2. Tintin in the Congo (1930–1931)
Tintin
in the Congo (French: Tintin au Congo) is the second of The Adventures
of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and
illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young
reporter Tintin as a hero.
It appeared between June of 1930 and June of 1931 in Le Petit Vingtième
(the children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième
Siècle). The story was published as an album in 1931, in black and white
form. It was re-drawn in 1946, with additional changes in 1975.
Tintin in the Congo begins with Tintin and Snowy departing from Antwerp on a ship bound for the Belgian Congo. Snowy has several accidents on board the ship, including an encounter with a stowaway,
but eventually they arrive safe and well in the Congo. Here, they rent a
car and hire a boy called Coco. They set out into the Congo where
Tintin goes out to hunt.
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