THE ADVENTURES OF REPORTER FOR “LE PETIT VINGTIEME. IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETSFOREWORD This first adventure of Tintin, the boy reporter, appeared in 1929 in a children's, supplement to a Belgian daily newspaper, Le Vingtiéme Siécle. Hergé, Georges Remi, then twenty-two years old, was employed on the staff as an artist. He had received no formal art training, but was already showing the originality and wit that would make him a unique figure in the world of the strip cartoon. Hergé's satire on the Soviet state was very much of its time. He himself had not been to Russia, but had read a book published the year before, Moscou sans voiles: Neuf ans de travail au pays des Soviets by Joseph Douillet, a former Belgian consul in Rostov-on-Don. Soviet propaganda to persuade the world outside Russia that the economy was booming was a particular target for Heraé, as were the activities of the secret police, the OGPU. Incidentally, he errs on one ‘occasion in the story when he calls them the Cheka, their name before 1922. Publication in Le Petit Vingtiéme began on 10 January 1929. In 1930 the adventure was issued in album form, now a very rare book greatly sought after, the 500 copies being numbered and signed “Tintin et Milou””. There were, it is believed, nine subsequent editions, differing only in the layout of the print on the title page. With the exception of a reissue in 1969 for the personal use of the author, again limited to 500 copies, and some pirated editions, more than forty years elapsed before this adventure was again published, in the first volume of the Archives Hergé. This volume (in which the original versions of Tintin au Congo and Tintin en Amérique also appear) includes a page which originally appeared in Le Petit Vingtiéme No. 60, omitted for no apparent reason from the first edition in album form. It is reproduced here as page 97A. LL-C. MT. “ralated by Leste Lonsdale: Cooper and Michel Tar ‘os avortures do Tintin reponer dy -Pott Vngéma- au pays dos Soviet ‘A1.01981 by Castorman, Touna sary of Congress Caaloge card nT 889-745, Texto 1989 by Sundance, 3 Fle! Seo, London WCZE S10 ‘Uns Library easlogung in putestion eta Fat publahod in Great Brain in 1980 [Al rts rosonod under Irtomatenal Par-Amorean and Unwe'al Capt Conventns, "No porton of is book maybe reproduced by any proces weno the pubishas writen parmsslon, IsaN 0512700 12. =n SAFE JOURNEY / | HERE, SNOWY! IAT be PETET XX Ae aRe TAKE CARE AND | SAY GOODBYE ALWAYS EAGER TO SATISFY OUR READERS AND KEEP THEM UP foe occu. Wea awEN, TO DATE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ~ WE HAVE THEREFORE SENT os TINTIN ONE OF OUR TOP REPORTERS, TO SOVIET RUSSIA. EACH WEEK WE SHALL BE BRINGING YOU NEWS OF HIS MANY ADVEN- TURES. N.B. THE EDITOR OF "LE PETIT Xx®" GUARANTEES THAT ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC, TAKEN BY TINTIN HIMSELF, AIDED BY HIS FAITH- FUL DOG SNOWY f THERE /| THINK THE DIRTY LITTLE BOURGEOIS IS ASLEEP. TIME FOR ACTION / HE MUST. NEVER GET TO RuS- SIA + HE'D REPORT WHAT'S GOING ON f ONE OF THE BEST REMEDIES YET DISCOVERED FOR ow CURIOSITY. THIS FEELING OuR TRIP WILL COME To ABAD THIS IN HERE WILL STOP HIM FOR ALONG WHILE ... IF NOT FOR KEEPS / V'VE GOT JUST ONE MINUTE TO REACH SAFETY AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN... HAPPY LANDINGS, MY YOUNG FRIEND f x C=SOMETHING FUNNY MusT HAVE HAPPENED f AND | CAN'T STAND DRAUGHTS}| HERE WE ARE IN BERLIN, SNOWY. WE CHANGE TRAINS HERE 4 LET'S HOPE NO ONE PINCHES OUR SEATS AGAIN. 2 WHERE |S THE REST OF THE RAILWAY CARRIAGE 7? WHERE ARE THE SEATS 7 WHY DID THE ALAGMS GO OFF 7 WHERE ARE YOUR FELLOW- PASSENGERS 77 WHAT HAVE You_DONE WITH THEM 77? NO LIES NOW! TOTHE. POLICE STATION /HALT NAME 7. TINTIN. z OCCUPATION?...f | REPORTER. ADDRESS 7. BRUSSELS. CG ‘ ( 1 AM INNOCENT / YOU ARE CHARGED WITH MISAPPROPRIATING 1AM TINTIN THE TEN COACHES AND CAUSING THE DIS- APPEARANCE OF 218 PEOPLE / WHAT D0 YOU SAY 10 THAT 71.....-OK,CELLNP 8. REPORTER FROM * LE PETIT VINGTIEME "/. LET ME OUT AT ONCE, YOU BEASTS £ THAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING! WOOAH f. JOLLY. UNCOMFORTABLE IN HERE #IRE IN SOLITARY LL AL EXON as 1 REALLY CUT A DASH IN THIS Q UNIFORM ! EVERY INCHyf A MoToR Bike / HERE'S HOPING WE JUST WHAT WE DON'T MEET AGAIN / NEED / . MOSCOW, HERE WE COME / " e.HERE WE GO... AND MIND THE BUMPS / TINTIN , DON'T OVERDO IT f MAKES A CHANGE FROM SEEING STARS/ }9 by 4d a if, Y ¢ Oe er WE MUST 0 "J HURRY ‘THEY'RE 3 d AFTER US FOR 0 \ SURE f WHERE AM foot THERE HE IS ene?! " LOOKS AS IF HE'S A ONES ALWAYS SOME- THING UP HIS SLEEVE /HOWL LOUDER IT LOOKS AS SNOWY? \F HE'S DEAD HALHAL HE DIDN'T GeT VERY FAR! wo-ow sea POOR THINGS... NOT TERRIBLY BRIGHT. STILL, THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST... THERE /... AS EASY AS THAT f... NOW, AWAY WE GO TO MOSCOW ! HERGE-v a HELP! HELP! HE'S GOING 4 TO DROP ANOTHER BOMB... LET'S HOPE THAT HOLDS J e 7 Y od PHEW... WHAT LUCK... THE SECOND BOMB MISSED us BY A MILE ! —THERE YOU ARE, MY FRIEND... BUT WHAT ASTATE YOU'RE IN! I'LL_CATCH MY DEATH, AFTER WHAT | PO TO EARN A LIVING f WE'LL BE DEAD ANY MINUTE NOW!AH! THAT'S ABIT BETTER! WHAT DOES THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR WANT WITH ME 7 RAPOAHBI ea WATCH OUT... HE'S A FOREIGN JOURNALIST... | AL2EADY TRIED TO SILENCE HIM / HE MUST DISAPPEAR .. ACCIDENTALLY / HERE THEY ARE ALL IN ORDER, to )NOT AGUN... THAT'LL LEAVE 6 f.. BETTER TO TRACE! {3 QV AN ACCI- HERE ARE YOUR PAPERS + ALL_IN ORDER /... THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR ! ..WHAT AN UGLY MUG ! WHAT ABOUT SOME GRUB? HEY, WHY DON'T | BUY SOME MORE CLOTHES THESE ARE | A BIT ft Ap ts DINNER ! WE'LL TAKE AWALK THE TRAIN, THERE FOR 7I'LL HAVE TO WAIT... | MUSTN'T LET HIM GET AWAY / HAVE YOU AN [| | ZINK ZO, MY OUTFIT IN MY_]] LIDDLE FREN’ SIZE T S NOT A BONE IN SIGHT ANYWHERE ! VERY Bes! ULIKE THAT... YES, Seay: ULL TAKE IT. LL EAT 1S DELICIOUS BANANA WHILE | WAIT FOR 2) COMRADE TINTIN, SNOWY WON'T RECOGNISE ME! THAT'S AN IDEAL HERE IN RUSSIA?LL PUT THE BANANA SKIN ON THE DOORSTEP... WHEN HE COMES OUT... SHUT UP, FILTHY cuR! IT’S A BANANA SKIN... AND A BANANA SKIN |S SLIPPERY . AND IF IT'S SLIPPERY, TINTIN WILL FALL AND HURT HIMSELF... AND WE DON'T WANT THAT !... SO WHAT SHALL | DO 7... HOORAY! UVe Got IT I) I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT WHIPPERSNAPPER 3: COME A CROPPER! HE_WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS LONGEST THAT'S DONE IT... TEN TO ONE HE'LL CRACK HIS SKULL... AND THEN... -1 SHALL RECEIVE THE ORDER OF THE HAMMER! AND SICKLE, INTIN! PUT IT THERE... THAT’S A GOOD PLACE. NOW FOR SOMETHING TO EAT , SNOWY... =71... FUNNY. IN FACT, MOST PECULIAR, HE DIDN'T SLIP... AND THE BANANA, SKIN HAS DISAPPEARED. I'LL HAVE TO GO ON FOL- LOWING HIM THAT BLASTED FALL MADE ME LOSE (HIM... BY TROTSKY, HOW DID THAT BANANA SKIN GET ITSELF UNDER MY FEET ag? WE'LL GO AND HAVE A > NICE, TASTY DON'T MAKE MY MOUTH WATER, TINTIN f.. CRUMBS! OUR TRAIN! WE MUST GO_| STRAIGHT BACK TO THE STATION. WHAT ABOUT OUR DINNER 79]LET’S HOPE THE TRAIN HASN'T GONE ! COME ON, SNOWY, WE'LL CATCH IT = ALL RIGHT / => Oo ga tM JOLLY THIRSTY f Le BOTHER !... NOT ANOTHER’ a” TRAIN FOR 24 HOURS ! \ AT LEAST THAT GIVES US TIME FOR SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK. THIS TROLLEY WILL EASILY CATCH UP WITH THE TRAIN. COME ON, SNOWY / SO WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR DINNER ?...FULL SPEED AHEAD /... WE’RE GAINING ON HIM! INTEN MINUTES WE'LL BI IN THE RESTAURANT- CAR THIS SPEED TERRIFIES ME - I'D RATHER NOT LOOK /PVE ALWAYS TOLD YOU, SNOWY, YOU MUST NEVER GET OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE...AND CERTAINLY NEVER JUMP OFF BACKWARDS / BEASTLY MACHINE /ONCE IT MADE ME FALL, IT STOPPED/ | HOPE IT’S SATISFIED ! MAYBE THERE’S SOMETHING SNOWY. | MUST THINK ON THE SCRAP-HEAP... HOW WE’ RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY, PERHAPS A MARROW: BONE ieA MOTOR CAR ENGINE... IN GOOD SHAPE ae SNOWY HAS FOUND: fF PFOOH !... THAT SMELLS NASTY! _ TINTIN ; ARE YOU, AND- BONE BARMY 7 IAN? (3 1S HE GOING | TO BE A RAG- M {x IT WORKS ALL RIGHT‘... LL HAVE TO PATENT MY DESIGN / HE'S PRETTY SMART, OUR TINTIN f...ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND We'LL BE READY TO RECEIVE HIM... 1 GOT A TELEGRAPH MESSAGE \ ABOUT SOME JOURNALIST COMING, .-THEY WANT ME TO — DERAIL HIM... BETTER (@ Gi Ee THERE HE IS‘... QUICK IMUST HIDE. WHAT A DREARY COUNTRY. THIS JOURNEY IS GETTING MONOTONOUS,HELP {I'VE GONE BLIND IN THE CRASH / ] NITCHEVO , | THINK HE'S DONE FOR !. BETTER TAKE A) THIS STIFF HOME AND WAIT FOR THE COMMISSAR FROM STOLBIZY. YOULL BE OK. THERE.YES...THE PLAN SUCCEEDED... HE'S HERE... HE" TRULY e FIN NOW TO TELEPHONE STOLBTZY... 'S WELL AND ISHED... OHO! FINISHED, AM | 7... O.K. = 7 WE'LL JUST SEE ABOUT THAT! LL DRESS IT UP AS A YES... YOU’ GENUINE ACCIDENT WHILE | PUT Cl : THE RAILS BATHANK YOUR LUCKY STARS YOU ONLY GOT A SMALL DUSTING IN RETURN FOR TRYING TO KILL ME £WE MUST HURRY. IF A TRAIN CATCHES US HERE WE'RE DEAD AS DOORNAILS vee neaPHEW ! THAT WAS A NARROW SQUEAK!. A TOWN AT LAST... BUT WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE 7 | DON'T MUCH LIKE THE LOOK "'D HAVE DONE BETTER TO STAY AT HOME, «CONTRARY TO THE TALES PUT OUT BY THE BOURGEOIS NATIONS, OUR FACTORIES WORK TO FULL CAPACITY LOOK... ENGLISH COMMUNISTS BEING SHOWN THE BEAUTIES OF BOLSHEVISM , THOSE FACTORIES ARE RUNNING ABIT TOO WELL... LET'S SEE!GREAT SNAKES !... JUST STAGE EFFECTS! ... THEY? RE SIMPLY BURNING BUNDLES OF STRAW TO MAKE SMOKE COME OUT OF FALSE CHIMNEYS / AND THAT’S WHAT THE GUIDE CALLED "SOUNDS OF MACHINERY " // IT MUST BE A RUSSIAN JAZZ BAND.. THAT’S HOW THE SOVIETS FOOL THE POOR IDIOTS WHO STILL BELIEVE INA “RED PARADISE" I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME | IS THAT AN- HAD SOMETHING TO OTHER JOKE?COME AND EAT WITH US... SORRY, | HAVEN'T ANY CHANGE PARE A KOPEK, BROTHER. PM HUNGRY LET'S THERE / Sit YOURSELF DOWN f SWALL DINNER WILL CO! RIGHT AWAY ! Qiu Neb" Eee | Med Bal HOPE HE DOESN'T OW THE PLATE ! ge gMY NAME IS VLIPVLOP. | WAS A COSSACK ATAMAN , A HEADMAN , AVICTIM OF THE SOVIETS ! M_SuRE I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE, SOMEWHERE. AH, LIFE IS SWEET / THESE BONES ARE THE BEST I'VE EVER EATEN / BUT WHERE HAVE | SEEN THE OGPU AGENT... THE SECRET POLICE- MAN FROM STOLBTZY... THE ONE WHO TRIED THE STUNT WITH THE BANANA SKIN... HE MUST BE PLANNING ANOTHER DIRTY TRICK.. LHAVE TO WARN TINTIN. BuT HOW ??| THINK THAT MIGHT BE STAND BY FOR A GOOD IDEA /.. TROUBLE / THERE , TRAITOR / YOU'RE UNMASKED ! WHAT DOES THIS LITTLE COMEDY MEAN? ( IT MEANS THAT YOU INSULTED THE OGPU AND | AM ARRESTING YOU !WON'T YOU HAVE SOME GO ON, JUST A LITTLE MORE OF THIS EXCELLENT BIT, TO PLEASE CABBAGE SOUP? ME / BANDIT / TRAITOR fNEXT TIME , YOU WANT TO GET uP A BIT EARLIER 3 THAT'S FOR THE DAMAGE AND PLEASE KEEP ME A ROOM FOR TONIGHT. 9 @. 7 2, Oo ro ELECTIONS FOR THE SOVIETS f WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN 7 WE'LL_ WALK ROUND THE TOWN.COMRADES , YOU HAVE THREE LISTS BEFORE y YOU... THE FIRST IS THAT OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY... 2 ALL THOSE WHO OPPOSE THIS LIST RAISE NOW, WHO SAYS “NO" TO THIS LIST ? : THEIR HANDS /.. y NOBODY 77... THEN, | DECLARE THE COMMUNIST : +h PARTY LIST ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY £ = i os : co foog ge eae TP 'T MEANS TO THREATEN TINTIN. HE ls Heese |Otow.c anes! kKAl . ayTHERE , THAT'S DONE. BUT HOW CAN |GET THIS BACK TO THE OFFICE 7 ELL, WE'LL THINK HAT TOMORROW. NOW “i To BED. \'M GOING TO SLEEP IN MY CLOTHES IT'S. = SAFER.. ZZZ eae: ZzZzZZ 222? 7zzzTINTIN /.-TINTIN f WAKE UP! WHAT'S GOING ON? PM NOT VERY ff HAPPY £TEN THOUSAND KNOUTS J... HE’ Y ‘i THEY HAVEN'T NOTICED MY KEY Fer THE KEYS YS STILL IN THE LOCK. HELLO, THEY?VE STOPPED | FIDDLING WITH THE LOCK... a y Z Z y BZ an y 7 Z Z YZ A G THIS TIME | ee ; CRUMBS ! THEY’RE KNOW ue WON'T : ; BREAKING THE DOOR ESCAPE... HE'S j os DOWN CORNERED !BY LENIN’S BEARD! THIS HERE HE COMES, FULL z z TIME 'M STEAM AHEAD... TAKE CARE, TINTIN, NO GOOD WILL COME OF THIS, NOTHING BUT A BRICK WALL e “Y| vo come IN, my CAN STOP ME... = DEAR SIR Cr TINTIN'S : GONE, RAVING ; e are, Pf NEVER THOUGHT | WAS SO FAR ge ee a FROM THE DOOR...WELL, A BRICK WALL CERTAINLY DID STOP HIM. | WONDER WHY HE'S BANGING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WALL ! TEN THOUSAND KNOTTED KNOUTS... I'LL STRANGLE HIM WITH MY |, BARE HANDS ! HURRY UP, TINTIN , THEY'RE RUSHING THE poor !BEGONE, MISERABLE HUMANS... OR SHALL | CARRY YOU OFF TO DO 1 STILL HEAR YOU 7 SHALL | TAKE YOU DOWN TO THE INFERNAL DEPTHS 7 WHAT'S GOING ON 7... WHAT'S THE MEANING OF ALL THIS. NOISE IN MY INN 7BEGONE , TREMBLE, MORTALS!) HELP !... HELP J... SAVE ME /. . GHOSTS f RETRIBUTION IS AT -. GHOSTS /... AN 4 Df.WE'D BETTER MAKE OUR WAY BACK PM GETTING A BIT FED UP WITH PLAYING AT GHOSTS !SEE OVER THERE, SNOWY... DAYLIGHT /.. THERE MUST BE LOTS OF RATS DOWN HERE / NOTHING | CAN DO...I'LL HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP... WE'RE IN A SEWER COME ON, WE MUST FIND THE WAY OUT. TINTIN, DON'T LEAVE ME / IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TO PERSUADE THIS GRILLE TO OPEN FoR us!NO ONE COMING...OH WELL, ULL CATCH UP ON MY LOST SLEEP. BETTER COVER UP WELL , IT'S CHILLY DOWN HERE. = a FUNNY... | DON'T SEEM ABLE TO GET TO SLEEP. Drintin, rm FED UP WITH THIS J | SIMPLY MUST GET OUT OF HERE!.THIS...1S... THE... LAST... WILL... AND... TESTAMENT OF... TINTIN... NOTHING TO BE DONE...1°M CONDEMNED TO DIE IN THIS RAT- HOLE ... YOU GO, SNOWY. SAVE YOURSELF... YOU CAN GET OUT. TLL NEVER LEAVE YOU, TINTIN THAT'S ALL | NEED... NOW I'VE CAUGHT A COLD. ADA... AAAATCH...HERE GOES. CONFOUND IT /... BARELY 40 CENTIMETRES DEEP. SEE WHAT THIS SAYS 7 Ci AN'T YOU READ? De 3 - i SANPEWAETCA {# KYNATbCA BATHING STRICTLY. PROHIBITED: \ a’ Cer MONG 10 He | WILL, ONCE YOU STOP : SHAKING ME LIKE A RAG NOW WE’RE IN A FINE MESS. NOW I'LL JUST KICK A PENALTY J SEE WHAT THIS SAYS 7 CAN'T YOU READ 7? “ BATHING STRICTLY! YOU'LL BURST A VESSEL /BY DIMITRIEV SOLOVZ- TENXOPZTZKI... |’LL HAVE HIM HANGED £ IN FIVE MINUTES WE'LL HAVE HIM AT OUR MERCY. WE'RE SHAKING THEM OFF, SNOWY,BANG ON TARGET. | THINK OUR NUMBER'S. UP, SNOWY. DON'T WORRY, SNOWY. SOME - THING TELLS ME THEY’LL GIVE UP THE CHASE... TAKE VERY | LONG ,EH? TINTIN , YOU yyy KNOW VERY WELL IT'S FORBIDDEN TO E*) BATHE...IF HE REAPPEARS I’LL FINISH HIM INSTANTLY /IF YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE ME, WRITE CARE OF "POSTE RESTANTE" IN MOSCOW!TO PINCH MY CAR FROM JUST YOU WAIT, MY FRIEND... UNDER MY VERY NOSE! A MATCH TO THIS TRICKLE OF THAT'S THE LIMIT !IN A FEW HOURS WE'LL BE IN MOSCOW. TINTIN F..TINTIN f. WOOoAH /... WOOAH #. CRUMBS / WE'RE DONE FOR /ST PN WO oe = < 2 L a q Ts. ron g he = = ShHees THE FLAMES HAVE CAUGHT UP! WE'LL BE BLOWN SKY ; SF?NO MORE PETROL... HAPPILY ! IF THERE WERE , WE'D HAVE BEEN ROASTED ALIVE f WE'LL HAVE TO PUSH THE CAR eeetee TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. aes WU ENOUGH TO [> patna] THERE. L BP "'M BEGINNING TO GET USED TO THE CAR.1S IT THE MAGNETO OR THE PLUGS 7 HAVE | BROKEN A TRACK ROD, OR IS THE CARBURETTOR CRACKED 7 CAUSED THE TINTIN, YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A MECHANIC.DON'T WORRY , OLD CHAP, "LL BE WITH YOU RIGHT Away f py Me Lo y a) HE'S BLOWING LIKE A GRAMPUS. a — Le ‘ SD,THANKS VERY MUCH THAT'S THE WHEEL IN PLACE. FOR LENDING NOW, LET’S SEE... WHAT ABOUT THE ENGINE 7 POOH ! HERE GOES... GET THEM BACK IN QUICKLY / HEIGHO /IT?LL.GO WITHOUT VERY ODD f... THE BONNET IS ODDMENTS / ALREADY FULL AND | STILL HAVE BITS OVER...THAT'S IT / THE ENGINE IS A SIMPLE Al {S RUNNING... PRACTICAL VEHICLE HALT f... SHOW YOUBL ALL RIGHT /. Z| PASSPORT! PM STOPPING /...YOUR PAPERS AE NOT IN ORDER ! COME WITH US & My PAPERS NOT ORDER 7 THEY 'LL RELEASE ME, YOu'LL SEE... THAT'S ENOUGH QUIET PLEASE £MISTER TINTIN , YOU AZE GOING TO BE TORTURED, cous Pele eee ‘AL TI RPO: You! RNEVILE DOG / you'LL PAY FOR THAT f NOW IT'S MY THE POKER WASN'T HOTTED UP IN VAIN £ THOSE SHRIEKS ARE REALLY MOST UNPLEASANT / THESE CHAPS AREN'T VERY STOICALT THE LITTLE BOURGEOIS WILL SOON CONFESS !TMUST PRETEND TO BE EXHAUSTED BY THE TORTURE / YES |... START THINKING J. | must BE OUT OF HERE IN AN HOUR ! HEY ! THIS OUTFIT COULD BE JUST WHAT | NEED TO ESCAPE / eo A THERE !... AND START THINKING / THE GOVERNOR WILL BE HERE IN ANE ZA HOUR TO INTER- 4, ROGATE YOU f HELLO ! THAT LOOKS LIKE A DIVING-SUIT. NOW, LET'S PUT ON THE WATERPROOF SUIT /NOT EASY TO SCREW IT ON, BUT I'LL DO, IT ALL THE SAME. IS THAT REALLY YOU, TINTIN 7 e THERE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS FREEDOM / Now, TO WORK. WE HAVEN'T MUCH TIME. SNOWY, YOU PADDLE UP To THE SURFACE AND WAIT FOR ME. THAT'S THE WAY CLEAR AT LAST fTHERE !... NOW, |ONLY HAVE TO CROSS THE RIVERBED AND CLIMB OUT ON THE OTHER BANK S| TO PASS THE TIME, WE'LL TIE STONE ROUND A THE NECK OF THAT MONGREL THERE'S SNOWY HEADING Z THE SAME way. THAT’S IT ! GOOD STRONG CORD, NICE |(. TINTIN, | SAVE ME!HE HASN'T MOVED AT ALL, SINCE HE APPEARED... LUCKY WE CAME BACK 30 QUICKLY - READY. AIM...[ALL THIS WET HAS GIVEN ME I'M GOING TO SNEEZE.. AAAAH. 4 COLD... | THINK... AAAH... My a. i \ LUCKY | KNOW HOW TO SWIM UNDER WATER { THAT'S HOW | ESCAPED THEM! HERE'S A LITTLE STONE TO REMIND THEM OF ME /IT ISN'T HUMAN... IT'S A DEMON... NOTHING WE CAN DO AGAINST IT /LOOK WHAT THE SOVIETS HAVE DONE TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF MOSCOW A STINKING SLUM! WHAT'S THAT QUEUE OF WRETCHED CHILDREN ?...OH, THEY'RE DISTRIBUTING FREE BREAD TO THE MOSCOW POOR. LET'S SEE HOW THEY OPERATE... YET ANOTHER Evi RUSSIA. TROOPS DONED CHILDREN, THE TOWNS AND COUNTRYSIDE, BY THIEVINGCOMMUNIST 7... NO 7... THAT’S WHAT YOU GET !. cS Y THE BEAST! fp PLL TEACH HIM A LESSON / JUST WAIT TILL | FIND THAT MONGREL AND HIS MASTER ! TAKE THIS LOAF ON'T CI «DON'T ANY MORELL HIDE HERE AND LIE IN WAIT.. SOMEONE COMING... HE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE A WAY IN FOR ME f ryWHILE THEY DISEMBARK, ILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CON- FUSION AND GO TO THE VILLAGE DLL WARN THE INHABITANTS THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE ROBBED! THE SOVIETS ARE COMIN THEY'RE GOING TO STEAL YOUR, GRAIN! & 7 2 ae > NS tpEUREKA !... 'VEGOT IT f... YOUR NOW, EMPTY OUT THE STRAW MATTRESS, GO AND FETCH ME FILLING f YOuR VLU REJOIN MY COMPANY... YOU WARN YOUR NEIGHBOURS / E < ey. WYO CA y J THEY HAVEN'T YOU ARE TO HAND efa] NOTICED My MY OVER YOUR AIN 3. e4 SG i y ate -HERGE-, me ae hb A Ges € gy Z| ry are meIN Ba Lyla SEZ Se _ =o o OP ea LLL Par Ni VLL TRY TO DIE LIKE AAT A ae Aw Ne \ ey iNOW, WE MUSTN'T HANG AROUND HERE... IT'S AN UNHEALTHY SPOT LUCKY FOR US , ON THE JOURNEY IN THE TRUCK | TOOK THE POWDER OUT OF THE CARTRIDGES AND REPLACED THE BULLETS WITH WADS OF CARDBOARD / IT'S GETTING DARK, AND SNOW 'S STARTING TO FALL... TRAMPING IN THE SNOW IS EXHAUSTING. OOF ! | CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER... DO | HAVE TO Die HERE ? 5THE OGPU MIGHT HAVE CHOSEN "'M_ NOT GOING ON £ a ANOTHER DAY TO SEND_US OUT g 7 5 AFTER THAT JOURNALIST § THAT'S O.K., WE'LL STOP, SPY, TINTIN f ey fa 3 LORD ALONE KNOWS Me WHERE TINTIN IS NOW. NOT THE MOST AGREEABLE COMPANY £ BETTER MAKE MYSELFTAKE PLENTY OF TIME... MUSTN'T MISS HIM f YOU'RE GOING SO FAST, TINTIN, | CAN'T KEEP UP f iPUT SNOWY DOWN / 1. JL you cy BY BS ao w Se Te 33VM FROZEN STIFF! HELLO, THERE'S SOME DEAD WOOD, LET'S TRY TO MAKE A FIRE. WHAT A LOT OF WHITE. LUCKY "LE PETIT XX*" TAUGHT ME HOW TO MAKE FIRE WITHOUT MATCHES , JUST LIKE THE POLYNESIANS SEEMS TO ME THE SNOW SOUNDS HOLLOW. OVER THERE ? YOU DO_ ENJOY PLAYING HIDE-AND- SEEK, TINTINCOME ON, STOP FOOLING THIS TIME , I'M WELL AND TRULY DONE FOR / T Horrors /.. HERE AM 1, TURNED INTO AN ICICLE /... FROZEN SOLID / ANOTHER OF TINTIN'S SILLY OLD SOMEONE'S COMING, AND _| CAN'T LIFT A FINGER TO DEFEND MYSELF f TINTIN { WHAT LUCK £ ALL MINE, QUITE DEFENCELESS /... I'LL GET THE REWARD PROMISED BY THE OGPU! ASN'T EASY TO CUT HIM FREE , BUT NOW I'LL TAKE TO MOSCOW , NO TROUBLE AT ALL / WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO TINTIN 7WHAT CAN 1D0 TO SAVE TINTIN 7 THIS TIME I'M WELL AND TRULY TRAPPED f HELLO, THERE'S A_ BOX BURIED IN THE SNOW. LET’S SEE WHAT'S mit! UUUGH /... IT'S SALTS BUT | WONDER IF THE SALT COULD BE USEFULPLL SPRINKLE THE SALT OVER THE ICE COVERING TINTIN.. PERHAPS THAT MIGHT MELT IT / THE SALT WORKS ! TINTIN 1S THAWING! COME AND TACKLE ME NOW, UNLESS YOU'RE A COWARD / JUST WAIT / YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO KNOW ME BETTER, ROTTEN BOLSHEVIK !COME ON, THEN 7 SURE AS MY NAME] [wavee 1 SHOULDN'T 1S TINTIN, YOU WON'T BOAST S ABOUT MEELING ME & AFTER ALL, HE DIDN'T HURT Me JUST LET ME TAKE OFF MY | COAT AND I'LL BE WITH YOU £ee WATCH OUT, TINTIN. HE'S on THESE COATS MAY BE WARM, BUT THEY AREN'T VERY -\ PRACTICAL. HE PUNCHED SO thee sen " tt H Decne” OFF THE TREE. AFTER ALL fTHE COSSACK HAD SOME LITTLE POUCHES ACROSS HIS CHEST. THEY A VANISHED, THERE, THAT'S GOT THE COAT g RIGHT. NOW, TO ( % HORSE / D IF YOU ASK ME THAT COAT IS GALLOPING IS REALLY MUCH EASIER /WHOA THERE, ROSINANTE!. BEHAVE / YOU WON'T CATCH ME GOING RIDING AGAIN £ I'D LIKE TO MEET THE CHAP WHO SAID MAN'S MOST NOBLE CONQUEST WAS THE HORSE ! HELLO... FOOTPRINTS, PLL FOLLOW THEM. THEY MAY SHOW ME THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.LLO ? ANY- WHAT A PECULIAR HOUSE... INE AT HOME ? f AND SO QUIET. EVERYTHING HERE SEEMS NEGLECTED, Yer THE W-WHAT'S I< i OH f.., ONLY THE G-GOING ON..?7 WIND BLOWING THE DOOR OPEN /LDON'T UNDER- STAND ... THAT CLOCK STRUCK THIRTEEN 1... 1 THINK TH- THAT }.. "M... POSSESSED /NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, I'VE STUMBLED ON A HAUNTED HOUSE... AND BECAWSE OF THE STORM ILL HAVE TO STAY F PERHAPS WE CAN FIND SOMETHING TO EAT.G00D HEAVENS /.. . WHAT'S THAT 7 VLL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS! THAT GHOST MUST HAVE A FRIGHTFUL COLD TO HAVE SUCH A HOARS'! ICE... WHEN YOU ENTER THis HOUSE., VERY MODERN GHOSTS / THEY PUT THEIR VOICES ON GRAMOPHONELOOK, I'VE UNCOVERED A METAL LADDER LEADING DOWN TO THE CELLAR... HOW VERY INTERESTING... wil'S TOO DANGEROUS / DON'T GO DOWN THERE, TINTIN , I'VE BEEN TRYING TO OPEN THIS DOOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR..TAKE HIM TO OUR LEADER ! TIE HIM SECURELY, AND LEAVE A! EAM 17,1 J YOU'RE IN THE HIDEOUT WHERE LENIN, TROTSKY AND STALIN HAVE COLLECTED TOGETHER WEALTH STOLEN FROM THE ® PEOPLE ! ALL AROUND <{ THIS PLACE ARE IMMENSE, XX EMPTY STEPPES, ALMOsT IMPASSABLE. BUT IF BY CHANCE A PEASANT WANDERED INTO THE HAUNTED ROOM WHICH COVERS THE ENTRANCE TO OUR VAULTS, HE'D BE FAR TOO SCARED TO PURSUE HIS A) INVESTIGATIONS.... TOMORROW, AT DAWN OUCH !... IMPOSSIBLE TO BREAK THESE ROPES. IS THERE NO MEANS OF ESCAPE t WHAT'S THAT NOISE 7 }FREE !... THANKS TO SNOWY... HE DUG A WAY THROUGH FROM OUTSIDE. HURRY, TINTIN, NOT SO MUCH TALK. SOMEONE Mi SO, GAN SSTee ! ESCAPIN QUICK, PUT OUT THE LIGHT / DEATH TO THE SPY fIN THE DARKNESS THEY KNOCKED EACH OTHER OUT. a AN Pa Ly WE'LL LEAVE THIS CELL AND EXPLORE THE ROBBERS DEN. x | REALLY CAN'T BEAR IT...SUCH | AN AWFUL SIGHT / : ao WHAT CAN BE BEHIND ALL THESE DOORS 7 TINTIN, LET'S Go! GRAIN RESERVES soviet Export PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA _| CAVIAR VODKA TINTIN, YOUR Curiosity WILL KILL US! [Wwoite THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE ARE DYING OF HUNGER, IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF WHEAT ARE BEING SENT ABROAD TO PROVE THE SO-CALLED WEALTH OF THE SOVIET PARADISE. UTHINK THAT WE!RE RUNNING INTO BIG TROUBLE !ov en xX 7 = ST I'LL PICK UP ¢ — HIS CIGAR. THAT'LL MAKE . ~ —-—+ HIM CROSS. Ce ee @ © 06 LOOK WHERE HE'S RUNNING... AND THE DOG HAS FOLLOWED, WITH MY LIGHTED CIGAR, : DYNAMITE - STORE: SOVIET | PROPAGANDA 7 1DANGER ~PHEW f NOW WE'RE OUT OF 5 7 THATS DONE eae DANGER FOR THE MOMENT / BAR IS IN PLACE / BE FURIOUS WHEN HE SEES ME SMOKING! NOT A MOMENT TO LOSE... WE'RE GOING TO BLOW UPS QUICK !... QUICK f... AND THE DOOR WON'T OPEN! OH, WHAT A LOT OF PRETTY SPARKS !THAT'S IT, I'M DEAD... AND | CAN HEAR THE HOWLS OF THE DAMNED. HELP / Hep J [WANT TO DIE !... VM IN AGONY ! THANK GOODNESS ! «IT WAS ONLY A FUSE EXPLODING / [oon YOU SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO PLAY WITH FIRE / THE FUSE BLEW UP IN YOUR FACE ! THERE... NOW DON'T START ANYTHING ELSE. WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT! NO ONE IN THE PASSAGE: ALL’S WELL !SSH f...NO NOISE THERE, NOW "M READY...YES, COMRADE LINDBERGSKI. THEY DIDN'T RECOGNISE ME!) ALL'S WELL! GOODBYE , UNFRIEND- LY COUNTRY / THINGS ARE I FEEL AIR- IGOING REALLY : ISICK ALREADY! CS JUST OUR LUCK f WE? RE RUNNING INTO A STORM.| f VTOLD YOU, TINTIN f THIS TIME WE SHAN'T MAKE ITF wal vi HELP /... THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ! SURE YOU OUGHT NTLY, uM TO DESCEND MORE GE :UM BEGINNING TO THINK | LANDED A BIT TOO HEAVILY S THERE YOU ARE, SNOWY /.,, You AgeN'T f/ —S TINTIN, GET ME OUT !... YOU THREW ME INTO THE PETROL TANK QUESTION NOW |: JE RIGHT THE PLANE 7 PFOOH !.. STINK OF PETROL / Ak ‘Ol HOLD THE ROPE, SNOWY, BUT DON'T PULL TOO HARD / LL COME DOWN AND HELP YOU TO BRING DOWN THE TAIL OF THE MACHINE / HELP ME !...1 SUPPOSE HE THINKS | CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF.THE PLANE, ON \ THAT'S RIGHTED My OWN / FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME, SNOWY, YOU MUST TRY TO BE OBEDIENT AND NOT DO THE OPPO- SITE TO WHAT I SAY / NOW WE'RE IN FIX 7 NO PROPELLER. HOW DO WE GET AWAY FROM HERE 7 IMUST SAY, SOVIET PROPELLERS ARE PRETTY FLIMSY. I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER PROPELLER. BE HERE FOR SOME TIME THINK WE MAY TO WORK!A_KNIFE ISN'T PERHAPS THE BEST TOOL FOR FELLING A TREE, BUT STILL... THERE /... WITH PATIENCE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE YOU SEE, TINTIN, WORK REALLY IS A WONDERFUL THING / RATHER MORE DIFFICULT TO CUT THAN BUTTER / BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY WHEN ARE You GOING TO LET, ME SNOOZE ? CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE PLEASURE SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO FIND IN WOODCARVING / WELL...IT LACKS A BIT OF POLISH, e THAT'S ALLS WHEN |S TINTIN GOING TO TAKE OFF THESE ROTTEN BANDAGES 7? | CAN'T EVEN YAWN /THAT'S FIXED IT. LET'S GET ABOARD... NOT BEFORE TIME ! ? .WHAT'S HAPPENING 7... THE PLANE 1S GOING BACKWARDS ! CRUMBS !... |UNDERSTAND... JUST MY ROTTEN LUCK /... NO (CARVED THE PITCH ON THE fm ALTERNATIVE BUT TO BEGIN PROPELLER BLADES THE E ANOTHER? PROPELLER... ' WRONG WAY ROUND! VE HAD ENOUGH OF BEING SWATHED LS IN BANDAGES..TT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO MAKE THE SECOND PROPELLER... WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE, | RECKON |T'D BE Quite EASY / YOU TO THINK BEFORE UNDER- TAKING SUCH A TRICKY JOB ! OH, OH /... WHAT'S HAPPENING 7... THE FUEL GAUGE IS DROPPING ALARMINGLY... THATLL TEACH | THIS TIME, WE'RE OFF!) HELPS... THE PETROL TANK 1S LEAKING J WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! TINTIN, WHEN WILL YOU STOP FOOLING AROUND? DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S VERY SILLY TO DO THAT 7OH ! THE PLANE IS GOING TO SMASH INTO THAT FACTORY CHIMNEY / HAVE YOU QUITE FINISHED your ACROBATICS 7, THAT'S REPAIRED THE FUEL TANK IT REALLY IS TOO BAD, TINTIN, CLOWNING AROUND LIKE THAT AT YOUR AGE / PHEW... SAVED ! [TXIE ARE GOING TO LAND... BUT WHY ALL He PEOP NO MISTAKE !... IT'S THE AERODROME AT TEMPELHOF, NEAR BERLIN! SO WE CROSSED THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER A LONG. TIME AGO! HIP... HIP. THEY'RE VERY HOORAY | 1 E KIND. Hie. HIP. \OORAY f Bs. | ‘3 3 a ei aA de WE SALUTE YOU... GLORIOUS TH HERO OF THE SOUTH POLE TO NORTH HAVE TO ACHIEVE THE SECOND, WE POLE FLIGHT, ON YOUR TOUCHDOWN WISH YOU GOOD Wek a THEE Mape A MISTAKE !YOLLY GOOD CHAMPAGNE. IT'S O.K. TO HAVE FOUND MY HOTEL, BUT NOW | HAVE TO FIND THE KEYHOLE TO My DOOR...GET Poston AND COME Pe COE SN SUSteCT eT tes aos WITH US TO THE = E HAND: Re POLICE STATION | | ZEN FAD A GOOD IDEA TO = b te >| CISGUISE OURSELVES bi AS POLIZE!, NOW TO RENEW ACQUAIN - TANCE WITH GERMAN GAOLS 6 paar fay SOMETHING TELLS ME WE'RE PA fery IN TROUBLE YET AGAIN £!.., ARE YOU DEAD 7... SAY JO, BUT ANSWER Me fTHIS IS ALL VERY MYSTERIOUS WE'LL OFFER YOU A HUNDRED THOUSAND ROUBLES IF YOU AGREE TO JOIN THE ISE, DEATH Sf... DO YOU [xe 7 OGPU... OTHE! ACCEPT 7 ISIMPLY MUST FIND SOME WAY TO SAVE TINTIN f To i TAKE HIM DOWN...CHAIN HIM, AND RE- VIVE HIM READY FOR MY INTERROGATION. 2 WHAT ARE LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO REFLECT... AFTER THAT, | SHOOT YOU /.. THIS TIME I'M. FINISHED ! THAT'S AN IDEA I!TWENTY SECONDS MORE... AND THAT'S TEN SECONDS MORE THE LAST ANYONE WILL HEAR OF - NINE...2722 TINTIN, THE REPORTER ! a os » WHAT THE..?? A TIGER £ ~ / > / HELP ! HELP IT MUST BE A TIGER ESCAPED FROM A ZOO, AND IT'S -. A TIGER ! COMING TO MAKE A MEAL OF ME... IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FANCY THE UNCONSCIOUS BOLSHEVIK... (UR ANONE OF THOSE GANG- STERS WILL RECOGNISE SNOWY UNDER THIS TERRIFYING DISGUISE / LUCKY | JUST FOUND IT IN THAT OLD CuP- BOARD... THEY'LL BE SCARED TO DEATH f OH GOLLY //T A REAL TIGER £ HELP J IT'S GOING TO EAT ME f‘S WITS f Z ae ¢ | FEEL AS IF I REALLY AM A TIGER !JUST MY LUCK !..., CHASING ALONG LIKE THAT | NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO WHERE | WAS GOING, AND NOW L SIMPLY MUST FREE MYSELF... GRR!..GRRS.. (| BET THEY'LL BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED!) A WOLF-TRAP /.., 'M CAUGHT... AT LAST... THE MAIN THING IS, "VE KEPT THE TIGER-SKIN IN ONE PIECE!1 DON'T UNDERSTAND !.. ALTHOUGH I'M ALL DISGUISED AS A TIGER | THEY DON'T SEEM THE LEAST BIT BOTHERED /HOW LUCKY... VE FOUND THE ry HOUSE AGAIN WHERE TINTIN GOLLY / I'MONLY WEARING HALF , ATIGER-SKIN f NOT SURPRISING No !S HELD PRISONER THEY LAUGHED AT ME... I'LL TAKE OFF THE REST OF THE COSTUME AND THEN, WATCH OUT QUICK f 1 MUST RESCUE TINTIN- VVE BEEN TOO LONG ALREADY.THE BOLSHEVIK WHO COLLAPSED AT THE SIGHT OF THE TIGER CAME ROUND. IN- STEAD OF EXECUTING ME, HE LEFT ME HERE, CONDEMNING ME TO DEATH BY STARVATION. LUCKY THE IDIOT FORGOT TO TAKE HIS Keys / THREE HOURS' AT_LAST ! NOW TO EAT AND DRINK YES, BUT I'M TERRIBLY THIRSTY.HERE WE ARE IN BERLIN... BUT WHY IS EVERYBODY LOOKING AT US 7 ‘ke PLEASE BRING US ANICE MEAL... AT LAST WE'RE} GOING TO. HAVE A REAL, TUCK-IN f HOW LOVELY SNOWY , DON'T WOULD You TO HAVE A EAT TOO MUCH SHOW ME M PROPER DINNER! 00M 7 ( &HIER IST DAS ROOM... IT GOOD WHAT WAS HE POURING OVER THESE FLOWERS 7 WHAT A FUNNY QUICK... WHILE HIS BACK IS TURNED LET'S POUR OUT A FEW DROPS OF THIS SPECIAL LIQUID... HEY, SNOWY J... WHAT'S THE MATTER ? snowy..! snowy !!! SNOWY !/7 BUT... WHAT'S... HAPPENING TO ME 7 +b. FEEL... SLEEPY...AiR /.. NEED AIR fF DON'T GET TO THE WINDOW I'M DONE FOR f AT LAST, | CAN BREATHE /.. THAT SMELL WAS CHLOROFORM... SOMEONE WANTED TO KNOCK ME OUT. BUT WHO 1S "SOMEONE"? OH !... WHAT'S THAT NOISE 7. THE DOOR HANDLE MOVED... SOMEONE'S COMING IN-.- QUICK, PLAY DEAD ! AHA! THAT WAS HIGH QUALITY, .. HE'S OUT FOR ( WELL, MOSCOW coy BE PLEASED. YOU'VE ESCAPED FROM EVERY TRAP, TINTIN . BUT NO ONE ESCAPES FROM ME, BORSCHTISOV! - NEVER fAHA ! YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD ME ! . NOW, LET'S FIGHT IT OUT, BORSCHTISOV ! THERE YOU ARE MY FRIEND, TINTIN ISN'T EXACTLY A PUSH- OVER !... NOW, YOU WORK FOR THE OGPU, DON'T YOU 7 QHO ! WHAT'S IN THAT LETTER STICKING OUT OF YOUR WAISTCOAT 7 IT'S CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, BUT | CAN'T UNDER- STAND IT. IT'S | MUST ALERT THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY? as COME QUICKLY, OFFICER .1 HAVE JUST RRESTED A DANGER: Sie ous 01| BELIEVE HE'S AN' AGENT OF THE NOW WE HAVE HIM UNDER LOCK AND KEY, LET'S LOOK f LET'S HOPE SNOWY AT THIS FAMOUS PAPER... RECOVERS... OH |... THIS DOCUMENT REVEALS THAT X% a ‘(OU HAVE SAVED EUROPE / THE MAN) IS A BOLSHEVIK, AND HE HERE IS THE REWARD OF 20.000 INTENDS TO BLOW UP ALL MARKS , OFFERED FOR THE THE CAPITALS OF CAPTURE OF THAT GANGSTER! -————_ WELL, WE WORKED HARD} ENOUGH !WELL, SNOWY, NOW WE HAVE THE MONEY, AWAY WE GO... TO RUSSIA! WE STILL HAVE PLENTY TO DO THERES... I'M GOING TO BUY A CAR TO MAKE THE JOURNEY. RUSSIA !.,, THERE WAS UTHINKING WE WERE GOING HOME / YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. ON THE FLAT SHE'LL DO JUST ENOUGH TO BREAK OUR NECKS, OM: ors REN ROOM UD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN TO BUY SOME MORE RUSSIAN CLOTHES ! YES, THAT'LL DO ME FINE fCOME.ON , OLD FRIEND... INTO THE CAR.. NO !... "WE HAD ENOUGH. I'M NOT GOING ON ANY MORE Ceazy AnVEN TURES! WHAT'S THE MEANING OF AND DON'T LET ME HEAR ANY cs 20 SUCH THING AGAIN / GOOD DOGS COME ALONG GETING ARE ALWAYS OBEDIENT ! THE SALESMAN WAS RIGHT... THIS BUS IS SENSATIONAL { WE'VE REACHED 120 WITH NO TROUBLE AT ALL /wn 2 ay pin, Z\ HELP ! A LEVEL CROSSING /... AND MY BRAKES 8 Hi a =:4l] WON'T HOLP ON THE SLIPPERY ROADS... iS z THIS IS _NO WAY TO BEHAVE /... I'M BOOKING YOU FOR JUMPING ON TO A MOVING TRAIN ] DON'T DO THAT. Jam? | PLL PAY FoR ALL ae} THE DAMAGE. aw | I er IT'S PROBABLY BETTER NOT TO PUSH OUR LUCK. WE'LL MERGE GO BACK HOME. | CAN TAKE A WELL-EARNED REST BEFORE SETTING OFF ON OTHER ADVENTURES... DAREDEVIL DAYS ARE OVER, THANK GOODNESS / 4 a = Pcusser VER cxues| WONDER _IF ANYONE WILL MEET US AT THE STATION... WHEN WE GET HOME I'M GOING TO SLEEP FOR 48 HOURS SOLID / IT'S LOVELY TO BE BACK IN BELGIUM , ISN'T IT SNOWY 7... TRA... LALA... LA.. [ sow, A LITTLE BRUSH UP.. PROBABLY THINKS HE'S THE ONLY ONE TO COMB HIS HAIR HOORAY ! THERE'S THE BELGIAN FRONTIER ff WELL, I'D BETTER SPRUCE MY- SELF UP: | MUST LOOK TIDY TO ARRIVE IN@ugBRUSSELS. AREN'T YOU ASHAMED 7 THAT TINTIN f FULL OF HIMSELF / WANTS TO BE THE ONLY ONE TO ARRIVE LOOKING SMART IN OUR HOME TOWN /SNowy /... SNOWY / WE'RE PASSING LIEGE... SUGAR LUMPS COME FROM TIRLEMONT, MEANWHILE, IN BRUSSELS... WHOOPEE LOOK, LOUVAIN / WERE NEARLY THERE / "xd Psa Ag