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Early Reprint Tintin en Amerique Hergé | 1947 Near Fine
Early Reprint Tintin en Amerique Hergé | 1947 Near Fine
Early Reprint Tintin en Amerique Hergé | 1947 Near Fine
Early Reprint Tintin en Amerique Hergé | 1947 Near Fine
Early Reprint Tintin en Amerique Hergé | 1947 Near Fine

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Les Adventures de Tintin Tintin en Amerique by Hergé Early Reprint Methuen 1947. A near fine copy with no inscriptions or signs of previous ownership. Contents clean and unblemished throughout. No splitting or cracking to hinges or spine, covers are bright and unmarked.

In this zany third Tintin adventure, the plucky Belgian reporter lands in roaring '20s Chicago to unmask gangland vice, swiftly ensnaring himself in a maelstrom of bootleg booze, bent badges, and Bobby Smiles' Capone-esque syndicate, complete with speakeasy shootouts and skyscraper pursuits. Whisked westward by kidnappers, Tintin champions swindled Sioux against greedy oil tycoons in the Dust Bowl badlands, then hightails to the Blackfoot reservation for a rollicking rodeo rumble amid stampedes and showdowns. Hergé's razor-sharp ligne claire skewers Yankee excess—Prohibition's underbelly, Hollywood's hokum, and frontier follies—with whirlwind slapstick, unyielding heroism, and a dash of poignant protest against cultural erasure, all in buoyant, breakneck glee.

This bande dessinée trailblazer captivates young readers with its high-octane hijinks and moral mischief, endearing it to adventure seekers who delight in Hergé's economical elegance and satirical swipes, much like the picaresque romps in Mark Twain's river yarns but visualized in vibrant vignettes. Collectors acclaim it as an early cornerstone of the Tintin legacy, embodying the interwar comic's cultural export of Euro-skepticism toward American myths through its prescient nods to exploitation and resilience that ripple into global graphic narratives. Its timeless zip appeals to families fostering curiosity in all ages, bridging nostalgic page-turners with insightful critiques.

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Les Adventures de Tintin Tintin en Amerique - Hergé - Early Reprint 1947

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