THE ADVENTURES OFTINTIN

REPORTER FOR "LE PETIT VINGTlEME..

IN THE CONGO

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FOREWORD

Tintin au Congo first appeared as a serial from 5 June 1 930, over a

period of a year, in “Le Petit Vingtieme", the children’s supplement to the

Brussels newspaper “Le Vingtieme Siecle". In 1931 the story waspublished in book form by Les Editions du Petit Vingtieme and a few

months later by Editions Casterman of Tournai. It is from the former

edition that the present book is presented in English translation.

In his portrayal of the Belgian Congo, the young Herge reflects the

colonial attitudes of the time. He himself admitted that he depicted his

Africans according to the bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period.

The same may be said of his treatment of big-game hunting and his

attitude towards animals.

L. L.-C. M. T.

Translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner

Les avenlures de Tintin reporter du Petit Vingtieme ‘ au Congo

4 1 962 by Casterman Bruxelles

First published in Great Britain in 1991

First published in the USA in 2002 by

Last Gasp ol San Francisco

777 Florida Street

San Francisco CA 94110 - U S Awww.lastgasp com

Exclusive rights lor the USA Last Gasp ol San Francisco

All rights reserved under International. Pan-American and Universal Copyright Conventions

No portion ol this book may be reproduced by any process without the publisher's written permission

Pnnted in Belgium by Casterman Printers

ISBN 0-86719-902-4

THE ADVENTURES OF

TINTINREPORTER FOR "LE PETIT VINGTlEMEff

IN THE CONGO

-BY HEDGE-

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TINTINJ'S LEFT MEALOKJE WHILE HE HASA WALK ON DECK •

HE DOESN’T GIVE ATHOUGHT TO THEBAGGAGE... OH r ASPIDER / "A SPIDERIN THE MORNING,TERRIBLE WARNING/"

ANYWAY, LET’S STARTCHECKING ALL THISSTUFF • FIRST : A MIRROR.

.

A LOVELY MIR ... OH '

I'VE DROPPED IT...

HELP /... IT'S BROKEN '

I'M NOT SUPERSTITIOUS,BUT ALL THE SAME, EVERY-ONE KNOWS THAT MEANSSEVEN YEARS' BAD LUCK \H... AN EVIL OMEN /

AHA /...THERE'S MY MOSQUITO TENT,ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR ANYONEWHO DOESN'T WANT TO ENCOURAGEA POPULATION EXPLOSION OFMOSQUITOES- BESIDES, TlNTlN TELLSME SOME REGIONS ARE SWARMINGWITH THE BEASTS.

WHAT HUGECARTRIDGES /...

OBVIOUSLY MEANT FORHUNTING ELEPHANTS/ AH /„I FEEL AS BOLD AS BRASS,KEEN AS MUSTARD/...

ALL HANDS ON DECK /.

ABANDON SHIP ///...

SO 'ALL THATSCREAMINGWAS JUST APARROTBELONGS TOONE OF THECREW, I

SUPPOSE '

EVERY MANFOR HIMSELF !

STUPID CREATURE.'... WITHTHAT SORT OF RACKET,ANYBODY NERVOUS COULDBE FRIGHTENED TO DEATH,AND START A PANIC !

GOLLY.'...

THE PARROT'S BITE HASGONE SEPTIC '... LET'S HOPEIT ISN'T PSITTACOSIS

OH, MY POOR SNOWY .'...THAT COULD

BE VERY SERIOUS WE MUSTSEE THE SHIP'S DOCTOR.

HMM'HMM '...ANINTERESTING case'

I'M VERY MUCH AFRAID YOURDOG NEEDS A LITTLE SURGERY

BUT SNOWY, THERE'S MOHEED TO BE FRIGHTENED.THAT BLACK IS JUST THESHIP'S CARPENTER .AMD HIS"INSTRUMENTS" ARE JUSTHARMLESS TOOLS !

I DIDN'T RUN AWAY BECAUSE I WASFRIGHTENED, JUST... JUST. ..THAT MANl.OOKE£SO TIMID HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN

AFRAID OF ME... AND I

(c J DIDN’T WANT TO STARTLE HIM.

RIGHT / I'M ATYOUR SERVICE...

YOU’LL SEE, ITWON'T HURT AT ALL.

COME ALONG, SNOWY, WE’LL GO ONDECK. I THINK^--*STHE SHIP ISAPPROACHING r

. JuSBON.

THERE YOU ARE, THAT DIDN'T TAKEVERY LONG/

FULL OF BEANS !

HIP HIPHOORAY/

I’M CURED/

WHAT HAPPENEDTO YOU ?...

HELP I'LL BEDROWNED !

HANG ONTIGHT, SNOWY f

h'M GOING TOHAUL YOU UP !

LOOK. OUT, HE'LL GETA FATAL SHOCK FROMTHAT ELECTRIC RAY f

I MUST SAY,I'M ENJOYINGTHIS LARK f

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THERE, HE'S ALL RIGHT f

Haj(where amryLf ...WHERE'VE I \

BEEN??.. WHERE^ V DID I COME FROMI

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,

NOW, A QUICK CHANGE OF CLOTHES,THEN WE'LL TAKE A WELL-EARNEDREST !

BUT WHAT'S BEENHAPPENING SINCEI GOT THAT BUMP ONTHE HEAD ?

...THEN THE SHARKSWALLOWED THE LIFEBELT,AND TOOK HIMSELF OFF. ANDTHEN, WE WERE RESCUED...

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FOR SEVERAL PAYS THESHIP CONTINUES ITSVOYAGE...

LOOK, SNOWY, THAT'S TENERIFE, THELARGEST OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. AS I

EXPECT YOU KNOW, THE CANARIES LIE NORTH-WEST OF THE SAHARA. OVER THERE

,THE PORT,

THAT'S SANTA CRUZ

SOME PAYS LATERHERE WE ARE IN THECONGO. WE'LL BE PUTTINGIN AT BOMBA, SNOWY,BEFORE WE ARRIVE AT—<VA MATADI.

SEE, SNOWBALL, THAT IS "THYSVILLE ", ANDON THAT BOAT MASTER TINTIN AND SNOWY.TINTIN REPORTER FROM " PETIT VINGTIEME "

LIKE YOU KNOW.

YES, OUR REPUTATION HASGONE BEFORE US... I EXPECTTHET TALKED ABOUT US ONTHE WIRELESS '

0mGli e T<Nr,

N/e9N0WX./ ‘.qvjGLIVESNOU,

HOW KIND THOSE NATIVESWERE , CARRYING US TO THEHOTEL SHOULDER HIGH.'

^ /\ NOW ,IT’S TIME

THAT SOUNDSLIKE A GOOD

IDEA.

OOOAAH .'... I'M GOING TO SLEEP LIKEA LOG... NOTHING TO BEAT TERRA FIRMAFOR A PROPER REST.

OH 'OH .'... SOUNDS LIKEMOSQUITOES. LUCKILY MOSQUITOESDON'T BITE DOGS... EVERYONEKNOWS THAT...

... BUT THE MOSQUITOS THEMSELVESDON'T SEEM TO HAVE HEARD'

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MR TlNTIN ? MR TlNTIN,

I AM INSTRUCTED BY THE"NEW YORK EVENING POST ", NEW YORK,

TO OFFER YOU $1500 FOR YOURDISPATCHES FROM THE CONGO. THIS IS

• OUR CHEQUE, AND THIS IS OUR CONTRACT.SIGN HERE .'

MY DEAR MR TlNTlN,THE

"LONDON DAILY" OF LONDON

,

WHOM I REPRESENT .OFFERS YOU£250 STERLING FOR YOURDISPATCHES. YOU ACCEPT ?

SENHOR, I REPRESENT THE "DlARlODE LISBOA" OF LISBON. IF YOUREXCELLENCY WILL DO US THE HONOUROF BEING SO GOOD AS TO PERMIT USEXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN YOUR DISPATCHESFROM THE CONGO

,WE WOULD BE MOST

PLEASED^-xTO PAY YOUR EXCELLENCYTHE y] SUM OF 20.000 ESCUDOS f

WHAT IS YOUR TOP PRICE ?

mHAT'S SETTLEDTHEM ?

D'YOU REALLYTHINK, AFTERDISPATCHESLIKE OURS

I FROM RUSSIA,l WE'D BE) WILLING TOACCEPT SUCHMINGY SUMS •

I REFUSE . YOUR OFFERS ARE WELLBELOW WHAT " LE PETIT VlNGTIEME"IS PAYING ME. AND EVEN IF THEYWERE HIGHER, I’VE GIVEN MY WORD-IT'S USELESS TO PRESS ME FURTHER

NOW THAT THEY'VE GONE, WEMUST MAKE OUR PREPARATIONS.WE NEED A "BOY" AND A CAR.

SO THAT’S AGREED, COCO. YOU’LLACCOMPANY ME THROUGHOUT MYJOURNEY ^ IN THE CONGO !

A CAR?... I HAVE AN EXCELLENTTRANS-SAHARAN MODEL. I canRECOMMEND IT'

YOU WAIT HERE,COCO

,AMD TAKE GOOD CARE OF

THE CAR. I'M GOING TO GIVE SNOWY A BATH,AMD LOOK FOR GAME.

I'MGOINGTO HAVEA MICESWIM !

r*’ THIS TIME I’M DOME FOR !

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HORRORS ? ... I MUST BE SEEING THINGS SNOWYA PING-PONG BALL FOR A CROCODILE .' HOW CAM I

SAVE HIM FROM THAT FRIGHTFUL MONSTER... WITH-OUT WOUNDlNGa>llM ? QUICK , TINTIN, MAKE UP YOU(?M,ND '

H£AVENS f... LET’S HOPE I

DON'T HIT SNOWY ! ...

EEK >.... MY SHOTHAS RICOCHETEDOFF THECROCODILE'SSCALY SKIN f

HEY?... WHY HAS SNOWY BOLTEDLIKE THAT???... ALMOST AS IF HEWERE AFRAID OF ME '

NJOT A MOMENT TO LOSE..I MUST SHOOT THIS CROCODILEat point- blank range...TAKE AIM...

FIRE !!!...

???. NO' MORE CARTRIDGES /

THAT'S THAT f NOW I MUST FINDSNOWYz^,... HE PANICKED, AND HE'S

DISAPPEARED...

OH, so There you are, snowy?

WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY

ME?... RUNAWAY ?... I... I

WENT TO LOOKFOR HELP /

SEEMS VERYPECULIAR...

BOO HOO .'...THIS WHITE MASTERCOME AND &EAT LITTLE BLACK BOY...

THEN COCO IS FRIGHTENED AND IS

HIDING ../THEN THIS WHITE MASTERIS GOING AWAY WITHCHUG- CHUG...

FRIGHTENED?1 ...SEE HERE,COCO, WITH US\ AROUND NOA ONE NEED

EVER BE==y frightened'

SO .'...A WHITE MAN STOLE OUR CAR '

WE MUST FOLLOW HIS TRAIL... COME ON !

AFTER THEENEMY .'

LET'S HOPE HE HAS A BREAKDOWN...IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE OF CATCHINGHIM f

OVER THERE /...THE CAR'S STOPPED.WE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL.COCO, YOU STAY HERE.

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I'LL TRY TO KNOCKHIM OUT...THROW THISCOCONUT AT HIS HEAD/

I'VE GOT IT /... HE’STHE STOWAWAYFROM THE"THYSVILLE "...

MONKEYS /??...

THEY SAW ME THROWTHAT COCONUT ANDTHEY COPIED ME...WITH BETTER LUCK'

WE'LL TIE UP THIS FELLOW AKIDDELIVER HIM TO THE FIRST POLICESTATION WE COME TO

RIGHT, COCO, YOU PUT UP THETENT WHILE I LOOK FOR SUPPER.

AT LAST !... BUT I CAN'T THINKWHY

I HAD TO USE FIFTEENSHOTS TO KILL ONE ANTELOPE.

ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE FRESHMEAT THIS EVENING /... mi

WHAT A FUNNY LITTLEANIMAL.

TO START WITH I NEEDA MONKEY FROM THESAME FAMILY AS THEFIRST ONE'

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GOOD.'... HE'S WELL ANDTRULY DONE FOR . THAT WASA GOOD SHOT. NOW FORMY PLAN.

I MUST SAY,THIS COSTUME

ISN'T MADE TO MEASURE...STILL, NEVER MIND...

I LIKE YOUC HAT / GIVE IT ME IN

EXCHANGE FOR THISANIMAL f

NOW WHAT DOESHE WANT ?...

GNOUF... BRAW... BRAW !...

(.Translation: what a prettyGun .' swap it for thisHAT ! )

NOT ON YOU LIFE '

ANYWAY, THAT HATBELONGS TO ME

BRAW...BRAW...RRBAA '...

( I MUSTHAVE IT')

STOP IT, YOU OLD MONKEY .'

D 1 YOU THINK I'M

STANDING FOR THAT??

..AND THE NEXT TIME,’LL GET CROSS !

I HOPE NOTHING ELSEIS GOING TO DELAY OURSUPPER.

I HOPE SOTOO. I'MABSOLUTELYFAMISHED.

HOW CAN YOUBE AFRAID OF AMONKEY ??

Yes, I’MTINTIN ANDYOU'RE GOINGTO COOK THISANTELOPE ANDMAKE US ADELICIOUSDINNER.

YOU NOTMONKEY?...YOU MASTERTINTIN??? WHAT ABOUT

OUR PRISONER?HE’S STILLTHERE ?

yes, MASTER, PR ISOMERHIM STILL ALL TIED UP...

9H_W9LL_> LET HUM GO... WE'LL COMTIMUE

MASTER '... MASTER f...

PRISOMER HIM ALL GOME f

THAT'S ANNOYING ' THE WHEELSARE SPINNING AND WON'T GOOVER THE TRACK f

BE QUIET !... WE'LL MENDYOUR ROTTEN LITTLEENGINE FOR YOU !

YOU " BOULA MATARI ", ALL-POWERFUL

,GOOD WHITE MAN).

YOU STAY HERE AND TOMORROWYOU HUNT NOBLE LION WITHTHE BA BAORO'M '

YOUR MAJESTYIS TOOGOOD/. .

THE NEXT MORNING.I THINK THIS SHOULD BE

INTERESTING f

A LION?..IS A LIONAS BIGAS A

RABBIT ?

IS... IS THATTHE VOICE OFA LION ??

VIOOAHRq

I MUST HOLD ON TIGHT !...

OH SNOWY, HOW DID YOU DOTHAT?... YOU ARE BRAVERYITSELF WITHOUT YOU I’D

HAVE BEEN EATEN...

EATEN?.. EATEN?...HOW CAN YOU BE EATEN

BY A LION??..

ITS ROARS AREGETTING MORE ANDMORE FEROCIOUS !...

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WHITE MASTER,YOU COME

QUICK ' LION Him GET MAR HIMNO MORE TAIL/

YOU WON'T BE ABAD LION AGAIN,EVER ?...

JUJU MAN DON'T WORRY'- I'VE GOTA PLAN TO GET RID OF THAT WHITEFOR YOU '...HE'Sp, MY WORSTenemy. rH*.

THERE ' SEARCH MY HUT .'

THAT WILL CONVINCE YOU howFALSE YOUR ACCUSATIONSARE.'

HORROR ' SACRILEGE '...WHITE MANSPLIT SKULL OF FETISH WITH AXE '

GREAT TROUBLE FALL UP-ON US '

TOMORROW, WHEN SUN RISEAGAIN, BA BAOROV;M PUT YOU TODEATH...

SNAKES .'...HOW DID THAT WRETCHEDFETISH GET INTO MY THINGS'?.IT'S INEXPLICABLE...

WHILE I

FILM THEM,MY PHONO-GRAPH WILLRECORD THEIRVOICES... /#

SAVED /...OUR "SOY " COCOHAS COME TO RESCUE USAMD QUICKLY, TOO.

HELLO, MASTER TlNTlN

THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG...

STILL

SO'... THE WITCH DOCTOR AND MY CARTHIEF PULLED THAT TRICK '..ALL RIGHT'I HAVE A SURPRISE OF MY OWN FORTHEM ... BACK TO MY HUT '

THERE !... I'VE PUT A STOPTO THAT CLEVER LITTLEWHITE AND HIS THREAT TOYOU / NOT A BAD STUNT WITH

...AND |, WITCH DOCTOROF BA BAORO'M

,I

KEEP THEY IGNORANTAND STUPID PEOPLE

IN MY POWER.

PRISONER... THERE '...THERE '..

DEATH TO WHITE MAN

IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET NEARER,COME ALONG... I'M WAITING...

NOW, | WANT YOU TO KEEP

QUIET... YOUR JUJU MAN HASSOMETHING TO SAY t

PAY ATTENTIONW£'R£ GOING TO BEGIN !...

...AKJD I ,WITCH DOCTOR OF

BA BAORO'M , I KEEP THEYIGMORANT AMD STUPID PEOPLEIN MY POWER. impp^ud

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ENOUGH,ENOUGH f

YOU GOODWHITE MAN...YOU CHIEF OF6A BAORO'M.YOU BOSS

MAN...

I'VE SCARCELY STARTED __GOING ROUND "MY" VILLAGE.. .

^AND I FIND THEM FIGHTING <7HERE LIKE ANYWHERE L —else .'...

SO '...YOU'RE FIGHTING OVER ASTRAW HAT * ... I WILL SETTLE IT

FOR YOU .'...AND UNDER-STAND ONCE AND FORALL, I WON'T HAVE fquarrelling here' ;

TINTINEXERCISING

THE JUDGEMENTOF SOLOMON f

WHAT'S THEMATTER WITHYOUR HUSBAND?

HIM SICK '...BOO HOO /

HIM DYING HIM MOLONGER STAY WITH US...

BAD JUJU LIVING INHIM /

OH ?... I SEE WHAT IT ISNOTHING SERIOUS /..

JUST A TOUCH OFFEVER. THAT'S SOONCURED, WITH THISdose of Quinine '

WELL ?... DOESTHAT FEELBETTER ?...

WHITE MAN VERYGOOD.'... BIG MASTER.''/HIM CURE MY HUSBAND '

s. WHITE MASTER IS

ZL BOULA MATARI I HAVE ANOTHERIDEA. HE WON THEFIRST ROUND, BUTI'LL TAKE THE

WHAT TO DO ?.

ME NOTJUJU MANNO MORE /

LISTEN, WITCH DOCTOR .

THIS IS WHAT WE MUSTDO

WHAT?...WHAT'STHAT YOU'RESAYING ??

MASTER, 'M'HATAVU,TERRIBLE 'M'HATAVU,THEY COMING '...THEYGOING TO ATTACK OUR

PEOPLE t

WELL .'...WHERE ARE THEY,THE OSTROGOTHS?...

CHIEF '... WHITE MAN ,HlMTABOO f HIM NOT HIT ATALL BY OUR ARROWS '

ME NOT UNDERSTAND NOTHING'..IS JUJU '... BRING UP HEAVYARTILLERY .'...WE BOMBARD HIM '

THERE .'...ANOTHERWEAPON IRRESISTIBLYATTRACTED TO THAT TREE

'UlW COME 0N,TINTIN,

(/ TELL me WHY ALL. \ THEIR WEAPONS

\ f* rt ARE HITTINGJ THAT TREE.

i \ V INSTEAD OF\J \ MAKING HOLESJO Vy IN YOU r

YOU GREAT JUJUMAN

, YOU ALL-POWERFUL, GREATMUGANGA... WEMAKE YOU CHIEFOF 'M'HATAVU f

EXCELLENT f I HAD THE IDEAOF PUTTING A POWERFULELECTRO-MAGNET BEHIND THETREE. IT ATTRACTED THE IRONTIPS OF THE ARROWS AND THEASSEGAIS.../^, AND I WASSAFE f

CURSES .'...THE

•M’HATAVU HAVE GONEOVER TO THAT LOUSYWHITE .' WE’RE BACK TOTHE BEGINNING.

J3 'M’HATAVU,THEY BRAVE...

"WHITE- MASTER-UNTOUCHED- BY-ARROWS" THEIR a

KING.'

WE'REGOINGHUNTING THISEVENING/SNOWY !

POOH f...

LION HUNTING, l

SUPPOSE...WHY NOTRABBITS ?

NO, NO .SNOWY.TONIGHT WE ARE GOINGAFTER LEOPARD...

MUGANGA /... GOOD NEWS /...YOURWHITE IS GOING ON A LEOPARD-HUNT, TONIGHT, ALONE...

"... I AM TELLING YOU THERE IS SECRETSOCIETY, CALLED "ANlOTA". THEYORGANISED TO STOP CIVILISATION BYWHITE MEN/... ANlOTA KILL BLACK CHIEFSWHO SUPPORT WHITE MEN. ANlOTAWEAR SPECIAL COSTUME

,LOOKING LIKE

LEOPARD SKIN . ON THEY FINGERS THEYWEAR STEEL CLAWS, LIKE THOSE OFLEOPARD. WHAT IS MORE

,THEY CARRY

STICK, WITH END CARVED LIKELEOPARD'S PAW. TO KILL THEY VICTIM,ANlOTA CREEP UP ON SLEEPING NATIVE,TEAR OUT HIM THROAT, AND ARERUNNING AWAY. BUT FIRST, BY MEANSOF STICK, THEY ARE COVERING GROUNDWITH LEOPARD FOOTPRINTS... I HAVEANlOTA DRESS... "

A BOA CONSTRICTOR,ATTACKING A NATIVEquick

,i must save

THE POOR FELLOW !

I'VENEVER

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liked

MAKES !

WHO IS THIS..the BA BAORO'MWITCH DOCTOR '

CHARACTER ? WHATA RIDICULOUSOUTFIT f

LOOKINTIN, SEEJHOW I DEALX WITHpfSNAKES.

WHAT TO DO NOW '

... WAIT ?...

WAIT FOR WHAT ?

... SO, ME WANT TO MAKE YOUDEAD. ME PUT ON ANIOTACOSTUME AND WAIT TOSTRANGLE YOU. WHEN BOAPUT COILS ROUND, ME DEADIF YOU NOT SAVING ME. MOW,ME YOUR SLAVE

,O NOBLE

WE'LL SURPRISE HIM,TAKE HIM PRISONER,AND TURN HIM OVERTO THE LAW.CAREFUL, THERE’STHE BAOBAB f

ODD, EVEN PECULIAR .'...

HE ISN’T HERE...AM I IN THE WRONGPLACE ? OR DID THEWITCH DOCTOR LIE TOME ?

P4 1 HAVE Ar-v<4 FEELING WE’RE

IN DANGER,TINTIN !

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COME ALONG, LITTLETpigHFA DOGGIE, COMEiWw ALONG...

THAT'S ONE f

WHAT'S HAPPENED'TINTIN'...TINTIN/.WHY... HAVE YOUPASSED OUT ?

WHEREIS THE

WRETCH

FIRST; LET'S TIE THISONE SECURELY... THENFOR THE OTHER ONE'

THAT'S FIXED HIM.'...

NOW FOR MY REVENGEI'LL FETCH THE DOGLATER... UNLESS THEWILD BEASTS HAVEEATEN IT'

WHERE...WHERE AM I...

AND WHERE IS

SNOWY ?

DUMP THENITWIT HERE

,

ON THE RIVERBANK...

LOOK... THOSE ARE FEROCIOUSCROCODILES I'M GOING TODANGLE YOU FROM A TREE OVER-HANGING THE RIVER , AND LEAVEYOU TO IT.'

IN AN HOUR'S TIME THETIDE WILL COME IN. THECROCODILES WILL CLOSEIN; SLOWLY... AND THEN... THE JOKE'S OVER

I SUPPOSE YOUFIND THIS VERYFUNNY ?

IS THISREALLY THEEND ?... AM I

l. GOING TOr DIE/ EATENBY STUPID

CROCODILES'?

I MUST SAY;I'VE DEFINITELYBEEN IN MORE

CHEERFULSITUATIONS .'...

AND WHAT'SMORE, THELEVEL OF THE

WATER IS RISING.'

BUT... NO MISTAKE .'...

IT'S TINTIN .'... WHAT AREYOU DOING HERE?...

QUICK, FATHER, YOUR GUN '...

I MUST SAVE SOMEONE ELSE

UNLESS I'MDREAfVUNG/ THOSE

ARESNOWY'SPAWS f

HOW EXTRAORDINARY'.. BUT...

IT'S THE FIRST TIME 1BUT HE'S

NOTICED \ HAVE PAWS ! STILLALIVE f

U- l=LE f u-El£! u-gl£! ma-li-ba.'iwa-ka-si [I'LL TAKE YOU TOVISIT OUR MISSION.

THIS IS THE SCHOOLROOM , ANDTHERE, IN THE MIDDLE, ISTHECHAPEL. WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVEDHERE A YEAR AGO THISPLACE WAS BUSH '

MISSIONARIESARE THE TOPS •

BELGIUM IS WHATIS CALLED...A LEOPARD.'

CAREFUL,TINTlN, YOUMUST PROTECT THECHILDREN, WHATEVERTHE COST TO YOURSELF '

WHAT A NIGHTMARE...HEAVEN GIVE ME THESTRENGTH*. TO SAVE THEM f

AN IDEA .'...QUICK,

THE SPONGE'...THROW IT THE SPONGE .'

ALL LEOPARDS ARE HUNGRY,SO IT WILL SWALLOW IT

STRAIGHT DOWN...

NOW LET'S GIVE HIM A DRINKTO COMPLETE THE MEAL '

AH .'WATER' THISCHAP THINKS OFEVERYTHING t

WHAT'S GOING ON?I FEEL MY TUMMYSWELLING UP I

I GET IT. ..THE WATER HESWALLOWED HAS SWOLLEN THESPONGE, AND THE POOR BEASTHAS STOMACH-ACHE '

NOW TO GET RID OF OURunwelcome guest f

NOW, OUT YOU GO,YOU BAD ANIMAL .'

BRAVO .'THROWHIMOUT,TlNTIN f

AND THAT'S THAT .'...WEWERE SPEAKING OF BELGIUM '

BELGIUM IS...

JUST LETHIM TRYTHAT

AGAIN f

VILLAIN .'...YOU BEEN ILL-TREATING MY TAME LEOPARD.'MY GENTLE, INOFFENSIVELEOPARD WHO EAT OUT OFMY HAND. ..NOW SEE HIMWEEPING AND GROANING...YOU PAY FOR THAT .' YOUANSWER TO ME, JIMMY MACDUFF, MANAGER OF THEGREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS r

HE IS TAMELEOPARD/...

NOW YOU BE QUIET/...AND PAY ATTENTIONTO WHAT I SAY...

HE'S A TAME LEOPARD?... RIGHT, MYFRIEND, THE CURE IS QUITE SIMPLE.YOUR LEOPARD HAS SWALLOWED A SPONGENOW GET HIM TO EAT A BLACKBOARD.FROM FORCE OF HABIT, THE SPONGE WILLSTART RUBBING. EVENTUALLY, THE SPONGEWILL WEAR OUT, AND YOUR LEOPARD WILLBE CURED OK 7 NOW, ABOUT TURN, AND

LEAVE US IN PEACE /

s \

FOR THE THIRD TIME I

REPEAT, BELGIUM IS...

MY DEAR FRIEND , I DO THANK YOU FORGIVING OUR LITTLE ONES SUCH A GOODIDEA OF OUR FAR-AWAYNOW YOU MUST REST,

(TOMORROW I INVITE YOUELEPHANT HUNT. IT r

PROMISES TOBE EXCITING/

COUNTRY.,AND

k TO AN

NEXT PAY... here

,

i leaveYOU. THE TRACKER WILL GO AHEADAND FOLLOW THE ELEPHANT SPOOR.

HE CAME THIS WAY, NOT LONG AGO/THE TRACKS ARE QUITE FRESH /

WE MUST TAKE CARE f

HE’S certainly wounded...SPOTS OF BLOOD BESIDE HIStracks are plenty of proof '

WE'VE been FOLLOWINGHIM ALL DAY, AND WE STILLHAVEN'T CAUGHT UP...

WHAT CAN I DO NOW ? IT'S DARK...I CAN'T FIND THE TRACK BACK TO THEMISSION. I'LL HAVE TO SPEND THENIGHT HERE/

WHAT'S GOING ON ?THE MONKEYFIREP A SHOT .'...IT MUST HAVEHIT SOMETHING, I CAN HEARA NOISE IN THE UNDER-GROWTH ...

TINTIN ESCAPEP THE CROCO-DILES. WITH THIS PlSGUlSE,I'LL GET HIM THIS TIME. I

SWEAR HE WON'T GIVE METHE SLIP AGAIN /

GOOP MORNING, MY PEAKFRIENP ' IT'S GOOP TO SEEYOU... WE WERE BECOMINGANXIOUS...

ANOTHERFATHER 7

I WILL SHOW YOU A SHORT CUT TOTHE MISSION, i

1 THANK YOU- CMREALLY QUITE TIRED.

I DON'TLIKE THELOOK OF

THATHAP f

YOU HAVE SUCH A HEAVY LOAD. GIVEME YOUR GUN. I'LL CARRY IT.

NOW, HANDS UP, MY FRIEND'..

SO, I'VE GOT YOU AT LAST '...

OH ,GOOD HEAVENS .'

WHAT'S ...?

WHAT?...WHATIS IT??

THAT'S WHAT, VILLAIN ! WHILE HE'S OUT COLD- I'LL SEARCH HIM..MAYBE I'LL FIND SOMETHING TO SHEDSOME LIGHT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THISSINISTER ROGUE f

I RECOGNISEHIM : IT'S THESTOWAWAY •

HELLO?... WHAT'S THIS?..."INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THEREPORTERTINTIN) THAT'S THE

/VV LIMIT/ LET'S SEE'^===*r> WHAT IT SAYS...

OH0/ THIS LOOKS INTERESTING.COME ON/ LET'S READ IT...

HE SIMPLYMUSTN'T READ IT..

&

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WHERE AM I ?... WHERE AM I ?...

AND WHAT'S THAT (DULL ROAR?..IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING NEARERAND NEARER...

CRUMBS f HEAVEN PROTECT ME/.A WATERFALL f I’LL BE SMASHEDTO BITS ON THE ROCKS •

LET'S HOPE IT ISN'T ASERIOUS ACCIDENT f. ..

IF TlNTIN^^ HAS FALLEN IN THE WATERHE'LL / \ BE SMASHED ON THEROCKS ^ BELOW THE FALLS-

i PLEASE GOD HE IS;.\ STILL ALIVE.

. : \

TINTIN '...WHO HAS DONETHIS?... HOW CAN WE SAVE

tinTin /

I'LL FIX TWO COPES BETWEENi

THE RIVER BANKS. THAT WAY, PER-HAPS, I CAN GET HIM OUT OF TH|S>AWFUL PREDICAMENT '

KEEP QUITE STILL . I'MGOING TO RELEASE YOU.

"RELEASE YOU'" I RATHER THINKI'M GOING TO DO THE ~-

RELEASING !

GOSH f ... WHAT'S THAT?... THEGANGSTER IS GOING TO CUT THERESCUE ROPE'

ANOTHER FEW MINUTES ... AS SOON ASTHE PRIEST RELEASES TINTIN, I'LL

CUT THE LINE AND SEND THEM BOTHTO THEIR DEATHS f

BY GOLLY .'...HE SHAN'T DO IT / UPTHE RIVER , THEN INTO THE WATER.THE CURRENT WILL CARRY ME, SO I

COME OUT ABOVE THE ROCK WHERETHAT BRUTE IS HIDING /

LET'S HOPE I'M IN TIME /

THAT'S DOME IT... MOW YOU'RESAFE OMCE MORE f

YES , FATHER, THANKS TOYOUR SELFLESSNESS...

SNOWY f YOU TOO ' YOUR INTERVENTIONSAVED ME , YOU WONDERFUL DOG f

NOW, SNOWY, WE WONTREST... UNTIL THATBRUTE IS NO LONGERABLE TO DO US HARM [

-V WELL SAID/I SEE MY

COURAGE IS

CATCHING.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THATFAMOUS LETTER... THE ONE THEVILLAIN HAS f

HE ESCAPED ME AGAIN. THISTIME

, I'M GOING TO RAISE ALLTHE TRIBES IN THE AREA •

OF COURSE ?... I'MFORGETTING SNOWY'..WHAT'S HAPPENING TOhim up there?... andWHY'S HE BARKING SODESPERATELY?...

FOOTPRINTS ... SNOWY'S PAWS,AND ALSO BARE FEET... NOWI SEE SOMEONE'S KIDNAPPEDSNOWY •

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OHO ! THERE'S A WARRIOR HECOULD WELL KNOW ABOUT SNOWY'SABDUCTION f

HEY, LOOK, DON'T RUN AWAY '

I DON'T MEAN ANY HARM /

GOOD HEAVENS ' WHAT’S THATNOISE ? AH ! I KNOW ' IT'S THETOM-TOM ' HE’S TIMID, LIKE ALLHIS RACE...MY PYGMY IS SOUNDINGAN ALARM TO HlSTRlBE f...

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AC?... AC??... AC ?'??...

WHO IS THIS CHAP, AWDWHY DOES HE WANT

ME DEAD ? HOWDO I FIND OUT ?

AHA ! tinTINJ IS NEVER SHORT OFIDEAS, AND HE COUNTERS ANATTACK WITH AN ATTACK f HERE'SMY PLAN, SNOWY :

KALA&ELOU, 31 MARCH, NOON.

THERE'S OUR MAN !

GOOD MORNING, TOM '... AND TlNTlN ?

GOOD WORK, TOM ! I, GIBBONS,PROMISE YOU •• THE BOSS WON'TFORGET THIS. THANKS TO YOU/NOTHING NOW STANDS IN THE WAYOF HIS " CONTROL " OF DIAMONDPRODUCTION IN THE BELGIUM CONGO

EXCELLENT WE'LL BEGIN RIGHTAWAY. I'LL CABLE TO AL f

LET'S TRY TOGET RID OF HIM.

TELL ME, HOW DID YOUDISPOSE OF TINTIN ?

WELL , I DISGUISED MYSELF AS ONE OFHIS FRIENDS. I WAS TALKING TO HIM.HE'D PROPPED UP HIS GUN BY A TREE.THEN , HE^ TURNED HIS BACK ON ME

FOR a MOMENT, SO I

GOODl >>— It) GRABBED THE GUN

MY GOODNESS f TINT INREPORTER FROM "LEPETIT VIMGTIEME" !

GOOD MORNING f I'VEBROUGHT YOU AN IM-PORTANT'* \ PRISONER

TAKE HIM AWAY , AND DON'T LET HIMESCAPE- ,,

T YOU GO IN)

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THAT'S THE STORY SO FAR ! ...

IF YOU LIKE , WE CAM CATCH THEOTHER THREE TQNIGH

CERTAINLY, THAT'S AGOOD IDEA/

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VERYTHING'S READY. THEFIRST OBSTACLE HAS BEENEMOVED: I MEAN TINTIN,HE REPORTER. GIBBONS

WILL BE HERE SOON, TOGIVE US NEWS OFHIS DEATH

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DEATH?... TO MY MIND,GENTLEMEN, THAT REPORT (SDEFINITELY PREMATURE.

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GOOD, GOOD ? WICKEDMEN DO MO MORE BAD TOTIMTIM... ALL GO IM

PRISON...

WELL, SNOWY MY LAD, WE'VE HAD AWEEK HERE LOUNGING ABOUT IN LUXURYIN THIS PALACE IN X...VILLE. I’VE HADENOUGH ( TOMORROW WE MOVE ON !

WAIT ' MAYBE IT'S JUST ANOTHER TAMELEOPARD... WHILE I REACH FOR A WEAPON,LET'S TRY TO CALM IT DOWN ' PRETTYLEOPARD.'... NICE LITTLE LEOPARD.'...

I CAN'T FIND MY GUN, SO MAYBETHIS SIPHON) WILL DO... TO COOLHIM DOWN

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A GUN .'... QUICK, A GUN f... WHATCAN I FEEL ? AH ? A MIRROR...THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA f

HELLO... GIRAFFES !

I MUST FILM THEMQUICK, LET'S FETCHMY GEAR.

I OH? ARE THOSEGIRAFFES ?...

LOOKS AS IFWE'LL NEED ALADDER f

THEY LOOK ASTIFF-NECKEDLOT TO ME'

MADDENING !...

THEY’VE RUN AWAY f

THIS'LL MAKE AMARVELLOUS DOCUMENTARYgiraffes in the wild f

MO GOOD... MY RIFLE ISN'TPOWERFUL ENOUGH FOR THEBULLETS TO PENETRATE SUCH ATHICK HIDE. WHAT A MONSTER '

I MUST TRY SOMETHING ELSE

D'YOU THINKHE'S ABMOUf?-PLATED '7

WE MUSTSAVE HIM...

BUT I CAN'T JUSTABANDON) SNOWY...

SNOWY?... YOU REALLY SAID SNOWY

?

THEN... YOU MUST BE TINTlN...

YES , I rBELIEVE SO...L-

THERE'S BEEN NO NEWS OF YOU,FOR A MONTH. WE’VE BEENSEARCHING EVERYWHERE, TO TAKEYOU BACK TO BELGIUM.

I SAY, OLD CHAP = ABOUT TURN ANDLAND. THE PASSENGER WE JUSTPICKED UP IS TINTlN .WE’RE GOINGDOWN TO LOOK FOR HIS DOG , SNOWY.

HERE'S THE GENTLEMAN WHO SAVEDME. HE'S GOING TO TAKE US BACK TOBELGIUM (

I THINK THERE'S ANIMPORTANT JOB LINED UP FORYOU. THAT'S WHY WE WERESENT TO TRACK YOU DOWN...

GOODBYE, CONGO... THERE’S SO MUCHMORE FOR ME TO SEE HERE...

SO, HERE'S THEMACHINE TO TAKEUS BACK TOEUROPE f

SO, THAT ENDS OUR REPORTING FROM THECONGO... WHERE IN THE WORLD SHALL WE BEHEADING FOR, AFTER WE GET HOME ?

The news of Tintin's departure echoes all over Africa.

An African village has just heard the news by Tom-Tom Special.