The Adventures of Tintin is a series of Belgian comic books (Note- Comics featured in this post are translated to English) created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi. The hero of the series is the eponymous character, Tintin, a young Belgian reporter and traveller. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful dog Snowy. Later, popular additions to the cast included Captain Haddock and other colourful supporting characters.
The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date. 23 Tin Tin books were written by Herge at the time of his death in 1983.
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