Tintin Et L'alph-Art
by Hergé
Tintin and Alph-Art (Tintin et l'Alph-Art) is Hergé's unfinished final Tintin story, published from his sketches by Casterman on 8 October 1986, after his death in 1983. Tintin uncovers an art forgery ring in Brussels. An English edition was published in London in 1990.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First published
- Casterman, 1986
- First UK edition
- Sundancer, 1990
- Series
- The Adventures of Tintin
Which edition do you have?
Editions
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Tintin, Bianca Castafiore, Captain Haddock, Snowy, Abdallah, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab
- Genre
- comic
Read next
- Comes after
- Tintin and the Picaros
In print
- Editions recorded
- 10 on Open Library, 3 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 19 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Tintin Et L'alph-Art are there?
We track 1 edition of Tintin Et L'alph-Art. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Tintin Et L'alph-Art first published?
Tintin Et L'alph-Art by Hergé was first published in 1986.
What should I read after Tintin Et L'alph-Art?
In order, it follows Tintin and the Picaros, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Tintin and Alph-Art, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Tintin and alph-art (Sundancer, 1990), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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