Tintin's First Appearance as Comic Series in 1929

Ninety-five years have passed ever since Hergé gifted to the world his iconic cartoon character Tintin who along with his dog Snowy took his fans to exciting adventures all over the world.

On January 10, 1929, Belgian cartoonist Hergé, whose real name was Georges Remi, had published the first book in “The Adventures of Tintin” comic series, which soon became an evergreen classic, winning hearts of readers across the globe for ages.

In his debut story, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, which first appeared as a series in French on January 10, 1929, in Le Petit Vingtième (The Little Twentieth), a youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle (The Twentieth Century). the intrepid young reporter travels to Soviet Russia, exposing nefarious dealings by the Bolsheviks.

Since his inception in the early 20th century, Tintin has remained a popular literary figure with statues and commemorative murals of the character seen throughout Belgium. 

In addition to the original comic series, Tintin has appeared in numerous plays, radio shows, television shows, and feature films, including the 2011 film The Adventures of Tintin.  As per TinTin.com, Herge had once said “Tintin is me. My eyes, my feelings, my lungs, my guts!"

"I believe I am the only person able to animate him, the only person able to give him a soul," he had said.