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TINTIN, THE COMIC HERO

the celebrated quaff. The Brussels newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle
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introduced Tintin in a comic supplement and he hasn’t looked back
since.

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The intrepid, ageless reporter has had an uncanny knack of
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surfacing at just the right moment in international crises. Along with
a supporting cast led by his faithful dog Snowy, Captain Haddock,
and the eccentric Professor Calculus, Tintin battles good-for-
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nothings of all stripes, spies, drug-runners, mad scientists and Latin 6. a special hairstyle
American guerrillas. The boy-reporter’s first adventure was Tintin 7. fearless; brave
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in the Land of the Soviets, and he exposed the Soviet propaganda and 8. mysterious or strange in an
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put the communists in their place. From this debut, he went on unbelievable way
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to be present at the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930s, to get 9. a special skill in doing
embroiled in an oil crisis in the Middle East. Before trekking to things
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10. behaving in a strange way
the capital of crime, Chicago, he was in Belgian Congo in Africa. He
11. soldiers who fight against
even went on a voyage to the moon, 15 years before Neil Armstrong the government
landed on the moon aboard Apollo. 12. false or exaggerated ideas
It is a familiar sight in these comic strips to see Tintin grabbing spread by a political party
his coat to chase another adventure with his trusted Snowy in tow. 15 to gain support of the

From villainous drug smugglers at sea to expeditions to the North people
Pole, and searching for sunken treasures in the Caribbean, Tintin and 13. the first formal appearance
his gang have escaped the jaws of death many times. Courageous, 14. involved in a difficult
ingenious, modest and practical, Tintin never hesitates to confront situation
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15. following closely behind
the forces of evil and protect the weak.
16. clever at inventing
The breathless career of this young journalist, with his cowlick 17 17.
hair, has taken him all over the world in 23 of his comic adventures. hair that sticks out from the
rest of the hair
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With his exploits, the dashing reporter conquered the hearts of 18. brave, exciting and
readers of comics and generated a legion of Tintin fans across the interesting acts
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world. The Tintin books have been translated into more than sixty 19. a large number of people

TERRIBLY SORRY!... I’M ONLY HOORAY! WE’RE CATCHING UP!
SO LONG, FOLKS!... BORROWING IT!... I CAN SEE SMOKE FROM THE
WE’LL SEND YOU OTHER TRAIN...
A NICE POSTCARD!

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