Sunday, January 22, 2012

12. Red Rackham's Treasure (1943–1944)



Red Rackham's Treasure (French: Le Trésor de Rackham le Rouge) is the twelfth of The Adventures of Tintin. It is a continuation of The Secret of the Unicorn, and is one of very few Tintin books to directly carry on the story of the preceding title. It is notable for the first appearance of the eccentric and deaf but ingenious Professor Cuthbert Calculus.

In The Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin and Captain Haddock discovered the location of a pirate ship which was blown up by Captain Haddock's ancestor Francis Haddock. After blowing up the ship, Francis Haddock fled to a nearby island. Tintin and Haddock believe there is a treasure hidden on that island. Red Rackham's Treasure depicts their search for the treasure.

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