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 - HERGE -

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

TINTIN
IN THE LAND OF
THE SOVIETS
 ALWAYS SEEKING TO SATISFY ITS REA- HAVE A SAFE TRIP! |COME ON, SNOWY]
DERS AND TO KEEP THEM INFORMED
OF EVENTS ABROAD, THE “PETIT XXe",
HAS JUST SENT TO SOVIET RUSSIA ONE
OF ITS TOP REPORTERS:
TINTIN
READERS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW HIS
REMARKABLE ADVENTURES EACH WEEK.
N.B. THE EDITOR OF THE “PETIT XXx®
CAN CERTIFY THAT ALL THE PHOTO-
GRAPHS REPRODUCED ARE ABSO-
LUTELY AUTHENTIC, HAVING BEEN
TAKEN BY TINTIN HIMSELF, AIDED BY
HIS FAITHFUL HOUND:
Owy!

I'L. BE SENDING YOU

W POSTCARDS, VODKA AND

I'VE HEARD
THERE ARE
FLEAS OVER
THAT'LL bia ig
MAKE A
SUPERB
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 | THINK THAT DIRTY LITTLE
BOURGEOIS |S SLEEPING.
IT’S TIME TO ACT!
HE MUSTN'T REACH RUS-
SIA: OR ELSE HE’LL RE- Bat
PORT WHAT'S HAPPENING
THERE!
I'VE SOMETHING
HERE THAT'LL HOLD
HIM UP FOR A LONG
TIME... IF NOT FOR
vj

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE GOT A MINUTE TO

CURES FOR CURIOSITY GET CLEAR TO THE FRONT
OF THE TRAIN! HAVE A
PLEASANT TRIP, MY
YOUNG FRIEND!

| DON'T KNOW
WHY. BUT I'VE
A SNEAKING
SOMETHING PECULIAR
MUST HAVE
HAPPENED!

HERE WE ARE IN BER 1. ry yi ARE YOUR FELLOW PASSEN:

LIN, SNOWY! THIS IS os WH |AT HAVE YOU DONE
44 t Witt THEM???
ie ie CHANGES
ae
LET'S HOPE THEY
DON'T DEPRIVE US OF)
|OUR SEATS AGAIN
NAME?... TINTIN... Povey Bert
PROFESSION} REPORTER... Pp
BRUSSELS...

I'M INNOCENT!
I'M _TINTIN, THE
“PETIT XX®™
REPORTER! ...
RELEASE ME
IMMEDIATELY,
YOU BRUTES!

OAH! WOOAH! Irs

SHORT OF CREATURE!
COMFORTS HERE!
 HERE WE AREWORRY,
BUT DON'T IN SOLITARY!
SNOWY, HH!... SOMEONE'S COMING...

I'VE A PLAN !!

| MUST BE QUITE FETCHING

IN_ THIS gm UNIFORM
!!!
 LOOKING FORWARD TO!
NEVER SEEING YOU AGAIN!
MOSCOW, HERE W

| CUT THAT CORNER

A BIT SHORT!...

NOW, THAT'S
SPORT!

Sy ma
(es
YES, YOU'RE GOING THE
RIGHT W, AY! A, DID HE PASS HERE ??...

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HERE WE GO...
TIGHT!

36,000 CANDLES... SWE BETTER GET

EXACTLY / iA | ZZ PARpI |A MOVE
ON! THEY)
f Ay |MUSTBE OUR}
A PURSUERS /

THERE HE IS...
HE MUST BE
HURT

HE'S QUITE SOME-

THING... ALWAYS
GOT A TRICK UP
HIS SLEEVE!!
 ) HE LOOKS

POOR CHAPS!
NOT REALLY VERY BRIGHT...
STILL... THEY'RE DOING
THEIR BEST...

THERE! ... NO MORE DIFFICUL

THAN THAT!... AND NOW...
MO
HERE WE COME!!
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IN SAILING!
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IT’S A POLICE
AEROPLANE...
 UH-OH, HE’S GOING
TO DROP ANOTHER BOMB...

BADLY AIMED/)
OOF... WHAT LUCK...

WELL BEHIND US! —

HE’S HEADING
BACK TO BASE
... WE'RE SAVED.
THE ROAD |S
FREE AT LAST!
 WHERE'VE
’ | BEEN?

THERE YOU ARE... MY

FAITHFUL FRIEND... BUT IN
WHAT A WAY
I'M CATCHING COLD TO EARN A LIVING!
AFTER
BEING OVERHEATED! P Fe 7 |
¢ IT'S QUICK
AND CERTAIN
Spy |DEATH!
si Y \\ “4

{ TS
 AT STOLBTZY...
FRONTIER!

WHAT DOES HE WANT

WITH ME, THIS PEOPLE'S
COMMISSAR?

JOURNALIST WHOM I'VE ALREADY TRIED

RODEN Omoer| {TO ELIMINATE! HE MUST DISAPPEAR...
ACCIDENTALLY !!
NOTHING EASIER!

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NOT A REVOLVER!... THAT LEAVES HERE ARE YOUR PAPERS... THEY
TRACES! BETTER TO STAGE my ARE IN ORDER!...
AN ACCIDENT! :

COMMISSAR !
DEPARTURE! WHERE ARE
WE EATING?

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WHEN ARE WE ‘
HAVING SOME
GRUB?

WHAT'S TINTIN
GONE TO DO
INSIDE?
PLL WAIT... HAVE YOU GOT
| MUSTN'T LET HIM AN OUTFIT IN MY
GET AWAY!

AND NOT THE SLIGHTEST

BONE IN SI GHTL

| QUITE LIKE THAT!

YES... I'LL TAKE IT
 "LL DROP THE BANAN N ON THERE THAT'S DONE...
THE RO Re Echywan pt | BET HE BREAKS HIS NECK ON IT...
LEAVES... SHUT UP, FILTHY AND THEN...
CUR!

I'LL BE DECORATED WITH

IT’S A BANANA SKIN J AND A BA- THE ORDER OF “HERO OF
NANA SKIN IS SLIPPERY!... IF IT’S 5 THE ALUMINIUM SICKLE”!
SLIPPERY, TINTIN WILL FALL AND
INJURE HIMSELF... THAT MUSTN'T
HAPPEN! ... WHAT SHOULD | DO?..

EUREKA! I'VE GOT IT///! PLL DROP IT HERE ...

oF THAT'S A GOOD SPOT

| CAN'T WAIT TO SEE FBR AND Now, sNowy,

THAT PIPSQUEAK FLAT LET'S GO AND
Dap ON HIS BACK !... EAT...

HE WHO LAUGHS
LAST, LAUGHS
LONGEST!
?!.... STRANGE AND STRANGER STILL.
HE DIDN'T FALL AND THE BANANA
GONE! I'LL CONTINUE
FOLLOWING HIM...

THAT BLASTED FALL MADE ME

LOSE HIS@TRACK! BY TROTZKY!
HOW DID THAT BANANA
PEEL GET UNDER MY

WE'RE GOING TO CRICKEY! OUR TRAIN! WE MUST GET

HAVE A SLAP-UP BACK TO THEym. STATION IMMEDIATELY.

ssi
DON'T MAKE MY Bs
WATER, ‘AND WHAT ABOUT|

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 LET'S HOPE THE TRAIN COME ON, SNOWY,
HASN'T LEFT! WE'LL STILL an
; CATCH IT!

Wo ge x

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THIRSTY!

DASH!... AND THERE ISN'T AN- EA THERE'S JUST WHAT ===

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OTHER TRAIN FOR 24 HOURS ! WE NEED!

WELL AT LEAST
WE'LL HAVE

SOMETHING.

THIS MECHANICAL CART WILL LET US CATCH UP WITH

THE TRAIN EASILY! LET’S GO, SNOWY /

AND WHAT ABOUT OUR

DINNER ?...
THE TRACK IS CLEAR!... WE'RE CATCHING UP!... is
IN TEN MINUTES WE'LL BE |
THE RESTAURANT CAR sf

| FIND THE SPEED

UNBEARABLE.
I'D RATHER NOT

A FINAL SPURT AND

WE'RE THERE!

WHERE ARE
YOU OFF TO,
TINTIN ?
 I'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU, SNOWY, NEVER JUMP
FROM A MOVING VEHICLE, AND CERTAINLY NEVER
BACKWARDS !

oy
WRETCHED CONTRAPTION!
FIRST IT THREW ME OFF,
AND THEN IT STOPPED!

(ig
ay
"4 we ~

LEAVE ME, SNOWY, | NEED MAYBE THAT PILE OF SCRAP WILL

TO THINK OF WAYS PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING??
WE CAN CONTINUE
OUR JOURNEY !

PERHAPS THERE'S
A SUCCULENT SHIN
THERE!
 ..A CAR ENGINE... AND IT'S IN GOOD
CONDITION!... AND SNOWY HAS FOUND
|... WE'RE GETTING THERE!

FPOOOH!...
THAT NIFES/

HOW'S THAT?... IT GOES!

...| BETTER PATENT THE
DESIGN !

THIS TINTIN IS
PRETTY SMART...
 CAREFUL, THEY TELEGRAPHED ME ABOUT
=A BEND! A JOURNALIST PASSING
WHOM | SHOULD DERAIL
... BETTER GO AND
SORT OUT THE RAILS!

ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND EVERY- THERE!... NOW, QUICK,

THING WILL BE RIGHT | MUST HIDE
FOR HIS ARRIVAL!... 0g

THE LANDSCAPE IS SO
BLEAK. AH! THIS JOURNEY,
HORROR! THAT C RASH
HAS BLINDED ME!

;
"LL TAKE THE IT’S TOUGH PRE-
A} CORPSE HOME TENDING TO BE
AND WAIT FOR
THE COMMISSAR
bo FROM STOLBTZY/

A MIRACLE! | CAN
SEE AGAIN!
"LL TELEPHONE YES... THE PLAN WORKED...
STOLBTZV... N HE’S HERE... YES. WELL AND

ne Z

AHA! ... OUT OF ACTION, AM |? YES... AS SOON AS I'VE STRAIGHTENED

.-. WE LL, WE'LL SOON SEE ABOUT OUT THE RAILS, IT’LL LOOK LIKE
T A GENUINE
ACCIDENT...

GO FOR HIM,
TINTINS

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 JUST YOU WAIT WHIPPERSNAPPER!
YOU DON'T KNO' 4 ME...

a, AND THINK YOURS ELF LUC KY THAT YOU'VE ONLY

*. ei GOT A GOOD BEA TING IN EXCHANG
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 LET'S PRESS ON. IF A TRAIN
CATCHES US HERE... IT'LL BE
CERTAIN DEATH!

AND TINTIN KNOWS

HOW | HATE
HIKING /
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WELL! THAT WAS CERTAINLY AT LAST... A TOWN... BUT
A CLOSE SHAVE... WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE?

I'D HAVE BEEN BETTER

OFF STAYING IN
BRUSSELS

AND CONTRARY TO THE CLAIMS OF BOURGEOIS:

COUNTRIES, OUR FACTORIES ARE WORKING
AT FULL CAPACITY!...

THEY'RE BRITISH
COMMUNISTS BEING
SHOWN THE BEAUTIES
OF BOLSHEVISM

THOSE FACTORIES ARE WORKING

A BIT TOO WELL... | WONDER...
 GREAT SNAKES...
ONLY STAGE SETS!...
BEHIND WHICH THEY'RE
BURNING STRAW TO
MAKE THE FAKE
CHIMNEYS SMOKE!

AND THAT’S WHAT THE

GUIDE CALLS “THE NOISE
OF MACHINERY” J!

AND THAT’S HOW THE SOVIETS AND NOW LET’S HAVE DINNER...
FOOL THE UNFORTUNATES WHO WE'VE EARNED
STILL BELIEVE IN A
“RED PARADISE”

IMPOSSIBLE TO
REMEMBER IN WHICH
EPOCH | HAD MY
LAST MEAL...)
COME AND HAVE DINNER WITH
US AS | HAVEN'T ANY CHANGE TO

a: SPARE A KOPEK,
BROTHER, I'M
HUNGRY! AT LAST
... AN

DON’T CONCERN YOURSELF WITH WHAT'S THE MEANING OF

THAT... JUST PREPARE US A GOOD “THAT”, I @}NEVER ALLOW
A VAGRANT...

F;
IN NOT TOO
2 |BAD HERE.
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al

THERE, SIT DOWN! DINNER WILL SO LONG AS HE DOESN'T

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SOON BE SERVED! PLATE!

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VEN HUNGRIER
HAN ME!
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COSSACK CHIEF AND VICTIM OF
THE SOVIETS! < wil ae eR ERn
" IS A DELICACY!

| SEEM TO HAVE
SEEN THAT FACE
SOMEWHERE
BEFORE!

THE OGPU SECRET

HE’LL BE UP TO NO GOOD AGAIN/|
POLICE AGENT, THE | MUST WARN TINTIN.....
MAN FROM STOLBTZY, BUT HOW ??
THE BANANA PEEL
ASSAILANT......+
 STAND BY FOR
| THINK I'VE GOT A BIT
OF AN IDEAI...

THERE! THE TRAITOR

INDIGNITIES THE OGPU UNMASKED!
SUBJECTED ME TO
WOULD TAKE DAYS...

SO, WHAT'S THIS COMEDY IT MEANS YOU'VE INSULTED

ABOUT?... THE OGPU AND ARE UNDER
 en
DON’T YOU WANT SOME ey GO ON, JUST A LITTLE
MORE OF THIS EXCELLENT TO PLEA ME!
1S)A BBAGE SOUP?

4a 3

2! AW
AND NEXT TIME, YOU BETTER GET UP
A GOOD DEAL EARLIER!
CS S

HERE'S FOR THE DAMAGE, LET'S HAVE A STROLL

we
: com KEEP C% AROUND TOWN

THEY'RE SOVIET COMRADES...

ELECTIONS! WHAT'S [ma 3
GOING TO HAPPEN? |&
 COMRADES, YOU HAVE THREE LISTS BEFORE YOU...
IS THAT OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY !

WOULD THOSE WHO OPPOSE THIS LIST RAISE THEIR:

WHO THEN IS “AGAINST” THIS LIST?

NOBODY ??.... | THEN DECLARE THE COMMUNIST PARTY/~

ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY ! :
| eee
EXPLAIN YOURSELF !

uf
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HE DOESN'T
SEEM HAPPY!
WE BETTER pe BACK TO THE INN,
\

| MUST WRITE A GOOD

ARTICLE...

Aaa
THERE, THAT'S DONE! NOW,
HOW DO | GET IT BACK TO THE
NEWSPAPER?
BILLIONS OF KNOTTED SRQUTS! THEY HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT MY KEY
IS IN THE DOOR

HELLO, THEY'RE NO LONGER

Biss :
ragag POKING THE LOCK...

maf
THIS TIME | DON'T
THINK HE’LL GET
Y
Y
MY GOD! THEY'RE
SMASHING IN THE DOOR!
AWAY ...
HE'S CORNERED! A, | Pi. CHECK THERE'S
7 , NO-ONE UNDER
THE BED!
 BY LENIN’S GOATEE! HERE’S ONE COMING AT FULL
THIS TIME GALOP...
I'LL GET IN!

TINTIN,
BE CAREFUL,
IT'LL ALL END
BADLY!

ONLY A BRICK WALL COULD PLEASE COME IN,

STOP ME... MY DEAR SIR...

BUT TINTIN’S
GONE MADI...

Ae) THERE, 4 | NEVER THOUGHT | WAS SO FAR

THE DOOR’S 4 FROM THE DOOR!...
THERE’S NO NEED FOR
HIM TO START BANGING
HIS HEAD AGAINST THE

A THOUSAND BILLION KNOUTS... Z

I'LL STRANGLE HIM WITH MY BAR

QUICK DO SOME-
THING, TINTIN,
THEY'RE CHARGING
THE DOOR!
 MICROBES, WHAT DO YOU SEEK
THIS ROOM ??

pee
a R
KINGDOM
OF
j SAVE ME, SAVE ME, y SHADOWS
A GHOST! as

| CAN STILL HEAR YOU,

4 SHOULD | TAKE YOU THEN
TO THE WITCHES’
SABBATH ???

WHAT'S GOING ON ?.... WHAT'S

THE MEANING OF THIS UPROAR
IN MY INN ??
TREMBLE, MORTALS, HELP!... HELP!...
YOUR CHASTISEMENT PHANTOMS !
IS AT HAND
WE BETTER FIND OUR
WAY BACK

I’M GETTING BORED PLAYING

GHOSTS!

... BUT WHERE HAVE THE EYE

OLE IN THE SHEET
 WE’VE LANDED
IN A DRAIN! ....
LET’S FIND THE EXIT

TINTIN, DON’T
LEAVE ME!

OVER THERE, SNOWY, HERE’S A GRILLE, BUT IT’S

THERE’S LIGHT.... NOT GOING TO BE EASY
TO PERSUADE IT TO OPEN!

THERE'LL BE PLENTY
OF RATS HERE!

NOTHING TO BE DONE...
I'LL HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP
NO-ONE'S COMING... OH, WELL!
I'LL RESUME MY INTERRUPTED
SLEEP! BETTER COVER OURSELVES STRANGE... | ||
WELL, IT’S CHILLY DOWN HERE! 1 CANT Ger to | [Le
SLEEP
A Tintin, rm
| s ICK AND
TIRED OF THIS!
 NOTHING TO BE DONE....
"M CONDEMNED TO PERISH
IN THIS STINKING SEWER. GO
AND SAVE YOURSELF, SNOWY,
SINCE YOU CAN!
NEVER WOULD |
ABANDON YOU,
TINTIN!
TEMPER,
RS TINTIN

THIS... 1S cous, MY ice THERE... NOW I'VE GOT

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT... A COLD ON TOP OF
EVERYTHING...
DASH IT!.... IT'S ONLY A FEW
INCHES DEEP

DON’T YOU KNOW HOW TO

READ THEN?
COME ON! OFF TO THE POLIC HEY, STOP SHAKING ME ABOUT
STATION WITH YOUL.... e- fo) LIKE A RAG DOLL!

~é
a
WE'RE IN ANOTHER
FINE MESS!

AHA! A ROUBLE... THAT'S LUCKY! NOW TO KICK THE PENALTY!

CAN'T YOU READ ???... “BATHING

STRICTLY PROHIBITED”. DON’T
WHISTLE SO HARD, YOU'LL GIVE
YOURSELF A HEART ATTACK!
TI Pot rerveKski! Ey By DIMITRIEV SOLOVz-
TENCHOPZTZKI...
I'LL HAVE HIM STRUNG UP!

IN FIVE MINUTES WE’LL HAVE HIM

AT OUR MERCY
BANG! BULLSEYE! THINK OUR NUMBER’S UP...

COURAGE, SNOWY, I'VE THE

FEELING THEY'LL THROW IN
THE TOWEL...

NOW, TINTIN, yy» YOU KNOW VERY

WELL BATH/=> W-ING IS STRICTLY
E “) PROHIBITED...
 IF HE SURFACES, I’LL FINISH HIM OFF!

Oy
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 DUA aS

WHERE WILL | LAND z

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TAKING MY CAR FROM UNDER JUST A MOMENT, MY FRIEND...
MY VERY NOSE! NOW, THAT'S SEE, A MATCH TO THIS TRAIL
A BIT MUCH! hy OF PETROL! . .

.... AND NOW, HAVE A GOOD TRIP/

v
IN A FEW HOURS WE'LL BE IN MOSCOW!
of

TINTIN/... TINTINS ...

WOOAH! WOOAHI...

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ESSA sCHHH
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IF THE BURNING PETROL Ga) Sad
CATCHES UP WITH
IT’S THE END 7 GuR g
LITTLE JAUNT!
Pomae JJUST A FEW MORE
Sa SHELLS TO FIRE AND
J) |THE. MANOEUVRES
Y fadWILL BE OVER
THAT'S IT! THE FLAMES HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH US!... WE'LL BE BLOWN
SKY HIGH! —
RUN OUT OF PETROL... THANK GOODNESS! IF NOT,
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL AND TRULY ROASTED!

NOW WE HAVE TO PUSH OUR CAR LIKE THIS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO |Tg
TO THE NEXT GARAGE. ;

I'M BEGINNING TO
GET USED TO CAR
TRAVEL.
IS IT THE IGNITION OR THE SPARKING {J
PLUGS? HAVE | BROKEN A TRACK ROD,
OR IS THE CARBURETTOR CLOGGED UP?

SO WHAT
CAUSED

TINTIN, YOU DON’T

STRIKE ME AS BEING MUCH
OF A MECHANIC
 Z| Ge
WE HAVEN’T GOT AN AIR $3 |WHAT DO! DO?
PUMP...

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HERE’S SOMEONE WHO COULD
HELP, IF | yy ASK HIM POLITELY.

VyPoll :

IDIOT!.... FOOL!...
MORON...
A LITTLE EXERCISE IS JUST THE
JOB AFTER SUCH A,, LONG CAR
DRIVE.

DON’T FRET, OLD BOY, I’LL

BE WITH YOU DIRECTLY!

HE’S PUFFING
LIKE A WHALE. »
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THERE! .... BREATHE DEEPLY! AND THAD Peeve keep

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THANKS A LOT THERE, THAT'S MY WHEEL
YOUR HELP! REPLACED; NOW LET’S HAVE A
LOOK AT THE ENGINE

HMMM! LOOKS RATHER OH WELL! I'LL JUST BUNG THEM

COMPLICATED... BACK IN PLACE!

HEIGH-HO! JTLL WORK WITH-

OUT THEM!
THERE WE ARE! THE ENGINE’S IT’S REALLY A SIMPLE AND
RUNNING PRACTICA ¥ VEHICLE.

HALT! YOUR ALRIGHT!... ALRIGHT!...

PASSPORT! 'M STOPPING! ...
YOUR PAPERS ARE NOT IN YOUR CONDUCT | SaSl coop!
ORDER! COME _WITH ME! IS OUTRAGEOUS ! ‘{
| MY PAPERS NOT £ "

Ls
REAL
| . N ae,

SAY
K

, YOU'LL HEAR LET ME OUT OR YOU'LL BE

MORE OF IN FOR IT!
THIS! a

Salts

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QUIET NOW, PLEASE /

By | WILL BE
¥ LODGING
THERE ARE RATS
IN HERE!

COME ALONG!
QUICK! THE
PRISON
GOVERNOR
MISTER TINTIN, YOU ARE TO BE
TORTURED TO HELP YOU DISCLOSE

TINTIN.... DID YOU

HEAR THAT??

WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE RED-

HOT POKER...
I'M NOT GOING TO
LET THAT HAPPEN!!!
 FIRST ROUNE

CURSED DOG! YOU'LL PAY THE RED-HOT IRON WASN'T

NOW! MY TURN NOW HEATED FOR NOTHING!
TO SAVE YOU,

THEIR CRIES
ARE REALLY
TOO GHASTLY/
| MUST SIMULATE UTTER EXHAUS- THERE!... AND THINK THINGS
TION FROM THE TORTURE! OVERI... AN HOUR THE GOV-
ERNOR B WILL INTERROGATE

YES! | BETTER THINK! .... HELLO! THAT LOOKS TO ME

| MUST GET OUT OF THIS CELL LIKE A DIVING-SUIT
WITHIN THE HOUR!

BUT ONE MOMENT! THIS FIRST, | BETTER GET INTO

APPARATUS COULD HELP ME THIS WATERPROOF GARMENT!
ESCAPE!
Nay WHATA
a PECULIAR
OBJECT! |
IT’S DIFFICULT TO SCREW TIGHT,
BUT I'LL MANA ic LL
THE SAME
i-Lo
\( GRACIOUS ! IS
THAT REALLY

i
YOU, TINTIN ?

YOU, SNOWY, SWIM TO THE

SURFACE AND WAIT FOR ME!
AND THERE! ... NOW, | JUST HAVE
TO CROSS THE RIVER-BED AND
EMERGE Ola THE OTHER BANK

HERE’S SNOWY HEADING

IN THE SAME DIRECTION

TO PASS THE TIME, LET’S TIE A THERE! THE STRING IS

ROCK AROUNQ STRONG, THE STONE IS {é
THAT MUTT. HEAVY. WE ONLY HAVE
»S TO enue THE LOT
IN!

SAVE ME,
TINTIN !
HE HASN'T MOVED SINCE SQ HE APPEARED... LUCKY WE CAME BACK
QUICKLY!... READY... @/\7
AIM ... +f. is

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ¥)
KNOUTS ! IT WAS A GHOST...
ALL THIS DAMP HAS LANDED ME
WITH A COLD.... | FEEL... AAH...
THAT I'M GOING TO SNEEZE....

TINTIN! QUIET,
FOR GOOD-
NESS SAKE!

LUCKILY I'M A GOOD ! AND HERE'S A LITTLE ROCK TO

UNDERWATER REMIND THEM OF ME!
Pm
SWIMMER AND COULD. } DP mp y v7
ESCAPE THEM!
IT’S NOT A MAN, IT’S A DEMON.....
WE CAN'T STOP HIM!
SO THIS IS WHAT THE SOVIETS HAVE DONE TO
THE ONCE MAGNIFICENT CITY OF MOSCOW...
TURNED IT INTQ,A STINKING SLUM!

WHAT'S THAT QUEUE OF WRETCHED

CHILDREN ALL ABOUT?... OH!
| SEE, THEY’RE HANDING OUT
FREE BREAD TO THE POOR
) OF MOSCOW. LET’S LOOK
HOW THEY DO IT! ...
COMMUNIST
?....

THE BEAST,
I'LL TEACH

DIRTY CUR!.....
re
+ St Ry

IF | EVER FIND THAT MONGREL

AND HIS MASTER AGAIN!

TAKE THIS BREAD

AND STOP CRYING!
WHAT'S THAT MEETING ABOUT ? I'LL HIDE HERE AND WAIT....
| MUST GO AND SEE

HERE'S SOMEONE COMING

WHO'LL DOUBTLESS GIVE ME
: OF ENTRY!
COMRADES..... WE ARE SHORT OF
WHEAT! THE LITTLE WE HAVE SERVES
FOR FOREIGN PROPAGANDA PUR- Loy
POSES!!! WE MUST FIND SUPPLIES, QA
OTHERWISE IT’S FAMINE! ... THE )
ONLY SOLUTION IS TO ORGANISE AN
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE KULAKS, Palme
THE RICH PEASANTS, AND BY FORCE
OF ARMS GET THEM TO HAND OVER
THE WHEAT THEY HAVE...
| HAVE SPOKEN/

I'LL ENROL FOR THE

SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
I'LL USE THE CHAOS OF THEM | MUST PREVENT THE SOVIETS
DISEMBARKING TO SLIP AWAY, GETTING HOLD OF THEIR
AND WARN THE VILLAGERS THAT £F
THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE Ay
PILLAGED!
EUREKA !... I'VE GOT IT!...

| MUST GET BACK TO MY UNIT

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A PAAYOU WILL HAND OVER

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YOU'VE GOT NO@

RIGHT TODO 8 j-=
THAT!
LUCKILY DURING THE TRUCK
JOURNEY | EMPTIED THE POWDER
FROM THE CARTRIDGES AND
REPLACED THE BULLETS WITH
[CARDBOARD BELTETS
NOW, WE BETTER NOT LINGER
}]HERE!... THE CLIMATE IS
PRETTY ae

NIGHT HAS FALLEN AND IT’S TREKKING IN THE SNOW IS

SNOWING TOO! REALLY EXHAUSTING

OOF! | CAN’T GO ON! AM |

DOOMED TO PERISH HERE ?
 U MIGHT HAVE CHOSE I'M NOT GOING ANY FURTHER! 5
DAY TO SEND US OU bg
F THAT JOURNAL

GOD KNOWS WHERE

THIS _TINTIN IS NOW

NOT VERY CONGENIAL

COMPANY ! I'LL TRY
AND MAKE MYSELF
MM WATCH OUT FOR
THE RECOIL!
SN

~N,
TAKE MY TIME... | CAN’T AFFORD
TO MISS_HIM!

AT THAT SPEED, TINTIN

| CAN’T POSSIBLY
Ow YOU!
 HE’S EMPTYING MY
By |WHOLE FLASK OF VODKA!
WHY, HERE’S A TASTY ET GO
MORSEL!? Z OF SNOWY!?

coe y } =
Uf = se . K a) ioK
I'M FROZEN STIFF/ BUT, LOOK, THERE'S LUCKILY “LE PETIT VINGTIEME” TAUGHT
SOME DEAD WOOD: LET'S TRY AND ME HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE WITHOUT
LIGHT A FIRE
MATCHES, JUST LIKE THE POLYNESIANS !

WHAT A DISPLAY
OF WHITE!

IT SEEMS AS IF THE
SNOW IS MAKING A
CRACKING SOUND.

TINTIN LIKES A
GOOD GAME OF
HIDE-AND-SEEK
 HORROR OF HORRORS! I’M BEING
TRANSFORMED INTO A GLACIAL

SOMEONE'S COMING AND | CAN WHY, TINTIN! CHANCE HA\

DO NOTHING TO DEFEND MYSELF! DELIVERED HIM DEFENCE-
LESS INTO MY HANDS/...&
BY THE OGPU IS
MINE!
 WHAT CAN | DO TO FREE

THIS TIME, THERE’S

NO DOUBT, I’M
TRAPPED /

HELLO, A BOX COVERED IN

SNOW / LET'S SEE
WHAT'S INSIDE /

BUT THE SALT COULD BE USEFUL

FOR SOMETHING...
I'LL SPREAD THE SALT ON THE
ICE COVERING TINTIN. PERHAPS
THAT WILL FREE HIM?

THE SALT IS DOING] |JUST YOU WAIT, DIRTY BOLSHEVIK /

ITS WORK ! TINTIN YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO KNOW
41S DEFROSTING / ME BETTER!

NOW, COME AND GET ME,

IF YOU'VE GOT THE GUTS!
COME HERE THEN/ AND BY THE NAME PERHAPS | WAS WRONG
OF TINTIN, YOU WON’T BOAST OF OUR TO CHALLENGE HIM. HE
MEETING! DIDN'T REALLY HURT
GIVE ME TIME TO ME!
GET MY COAT OFF
AND I'M ALL YOURS /
 HE HIT THE TREE SO
HARD THAT ONE OF
HE WASN'T REALLY JTS BIG BRANCHES
CAME DOWN.
THE COSSACK HAD SMALL POUCHES ON : OT MY COAT THE
be ey OF lees BUT WITH ME WAY ROUND!

I'VE GOT THE DEFI-

NITE IMPRESSION
THAT HIS COAT IS
BACK TO FRONT! ! WHAT NOBLE
AND PROUD
BEARING /

IT'S HIGHER Pp A GALOP IS A GOOD DEAL

EDUCATION! EASIER !
Ye
WHOA THERE, I'D LIKE TO MEET THE CHAP WHO
ROSINANTE J... SAID THE HORSE WAS MAN’S
HANG ON! MOST NOBLE CONQUEST!

HELLO, FOOTPRINTS/ I'LL FOLLOW

THEM, THEY MAY SHOW ME THE
RIGHT WAY /
HELLO! =| [WHAT A STRANGE HOUSE...
ANYONE IN_?, AND IT’S SO QUIET

HORROR :
I! =

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tx
Z

AH... IT'S ONLY THE

WIND BLOWING
THE DOOR OPEN !
A STORM IS RAGING,
IT'S HARDLY THE TIME

| CAN'T UNDER-
STAND IT, THE CLOCK

.T-ia

| TH-TH-THINK THERE'S NO WAY OF

THTHAT I. LEAVING ...
M
D-DOOMED / ie
o/

Pao
MEM
MY GOD... WHAT AM | HEARING ? I'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!

curs ES OU WHO
GON YOU, ~“A\STURBS

THIS GHOST MUST HAVE A STINKING

COLD TO HAVE SUCH NASAL
INTONATION ...

LET'S HAVE A LOOK...

LOOK, MY RUMMAGING HAS DON’T GO, TINTIN, IT’S MUCH
REVEALED A METAL LADDER TOO DANGEROUS /
GOING DOWN A SHAFT
.-. THAT INTRIGUES ME... GOD PROTECTME
SEEMS PRETTY
DEEP

sy

MORE AND MORE

MYSTERIOUS /

THERE’S NOTHING TO BE
DONE ... I'LL GO UP AGAIN...
 2)
Oe TALK TO HIM.

AS FOR YOU WHO HAVE DISCOVERED

TROTZKY AND STALIN HAVE
AMASSED TREASURES TAKEN Wet BE RYT IS
THIS LAIR STRETCH IMMENSE}
BARREN STEPPES THAT
ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO CROSS. IF BY CHANCE
A PEASANT ENTERS THE
HAUNTED CABIN THAT IS
THE ENTRANCE TO OUR
DEN, THE TERROR INSTILLED
IS ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM
FOREGO HIS INVESTIGA-
TIONS.
 OUCH... IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO
BREAK LOOSE OF THESE ROPES.
CAN THERE BE NO ESCAPE ?

WHAT'S THAT NOISE ?

PEEK-A-BOO/... IT’S ME... / WELL DONE, SNOWY! NOW BITE THROUGH

THE BONDS THAT BIND ME!

7
FREE /... THANKS TO SNOWY DIGGING
g OUTSIDE

COME. ON, _TINTIN.

CUT OUT THE
SPEECH; SOMEONE
MIGHT_COME.

BESS QUICK, TURN OFF

THE LIGHT/
DEATH TO. | THERE. TAKE
HE SPY ! BAT ose
e OF

@
 IN THE DARKNESS LET’S LEAVE_THIS ROOM
THEY MASSACRED AND EXPLORE THE
OTHER. BRIGANDS' DEN

WHAT’S BEHIND ALL THESE DOORS ?)

RAIN
RESERVES
\ =| SOVIET EXPORT
PROPAGANDA

SO WHILE THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE DIE

[ CAVIAR OF HUNGER, IMMENSE QUANTITIES
VODKA
& SOVIET EXPORT OF WHEAT ARE SENT ABROAD TO
PROVE THE SO-CALLED PROSPERITY
fm ©=PROPAGANDA

| HAVE THE FEEL-

ING A CALAMITY
I'LL PICK UP HIS
CIGAR, THAT'LL
REALLY ANNOY
HIM!
THERE, THAT'S THAT / ae Bove WE'RE OUT OF
THE BAR IS IN PLACE DANG

THERE'S NOT A SECOND

TO LOSE... WE'RE GOING
TO BE BLOWN TO PIECES /

QUICK... QUICK /... AND THIS DOOR’S

NOT OPENING J!

e
is, THE PRETTY
SPARKS /

os,
THAT'S IT, I'M DEAD! AND
I'M HEARING THE HOWLS ELP! HELP! P
OF THE DAMNED SOULS/ Denia akSUPreeING
TOO MUCH !

GOD BE PRAISED.
IT WAS ONLY A
ROCKET EXPLODING/

THERE... AND DON’T START ANY- NOBODY IN THE CORRIDOR:

THING ELSE NOW, WE MUST GET OUT ALUS WELL!
OF ne A
SHHH... NOT A SOUND!

r'LL DRESS
AS AN
AVIATOR.

TINTIN/
YOU'RE NOT

Uz,
LT Ped

oS!
 YES, COMRADE ALS WELL. Pm
RODROBERTL... THEY DIDN'T cz =
RECOGNISE ME/y

GOODBYE,
INHOSPITABLE LANDJ’
Le

THIS KITE | FEEL AIRSICK THAT'S JUST OUR

HANDLES REALLY
WELL! ALREADY! r LUCK! A STORM
DEAD AHEAD OF US
 | TOLD YOU, TINTIN/
aa THis TIME. WE WON’
\ PULL THROUGH /
\ \\ LOOKS
eam
PRETTY BAD.
ee
= \
aps

NN OH NO J... LIGHTNING HAS STRUCK

THE ENGINE!

| THINK ONE OUGHT TO

DESCEND MORE GENTLY/

Ge)
REALLY, I’M BEGINNING TO
THINK THAT WAS RATHER
A ROUGH LANDING/

AH! THERE YOU

ARE, SNOWY/
ess OU AREN'T

OF FLYING!

iTe

HOLD THE ROPE TIGHT, SNOWY, BUT DON’T PULL

TOO HARD! I'LL COME DOWN TO HELP YOU
BRING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL!

HELP ME/... HE CLEARLY

THINKS I'M NOT CAPABLE
OF DOING IT ALONE.
 THERE, THAT'S RIGHTED) YOU REALLY MUST LEARN, SNOWY,
THE AEROPLANE, AND TO TRY AND BE MORE OBEDIENT AND
BY MYSELF / NOT DO THE OPPOSITE TO WHAT
| ASK OF YOU!

NOW _WE’VE ANOTHER PROBLEM

... NO PROPELLER! HOW DO WE
GET AWAY FROM HERE ?

| MUST SAY, SOVIET

PROPELLERS AREN'T
VERY ROBUST /

I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER | THINK WE'LL

PROPELLER! BE HERE FOR
SOME TIME
B

(€
 MAY PERHAPS NOT BE THE
O01 [OF FELLING A TREE,
THERE... WITH PATIENCE ONE CAN
DO ANYTHING J...
YOU SEE, TINTIN, HARD
WORK IS REALLY A
MARVELLOUS THING /
fo

IT’S NOT QUITE LIKE CUTTING BUTTER / | DON’T UNDERSTAND THE PLEASURE
SOME PEOPLE GET FROM WOOD
CARVING /
LJ

WILL YOU SOON WELL ... IT JUST LACKS

LET ME HAVE A BIT OF FINISH, THAT'S ¢
A NAP ? ALL

WHEN WILL TINTIN WPToxiaee

bea jcat=)
TAKE OFF THESE ame
WRETCHED BAND- (}
AGES? | CAN'T ee S
EVEN YAWN! _ Zeee@acal |
([VEAe
ENYANN) eeu
 THERE, THAT'S THE PROPELLER FIXED. L|
LET'S BOARD...

?.... WHAT.... WHAT'S GOING ON... THE

AEROPLANE IS GOING BACKWARDS /

| AM UNLUCKY! WHAT DO | DO NOW ?

| HAVE TO START AGAIN AND CARVE
PROPELLER BLADE THE WRONG|ME A_NEW PROPELLER.
WAY ROUND! { {I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF
ES2222 a! ALL THESE BANDAGES
AROUND ME...
 AKING,, iE SECOND PROPER
KER... I'M SURE WITH
SOME PRACTICE IT CAN BE oe ie
QUITE EASILY!

REFLECT A BIT
aparits UNDER-
TAK SUCH !
beucare WORK :

UH-OH J... WHAT'S UP ?... THE PETROL

GAUGE IS DROPPING ALARMINGLY.

TINTIN J... WHERE

ARE YOU GOING?...
HORROR ! THE AERO-|

ONCE MORE WE'VE CHEATED @f_J ARE YOU FINISHING

YOUR ACROBATICS
SOON ?

THERE, THAT'S THE

FUEL TANK REPAIRED

IT'S RIDICULOUS, TINTIN, TO CLOWN

ABOUT SO MUCH AT YOUR AGE!

PHEW ....
SAVED!
NO MISTAKE... THAT'S BERLIN’S TEMPELHOF " ... BUT WHY THE CROWD?
AERODROME! THAT MEANS WE CROSSED
THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER A LONG TIME AGO!

HIP... HIP...

... WE SALUTE YOU... GLORIOUS WINNER THE FIRST STAGE IS OVER, NOW YOU MUST
OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SOUTH COMPLETE THE SECOND... WE WISH
POLE TO NORTH POLE, CHALLENGE. YOU THE BEST OF LUCK! #~
WELCOME TO BERLI N aa v;

HE MUST BE
MISTAKEN /
IT’S ALL VERY WELL HAVING FOUND MY
HOTEL, BUT | STILL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
FIND THE KEYHOLE FOR MY ROOM!

7 ‘@

'M FEELING
iLL! OOOH...

(| NS
EG Tey se BeNGING
| CHAMPAGNE, PLL
Peg] FEAR. THEM INTO
Wax
ci Ap) LITTLE PIECES

\oe
air Te
GET DRESSED AND FOL- HE DOESN'T SUSPECT THAT HE'S FALLEN INTO
LOW_US TO POLICE THE gee HANDS OF THE OGPU...
HEADQUARTERS / yy [TWAS A GOOD IDEA
Tht, 9] [O DISGUISE OURSELVES
Dp AS THE BERLIN POLICE.

\9 TIME TO RE-FAMIL- J
IARISE OURSELVES |

Uh WITH GERMAN

l
BIT SEEMS WE'RE ONCE AND NOW YOU'RE BACK

is
CHES
AGAIN IN A BIT OF A FIX!
|

s )
| DON'T KNOW WHY
al THESE FELLOWS
N'T INSPIRE
CONFIDENCE IN ME...
te ARE YOU Reve iSrh ae ME,
R_NO, BUT ANSW
 TAKE HIM DOWN.... CHAIN HIM UP AND
REVIVE HIM FOR ME TO INTERROGATE

ALL THIS IS
HIGHLY
MYSTERIOUS
1 a= i

{J WHAT ARE THEY’

GOING TO DO
TO HIM?

WE WILL OFFER YOU ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND | GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO
ROUBLES IF YOU AGREE TO WORK FOR THE THINK IT Chee AFTER THAT, | WILL
U. IF_NOT, T'S DEATH! DO YOU

| MUST FIND =
A WAY OF
SAVING
TINTIN J
ANOTHER TWENTY SECONDS... AND SECONDS MORE,
Che WILL NEVER HEAR AGAIN OF NE.
NTIN THE REPORTER!

HE WANTS TO MAKE A MEAL OF ME... AS HE

SEEM INTERESTED IN THE BOLSHEVIK WHO HAS |
NONE OF THE MISERABLE
WRETCHES WILL RECOGNISE
SNOWY IN THIS FEARSOME
DISGUISE THAT | FOUND
IN THE BOXROOM, AND
THEY'LL HAVE THE FRIGHT
OF THEIR LIVES!

OH NO/II...
A REAL TIGER!

HELP J HE’LL
GOBBLE ME UP!
 SO, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN/ IT
FLED IN ABJECT TERROR
APPARENTLY TOWARDS
OPEN COUNTRY /

| FEEL I'VE REALLY

TURNED INTO A TIGER! | &
MY FEROCITY KNOWS NO} |
BOUNDS! i
 THAT'S JUST MY LUCK! herr a
.. DURING THE FRANTIC ! Heer
CHASE | NEVER PAID I'M CAUGHT...
ATTENTION TO THE

AT LAST/.... THE IMPORTANT

THING IS THAT I'VE KEPT THE
TIGER SKIN INTACT/

GRR J... GRR J... (I'M

SURE THEY MUST BE
TERRIFIED)
 | DON’T UNDERSTAND IT!
DESPITE MY TIGER
| DISGUISE, THEY DON’T
SEEM AT ALL AFRAID!
 LUCKILY .... VE FOUND THE
HOUSE AGAIN WHERE TINTIN IS
A. BEING HELD PRISONER J/...
py
QUICK... | MUST
FREE TINTIN, I'VE
ALREADY BEEN
TOO LONG
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT HALF A TIGER
COSTUME ON! NO WONDER THEY
WERE LAUGHING AT ME... I'LL TAKE
OFF THE REST OF THE TIGER SKIN...
AND THEN WATCH OUT!
X
| YOU, SNOWY J... | FEARED I'D
> LNEVER SEE YOU AGAIN!
THE BOLSHEVIK WHO FAINTED ON SEEING
THE TIGER CAME ROUND AND, INSTEAD
OF EXECUTING ME, DECIDED TO LEAVE
ME_HERE TO DIE OF HUNGER.

LUCKILY, THE
IMBECILE LEFT
HIS KEYS /

A THREE HOUR
| BERLIN
—
i
[AND TH
RETURN HOME ?
 WELL, HERE WE ARE IN BERLIN,
BUT WHY IS_ EVERYONE
LOOKING AT US ?

WE'LL HAVE A
MEAL HERE_AND
BOOK A ROOM
FOR THE

OH! WHAT A DE-| (SNOWY, DON'T EAT PLEASE CAN YOU 2) /AWOHL,
LIGHT TO HAVE A} {TOO MUCH... SHOW ME M) f BY MEIN HERR...
GOOD DINNER! ! bd ROOM ? MY

at
I Y | GOOD
DAS IST IHR THAT'S FINE QUICK... WHILE
was IT'S VERY HIS BACK IS TURNED,
ee CEASANT... LL POUR A FEW
DROPS OF THIS
PRECIOUS LIQUID...

HELLO, SNOWY / WHAT'S

THE MATTER WITH HIM

6. y

owy...! BUT... WHAT'S

SNOWY JI! HAPPENING ?....
SNOWY J!!! |... | FEEL SO...
SLEEPY...
AIR! ... | DESPERATELY NEED AIR!
... IF |DON’T GET TO THE WINDOW,
I'M LOST/
AT LAST... | CAN BREATHE
GAIN..../
THAT SMELL WAS CHLOROFORM...
WANTEBaTO = SEND ME TO —
SLEEP...

OH/... A NOISE... THE DOOR AHA! THE CHLOROFORM WAS OF

HANDLE IS TURNING, SOMEONE’S UPERIOR > QUALITY, IT DIDN'T
TAKE LONG TO_WORK.
COMING... QUICK, PLAY DEAD!

YOU ESCAPED ALL OUR TRAPS SO

FAR, TINTIN, BUT NOBODY EVER
ESCAPES ME, BOUSTRINGOVITCH/
AHA! YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ME! WELL! MY FRIEND, TINTIN DOESN'T
... NOW PUT UP YOUR FISTS, LET HIMSELF BE ROLLED OVER SO
BOUSTRINGOVITCH! EASILY /. LOOK, YOU BELONG TO
THE OGPU, DON'T YOU ?

OHO! AND WHAT DOES THIS LETTER IT MUST BE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

TUCKED INTO YOUR WAISTCOAT SAY? DOCUMENT THAT | CAN'T UNDER-

| MUST WARN COME QUICKLY, OFFICER, I'VE JUST

THE POLICE I5y APPREHENDED A DAN BayA s GEROUS
IMMEDIATELY oe | LCRIMINALS mo.
 | THINK HE’S AN = THIS IS THE MAN... AND HERE'S
AGENT OF THE lp SNOWY WHOM HE CHLOROFORMED!ME
OGPU! 9 \¥\

a\\ANS
a Ny ann!

NOW_THAT THE MAN_IS LOCKED)

UP, LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THIS
INFAMOUS DOCUMENT...

YOU'VE SAVED EUROPE J... AND HERE'S

THE oe MARKS REWARD PROMISED

HEY, THAT'S
NOT BAD
WORK!
SO, ARE YOU FEELING|
BETTER, SNOWY?
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE MONEY, FIRST I'LL BUY A CAR FOR
SNOWY, LET’S HIT THE ROAD...
FOR RUSSIA! WE STILL HAVE A LOT
0 THERE !

TO RUSSIA! AND | WAS

COUNTING ON RETURNING
TO BRUSSELS /

... YOU'LL BE WELL PLEASED WITH THIS

MODEL. SHE CAN DO 150 KM/H ON A

PA5
LEVEL STRETCH.

OH! | WAS
FORGETTING. | NEED
TO BUY SOME
RUSSIAN KIT!
 IN YOU GET.W :
COME ON, MY FRIEND,
:

LOWING YOU ON
THESE MADCAP

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THAT ?| AND LET’S HAVE NO MORE

ARE YOU BEING DISOBEDIENT? SUCH BEHAVIOUR! A GOOD
COME ON, JUMP IN / DOG ALWAYS OBEYS /

THE CAR SALESMAN WAS RIGHT,

THE ACCELERATION IS BREATHTAKING,
WE'RE HITTING 120 WITH EASE :
ONE SQUEEZE OF THE
BRAKES AND WE'RE FOR IT!
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 UH-OH! A LEVEL CROSSING! AND MY BRAKES
IPPING ON THE said SURFACE. .

NOW WHAT SORT OF BEHAVIOUR

IS THAT! ....'M FINING YOU FOR
JUMPING — A MOVING TRAIN.
Fer T WORRY, eos
I'LL
PAY ALL THE COSTS
SS
PAR
AY ot
= SA
NACH
BROSSEL
‘s3 U4
ane
ec </ _e

OH WELL! IT’S PROBABLY BETTER TO ACCEPT THINGS AND

RETURN TO BRUSSELS. |CAN TAKE A WELL EARNED REST THERE
BEFORE EMBARKING ON FURTHER ADVENTURES...
ey AN END TO DANGER!
OUR DAREDEVIL LIFE IS OVER,
THANK GOODNESS!

NAGI sseL
Y VERS eLLes
L
| WONDER IF ANYONE WILL BE MEETING HOORAY! THE BELGIAN FRONTIER/
US AT THE STATION ?...

_—_——_
LI AS SOON AS WE'RE
BACK, I'M GOING
TO HAVE 48 HOURS
SOLID SLEEP!

WHAT A JOY TO BE BACK IN BELGIUM! NOW I'LL SPRUCE MYSELF UP WITH THIS
ISN’T IT, SNOWY ?... COMB: ONE MUST BE TIDY COMING
TRA... LA... LALALA... BACK $4 TO BRUSSELS!
[SS
DIE \ omy ee
YOU'RE LOSING WHAT VANITY!
YOUR DIGNITY/ ... AREN'T YOU
ASHAMED?

NOW, A LITTLE : THAT TINTIN IS AN EGOIST/

BRUSH UP... HE’S ONLY CONCERNED THAT
HE SHOULD LOOK SMART COMING
HE THINKS HE’S BACK TO OUR FINE CITY!
THE ONLY ONE
WHO NEEDS A
COMBING /
 .. SNOWY
J... WE'RE ARRIVING ..- MEANWHILE, IN BRUSSELS..

GREAT/ HERE'S
LOUVAIN /WE'RE
ALMOST THERE /
© } IMOVE
é AGAIN, IN

TIRLEMONTU...
WHERE THE SUGAR LUMPS

CHOCOLATES
KWATTA
RENAUX
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The first Tintin adventure was created in 1929, yet this new colour version is surprisingly
fresh and modern to read. Full of energy and enthusiasm, Tintin acquires his distinctive
physical appearance as he jumps into a convertible car.
To suggest speed Hergé drew the reporter's hair sticking up;
the tuft remained forever after.
The 21-year-old author had never trained as an artist.
Little did he know that the character he had just created would become a legend
all over the world.