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Milou

Milou

54 appearances · Platinum Age · 1930–2024 · 1 key issues
Who is Milou?

Milou is the loyal white wire fox terrier companion of the young reporter Tintin, debuting alongside him in Hergé's very first Tintin adventure. The clever, expressive dog serves as Tintin's constant travel partner and confidant throughout their globe-spanning investigations.

Few comic characters can claim a debut as storied as Milou's — first appearing in 1930 in the pages of Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit 'Vingtième', making this a genuine Platinum Age treasure from the legendary Hergé. Published by Casterman across an extraordinary 94-year span, Milou has kept remarkable company throughout those decades, sharing adventures in the pages of Les Aventures de Tintin and Le Journal de Tintin alongside iconic figures like Capitaine Haddock, Professeur Tournesol, Rastapopoulos, and the inimitable Dupond and Dupont. With a key-issue appearance on the collector's radar and 54 catalog appearances representing a legacy that stretches nearly a century, Milou is an enduring fixture of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition — the kind of character whose very presence on a page signals that something classic and beloved is unfolding.

Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit ‘Vingtième’
#[1]
★ First appearance
Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit ‘Vingtième’ #[1]
Jan 1930

Trivia

  • Hergé has written more of Milou's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 44 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1973–2009

Archives Hergé #1 1973
Archives Hergé #1
Les Aventures de Tintin #2 [1931 facsimile] 1982
Les Aventures de Tintin #2 [1931 facsimile]
La fin du monde est pour ce soir #[nn] 1986
La fin du monde est pour ce soir #[nn]
Tintin et la Lune #[nn] 2009
Tintin et la Lune #[nn]

Appearances

Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit ‘Vingtième’ (1930)
Le Petit Vingtième (1928)
Le Journal de Tintin (1946)
Spirou (1947)
Jeune Europe [Collection Jeune Europe] (1960)
#59
Archives Hergé (1973)
#1
Nouveau Tintin (1975)
La fin du monde est pour ce soir (1986)
Tintin et la Lune (2009)
Spirou et Fantasio par Fournier (2016)
#8