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Tintin

Tintin

59 appearances · Platinum Age · 1930–2024 · 1 key issues
Who is Tintin?

Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and globetrotting adventurer created by Hergé, who first appeared in 1929 in the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle. Armed with curiosity, courage, and his loyal fox terrier Snowy, he travels the world investigating mysteries and righting wrongs.

Few characters in the entire history of sequential art can claim what Tintin can: a debut stretching all the way back to 1930, making this young reporter one of the genuine Platinum Age pioneers, born from the pen of the legendary Hergé and published by Casterman. Across nearly a century of adventures — from Les Aventures de Tintin to Le Journal de Tintin — this iconic figure has proven himself one of comics' most enduring presences, sharing pages with a remarkable cast including the irascible Capitaine Haddock, the bumbling duo Dupond and Dupont, the brilliant Professeur Tournesol, and the sinister Rastapopoulos. With 94 years of publication history and a collector-significant key issue to his name, Tintin isn't just a character — he's a cornerstone of world comics culture, and any serious enthusiast owes it to themselves to explore his catalog.

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 Tintin's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 44 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1973–2008

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]
Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par #4 2008
Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par #4

Appearances

Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit ‘Vingtième’ (1930)
Le Petit Vingtième (1928)
Le Journal de Tintin (1946)
Jeune Europe [Collection Jeune Europe] (1960)
#59
Archives Hergé (1973)
#1
Nouveau Tintin (1975)
La fin du monde est pour ce soir (1986)
Une aventure de Spirou et Fantasio par (2006)
#4
Tintin et la Lune (2009)
All Star Photonik (2023)
#1
Spirou et Fantasio par Fournier (2016)
#8