Tintin in Paris

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Book Information Genre: Adventure First appearance: "Husbands and Knives"

Tintin in Paris is a comic book which Lisa read at Coolsville Comics & Toys.

History

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The rocket taking off.

Lisa was surprised to find a Tintin comic at Coolsville, as she thought that they only existed in high school French classes. In the scene that she read, Tintin and Snowy were descending a staircase in a castle when suddenly the whole place began to shake. The comic changed to an exterior view, which showed a rocket that had formerly been concealed inside the castle, but was starting its engines and taking off as the castle crumbled around it. Tintin and Snowy had actually been inside the rocket, and they stared out the window as the rocket rose into the air. Then rocket then suddenly turned around and headed for the ground and was about to crash into a building.

Eager to find out what happened next, Lisa turned the page and accidentally tore it, to her mortification. She immediately apologized to Milo the store owner. Milo, however, wasn't angry because he understood that it was an accident and believed that comics were meant to be read and enjoyed rather than hoarded for their value.

Behind the Laughter

• Tintin in Paris is not a real Tintin comic, but is a pastiche of real Tintin comics as follows:
  • The book's cover picture is a re-working of the cover of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, with Tintin and Snowy in slightly different poses and Moscow's skyline substituted for Paris's.
  • The castle is from The Black Island.
  • The rocket is from Destination Moon.
• Real-life Tintin comics seen on the shelf as Lisa reads include:
  • Tintin in Tibet
  • Cigars of the Pharaoh
  • Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
  • The Shooting Star
  • The Crab with the Golden Claws

Appearances

• Episode – "Husbands and Knives"