Tintin in the Congo (Les aventures de Tintin, reporter du "Petit Vingtième", au Congo)
Cover of the English edition of the black-and-white (Petit Vingtième) version
Publisher	Le Petit Vingtième
Date	1931
Series	The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin)
Creative team
Writer(s)	Hergé
Artist(s)	Hergé
Original publication
Published in	Le Petit Vingtième
Date(s) of publication	June 5, 1930 - June 11, 1931
Language	French
ISBN	ISBN 2-203-00101-1
Translation
Publisher	Sundancer
Date	1991
ISBN	ISBN 1-4052-2098-8
Translator(s)	Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner
Chronology
Preceded by	Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, 1930
Followed by	Tintin in America, 1932

Tintin in the Congo (French: Tintin au Congo) is the second of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. Le Petit Vingtième ("The Little Twentieth" was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle ("The Twentieth Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian Le Petit Vingtième ("The Little Twentieth" was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle ("The Twentieth Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (originally known as Les Aventures de Tintin reporter du Petit "Vingtième" au pays des Soviets) is the Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tintin in America ( Tintin en Amérique) is the third in The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian Tintin and Snowy (original French language names Tintin et Milou) a journalist and his canine companion are a pair of adventurers who travel around the

It appeared between June of 1930 and June of 1931 in Le Petit Vingtième (the children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle). Le Petit Vingtième ("The Little Twentieth" was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle ("The Twentieth The story was published as an album in 1931, in black and white form. It was re-drawn in 1946, with additional changes in 1975.

Contents 1 Storyline 2 Controversy 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

Storyline

Tintin in the Congo begins with Tintin and Snowy departing from Antwerp on a ship bound for the Belgian Congo. Tintin and Snowy (original French language names Tintin et Milou) a journalist and his canine companion are a pair of adventurers who travel around the Tintin and Snowy (original French language names Tintin et Milou) a journalist and his canine companion are a pair of adventurers who travel around the ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic Snowy has several accidents on board the ship, including an encounter with a stowaway, but eventually they arrive safe and well at Matadi. A stowaway is a person who travels illegally by aircraft, Bus, Ship or Train. Culture The word Matadi means stone in the local Kikongo language Here, they rent a Ford Model T and hire a boy called Coco. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford They set out into the depths of the Congo, where Tintin hunts numerous animals.

Upon returning to Coco, Tintin finds that his car has been stolen by a white man whom Snowy recognises as the stowaway. They recover the car but the man escapes.

Later on, Tintin, Snowy and Coco find their way to a native village. However, the man who stole the car joins forces with the village medicine man, and unsuccessfully tries several times to dispose of Tintin. " Medicine man " is an English term used to describe Native American spiritual figures such individuals are often viewed by scholars concerned with these In his last attempt, the criminal (named as Tom) tries to hang Tintin above a river full of crocodiles so that they can eat him, but Tintin is rescued by a Belgian missionary. A crocodile is any Species belonging to the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the Subfamily Crocodylinae) A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes.

Tintin and Snowy are taken to a missionary station where the ever-persistent Tom once again tries to get at Tintin. Tintin resolves to end this, and in their final struggle it is Tom that is eaten by crocodiles, though Tintin did not intend it.

Tintin finds a letter giving Tom instructions to kill him. The letter is signed A. C. , which stands for Al Capone, who is operating a diamond smuggling ring in the Congo. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in Tintin reveals the operation, and the gang is captured.

Finally Tintin can get back to enjoying the African wildlife. However, he and Snowy end up getting chased by a horde of buffalo. The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovid. Before they are trampled, a plane swoops down and saves them. They are to be taken home in order to prepare for their next adventure, Tintin in America. Tintin in America ( Tintin en Amérique) is the third in The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated

Controversy

Tintin in the Congo has often been criticized as having racist and colonialist views, as well as several scenes of violence against animals. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism Hergé said that he was portraying the naïve views of the time. Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian When the album was redrawn in 1946, Hergé removed several references to the fact that the Congo was at that time a Belgian colony. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. This failed to mollify critics. Because of its controversial subject matter, the album was previously only published as a facsimile black and white edition in English. However, a colour English edition was finally published in September 2005, by Egmont Publishing, with a foreword explaining the historical context (a similar move had been employed for the 1983 translation of The Blue Lotus). PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. The Egmont Group is founded and rooted in Denmark and was until 1992 known as Gutenberghus. The Blue Lotus ( Le Lotus bleu) first published in 1936, is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip

When the album was to be published in Scandinavia, the publishers objected to the infamous scene on page 56 of the colour album, where Tintin blows up a rhinoceros with a stick of dynamite. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Rhinoceros (raɪˈnɒsərəs often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is a name used to group five extant species of Odd-toed ungulates in the family Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr They asked the page to be redrawn, and Hergé complied. Instead of blowing the animal to pieces, the rhino accidentally fires the gun of the sleeping Tintin, gets scared and runs away. This page was also used in the English and German translations.

In mid-July 2007, the UK's equal rights body, the Commission for Racial Equality called on high-street shops to remove the book from their shelves after a complaint by David Enright, a human rights lawyer who came across the book in the children's section of the high-street chain Borders whilst shopping with his African wife and two sons. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE was a Non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to tackle Racial discrimination and promote Borders Group ( is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The shop later moved the book from the children's section to the area reserved for adult graphic novels. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Commission commented "the only place that it might be acceptable for this to be displayed would be in a museum, with a big sign saying 'old fashioned, racist claptrap'". Borders said that they were committed to let their "customers make the choice". The retailer WHSmith said that the book was sold on its website but with a label which recommended it for readers aged 16 and over. This article is about the retail chain for people of that name see William Henry Smith. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]} By 14 July, following widespread media coverage, sales of the book had rocketed by 3,800%, with the book having climbed to 5th place on Amazon.co.uk's best-seller list, up from 4,343rd four days earlier. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. A bestseller is a Book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade ^[6][7][8].

The Times Literary Supplement, however, raising the portrayal of "bare-torsoed men with tomahawks" in Tintin in America and "worthies in kilts and tam o'shanters, drinking whisky by the barrel" in The Black Island, quoted Michael Farr in Tintin: the complete companion as saying "Of all the adventures, Tintin in the Congo is today the one most likely to be encountered in Africa", and suggested that a special case was being made against negative images of black people ^[9]. The Times Literary Supplement (or TLS, on the front page from 1969 is a weekly literary review published in London by News International Tintin in America ( Tintin en Amérique) is the third in The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented The Black Island ( French: L'Île Noire) is the seventh of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip Michael Farr is a leading British Tintinologist that is an expert on the comic series Tintin and its creator Hergé.

In August 2007, a complaint was filed in Brussels, Belgium, by a Congolese student, Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, who was studying political science, and claimed the book was an insult to the Congolese people. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Public prosecutors are investigating, and the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism warned against political over-correctness. The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism ( CEOOR) ( Dutch: Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding, French Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior ^[10]

Publishers Weekly reported on October 1, 2007, that "Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, which had been planning to publish Tintin in the Congo. . . has quietly pulled the title from its fall list. "^[11]

Notes

• Contrary to popular belief, this is not the first album in which the Thompsons appear. Thomson and Thompson ( Dupond et Dupont) are a pair of detectives in Hergé 's classic European comic strip The Adventures Their first appearance was in Cigars of the Pharaoh. Cigars of the Pharaoh ( Les Cigares du pharaon) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated They were added to Tintin in the Congo when it was redrawn in 1946.
• Tintin is mouthless in the original black and white edition from 1930.
• As with the previous adventure, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, Le Petit Vingtième staged a triumphant return of "Tintin" and "Snowy" to Brussels on Thursday 9 July 1931. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (originally known as Les Aventures de Tintin reporter du Petit "Vingtième" au pays des Soviets) is the Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They were accompanied by ten Congolese and met by Hergé himself and Quick and Flupke. The Bakongo or the Kongo people (meaning "hunter" also sometimes referred to as Congolese, live along the Atlantic coast of Africa Quick & Flupke ( Quick et Flupke in French and Quick en Flupke in Dutch) is a Comic book series by The event was reported in the newspaper.
• In the Portuguese magazine O Papagaio the story was called Tim-Tim em Angola (Tintin in Angola). Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central In that version he works for O Papagaio. It was locally colorized and featured a yellow Snowy.
• When Egmont took over publishing of the Tintin books in the UK, they did not include Tintin in the Congo in their reprints, although they did include Tintin in the Land of the Soviets and it was excluded until 2006, when a "collector's edition" in colour, including a brief foreword by translators Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner, was printed. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (originally known as Les Aventures de Tintin reporter du Petit "Vingtième" au pays des Soviets) is the Michael Turner is Michael Turner (American football, an American Football running back for the Atlanta Falcons
• In the original version, Tintin hunts the rogue elephant at night; but in the coloured version, it appears that it is daylight all the time, making Tintin's joke about the sun giving him a bright idea - after the rogue elephant has chased him and Snowy up a tree - somewhat superfluous. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. Daylight or the light of day is the combination of all direct and indirect Sunlight outdoors during the daytime (and perhaps Twilight)
• In Tintin in the Congo, Tintin becomes a sorcerer for the Babaoru'm Kingdom. The name comes from Baba au rhum, a confection very famous in France and Belgium. A rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in liquor usually Rum, and sometimes filled with Whipped cream or Pastry cream. Confectionery is a set of Food items that are rich in Sugar; modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Another instance of the use of the name is in the French edition of the comic series Asterix, in which one of the four fortified Roman camps surrounding Asterix's village is called Babaorum. The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC
• Little, Brown Publishers was set to publish the color version of the book in the USA, but it was announced on October 3, 2007, that its publication was canceled because of its alleged racism, despite having ISBN 9780316003735 assigned to it. Little Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner James Brown. It was also dropped from the complete Tintin collection gift set (ISBN 9780316006682—which was to be published November 2007, but it has been delayed). ^[12]

References

External links

• Tintin in the Congo at Tintinologist. org

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