] Carrramba!. GUTS! Sitencior —| |orrreal yey outs! 2, Liu doing 7. Missed again! Reale WARK a) aniwal waaldito Crazy idiot! Think | [FEESNTFEtIon! Amino | [Carreambal | | what that parrot | |weeth thees fetish!.. Haha |Tcarambat means tous Ave | [And J wreeng theneck | |ha! ... arombal —) you out of your of thees Feelthy fereceat |, __ | ‘mind? What about | |Parrot! .. Gee: Sas : “pute! the Fetish?Mala bestia! | Carrrambal... Kill heer! Mi Ramin, i you lay a Finger on tat | parrot you're adead Guck! Lying crook!.., Pretending to Hello?...12 that be a doctor ona study trip to | Europe...Butalnewaried. | | Hoe Hotel Liverty? Rodrig Tortilla, you've killed we Siew Tortitlat stzal tae fetish..and | | .~ May 1 speak the swine succecded. By get- | | U° Mi. Tortilla, ting tid of Balthazar, We Please. thought hel covered his trad, Burne reckoned without dur Feathered friend)...}ve got hisaddress. in going tox meeting, He won't suspect ‘anything - Tortilla Were beaten!...There goes Tortilla ext bulletin ot eleven Tm so sorry, but peacefully sailing away to South O'GDch ... Now here is es gone sin. Yes, Rmerica..1f only that Dramtess | | Sowe late shipping news. 10 South America parrot had talked just one day «es, he went to Booner ieHavre, he sail Do we have to tal cd at midday. - keop listening The boak!... fe was vo that wrecched called “Ville de Doro). ) The strike of dockworkers | [Caramba! Allis not lost, fat the French port of Le | | Ramdn: we have time to get Havre has spread today. | | there! More than adezen ships | | are naw delayed. Among vessels not expected to Sail before midnight tomorrow is the “Ville de Lyon bound for South America ...Liverad. days lader Perhaps he see ue and he Did you see? beep to hees cabin... Or may Now, clever Seftor Tor tila thetunbeains! || | wel? [Nothing Nosign | | bebe nevare come aboard = = ‘Still of heem anywhere! | | thees ship... Een thes mothing? (si! Someones coming No, cierta mente 663 impossible wr Riso, now could he kuow ? Teepe es [ies crazy! We've started But no, ees not right! | [All right, there's ] Seeing Tintins around Ect eve hoem! Eve First] lonly ome ancwer every commer! They're all | Jone, thees one inthe | |He's got Logo! fairly short. Cap. | remember heem: 14 es in same actoplane ‘Esta woche...to- id vesect behind us fd heeeet behind us ight after | |Ees following us.) tell Midwbe we Fee [yoH, be Tintin heem good! Now don't foract : aims alittle more to the tert. A weeg! Ees wearing a weeg! Ciertamente ces hem!Only hees voice when he Shout ces not You are ready ? We now Go towork weet thees leettle old a Madre! Eesciose. sues your fault. You weeth your "Leetle more to the lef"! Well, ifs the First time you landed artere 30a. aimed . ayy ite peobatly a pad tring you did. ie kim, ene ie wnen'b Tintin | [No nok that way. We aren't sure it’s him. Tea better idea: Get it? TFiks Tintin, he (aay must. bi wearing a false beard Steady!... You're nearly there .Alitle to the right... Genty., Bag abi... tarsf Now we're sure Tintin isn't Aboard we can really get down to finding Tortilla Ale there’ our steward... | | Thanks ..] see you're up bright il you join us fora drink? | | arid early, Not like sore [ coul You joins fora drink? | | Tention’..Take Your relow countrywian in cabin 17...Nevor shows his nose cutside the He saysheis, but I don’t believe a word oPit. Anyway, he hasn’ left his cabin since He sailed... Has all his meals there Well, cheers! Cheers! And you'll never believe it ... Just between the three of us . the passenger.../sht a man ent a woman...bu:.an omelet Hal ha! ha! Now wait for it... Dyow know why ?... Because he's called Tortilla, and in Spanish tortilla means... That's rich! [ Got to yo now... IP the Captain ees me here I'll catch it...And you wouldn't want co drop me. [.,an omelette! Hatha! hal }| That wasagood | {Thanks tothat one..dropin the | | nitwit weve drink...Gek it? | | found Tortilla... Rams, the Fetish is ours! At last!Frat ight. 6 Have you heard? That Torta He's disappeared He east bare been pushed overboard There'd been astruggie, Sat How shocking lo taey know who die? onnow... Get your hande up ‘They do indeed, gentlemen |... Come ] fast! jaa Caramba! | Keep @ lose watch on Tes Tintin! | | Shem till tae police arrive. might have kwown! Tam Colonel Jimenez, regular army These two?...J know them both...dangerous ~{ Captain Maldemer...T ] | crooks, wanted by ou police. we two prisoners I'd tikes ———Cohand over,And that's the whole story. Look, here's the Fetish they stole From the. wretched Tortilla Does anything in particular strike yet apen Good idea of yours toweet the boat Excellent... ‘But theres still be tis! - Don't worry...they wort have it for long! | reckon it’s another’ fake. The right car isn't broken, Se Exoctly, So we stil sed to how bro hinge, First, where's the real fetish... and then, what are all these Jangsters really ater? A letter for Mr.Tintin, sir, A police launch just brought it. Republic of San Theovcres Ministry of Justice Los bopicos ‘The Minister presents his complimants fo Mr. Tintin and Tequess his presence ashore ib dssat in the intertogaton two suspecta: Mir antn i farther feted to being wrth hin the stolen ‘essh ‘moflcer wil moot Mr, Pisin i shore and put veil et his disposal. i See you later Good luck! Don't Forge, we'll be sailing tonight at eight o'clock. Don't worry, Ill beback, J dow't want to get stuck in this place! Now we just Naveto wait for that obliging officer bo come and put him self at my disposal ! i Allright then, that's understood| HT Youll pick meuphere at 1900 BN owedThat's him, isn't it? Yes, he's the) one! J Will you comewith [Ah there you enor?... | are x Why all the if soldiers every | wheres] There's talk of a Ml [Lreinion fh a (See Good. Open your case! Bombs! My informant was right: ke's a terrorist! i) iS ea Hold him! Toke him Eo the cell block at once... Fo await the Firing squad! Captain dor know wheter youre fully inthe picture...) was sent tor by the Minister of Justice tohelp inthe 2 Cut out the talk! Dons | you're told! I said open interrogation of the tw: your case! one! 3 all a trick, I Eell you! iched with this Very well, Captain.. bat warn you, | shall complain ‘of Your Behaviour Mycase was atelen (OK, OK, we know |] Stet BQ To the cells!| Well, well, here Tam inthe soup! | again Still, it’s not sobad. The launch from Ehe "Ville de Lyon" is die to pick we up ab seven. When |don't (TT Docew't that doa belong to the lad they just took in? Yes, and Taucss have long wait For his Tip master. en Perdone, oehor jentente but are you waiting for @ young man to take cut tothe "Ville de Lyon"? "To the Captain of tie Ville de Lyon,” Allright, thank you. Becouse he said| to tell you vot to wait for him, And Were's a letter he asked me to give you... Tncre’s the launch going back. They'i warn the Captain | wia'srappining? | ieee poorer de eae ee eeeeasy They're weighing anchor sailing without me! ‘This time it’s hopeless | cat see any way fo gct myself off the hook...‘Stop! Hello? What's up? Have.| been| roprieved ? Don't shoot! Comrades! The revolution has triumphed! General Tapiooa has fled, the tyrant ison the run! Our General Alcazar orion, in connand | Lowa live General Alcazar! | Down with Tapioc iia Ia libertad! In which case, sir, you are free . Colonel!...Ah, Colonel] [Now what» going on? At last Ive Found you! mae Wve ey ca General Tapiota? | Caught bim?...You couldn't be more wrong, Colonel... General Aloazar’s troops have surrendered. Alcazar WinselF has Fled the country. General Tapioca is mow in command! ee Are you sure, Colowel? qo Sure as eyes are e992. Wve ber looking For you for hal ai hour tobreak the news! (Comrades! The rebellion is Jcrvshied? General Aleacar has fled, tre tyrant is on the cunt Let 43a sear allegiance te our glorious ae Sone paca! Tong lve General] Tapioca‘ (| Down with Alcazar i fuera los | j Viva la ys ] Ue beretbiy soriy, sit but the wa} Nbertad' | | ore 'Nhave tocurey ‘wt iny orders and ‘root YOu.[Caramiba! My gun's been y Seren east { Milbombas! Traitors in our ranks! ..Goand find some more rifles...ane at the doublet Move yourselves! You'll have bo excuse. 43, sie a technical hitch... While we wait, would you care For ais aperitif? [Saludl,..By and large, being shot is just anasty moment thats soon over, eh?| One shouldn't take it too Ugh. Wasn't trac abit steong? oo You Find it strong, on? (| Aguardiente... t'5 our local brandy "Hero, aother little drop (| ill de yan power of 77... Aw aperiti2, APLor all, why not? My dear Friend, 1 see my soldiers re back with morerifies. Shall wwe join them ? a Till death us do rR part! General Aihambra...no.. General Alcazar. Long Long live.-er..Jong tive | five General Alcazar! oh dear Or ++ Rebels! Sgt dead |. Long live General Alcazar and Uncle Tom fe Bang! Boom!...F 5 Youre safe | That Okey me! wow!) ..Thenyou can Fenost me aaaiy... Lona live General Alcazar, bless his cotton socks! He's one oF the Generals bravest supporters. They iad heiecuns rained on him, ond BS hhe was still shout ing "Long live Genera Alcazar!"Go and see whats happen Coloncl...and bring tnat your rere tow ng 9 ona Ive already been shot three times...so afourth time makes | noodcis tome. used tort. to death by Generoi Tapioca. Our men arrived just as the firing squad were going to shoot hiv. They had their fifles wp. and this courageous Fellow was stills *Long live General Aca: | zac houti Here he is, General...he was: sec | May bien! lam General Alcazar, find Jnced men like you! Ag a mark of my appreciation, J appoint yeu colonel aide de-camp. ee “Thanks very much aes bit I'd like my hand pack! But...dow't you think, General, iE ‘night be wiser to make hima corporal? Weonly have Forty nine corporale, waereae there are alceady taree thousand four hundred and era ‘clowel T hall dog | Tike! Tim in com. |] mand ! But since you consider we | are short of corporais | willadd | fo their number. Colonel Diaz. appoint you corporal! Here's your colonel's commission, Young man. Now, goand get yourselF fisted out. Corporal Diaz here will e you to the tailor A colonel’s uniform for our young friend? Excellent! | had thisall ready for Colonel Fernandez, who fled with Gen: ral Tapioca,..He was just the save size. ‘And for yourself ...A corporal’s outfit [Lnswe uet Ee tina My career is iw ine, But have ‘my revenge, o¥ you sand that confound: ed Geveral Alcazar! Hat mgt Tie" wi take the oat S Comrades, we have So new member...an officer who preferred toresign his comms jon,athes than continue to serve tyrant! rawear obedience tote lawe efor society. | promise to Fight agoinet tyraviny wich ll ny strength. My watchword henceforwntd is tre sarteas Yours: liberty ardeati| >renal marncag Wheres my new aide-[” Noe yer de-camp? Not neve. | N2e,y veer Le le | vi As soon ashe Colone!!... How ow orrives send him We have works 0. Very good. sin. AE if" bea colonel? T don't remember a thing cart did I come to a | However, im still looking for the Fetish, and to do that | must resign my commission. No, gentlemen: ivapossible. The ‘gencral is waiting for his ADC. He wont Sez anyone this morning. oye i ‘As Ehore you are, Colonel We must get down towork As for you, gentlemen: J camnor receive youthis morning Come, Colonel! For the time being. ‘Na more need for jo metarerion, | chodeetncems L| [bnd Thees ees | brigeaie *_(¥es, now weil (( [have todeat wit fi over again! ri Its adelicate position... Yeo, very ee isicate Tm sorry, Your Excel lency, but the General can't ‘see you this ‘morning. The General Is extremely busy... checkmate, wy dear Colonel! J ~ “Goodness! i 2 Vil Youre rove!how you saved my life! i you saved my life: ‘My dear Colonel, Tshall never forget Coravabal Back to cauare | No, General, iets say F mar) 0 save votin our lives. one again! Weve been taken foraride. Ive fetish he nad inhis svitcase was. fake, But he certainly Knows where the real ove is. ‘50 tonight, we'll have him picked up-. [7 us where the ffm, real Fetish cee Spm And _ we wake heem tell Whata wind !... We're in for astorm tonight. Look!... Hes coming![ HELP! HELP! Le Ps Wnack! and off hhe goes to dreamland! That's agreed then : a3 s00n as he's told us where the fetish is, we get rid of limi Forgood | a a tee se im. 1 Good. Bring hi Welcome toour humble abode) [A neat trich, Colonel. The iden oF We Gob Rae bed Bed hie my dear Colonel',..5it down '| | putting a Fake Fetisis in your suit- CM bose Wasn't bad.,.Bub now we'd 1s Fike to know where Ene real one is,T Me too. Come on! Cut the funny Vd like to | stuff! Where is it? know Bhat 3 is 5S f s vy Vil give you three minutes to answer my question. After Lhat, alittle squeeze with my Finger jand...click!. ..Understand 2 Yve told you, Tdon't know. ‘A! Like that. is 3 it? Very well. Bes nouse to struggle so hard, awiga. | { Vast tell them something Ees good strong cord and tied very wice.| | doesn’t matter whatit is... stherwise lin done For | You fake my word for that. Allright. il (Akal... |knew we'd | [It...er...well, briefly, its | [ And now wedon’ [Pronto prone, Alonso, ou tell you whereto| come toon understand] | in my teunkaboard the || need youany more| know lam upset by find the fetish..| ing in theenel. Where ||"ville de Lyon youcansay your [capital a vik? - Pea 2 et iit? 5 aD s ranks... That'sall if pop 2 ve wanted you to Y i cll usNoakes AA mie ; Way, a y, “a ee 2 & + There! Spot on! Every time a coconut!Beod ol nowy! There| youare | e ford warning Sw ene dieters! Ten o'clock, ana Now, quickly, back to hie still isn't here | he general. That's it...All } neod is alight... [Model Te z Forgotten wy matcnes! [i @ Tanta {can srnall come thing bung |a eit Nail ve Caramba! Back to Sante ye Diablot Tm watch what | doin That's checkmate, | 3 o [Mil millon bombas! You dare to beat me, your generat?! a | [That cominds me. oF joke loften play on my officers, | | an aide T had a while hewn. Naturally, my gun's always | | Qai4e | had a while Gheday, he beat me This time, Genei at chess | pulled Alcazar, your reign ‘out my gun. igat anend! - Liberty or death ! frig loaded with blanksT pulled out: wy gun and tired. Hataahal] «.-Jusb imagine, the chap fainted .. Hathatha\..Awd best ofall, cam you believe it, next day he had joundice: mening Jaundice! OLIVAR UBeRTADDR. enn Te03ea? ios 1098 ~ AQ] Tie ceneral's palace! |i over there! Idiot! Surely you know that iF You just put dynamite against a wall itonly produces a loud bang: you nzed to bury it...Now, ics back to oquare one again! (erm Wes all right! Guize | ail right ! General Alcazar is unharmed} Hello?... 1s that General Aleazai’s palace ?...Oh, its you, doctor. How isthe gener al? What... Waal?RW.trichter, } [Good wornina | [ Well, Colowel, Ere reazon Tn Hello?...Hello?.. Yes, representative] |Bo please Genera} American Oi All int, skow] hint here... | heard yesterday Captaiw... What?! They've escaped ' Now, sin... ] Well, a geclogical survey party has | {General American Oil Tin ail yours. just announced evidence oF oil ae- | | srcke tobtatar toes "i posits inthe Gran Charo reason. | |Eeerelocblaina conces- ) Jet ser va partly n youre” | [Son tomors these il \ country and partly in the neighbouring | | wont will have-aninterost \ territory, the Republicoh | |in the protiee that would a Weare Fee, and soon the Ss | fetish ees ours! leet And soon well have. Rd our revenge too; we have fll) old scores toseitie with Tintin! Unfortunately, | [50, here the reason for m yea. But what can | |visit. We will give you 100,000] ove do? You can't | | dollars iv cash tf you will por wake anomeletc | Jouade goneralAlanar to |, a) Without breaking || undertake the camnaion pu,ilonet lis ic adent 7 | see. Sm afraid General Alcazar could render us invaluable service, [mentioned that part of th Fields lie in Nuevo-Rican territory. My company wiches to exploit the whole region : 0 it follows that you muse take over tne area 4 pele that would wean war! - [OF course, of course. But you sill, and | Youre waking a ig mistake in refusing my offer: But ust as ou wish, Colonel Goedl A dangerous Fellow! He could wreck allour plans. I must have a ‘word with Rodriguez about him.Bravo, Ramon! Atm Tike thab bo: ill be no more ink memory! sure matters could hee an Mercy, senor Colonel! Mercy! F will tell everything ..Rawibn™ Waat on] [What happened? Here, sit down... gjcorth...7 Are | | Quick, tell me You hurt? Who was it? Who paid you bo get rid of me? Oh, thonk you, taank you, setcr Colonel. fam your devoted servant, for life! dome days Later. The General is bach: he’s com pletely recovered. At the moment he's talking bo Me. Trichler. Look, Geneenl...juct think, Jt whoih] [Yes...very | Excellent, General to your advantage. As | say, you de war on Nuevo-Rico, and you annexe the vilfields. My company makes a Profit.on the oil and your country gets 35% But naturally you deduct. 40% for personal expenses... | [5 tena, Gener..thar Colona Tintin, weat..Laccopt,| Twas sure we would — |in whom you seem tolrave so much con Fidence..let we oive you some advice: don't st hin om aT wong, my dea? | [Good worming, Gentral. ene Gionel...The General | | Ymalad to see you're. watts "YOu. better. T..Good morning, General leazar Fhappened toe passing tnrough Your cour, ana though I'd | Show yor our atest mo 4 “ii Our vorynewoatine thc STREP] sa really high-quaityprodct: flexible, | easy tohundle, strong and itil fs 0 nice little nichel-plaved shell for you | [5 kilometres, over adistance of &) Taos could be servons.Usten, Ramin as Dopicos A detachment oF Nuew-Rican seldiers crossed into the territory? San [Ticodoros and opened Fire on a border ost, Guards returned the fireanda voles Pattie ensued. The Nuevo Ricans were rc #| led toretire across te frontier having sus Fained heavy lozace.The only cna 09 | Bic was a corrornl, wounded byacactusep | [ Now we are off to San facion.... the Nueva Rican capital. sand six dozen 75 TREP, with — | Bo.gov shells fr te government of San Theoddros. Fayabie in twelve monthly instalments. & Back to the airport. == = aud sixdozen 75 TROP, with 60,000 sells, for the government oP Payment in twelve monthly instalmentsHere he comes, back already to Las Dopicos Co —i no Well? al ord JAN done. Another Fat | fer..and somerhing a Fix Colon! Tintin too! yout batter succeed this tise! New pay attention, [Esatime bomb with 4 clock, It's set to eaplade at exactly éleyen o'clock tomorrow morning...And succeed, eit berty | or death! / General, F warned you ‘against. Colonel Tintin. Lock at this letter and Eell meif ! was wrong, For this! The rext morning A spy!... |Mil bombas! lnanteds apy! The tito, Mcrae." Uti pay dear Hello’... Heilo!,, Colonel Juanitos 7..Take tenmen nd go and arrest: Colons) Tintin at once|...64' What? What's che time! y wate, my mach has stopped ' | [Now lees pue | | it right... (Colonel Juanitas. [Good wiorning, to 360 ¥ Ti tery cory Colne Tintin, but Ive been ndored to arest you! Theres been a power cut this morning, s0all the mun cipal clocks have stopped Goand put them right. [fen oclock [Tren still ome ime before i fo depit mie tos oF Firework! set (Al, Geweral Alcazar, how're going torepent saking wie a corporal! Snoutt-me at your peril! Corporal Diaz takes his revenge!Yes, you cantake bnese: they're my orders. The first concerns Colonel Tintin; He will beshot at dawn tomor- [Back in gaol again! unless Vn much mistaken, Friend Trickler nas cooked this lone up toget rid of me. Oh}... 1b won't be easy to escape... ey EP Nightfall, ana F Still can't see any way out...There[Follow me! Hurry! They've raised the alana Pablo, it never For- | er what youre done for me! Take no notice They shoot like a bunch of druriks! re. Take the car and go. By |Goodbye, dear Fabio. midday frmerren reat be over the| |) shall remember... Frontiee Dowe wory about mes | | / 2 Wwecovered my tice. T shan | jth renin eo: have any trouble, Goodbye, beat day You, sefor Tintin. oan ee ite! Hello ?... What iMil willdn bowbaa! 178i. Recapture him, oF i shoot every guard at the T cant just run them over Perfect! Theyve 2. SIL 5top, and play ib moved out of the way! | Carefully ve On wego! Garant! = Jt yas hi! Os a”)[inti wort past imacar. hea ing — sour 4 if TF want hiv Frakes being Poowed 1 (Saas Tig aowed > Carambal A teaint!...We've got him The road || Tintin, my Friend, tis time it's ¢r035e5 the railway. fic'll have to stop, or he'll 3 be smashed to 5 mithereWe cut things a bit le | fine there... eh, ed 2 Mountains much more powerful, and| |x e's uc they'll soon That's bad. Their CATCH U5 Up.Fm staying here. Why climb down? Hethad taninay. | fi < Ae 4) 90 back to Las Dopicos | That's put paid to S| Colonel Tintin, ANG: [Asya tke. te acs Pf whae’s: going on up there? He. hemwst have been | [It doesn't matter hiding behind the rocks. | |He'l be cought Tdidn't see him coming... | Jat the frontier. it con't be Far. From here. We'll pick himupthere. Come on![ iF tney stop me, 1m cougnt and it that's 0'strong barrier Tw dead Hello?,.. Border post 317... | [Red alert!...5an- Patrol No.4 here... San [Theedorien armoured Tneadorian car witha mounted! | car report machine-gun just raced past | |Man your posts! Were, heating for the frontier. syAn armoured car tried a attack border post 31, Te was destroyed and one of the occupants, | | acolonel, was taken | prisoner: by telephone! “Rar moured car MET Tos time G This | | 5 mar Tats fgpatch hae -~ jee come | | what they want: te [% that’s what they'll Sa ae encral!...cneral, [ Pass this communiqué to the | newspapers. | want special ealtions on the sereees rou! 7) Z mounted a 5u bul ‘A motorised column oF the San-Teodorian anny] rise at aj LAs DoFiGs ERE WE | Hietlo.Mckiowie?| [The Gran chapo | [Ina fortnight all ene | reuecesetinenaene| |Pieacran, hae? | Iran chapo willbe we Ricans hivepust. | | Qace apcin Concral | |Nuevo-Rican hands, declared war on | | Ancien Oise | |Then ] hope you tn us! tes .oversone| | peaten British | |British Seuth Mowincldent on” | | South-American | [American Fotrl wil the border. Petrol! not forget your 2G The First caance we 9eb,we desert, and... ~ elo Fr taces fetish againaS Tamp a0 = LS eo Thump -1_| coe ee cee ta +4, EE The ae 7 Apt Lay, “7 qTFaster (A Come on ts Whom Lt i sa al nce Mh | i? 4 ees eat ate he doing! He scowe I a THN Bo iseh oy | [ie a | 1 AIT iho ut La ie rRun For dear life! Backto the boat! What do we do now, Snowy?The gorilla! There's a wan with him, too. A cave! Well done, Snowy! Perhaps I cam equeeze iM. \ What a stroke of lick widens out. ha! So that's nis her he) és] hiding, We've got him now! LS Help! He's smelt us out ! Thank gooduecs tho entrance is so narrow. [ Congratulations. my dear Tintin youve made a brilliant. getaway You evan managed to evade our faithful Ranke. -You are quite Safe in your cave. Except [There's ome enemy you won't escay the 26a, yny dear Tintiv. You have For- gottan the gen The tide i icing jou prefer to come out and rmoel le ante nga Tn'your hole like a Yel dowSnowy, you're 4 marvel! We're saved!Za 7 BY printing preae! Tre fryer! Inver quested Tobne co near nay goal Put your guns on 1 Make just one ‘ground. And don’ vent move.either o ‘shook w- 5 A] you, and... Come on, you with the " boots on. said put your gun down!That's enough horcepla There's a col OF rope over there. You, puss-in- boots. bring ithere and He up your | (rich with the whiskers. And make a good job of it! Get a move onl Pull Ehat rope ight as well. { don’t want to have to shoot you A Your turn now...™en|] [A loaded i ing how quickly Eaugs come to their senses at the wrong ond of J @ loaded gus. remembered: teres 9 ammunition in my pistol! a that'lldo..-1es amaz-'} | the stupid clods!..Tvejust Hl think of that! | Rescue! m7? ..Ofal (atime time to, || Help! Help|... |(Help!... Help! Tin- tin's here ..Heip! Help! Help! || Help!... Help! [Go ahead...chreatew | Maybe, But there's] | Golly, tuac's 4s! Words won't || wore than one ||| ene stuth, Tin keep us quiet tin |..Onel.. Aren't you Forget- || Teo late | They've raised Che alarm... can Hear Footsteps. Someone coming.(Quick! An ink roller...One of No one hore! {We're too late, | those will be more effective econ a he’s gone. thaw an empty gun. “ This is Timtin's handiwork, and no mistake! The schwein: == ‘Any more’... DoeeW't look like it. |{ There, Ehat'll do. And be | Good! Tuct gives mea chance to } |} gcod boys while Tm away! take care of this lot! f s a 2 ck Fully loaded : that’s bette Thope I'shan’t need to use Now, let's go... ‘OK. But mind what youire doing Phi time!‘A goed day's work, Ranko!. Tate disposed Tintin once am fora, (Spirit ofthe dead! Have y(n ‘on me!... Mercy! TS Ge ma Pily's cake, Foraive ine... Forgive me! That's a little jujitsu my clever Friend? nd thats atraight JePé te the jaw! LJ RRAAH ! a [axl SeHe'll eat Tintin! (That's got rid oF him ! Now to help Tintin. [ = Silly, tov 167... imagine,a great big animal like that scared out of his wits byatiny HitelesssSnowy!...Showy !.. Where Ah, there youare, lionheart | me On, we've got tosearch the rest of this place. Sh! I can hear some: one talking..on the other side of that door: | rg It’s only a tele. 7] One Final loop... ! What a stroke of all their con- tacts!... Czechaclovakia, Ger- |] many, France, Holland, Austria, What a ou bigh speed formation Flying by @ Let's wave a look at x He's won the first || see what happens and Johnny James, aero- batic champion, comes in bo lanid...Just listen Co the crowd cheering! ‘ind Were comes another com- patiton. Number number. Nello, h he doesn't seem to be listed on the oFFicial programme, .Bubwhat docs that matter? He' realy A terrific! Just look at bhat!... He muah have nerves 9F St This is incredible...He's a genius sespilots his plane’ with superb series of aerobatics .. LAND! In the avne of the law!iow Ce pane comcsroarva || $t0pt we wae to ase Now he's heading for the gronnd | jown, skirts over the Fieid and down, d’you heat again.,.and into another Flawless. | I loop he goes, then...Good heavens | shoots up like a rocket ... A one o? the puosengers has slipped || out of hi soat...qhieis terrible! | j a | wand does one last, | | hair-raising somersauit { before it comes torest in { the contre of the Field He touches down... the plane bounces... Whew! What a stunt! That] | And this time he really really had us Pooled!” || is coming down. He's going te land... He's cut the wotor.. A clear victory! The judges are unanimous] the aerobati is youre! robatic championship is— = $05..,505...Callingthe police... Calluag the police... This is an emergen- re you receiving me’... ‘A radio tranemittor! Tia i luck! Tmusty't waste | time...Let’s see lmiat else Cheyve got. Police control \( It's that secret | |{ They cai Tintin calling Ehe Police control... Police com Police con: || transmitter... police...intin calling. ..|| || broke Message received trol...weare || Tae one we've |) L— Timon the Black Island, receiving you |] beow hunting loud and doar || For the past Come nplease. || three months... 3 ns Well, that's that | The police will be 1 Now we're for it!...The othe here s00n, tHan we'll be able to say will ali be loose, as well; ‘goodbye to the Black Island. we shall have the whole jang after us! barry About time too, sa Tye had enough oF bhis mediaeval (Quietly. Quietly... Here load your guns, f don't” vant cny mistakes tis bine! |You go round outside and cut off his retreat. res ae EeZZiNG <2 recent pa ee — = He's taken refuge inthe tower, Police control... Police controt calling || Tintin...Neare coming te your assistance...A police launch is head ing for the Black Island at Pull Ispocd. Two detectives are with the officers on board..End of meseage Over to you. Tinéinw Tintin are you [receiving me. Come in, please’. Crumbs! Nomore A |jammmunition '. im done for ! I [Come om : His qun’s empty. | ing him down |There's the Black Island. Only afew minutes and we'll be ashore I'm goin be put ol gto Fetes Rano. Atleast he wont 7 by a few stones... |[ That seems co Hooray !... The police! have cooled their || enthusiasm.— IF you'd done as | said ie a) The police! Weve iad it! Come on, Snowy, ) |) our troubles are” |I'm sosorry...[ tripped over a stone.. “aptain Cook, ‘Splendid |. BeFore we go, { want What happened? Did they }] putupmuce ota fight?” Il [e havea last look round. Why se eA laa cance Myreenes-Foauste her Columious i Someone about that Lime well, Ta as is A plaue! bee LE Lee pL But: wnat about an airfield? How did they..er.. land? door over there, with a steel ohutter, The beach at low tide That was their airstrip. Here's another lot of those sacks, Full of Forged netas ready for dispatch, ——- — Between oureelves, | shan't be corry to leave this place...J sv eleva tn ghosts ? 'Ne?...Boleve im ghosts? Ha! Ha! H.. r...00 You‘Ag-g-ghost! |[ Tobe p-p-precice: |] | ghost...The x] 4 5-5-5p-5p00k! || Il castle hawncedt... What are they babbling about? SRY [fits alrright. You caw ] [[ 1 wae thie peor old chap howling, He broke ? ? EY feome upon Theres | hi arm aling down Che cewerstalrcase, no danger: and nohos!| Just before you arcived. We're the best of Friende, wow. Take hin with we IP we leave hiv here. the poor beast will starve to death. Far better Find hime a comfortable home. ina 200 [come on, ls9o. The launch is waiting for us, ‘Aye, sirs, ye can pu'it in your newspapers that ey blaclguards'd niverve beon ta‘en but Fer me, A"says tae yon wee, laddie, a'saye, "Awa" wi'ye. There's somethin’ gey queer afvot on yon ‘says. "Aud whit aboot yon beast” + "A wmackle o'lies,"a'says. "Ye nae be Findin'a beast, nae mair than in this bar" That's whi| tale hinge aed Wes up and ava Acai ‘ ull Police SWOOP g oninternational Gamg, aewsverrens FORCED RO 30, perfect RCE ani cashiers aF2?t fooled. By air? air? Nothank ‘ mar ee ee al i ot el Pilate oly spec