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J GRAPHIC NOVEL HER
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (1975), Edition: 5th or later Edition, 62 pages
Description
The classic graphic novel. Tintin discovers that one of the last Incan descendants has kidnapped his missing friend, Professor Calculus. Tintin and Captain Haddock follow the kidnapper to Peru--can they save Calculus?
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LibraryThing member swampygirl
Although there were some parts that were probably not completely pc (they were published fifty years ago), I really loved returning to the antics of Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Hadock (especially all of his run-ins with various wildlife in this particular volume). Apparently reading and rereading
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books with a character who is often seriously intoxicated has not had the least effect on my development :p Show Less
LibraryThing member Michael.Rimmer
Hergé steals a plot device from H. Rider Haggard in this one, or perhaps, to be more generous, pays homage to the master of the adventure story.
Despite my slight annoyance on that point, this concluding "episode" is the better of the two-part story begun in The Seven Crystal Balls.
Runaway trains,
Despite my slight annoyance on that point, this concluding "episode" is the better of the two-part story begun in The Seven Crystal Balls.
Runaway trains,
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secret societies, mountain madness and high jinks in the jungle are just a few of the dangers facing Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy, crammed into just 64 pages. The action rarely lets up! Show Less
LibraryThing member questbird
I like Inca-related things but this Tintin was not one of the best I'd read. Tintin crosses the Andes and goes through the jungle in search of Professor Calculus.
ISBN
0316358436 / 9780316358439