Tintin Turns Eighty

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:40:43 +0000

Where: Brussels, Belgium

January 10, 2009 : Tintin made his first appearance in a Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme Siecle (The 20th Century) on January 10, 1929. This comic strip eventually became ‘Tintin in the Land of the Soviets’. There are 24 Tintin comic books in all, translated into more than 60 languages, including English – the originals are all in French! Over 200 million Tintin comic books have been sold worldwide. In an age before there were cartoons on television, these books were simply devoured by generations of readers, who loved to ’travel’ with their hero. Tintin has a huge fan following even today. You can check out his website, http://www.tintinologist.org/

Belgian History on Pitara Kids Network

Tintin Turns Eighty