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.
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Buy on AmazonLes 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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Buy on Amazon1931 · 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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Buy on Amazon1932 · 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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Buy on Amazon1934 · 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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Buy on Amazon1936 · 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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Buy on Amazon1937 · 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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Buy on Amazon1938 · 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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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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Buy on Amazon1941 · 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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Buy on Amazon1942 · 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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Buy on Amazon1943 · 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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Buy on Amazon1944 · 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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Buy on Amazon1948 · 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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Buy on Amazon1949 · 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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Buy on Amazon1950 · 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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Buy on Amazon1953 · 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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Buy on Amazon1954 · 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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Buy on Amazon1956 · 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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Buy on Amazon1958 · 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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Buy on Amazon1960 · 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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Buy on Amazon1963 · 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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Buy on Amazon1968 · 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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Buy on Amazon1976 · 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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Buy on Amazon1986 · 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.