Cigars of the Pharaoh

In 1971, Methuen collected Hergé's globe-trotting Tintin adventure Cigars of the Pharaoh as a single hardcover volume, bringing the young reporter's encounter with Egyptologists, opium smugglers, and the mysterious Arumbaya tribe to English-language readers. This edition, part of the publisher's early effort to serialize the beloved Belgian series, preserves Hergé's signature ligne claire art and his intricate, puzzle-box plotting. Though a standalone release, it stands as a key entry in Tintin's detective career, introducing the recurring villain Rastapopoulos and the bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson.