Tintin
Tintin is neither a surname nor a first name, it is much more than that Tintin is a totally unique world, a myth or a saga. Tintin is created from Hergé's subconscious desire to be perfect, to be a hero. The hero who everyone between 7 and 77 years old wants to be, or become while reading the Adventures of Tintin.
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Hergé said
“Tintin is me wanting to be heroic and perfect…” “Tintin is me… my eyes, my feelings, my lungs, my guts!... I believe I am the only person able to animate him, the only person able to give him a soul.” (Hergé)
Age
Tintin was created in 1929. He was like Totor’s (the first cartoon created by Hergé) young brother, a kind of Totor who had become a journalist but kept his boy scout’s spirit. He is aged between 16 and 18. He is definitely young and his face is not wrinkled even though he is officially 90 years old in 2019. “Since the Soviets, the character of Tintin has not evolved. From a graphic standpoint Tintin is still a sketch” (Numa Sadoul, Tintin et moi, Casterman, p.40)
Familie
Tintin is created by his father Georges Remi, Hergé, the world renowned Belgian cartoonist. This spiritual heir is more than an adopted child! Hergé has stressed the fact that he raised Tintin, protected him, fed him just like a father would (Numa Sadoul, Tintin et moi, Casterman, p. 66) Over the years and in the course of the Adventures, Tintin surrounds himself with friends who became part his family so to speak.
Among his friends, Snowy comes first. Admittedly he is a dog, but he is above all, the faithful friend of Tintin with a generous spirit. Secondly, Tchang appears in the family circle and becomes a lifelong friend of Tintin and almost a brother. Thirdly, Captain Haddock whose debut was to come a good ten years later is ready to sacrifice his own life for Tintin. Not forgetting all the others, Castafiore, Calculus, Thomson and Thompson who form Tintin’s family circle.
Profession
Without doubt, a top reporter. He went to Russia to cover a story for his newspaper and wrote his first reportage there.
This is the only time the reader will see the young reporter preparing an article for his newspaper. We assume that Tintin kept the reader of his newspaper informed of his action-packed adventures. Tintin keeps travelling around the world and acts more like a detective always seeking the truth and fighting against injustice. Hergé was himself a reporter and his son has inherited a great deal of his father’s passion.
The comics
Tintin appears on each of the 24 covers. That makes sense! He was always accompanied by Snowy except on the final album cover, Tintin and Alph-Art. This is understandable, because this cover was not designed by Hergé. Although Captain Haddock plays an important role in The Adventures of Tintin, the latter is always in the limelight.
Distinguishing features
His distinguishing feature is of course his little quiff! In the beginning, there was no such distinguishing feature. Most notably the first strips (the first 8 pages) show Tintin with smooth and combed hair.
The famous hairstyle only appears when Tintin jumps into a car and races away. The sudden acceleration gives Tintin the distinctive quiff with which he is synonymous. The little tuft of hair will remain, and never droops.
Temper
Tintin is free, and a very moral person with great integrity. He was considered by the Tibetan monks as a guileless person.
These words reveal the true nature of the Tintin's personality. He is the hero that everyone wishes to become, or at least the friend that everyone would like to have. Tintin supports his friends all the way and pushes himself to the limit and fights to the last.
gayfortintin
04/10/2025 12:25 PM
I want this sweetheart so badly. He probably whimpers nicely if you make love to him really good
tintinssmeg
10/09/2025 10:19 AM
I NEED HIM INSIDE OF ME SO FUCKING BAD! SMEG ON ME TINTIN, SMEG ON ME!
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tintinfacts
18/08/2025 06:13 AM
Tintin first appeared in Le Petit Vingtième in 1929, traveling to the Soviet Union.
He wasn’t expected to last long, but his popularity skyrocketed instantly.
By 1930, children lined up at train stations pretending to wave him off on “real” adventures.
The boy reporter wasn’t just a character—he became a cultural icon almost overnight!
Tintin showed how hungry people were for stories of bravery, travel, and mystery between the World Wars.
He wasn’t expected to last long, but his popularity skyrocketed instantly.
By 1930, children lined up at train stations pretending to wave him off on “real” adventures.
The boy reporter wasn’t just a character—he became a cultural icon almost overnight!
Tintin showed how hungry people were for stories of bravery, travel, and mystery between the World Wars.
dcpena
18/08/2025 06:08 AM
Fun fact!
The author of Tintin never visited a lot of the places that he wrote about!
Hergé, whose birth name was Georges Remi, described the countries Tintin explored very vividly.
However, he never visited them before creating the albums.
In 1971 he and his wife decided to travel to the United States and later to Taiwan, but he never visited Congo or the Soviet Union at all…
Hope they liked it!
The author of Tintin never visited a lot of the places that he wrote about!
Hergé, whose birth name was Georges Remi, described the countries Tintin explored very vividly.
However, he never visited them before creating the albums.
In 1971 he and his wife decided to travel to the United States and later to Taiwan, but he never visited Congo or the Soviet Union at all…
Hope they liked it!
conniemay
18/08/2025 05:39 AM
Did you know that the story of 'Explorers on the Moon' came far before humans first landed on the moon?!
Tintin was a pioneer!
From 1952 to 1953, the story of Tintin's lunar adventure was told in weekly instalments in Tintin Magazine. It would take humanity 15 more years to set foot on the moon.
People loved that story so dang much that a French copy of 'Explorers on the Moon' signed by Hergé, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and others once auctioned for over a €100.000!
Tintin was a pioneer!
From 1952 to 1953, the story of Tintin's lunar adventure was told in weekly instalments in Tintin Magazine. It would take humanity 15 more years to set foot on the moon.
People loved that story so dang much that a French copy of 'Explorers on the Moon' signed by Hergé, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and others once auctioned for over a €100.000!
sammyslug
18/08/2025 05:34 AM
Tintin REALLY IS the hero that everyone wishes to become!
And I think it's because Tintin is a character of action, more than anything.
I mean, look at that kid go! Does he ever stop? Does he ever slow down? There is always something new to explore, something new to see! New friends to make, new experiences to be had!
I think that for the time period especially that Tintin was first created, the world was changing so much and so, ridiculously, unexpectedly fast... it makes sense, to me,…
And I think it's because Tintin is a character of action, more than anything.
I mean, look at that kid go! Does he ever stop? Does he ever slow down? There is always something new to explore, something new to see! New friends to make, new experiences to be had!
I think that for the time period especially that Tintin was first created, the world was changing so much and so, ridiculously, unexpectedly fast... it makes sense, to me,…
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tingiri
18/08/2025 05:27 AM
Through air and through water,
and through heavy fog.
A young boy reporter,
explores with his dog.
He goes on adventures,
through hail, and through snow.
Through forests and rivers,
and mountains, and more.
He went to the Moon,
and came back to the Earth.
He fights every goon
whose foul crimes he unearths.
He fights crime and wins,
and, no, he'll never rest.
For his name is Tintin,
and he is the best!
(prettycitylights on Reddit)
and through heavy fog.
A young boy reporter,
explores with his dog.
He goes on adventures,
through hail, and through snow.
Through forests and rivers,
and mountains, and more.
He went to the Moon,
and came back to the Earth.
He fights every goon
whose foul crimes he unearths.
He fights crime and wins,
and, no, he'll never rest.
For his name is Tintin,
and he is the best!
(prettycitylights on Reddit)
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dcpena
18/08/2025 05:20 AM
One of my favorite people in the world loves Tintin more than... well, possibly more than Hergé himself! It's really awesome that there's so many fans of Tintin around, even so many decades after it was created! I'm really having a fun time getting to read these comics and picturing how excited he must have been as a little boy. I only read a few as a kid, and I don't quite remember how I felt, other than being very determined to hop on a boat and travel the world?... And fifteen years later I…
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missmary
18/08/2025 05:12 AM
When I was little, I remember that when the Tintin movie came out, I was vehemently opposed to seeing it in theatres.
Like... we're talking VICIOUS!
When my parents insisted on taking me, I threw a huge fit, because I didn't want to see Tintin as a realistic looking human! He didn't look how I had imagined him and this was simply UNACCEPTABLE!
I have since grown up, and I've obviously watched it. I thought it was actually quite cute.
But still, I think it's kinda funny that Tintin's very…
Like... we're talking VICIOUS!
When my parents insisted on taking me, I threw a huge fit, because I didn't want to see Tintin as a realistic looking human! He didn't look how I had imagined him and this was simply UNACCEPTABLE!
I have since grown up, and I've obviously watched it. I thought it was actually quite cute.
But still, I think it's kinda funny that Tintin's very…
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albertarose
18/08/2025 05:04 AM
All the love in the world from our family here in Canada!
My little one has always loved to explore, ever since she was first able to roll onto her stomach. Now that she is old enough to read, she's been tearing through the comics like she'd been waiting for them her whole life! I'm sure soon enough she'll be asking for a little white dog too, lol!
It's really something to be able to share Tintin with her now. My own little reporter, just a bit smaller than the original... Hopefully, Tintin…
My little one has always loved to explore, ever since she was first able to roll onto her stomach. Now that she is old enough to read, she's been tearing through the comics like she'd been waiting for them her whole life! I'm sure soon enough she'll be asking for a little white dog too, lol!
It's really something to be able to share Tintin with her now. My own little reporter, just a bit smaller than the original... Hopefully, Tintin…
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tingiri
18/08/2025 05:00 AM
Tintin was one of the earliest comics I read as a child! I had a little white dog just like Snowy! He will always be one of my favorite characters ever! :)
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gayfortintin
22/06/2025 21:48 PM
I want him so bad.. need him… must… must make love to Tintin..
ttnsny4eva
27/05/2025 00:32 AM
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Tintin's got a nice face.
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Tintin's got a nice face.
tintinman78
08/05/2025 00:07 AM
I wanna smack my balls on his forehead
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tintinbigfa6
07/05/2025 23:21 PM
I lowkey Wana lick him fr
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laurent123
11/04/2025 22:02 PM
Tintin you have my biggest repects ever
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snowy001
03/02/2025 15:55 PM
my FAV book is blue lotus
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beatletaner
31/01/2025 09:14 AM
Wonderful world of Tintin
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emparker
02/01/2025 04:35 AM
Tintin 😍
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gorillaz2001
29/11/2024 18:59 PM
I am going to create my own animated Band called “The Tintin and Tintinmaiden Band” based on from Nelvana TV Series like Gorillaz!
