Les Aventures de Tintin L'Oreille Cassee, Casterman, French, Hardcover

Series Title: Les Aventures de Tintin

Story Title: L'Oreille cassée

Issue #: 6 (Volume 6 in the series)

Date of Publication: 1966

Edition: Casterman Hardcover – 1966 printing (B36/B37 back cover series, red square spine with printed title)

Publisher: Casterman

Country of Origin: Belgium

Language: French

Cover Artists: Hergé

Artists: Hergé

Writers: Hergé

Characters: Tintin, Snowy (Milou), General Alcazar, Colonel Díaz, the Arumbaya and Rumbaba tribes, Ramon, Alonso, the broken-eared Arumbaya fetish statue, and various South American revolutionaries, arms dealers, and jungle characters

First Appearances: N/A (this reprints the classic 1937 story; the colour edition was first published in 1943)

Key Facts: This is the sixth volume in Hergé’s iconic Tintin series. Originally serialized in black and white in Le Petit Vingtième (1935–1937) and first collected in 1937, the story was redrawn and published in full colour by Casterman in 1943. It follows Tintin as he pursues a stolen sacred Arumbaya fetish statue with a broken ear, involving political intrigue, arms smuggling, and adventures in a fictional South American republic. The album is known for its satire on dictatorship, revolution, and the art market. The provided photos confirm a genuine 1966 Casterman printing with the classic front cover (Tintin and the Indian in the canoe), red spine, and B36/B37 back cover listing titles up to Vol 714 pour Sydney. The final page colophon reads “Imprimé en Belgique par Casterman, S. A., Tournai – D. 1966/0053/149.”

Page Count: 62 pages

Condition: Good hardcover with rubbed edges on spine ends and corners. Gift inscription opposite title page some foxing, binding is good.

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