The Adventures of Tintin: The Broken Ear / The Black Island / King Ottokar's Sceptre (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume)
Worth buying if: You collect Hergé's Tintin and want The Broken Ear in a compact edition.
Skip it if: You prefer modern graphic novels with adult themes rather than Hergé's younger-audience tone.
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Summary
This single Little, Brown Young Readers volume gathers Hergé's early Tintin cases: a stolen tribal idol in The Broken Ear, a mysterious island chase in The Black Island, and political intrigue in King Ottokar's Sceptre, all in remastered black-and-white art across 192 pages.
Why this book now
Readers returning to Hergé's Tintin appreciate having three formative adventures bound together for easy re-reading and classroom use.
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- You collect Hergé's Tintin and want The Broken Ear in a compact edition.
- You enjoy classic comic mystery and European ligne claire in The Black Island.
- You prefer modern graphic novels with adult themes rather than Hergé's younger-audience tone.
- You need full-color restorations—this 192-page Little, Brown Young Readers volume focuses on early black-and-w.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780316359429
Worth buying if: You collect Hergé's Tintin and want The Broken Ear in a compact edition.
Skip it if: You prefer modern graphic novels with adult themes rather than Hergé's younger-audience tone.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 192 pages across three short adventures, expect brisk, episodic reading—ideal for an afternoon or several quick sittings to finish each Tintin tale.
What stands out here
This 2009 Little, Brown Young Readers edition spotlights three complete early Tintin stories together, preserving Hergé's original panels and linework for collectors and young readers.
Best way to approach it
Read each adventure straight through to follow Hergé's plotted mysteries, then flip back to study the clear-line art and recurring characters across the three stories.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780316359429
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