The Secret of the Unicorn

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The Secret of the Unicorn is a classic Tintin comic adventure by Hergé in which Tintin uncovers a centuries-old treasure mystery linked to Captain Haddock’s seafaring ancestor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgian comic
Tintin adventure
comic album
adaptedBy Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
artStyle ligne claire
colorization later color edition
originally black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Belgium NERFINISHED
creator Hergé NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Sakharine NERFINISHED
Thomson and Thompson NERFINISHED
firstPublicationMedium Le Soir NERFINISHED
focusesOn Captain Haddock’s ancestor Sir Francis Haddock NERFINISHED
followedBy Red Rackham's Treasure NERFINISHED
follows The Shooting Star NERFINISHED
genre adventure comic
mystery comic
hasAdaptation The Adventures of Tintin (2011 film) NERFINISHED
hasCoverArtBy Hergé NERFINISHED
languageOfWork French
mainCharacter Captain Haddock NERFINISHED
Snowy NERFINISHED
Tintin NERFINISHED
medium comic strip
notableFor development of Captain Haddock’s backstory
introduction of the Unicorn treasure mystery
originalPublicationYear 1943
originalTitle Le Secret de La Licorne NERFINISHED
partOfStoryArc The Secret of the Unicorn / Red Rackham's Treasure two-part adventure
plotElement centuries-old family secret
hidden parchment scrolls
model ship named the Unicorn
treasure hunt
publicationFormat album
serialized
publisher Casterman NERFINISHED
series The Adventures of Tintin NERFINISHED
setting Brussels NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
young adults
theme family legacy
greed and treasure
seafaring adventure
usedAsSourceFor motion-capture animated film
workChronologyPosition eleventh Tintin adventure

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The Adventures of Tintin hasAlbum The Secret of the Unicorn