| 1 | In America, Tintin is barely known. | |
| 2 | Why did Tintin and his buddies go on any of their adventures? | |
| 3 | The 1930 story "Tintin in the Congo" has done much to feed Hergé' s reputation for racism. | |
| 4 | Mr Spielberg secured an option to film Tintin shortly before Hergé' s death in 1983. | |
| 5 | Any exploration of Tintin' s hold on continental affections must start not with culture, but with history. |