1959
FR
(7 Seasons 102 Episodes)
A giant meteoroid approaches the Earth, spotted from an observatory by Professor Calculus, and he and a self-proclaimed prophet, Philippulus, predicts the meteoroid will hit Earth and cause the end of the world. The meteoroid misses Earth, but a fragment of it plunges into the Arctic Ocean. Calculus determined that the object is made of a new material arranges an expedition to find it with Tintin, Haddock and Detectives Thompson and Thomson.
Tintin and Haddock are invited by Professor Calculus at the space center in Central Europe. While visiting, dog Snowy gets trapped in a Moon-bound rocket. It's up to Calculus to build a space rocket for humans to rescue Snowy.
Tintin gets more than he bargained for when he buys a model of a sailing ship for Capt. Haddock that the seaman finds is unexpectedly familiar.
Tintin and the Captain search for the pirate's treasure they learned about the last story ("The Secret of the Unicorn"), with the help of their eccentric, but lovable friend, Professor Calculus
When Tintin is shot by the pilot of downed plane, he and Captain Haddock, travel to Britain to uncover a sinister plot.
Tintin sees Herbert Dawes being drowned and decides to investigate. Finding a tin of crab meat, and a piece of paper with the name Karaboudjan on it. He follows the clues to a ship by the same name and finds its crew is using the crab tins to smuggle diamonds.
Professor Calculus invented a machine which breaks glass with sound waves. Some foreign countries (including a Totalitarian regime) are interested and send their spies. Tintin and Haddock must face perils to come and rescue the Professor.