The Adventures of Tintin The Red Sea Sharks by Hergé First Edition Methuen 1960. No previous owner'a marks or inscriptions and contents free of foxing. A near fine copy with no fading, fraying or splitting to spine. Covers unblemished.

In this swashbuckling Tintin tale, the fearless reporter unravels a nefarious plot of arms smuggling and white slavery orchestrated by the cunning Rastapopoulos across the sun-baked Red Sea. Aboard the beleaguered steamship S.S. Ramona, Tintin reunites with the profane Captain Haddock and the oblivious Professor Calculus amid shipwrecks, Bedouin skirmishes, and submarine sabotage, dodging torpedoes and desert ambushes in a frenzy of geopolitical chicanery. Hergé's ligne claire mastery propels a riot of slapstick ingenuity and boyish valor, infusing pulse-racing adventure with sharp satire on exploitation and resilience, all in a tone of buoyant optimism edged with urgent humanism.

This bande dessinée classic enchants readers with its seamless fusion of rollicking exploits and timely social critique, alluring young adventurers and comic connoisseurs who revel in Hergé's meticulous world-building and ensemble charm, akin to the globetrotting capers in Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo but with keener journalistic bite. Collectors adore it as a keystone in the Tintin saga, embodying the mid-20th-century comic's cultural zenith through its prescient takedown of human trafficking and imperial echoes that resonate in modern discourse. Its evergreen appeal hooks both nostalgic families sharing heirloom thrills and scholars probing visual storytelling's power, bridging escapist glee with enduring ethical inquiry.