Timeline[]
1907[]
May[]
- 22 May - Georges Prosper Remi (Hergé) was born in Etterbeek, Belgium
September[]
- 18 September - Zhang Chongren was born Qibao.
1915[]
May[]
- 22 May - Tintin Magazine publisher Raymond Leblanc was born in Neufchâteau, Belgium.
1923[]
- Vernon Chapman was born in Toronto, Canada.
1929[]
January[]
- 10 January - The first The Adventures of Tintin comic strip from Tintin in the Land of the Soviets appeared in the 11th issue of Le Petit Vingtième.
1930[]
- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets was published in the book form, marking the debut album of The Adventures of Tintin series.
January
- 23 January - The first Quick and Flupke comic strip was published.
May
- 11 May - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets finishes its run in Le Petit Vingtième.
June
- 5 June - Tintin in the Congo begins its publication in Le Petit Vingtième.
July
- 25 July - Maureen Forrester, voice actress of Bianca Castafiore in The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was born in Montreal, Canada.
1931[]
- Tintin in the Congo was published in the book form.
May
- 5 May - Michel Regnier (Greg) was born in Ixelles, Belgium.
June
- 11 June - Tintin in the Congo finishes its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
September
- 3 September - Tintin in America was first published in Le Petit Vingtième.
1932[]
- Tintin in America was published in the book form.
- Hergé met Chang Chong-Jen, inspiring him to take his work more seriously and would lead to the writing of The Blue Lotus.
July
- 21 July - Hergé married his first wife Germaine Kieckens.
October
- 20 October - Tintin in America finishes its publication in Le Petit Vingtième.
December
- 8 December - Cigars of the Pharaoh began its first publication in Le Petit Vingtième.
1934[]
- Casterman Publishing House, based in Tournai, Belgium, became the official the publisher of The Adventures of Tintin.
- Cigars of the Pharaoh is first published in book form.
February
- 8 February - Cigars of the Pharaoh finishes its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
August
- 9 August - The Blue Lotus starts its original publication run in Le Petit Vingtième.
1935[]
October
- 17 October - The Blue Lotus finishes its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
December
- 5 December - The Broken Ear starts its original publication run in Le Petit Vingtième.
1936[]
- The Blue Lotus was published in the book form.
1937[]
- The Broken Ear was published in the book form.
February
- 25 February - The Broken Ear finished its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
April
- 15 April - The Black Island starts its original publication run in Le Petit Vingtième.
1938[]
- The Black Island was published in the book form.
- Captain Haddock first appeared in Hergé's notes as a rough draft.
June
- 16 June - The Black Island finished its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
August
- 4 August - King Ottokar's Sceptre starts its original publication run in Le Petit Vingtième.
1939[]
- King Ottokar's Sceptre was first published in book form.
- As a result of the position taken by Hergé in favor of the Chinese people in The Blue Lotus, he was invited to China by the wife of Chiang Kai-Shek, the leader of the Republic of China. However, the imminent start of World War II in Europe had prevented the visit.
August
- 10 August - King Ottokar's Sceptre finishes its original run in Le Petit Vingtième.
September
- 28 September - Land of Black Gold began its original publication run in Le Petit Vingtième.
1940[]
- Edgar P. Jacobs, and later Alice Devos first meet Hergé and become eventual collaborators working on The Adventures of Tintin.
May
- 8 May - Land of Black Gold's original run in Le Petit Vingtième was halted due to the German invasion of Belgium.
October
- 17 October - The Crab with the Golden Claws begins its original publication run in Le Soir.
1941[]
- The Crab with the Golden Claws was published in the book form.
March[]
- 24 March - David Fox, voice actor of Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was born in Swastika, Ontario, Canada.
September
- 3 September - The Crab with the Golden Claws finishes its original run in Le Soir.
- 23 September - The Crab with the Golden Claws starts a daily publication run in Le Soir.
October
- 19 October - The Crab with the Golden Claws daily publication run in Le Soir finishes.
- 20 October - The Shooting Star starts its first publication run in Le Soir.
1942[]
- Casterman asked Hergé to start editing the previous albums, wanting him to publish the full books in color and in 64 pages.,
- The Shooting Star was published in the book form.
May
- 21 May - The Shooting Star finishes its original run in Le Soir.
June
- 11 June - The Secret of the Unicorn starts its first publication run in Le Soir.
1943[]
- The Secret of the Unicorn was published in the book form.
January
- 14 January - The Secret of the Unicorn finishes its original run in Le Soir.
February
- 19 February - Red Rackham's Treasure started its first publication run in Le Soir.
September
- 23 September - Red Rackham's Treasure finishes its original run in Le Soir.
December
- 16 December - The Seven Crystal Balls begins its original publication run in Le Soir.
1944[]
September
- 3 September - The Seven Crystal Balls finishes its original run in Le Soir. Belgium was liberated by Allied troops, declaring the paper Le Soir as pro-fascist.
1946[]
- Tintin in the Congo was re-published in color.
April
- 29 April - Wayne Robson, voice actor of Professor Calculus in The Adventures of Tintin (TV series), was born in Vancouver, Canada.
September
- 14 September - The Seven Crystal Balls began its publication in the Tintin magazine.
- 26 September - Despite Hergé being accused of collaborating with pro axis media in World War II, he is allowed to continue writing new publications.
December
- 19 December - Prisoners of the Sun began its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1947[]
January
- 11 January - The film The Crab with the Golden Claws screened for the first time.
June
- 12 June - The Seven Crystal Balls finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
August
- 13 August - John Stocker, voice actor of Thompson in The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was born in Toronto, Canada.
December
- 21 December - The film The Crab with the Golden Claws screened for the second and final time.
1948[]
April
- 22 April - Prisoners of the Sun finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
September
- 16 September - Land of Black Gold began its publication in the Tintin magazine.
October
- 28 October - The first issue of the French edition of the Tintin magazine was published by Georges Dargaud.
1950[]
- Land of Black Gold was published in the book form.
- Studios Hergé was founded.
March
- 30 March - Destination Moon begins its publication in the Tintin magazine.
September
- 7 September - Due to Hergé's personal problems, the publication of Destination Moon was paused.
- 16 September - Land of Black Gold finishes its publication in the Tintin Magazine .
- 18 September - The asteroid 1683 Castafiore is discovered and named after Bianca Castafiore.
1951[]
- King Ottokar's Sceptre was translated and published in English.
1952[]
- The Secret of the Unicorn was first translated and published into English.
- Red Rackham's Treasure was translated and published in English.
April
- 4 April - Destination Moon had resumed its publication in the Tintin magazine.
October
- 22 October - Destination Moon finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
- 29 October - Explorers on the Moon begins its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1953[]
August
- 9 August - Belgian astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend discovered an asetroid 1652 Hergé named in Hergés honor.
December
- 29 December - Explorers on the Moon finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1954[]
- Explorers on the Moon is first published in book form.
December
- 22 December - The Calculus Affair begins its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1955[]
- 29 January - The 25th anniversary of Tintin.
- The first advertisements featuring Tintin characters were published and broadcasted.
1956[]
- The Calculus Affair was published in the book form.
February
- 22 February - The Calculus Affair finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
October
- 31 October - The Red Sea Sharks began its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1958[]
- The Red Sea Sharks was published in the book form.
- The Crab with the Golden Claws was translated and published in English.
January
- 1 January - The Red Sea Sharks finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
September
- 17 September - Tintin in Tibet starts its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1959[]
- Destination Moon was published into English by Methuen.
- Explorers on the Moon was translated and published in English.
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin premiered on television.
November
- 25 November - Tintin in Tibet finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1960[]
- Tintin in Tibet was published in the book form.
- The Calculus Affair was translated into English.
- The Red Sea Sharks was translated and published in English.
- Hergé first discovered abstract art and travels to Italy, as he visited Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, and Greece. He also separated from his wife, Germaine Kieckens.
1961[]
- The Shooting Star was translated and published in English.
July
- 4 July - The Castafiore Emerald starts its publication in the Tintin magazine.
December
- 6 December - the feature film Tintin and the Golden Fleece was released in France.
1962[]
- The Seven Crystal Balls was translated and published into English.
- Prisoners of the Sun was first translated and published in English.
- Tintin in Tibet was published in English.
September
- 4 September - The Castafiore Emerald finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1963[]
- The Castafiore Emerald was published the book form.
- The Castafiore Emerald was translated and published in English.
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin finishes its original run on TV.
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin begins its run on TV in the United States.
1966[]
- The Black Island was translated and published in English.
September
- 27 September - Flight 714 beganits publication in the Tintin magazine.
1967[]
November
- 11 November - Flight 714 finishes its publication in the Tintin magazine.
1968[]
- Flight 714 was published in the book form, and was translated and published in English.
1969[]
July
- 2 July - Frank Borman, a member of the crew who flew the Apollo 8 mission in preparation for the Apollo 11 Moon landing, received signed copies of Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon from Hergé.
December
- 13 December - Tintin and the Temple of the Sun, the first animated Tintin film was released in France.
1971[]
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin finishes its original TV run in the United States.
- Hergé visited the United States for the first time. As he arrived there, he met real-life Native Americans which he depicted decades earlier in Tintin in America.
- Cigars of the Pharaoh was translated and published in English.
- Land of Black Gold was completely re-drawn bringing it up to date with political change by changing the setting from the British Mandate for Palestine with the fictional Arab state of Khemed.
1972[]
- Land of Black Gold is first translated and published in English.
November
- Hergé was the the guest of honor at the 8th Lucques Exhibition of Comics, in Italy.
December
- 13 December - The movie Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in France.
1973[]
- Hergé was awarded the St-Michel Grand Prize for lifetime achievement.
- Tintin in America was translated and published in English.
- Casterman published Tintin in the Land of the Soviets for the first time in over 40 years.
Ma
- Hergé visits the Republic of China (Taiwan), 35 years after his invitation by Chiang Kai-Shek's wife, Soong Mei-Iing.
August
- 11 August - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in Sweden.
December
- 2 December - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in West Germany.
- 14 December - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in Finland.
1974[]
- Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in Turkey.
- Destination Moon was re-published in English by Methuen.
April
- 1 April - The Lake of Sharks was released in Spain.
1975[]
- Hergé and his first wife Germaine Kieckens were divorced.
- The Broken Ear was translated and published in English.
- The theme park Walibi Belgium opens the first of its Tintin themed rides.
- Methuen published a paperback, colored English version of Flight 714.
September
- 16 September - The first pages of Tintin and the Picaros were published in the Tintin magazine.
1976[]
- The full-length documentary film I, Tintin, was released.
- Tintin and the Picaros was published, and was later translated into English.
April
- 13 April - Tintin and the Picaros finished its publication in the Tintin magazine.
September
1977[]
- Methuen published a paperback, colored English version of Tintin and the Picaros.
- Hergé received the Ruby Red medal of the city of Angoulême.
May
- 20 May - Hergé married Fanny Vlamynck, a young artist working at Hergé Studios.
1978[]
- Hergé was promoted to officer grade of the Order of the Crown in Belgium.
1979[]
- Methuen/Magnet publishes a paperback, colored English version of Tintin in America.
- The Pampa Ponies and Mini-Jeeps rides, based on Tintin in America and The Shooting Star respectively, were opened at the Walibi Belgium theme park.
- Asterix in Belgium, which includes a one frame reference to Tintin with Thompson and Thomson, was published.
- Cutts the Butcher and Professor Calculus appeared in a television commercial for cooking oil.
- American artist Andy Warhol, a pioneer of Pop Art, made a series of four portraits of Hergé.
January
- 10 January - The Adventures of Tintin celebrates its 50th anniversary.
1980
- Le secret de la licorne (The Secret of the Unicorn) ride was opened at the Walibi Belgium theme park.
December
- 18 December - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in Portugal.
1981
March
- 18 March - Hergé reunites with Chang Chong-Jen, who was now the Director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Shanghai, in Brussels, for the first time since 1937.
1982
- The Belgian Society of Astronomy names a small planetoid, situated between Mars and Jupiter, after Hergé to mark his 75th birthday.
1983
- Methuen Children's publishes a colored version of The Blue Lotus.
March
- 3 March – Hergé died, aged 75 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium.
1984
- Magnet publishes a color, paperback version of The Blue Lotus.
- The Tintin 3D show ride was opened at the Walibi Belgium theme park.
February
- 9 February - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was released in Hungary.
1986
- Tintin and Alph-Art was first published in book format in the form of sketches as the book remained unfinished.
1987
- The video game Tintin on the Moon is released for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga.
1988
- Mammoth published a colored English version of the Land of Black Gold.
- In a Brussels metro station, a 6 by 450 foot fresco was erected, depicting the cast of characters from The Adventures of Tintin, based on a sketch by Hergé.
1989
- Sundancer published a hardback, black-and-white English version of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
- Mammoth published a color English version of The Broken Ear.
- Mammoth published a paperback, color English version of Explorers on the Moon.
- The video game Tintin on the Moon was released for PC.
- In the National Center of Comic Strips and Pictures in Angoulême, France, a bust of Hergé was erected, courtesy of Chang Chong-Chen.
- The Hergé Foundation erects a vast exhibit titled Tintin, 60 Years of Adventures
1990
- Methuen Children's Books publish a paperback, color English version of Tintin in America.
- Mammoth published a color English version of Cigars of the Pharaoh.
- Mammoth publish a color, paperback English version of The Blue Lotus.
- Methuen Children's Books publish a hardback, black & white English version of The Broken Ear.
- Mammoth publish a color English version of The Black Island.
- Mammoth publish a color, paperback English version of King Ottokar's Sceptre.
- Mammoth reprinted the 1978 Magnet paperback English version of The Shooting Star.
- Mammoth publish a paperback English version of The Secret of the Unicorn.
- Mammoth publish a paperback, color English version of Red Rackham's Treasure.
- Mammoth publish a paperback, color English version of Prisoners of the Sun.
- Mammoth publish a paperback English version of Land of Black Gold.
- Mammoth publish a paperback English version of Destination Moon.
- Mammoth publish a color, paperback English version of The Calculus Affair.
- Mammoth publish a paperback, color English version of The Red Sea Sharks.
- Mammoth publish a paperback, English version of Tintin in Tibet.
- Mammoth publish a paperback English version of Tintin and the Picaros.
- Sundancer publish a hardback, mostly black & white version of Tintin and Alph-Art.
1991[]
- Sundancer publishes a hardback, black-and-white English version of Tintin in the Congo.
October
- 2 October – The television series The Adventures of Tintin debuts with the episode The Crab with the Golden Claws (Part 1).
1992[]
January
- 6 January - The TV episode The Shooting Star debuts marking the beginning of the show's second season
July[]
- 6 July - The TV episode The Red Sea Sharks part 1 debuts marking the beginning of the show's third and final season.
September[]
- 29 September - The TV episode Tintin in America debuts, the final episode of the series.
1993[]
- The Tintin magazine ceased publication after 47 years.
- The Adventures of Tintin wins the Sept d'Or Award for the Best Children's Program category. The Adventures of Tintin also wins the Best Animated Series category at the Gemini Awards.
1994[]
- Mammoth published a paperback, color English version of The Seven Crystal Balls.
- The video game Tintin in Tibet was released for PC and Game Boy.
September
- The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) debuted Kanal 1 TV channel in the Swedish dub.
1995[]
- The video game Prisoners of the Sun was released for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Boy.
- The video game Tintin in Tibet was released for Sega GameGear and Mega Drive/Genesis.
- The theme park Walibi Belgium removed its Tintin themed rides after the park lost its legal rights to portray Tintin-related material.
April
- The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) finishes its original run on Swedish TV, and re-runs start.
December
- 14 December - The video game Tintin in Tibet was released for SNES.
1997[]
- The video game Prisoners of the Sun was released for Windows PC and SNES.
1998[]
October
- 8 October - Chang Chong-Jen died in Nogent-sur-Marne, France, aged 91.
1999[]
- Methuen publishes a hardback, black-and-white English version of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
- The illegal Tintin parody Tintin in Thailand was created.
April
- 29 April - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was re-released in Germany.
October
- 29 October - Michel Regnier (Greg), died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, aged 68.
2000[]
- In an episode of the French-language version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 73% of the voting audience correctly chose Doctor Patella as the doctor who treated Captain Haddock in Explorers on the Moon. This led to allegations that the show was rigged, questioning how could such a large portion of the audience could pick out of four options the correct answer, especially given Patella's very minor role in the series.
September
- 8 September - The video game Prisoners of the Sun was re-released for Game Boy Color.
2001[]
- Methuen reprints their hardback, black-and-white English version of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
- The location of the Hergé Museum is chosen (Le Parc de la Source).
September
- 21 September - The video game Tintin: Destination Adventure was released for the Sony Playstation.
November
- 16 November - The video game Tintin: Destination Adventure was released for Windows PC.
2003[]
- The documentary Tintin and I, about Hergé and his most famous creation Tintin, was released.
- Hergé was added to the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for his services to comic books.
January
- 31 January - Raymond Leblanc received the first Alph-Art d'Honneur prize at the 30th annual comic book festival at Angoulême, France.
2004[]
- A 6-disc DVD box set of the The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was released by Madman Entertainment in New Zealand and Australia.
- A commemorative 10-euro coin was minted to mark Tintin's 75th anniversary.
- In Germany, The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was released on Region 2 DVD, in two 4-disc box sets, with German and French language tracks.
- Casterman/Last Gasp publish a hardback, black-and-white US version of Tintin in the Congo.
- Egmont publishes an edition of Tintin and Alph-Art.
2005[]
- An anniversary edition DVD set of The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was released in Germany.
- Egmont publish a colored English version of Tintin in the Congo.
July
- 18 July - The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) debuts in the Kanal 1 TV in the Bulgarian dub.
December
- 24 December - The Adventures of Tintin TV series finishes its original run on Bulgarian television, and re-runs begin.
2006[]
- The Hergé Foundation receives the Light of Truth Award for Tintin in Tibet.
- Citel releases The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) in Region 2 DVD in both English and French.
- Casterman published a black-and-white, hardback English version of Cigars of the Pharaoh.
- Casterman published a black-and-white, hardback English version of The Blue Lotus.
2007[]
November[]
- November 18 - The Adventures of Tintin is made reference to in The Simpsons episode Husbands and Knives. Tintin comics are shown as being sold in Springfield's new comic book store including the fictional Tintin in Paris.
2008
- Egmont publishes a colour, hardback English version of Cigars of the Pharaoh.
January
- 10 January - The English Tintin Wiki was created.
February
- 12 February - Vernon Chapman, voice actor of Nestor in The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) died in Toronto, Canada.
March
- 21 March - Tintin Magazine publisher Raymond Leblanc died, aged 92 in Brussels, Belgium.
May
- 14 May - The 1947 film The Crab with the Golden Claws was released on DVD in France.
June
- 2 June - Egmont published a colored, English version of King Ottokar's Sceptre.
July
- 7 July - Egmont publish a colored English versions, of The Blue Lotus, The Broken Ear, and The Black Island.
- In Brazil, The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was released on DVD in three separate box-sets.
2009[]
- 22 March - The Adventures of Tintin are made reference to in The Simpsons episode In the Name of the Grandfather. Bart was shown to own a copy of The Crab with the Golden Claws.
May
- 19 May - The Hergé Museum has officially opened.
August
- 18 August - The Canadian DVD editions of The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) were released in the United States.
2010[]
- 10 January - The Adventures of Tintin were made reference to in The Simpsons episode Once Upon a Time in Springfield. Tintin characters are shown among a Paris audience.
May
- 30 May - a life-sized bronze statue of Tintin and Snowy, and more than 200 other Tintin items, including many original panels by Hergé, were sold for 1.08 million euros ($1.3 million USD) at a Paris auction.
June
- 26 June - Maureen Forrester died in Toronto, Canada.
2011[]
April
- 4 April - Wayne Robson died in Toronto, Canada.
May
- 11 May - Shout! Factory announced that they have acquired the rights from Nelvana to release The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) on DVD in Region 1.
October
- 10 October - Anchor Bay releases The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) in a 5 disc DVD set and also releases it for the first time on Blu-ray, also in a 5 disc set.
- 26 October - The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was released in the United Kingdom.
November
- 3 November - UK book sellers Waterstones removed Tintin in the Congo from its children's section amid fears it may "fall into the wrong hands." Publisher Egmont UK also responds to concerns surrounding racism by placing a protective band around the book with a warning about its content, and writing an introduction explaining the historical context of the comic.
- 22 November - Season 1 of The Adventures of Tintin TV series is released in Region 1 by Shout! Factory.
December
- 23 December - The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was released in the United States.
- 26 December - The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was released in New Zealand.
2012[]
- 21 February - Season 2 of The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) was released in Region 1 by Shout! Factory.
December
- December 29 - The Tintin Wiki reaches 500 pages with the creation of the List of Thompson and Thomson's Costumes page.
2013[]
January
- 19 January - The English Tintin Wiki has its 500th photo submitted: File:Frank.jpg, a photo of Frank from The Shooting Star.
August
- 4 August - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets was the featured article on Wikipedia's main page.
2021[]
November[]
- 13 November - David Fox died in Toronto, Canada.