TINTIN HARDBACK BOOK - The Cigars of The Pharaohs

TINTIN HARDBACK BOOK - The Cigars of The Pharaohs (No7) Cigars of the Pharaoh is the fourth volume in the world-famous comic book series The world's most famous travelling reporter must unearth the truth behind the strange cigars bearing a pharaoh's symbol. On the hunt for an Egyptologist and a mysterious ancient pharaoh, Tintin scours Egypt and India. He makes friends with elephants, narrowly avoids falling victim to the poison of madness and saves a maharajah from a killer tiger. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries.” While on a Mediterranean cruise, Tintin meets an eccentric Egyptologist, Professor Sophocles Sarcophagus, who is tracking down the undiscovered tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh. Tintin accompanies the professor into the tomb, only to find that it hides a secret far more dangerous than ancient mummies: a hidden cache of cigars. These particular cigars are being used as vessels to smuggle opium. Tintin gets entangled with a powerful, international drug-trafficking ring that pursues him through the deserts of Arabia and all the way to India. This volume is highly significant in Tintin lore because it introduces Thomson and Thompson (the clumsy, identical-looking detectives) and the recurring arch-villain Roberto Rastapopoulos. Size - 22.5cm x 310cm