Tintin in America
by Hergé
Tintin in America is the third Tintin album by Hergé, serialised in Le Petit Vingtième from 1931 and collected by Éditions du Petit Vingtième in 1932. Tintin pursues Chicago gangsters across the United States. Methuen published it in English in 1973.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Éditions du Petit Vingtième, 1932
- First UK edition
- Methuen, 1973
- Series
- The Adventures of Tintin
Tintin in America by Hergé was first published in 1932. We track 2 editions.
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Editions
- Little, Brown1979 Paperback · The Adventures of Tintin 3 I own Tintin in America, Little, Brown 1979 Log in to want this
- Magnet1979 Hardback · The Adventures of Tintin 3 I own Tintin in America, Magnet 1979 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- United States
- Characters
- Snowy, Tintin, Al Capone
- Genre
- comic
Read next
- Comes after
- Tintin in the Congo
- Followed by
- Cigars of the Pharaoh
In print
- Editions recorded
- 44 on Open Library, 17 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 27 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 in America are there?
We track 2 editions of Tintin in America. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Tintin in America first published?
Tintin in America by Hergé was first published in 1932.
What should I read after Tintin in America?
In order, it follows Tintin in the Congo and it is followed by Cigars of the Pharaoh, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Tintin in America, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Tintin in America (Q901375), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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