The Calculus Affair
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The Calculus Affair is a Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which Tintin and Captain Haddock become embroiled in Cold War espionage surrounding Professor Calculus’s dangerous new invention.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tintin comic album
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comic book ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Colonel Sponsz
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ZEP agents ⓘ |
| artStyle | ligne claire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
Borduria
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Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlinspike Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Szohôd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | Tintin’s car chase in Switzerland ⓘ |
| fictionalCountry | Borduria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized in Tintin magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
Cold War fiction
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adventure comic ⓘ espionage fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship |
Captain Haddock is a friend of Professor Calculus
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Colonel Sponsz is an enemy of Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tintin is a friend of Professor Calculus ⓘ |
| hasColorEdition | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| magazine | Tintin magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Haddock
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Professor Calculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rescue of a scientist and protection of his invention ⓘ |
| notableFor |
espionage and surveillance themes
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focus on Professor Calculus ⓘ strong Cold War atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Affaire Tournesol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Professor Calculus invents a powerful ultrasonic weapon
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Tintin and Captain Haddock try to rescue Professor Calculus ⓘ rival secret services attempt to kidnap Professor Calculus ⓘ |
| politicalSatireOf | totalitarian regimes ⓘ |
| protagonistAlly | General Plekszy-Gladz’s opponents ⓘ |
| publisher | Casterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Adventures of Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingCharacter |
Bianca Castafiore
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Jolyon Wagg NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomson and Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dangers of advanced weapon technology
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friendship and loyalty ⓘ state surveillance and secret police ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInFranchise | Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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