Tintin in the Congo is suddenly surrounded in controversy. Consequently its retail price has appreciated ten times overnight.

This is an early work by Herge, one in which Tintin's ethical stance on things tends to be a bit skew -wiff. Some say it contains racial discrimination and mistreatment of animals. This perhaps arises due to scenes like that in which Tintin drills a hole in a Rhinoserous and plants a stick of dynamite in its hide and subsequently blows up the rhino!

This episode is in stark contrast to the well deserved reputation theTintin series has for being culturally respectful and for not discriminating at all. This book 'Tintin in the Congo' then is the exception to the rule. For that reason most bookstores have taken it out of the childrens section - its still for sale, but not as a childrens book.






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Its a show trial and boy does she show!

Snowy gets under Nestor's feet

Latin dictator Carnival with your host El General Tapioca






British rail in the 1960's




Haddock in full rage...They took his whiskey


Dr Muller secret - trapdoor fireplace - afflicted by sneezing powder...


Calculas takes an uplifting spin...