Tintin's Adventures --- The Broken Ear

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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In this volume, Tintin embarks on a journey to South America to find a stolen statue from the national museum, getting involved in military and economic conflicts between countries along the way. Tintin meets General Alcazar and becomes his aide. Hergé drew inspiration from the three-year war between Bolivia and Paraguay during the creative process, setting the story's backdrop in the war, with newspapers being the author's primary source of material. The exotic atmosphere of South America is also a highlight of this book.
Trivia: At the beginning of the story, the museum director wears a spoon on his ear while stirring coffee with a pen. On the following page, he wears his clothes inside out (Tintin's small details are fantastic).