- "So! The famous reporter! A little kid with big ideas, like he's gonna make war on Al Capone...on me, the king of Chicago!"
- —Al Capone[src]
Al Capone was an American gangster who led a far reaching crime syndicate during the prohibition-era. He is the only real-life person to be depicted in The Adventures of Tintin. Capone is also known in the book as "Scarface" and the "King of the Chicago Gangsters."
History[]
Al Capone as seen in the book series
Al Capone was featured as one of the chief antagonists in Tintin in America and was mentioned earlier in Tintin in the Congo where his gangsters were encountered by Tintin. Capone's rival was Bobby Smiles, who was the head of the Gangsters' Syndicate of Chicago, who Tintin does in fact manage to capture. Tintin managed to briefly capture Capone, but his ultimate failure to capture Capone reflects on the fact that Capone was still active at the time of writing.
In the animated series, he was given a much bigger role. Instead of being there as one of the leading individual criminals, they are all led by Capone himself.
Known Associates:
- Tom (Tintin in the Congo)
- Gibbons
- Butch
- Unnamed Taxi Driver
- The Australian
- Pietro
- 5 unnamed gangsters in Tintin in the Congo.
- An unnamed gangster who with Pietro knocked out Tintin.
- An unnamed gangster who broke into Tintin's apartment.