The Adventures of Tintin Books in Order

Hergé's classic Franco-Belgian comic series following the intrepid young reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy as they unravel mysteries and chase adventure across the globe. Spanning 24 albums from 1930 to the unfinished posthumous finale, it is one of the most beloved works in European comics.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Cover of Les aventures de Tintin reporter du "petit vingtième" au pays des Soviets

    Les aventures de Tintin reporter du "petit vingtième" au pays des Soviets

    1930 · Hergé

    In Tintin's earliest outing, the young reporter and his dog Snowy travel to the Soviet Union to report on conditions there for a Brussels newspaper.…

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  2. Cover of Tintin au Congo

    Tintin au Congo

    1931 · Hergé

    Tintin and Snowy journey to the Belgian Congo on a reporting assignment, where a stowaway and a hidden criminal organization quickly turn the trip…

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  3. Cover of Tintin en Amérique

    Tintin en Amérique

    1932 · Hergé

    Tintin heads to Chicago to take on the city's notorious gangster underworld, drawing the wrath of crime boss Al Capone's outfit. Pursued from the…

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  4. Cover of Les cigares du pharaon

    Les cigares du pharaon

    1934 · Hergé

    While vacationing on a Mediterranean cruise, Tintin meets an eccentric Egyptologist and is drawn into the mystery of a pharaoh's lost tomb. The…

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  5. Cover of Le lotus bleu

    Le lotus bleu

    1936 · Hergé

    Picking up the thread from his Egyptian adventure, Tintin travels to Shanghai at the invitation of a mysterious stranger. There he is plunged into a…

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  6. Cover of L'oreille cassée

    L'oreille cassée

    1937 · Hergé

    When a tribal fetish carved with a broken ear is stolen from a museum and a copy turns up in its place, Tintin's curiosity launches an investigation.…

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  7. Cover of L'île noire

    L'île noire

    1938 · Hergé

    After being framed and shot at by mysterious men, Tintin follows the trail of a counterfeiting gang from England to a remote, supposedly haunted…

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  8. Le Sceptre d'Ottokar

    1939 · Hergé

    Tintin befriends an absent-minded scholar and travels with him to the small kingdom of Syldavia, where he uncovers a plot to steal the king's…

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  9. Cover of Le Crabe aux pinces d'or

    Le Crabe aux pinces d'or

    1941 · Hergé

    A scrap of paper and a drowned sailor lead Tintin to a cargo ship smuggling opium hidden in tins of crab. Aboard, he first meets the perpetually…

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  10. Cover of L'étoile mystérieuse

    L'étoile mystérieuse

    1942 · Hergé

    A blazing object hurtling toward Earth sparks fears of doom, and a strange new metal is found at the site of a meteorite that has fallen into the…

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  11. Cover of Le secret de la licorne

    Le secret de la licorne

    1943 · Hergé

    Tintin buys a model ship at a flea market that several strangers desperately want, hinting at a hidden secret. It proves linked to Captain Haddock's…

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  12. Cover of Le trésor de Rackham le Rouge

    Le trésor de Rackham le Rouge

    1944 · Hergé

    Continuing their treasure hunt, Tintin and Captain Haddock outfit an expedition to find the sunken wreck of the Unicorn and the riches of the pirate…

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  13. Cover of Les 7 boules de cristal

    Les 7 boules de cristal

    1948 · Hergé

    Members of an expedition that disturbed an ancient Inca mummy fall one by one into a strange coma, each struck down amid shattered crystal. When…

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  14. Cover of Le temple du soleil

    Le temple du soleil

    1949 · Hergé

    Following the kidnapping of Professor Calculus, Tintin and Captain Haddock trace him to Peru and into the Andes. Their search leads them through…

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  15. Cover of Tintin au pays de l'or noir

    Tintin au pays de l'or noir

    1950 · Hergé

    When the world's petrol begins mysteriously exploding and causing chaos, Tintin investigates sabotage that leads him to the Middle East. Amid desert…

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  16. Cover of Objectif Lune

    Objectif Lune

    1953 · Hergé

    Professor Calculus summons Tintin and Captain Haddock to a secret research center in Syldavia, where he is building a rocket to fly to the Moon. As…

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  17. Cover of On a marché sur la Lune

    On a marché sur la Lune

    1954 · Hergé

    Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus blast off aboard the Moon rocket in this direct continuation of their lunar project. The crew faces…

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  18. Cover of L'affaire Tournesol

    L'affaire Tournesol

    1956 · Hergé

    After Professor Calculus invents a device with frightening destructive potential, rival nations move to seize both the technology and the professor…

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  19. Cover of Coke en stock

    Coke en stock

    1958 · Hergé

    Tintin and Captain Haddock stumble onto a modern slave-trafficking operation disguised within the shipping trade. Their investigation reunites them…

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  20. Cover of Tintin au Tibet

    Tintin au Tibet

    1960 · Hergé

    After a plane crash in the Himalayas, Tintin becomes convinced that his friend Chang has survived somewhere in the mountains. Defying all reason and…

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  21. Cover of Les Bijoux de la Castafiore

    Les Bijoux de la Castafiore

    1963 · Hergé

    The flamboyant opera singer Bianca Castafiore descends on Marlinspike Hall as Captain Haddock's unwelcome guest, and soon her precious emerald goes…

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  22. Cover of Vol 714 pour Sydney

    Vol 714 pour Sydney

    1968 · Hergé

    En route to a conference in Sydney, Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus are lured aboard an eccentric millionaire's private jet, which is…

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  23. Cover of Tintin et les Picaros

    Tintin et les Picaros

    1976 · Hergé

    When friends including Bianca Castafiore are imprisoned by a dictator in the South American country of San Theodoros, Tintin, Captain Haddock, and…

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  24. Cover of Tintin et l'Alph-Art

    Tintin et l'Alph-Art

    1986 · Hergé

    In Hergé's unfinished final adventure, Tintin is drawn into the shady world of modern art dealing, where forgery and fraud lurk behind the gallery…

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Companion & related books

Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the The Adventures of Tintin books in?

Publication order — Casterman and the official Tintin.com number the albums in publication order; widely recommended by readers as the canonical sequence Start with “Les aventures de Tintin reporter du "petit vingtième" au pays des Soviets.”

How many books are in the The Adventures of Tintin series?

We list 24 books by Hergé , published between 1930–1986.

Where can I buy the The Adventures of Tintin books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.