Tintin adaptations throughout the years
The Adventures of Tintin have been adapted more than a dozen times into several different media, including radio, movie, television, theater, and video games. Most of these adaptations are based on the original 23 comics:
*Not included due to lack of information
Radio Luxembourg radio play (1956-1961) - French
Radio-Canada radio play (1962-1965?) - French
The most popular books to adapt have been Red Rackhamâs Treasure, The Seven Crystal Balls, and Prisoners of the Sun (with ten adaptations each), while Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (with zero adaptations) and Tintin in Congo (with only two) have been the least popular. There have also been no adaptations of Tintin and Alph-Art. Itâs interesting to note that the Swedish radio play also adapted Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, despite it not being one of the official books of the series.
The languages on the table indicate the original language the adaptation came out in; however in some were also made available in other languages as well. This is the case with the TV shows, movies (except the one from 1949), and video games.
There have also been other Tintin adaptations not based on original comics that were either approved or tolerated by Hergé and Moulinsart/Tintinimaginatio (links may lead to French sites when English is not available):
Tintin et le mystĂšre de la Toison dâOr (1961) - French
Tintin et les oranges bleues (1964) - French
Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972) - French
Tintin aux Indes : Le MystĂšre du diamant bleu (1941) - French
Monsieur Boullock a disparu (1941) - French
Dupont et Dupond detectives (1943) - French
Tintin et Milou chez les Toreadors (1947) - French
Tintin in the New World: A Romance (1993) - English
All three movies have had books made, though only Tintin and the Lake of Sharks was adapted into an official comic. There is however an unofficial comic adaptation of Tintin and the Golden Fleece available in French. The 2011 movie was also adapted as a novel.
The plays and books (except for the 1993 one) have seemingly been lost to time, so all that remains are summaries online and the occasional photo of a page.
Interestingly, the first adaptations date back to 1941, but it isnât until 1949 that the first adaptation of one of the comics is made. Since HergĂ©âs death, only one adaptation not based on the original comics has been published, and only because it received his approval before his death.
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