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The Shooting Star By Herge (Paperback, 2002)

Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children's books These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new Perfect for lovers of graphic novels mysteries and historical adventures The world's most famous travelling reporter voyages to the Arctic Ocean in search of the meteorite that has crash-landed in the north A huge fireball comes hurtling towards Earth from space!Tintin sets sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the stormy Arctic Ocean but a valuable metal is contained in the meteorite and Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless sabotage!The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 and up Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907 Over
the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series which is now considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest comics series of all time Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures?Tintin in the Land of the SovietsTintin in the CongoTintin in AmericaTintin Cigars of the PharaohTintin The Blue LotusTintin The Broken EarTintin The Black IslandTintin King Ottakar's SceptreTintin The Crab with the Golden ClawsTintin The Shooting StarTintin The Secret of the UnicornTintin Red Rackham's TreasureTintin The Seven Crystal BallsTintin Prisoners of the SunTintin Land of Black GoldTintin Destination MoonTintin Explorers of the MoonTintin The Calculus AffairTintin The Red Sea SharksTintin in TibetTintin The Castafiore EmeraldTintin Flight 714 to
SydneyThe Adventures of Tintin and the PicarosTintin and Alph-Art
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Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children's books These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old & new Perfect for lovers of graphic novels mysteries & historical adventures The world's most famous travelling reporter voyages to the Arctic Ocean in search of the meteorite that has crash-landed in the north A huge fireball comes hurtling towards Earth from space! Tintin sets sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the stormy Arctic Ocean but a valuable metal is contained in the meteorite & Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless sabotage! The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 & up Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907 Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series which is now considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest comics series of all time Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures? Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Tintin in the Congo Tintin in America Tintin Cigars of the Pharaoh Tintin The Blue Lotus Tintin The Broken Ear Tintin The Black Island Tintin King Ottakar's Sceptre Tintin The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin The Shooting Star Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin Red Rackham's Treasure Tintin The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin Prisoners of the Sun Tintin Land of Black Gold Tintin Destination Moon Tintin Explorers of the Moon Tintin The Calculus Affair Tintin The Red Sea Sharks Tintin in Tibet Tintin The Castafiore Emerald Tintin Flight 714 to Sydney The Adventures of Tintin & the Picaros Tintin & Alph-Art

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