The young reporter Tintin and his faithful dogSnowy set off on assignment to Africa. But a sinister stowaway followstheir every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky end.Tintin and Snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles,boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving themystery and getting their story.First published in book form in1931 (in black & white only), Tintin in the Congo reflects thecolonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people.Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois,paternalistic stereotypes of the period. This is also true of thetreatment of big-game hunting and the attitude towards animals. Allcopies of the book will be displayed with a belly-band advertising itscontent.In color