french les fourth volume comics series belgian cartoonist commissioned conservative belgian newspaper children supplement weekly december february published collected volume story tells young belgian reporter dog snowy travelling egypt discover tomb filled dead boxes pursuing mystery travel india reveal secrets international drug smuggling enterprise following publication america keen produce mystery story inspired tabloid speculation surrounding alleged curse following discovery tomb proved commercial success belgium followed story continues plot elements began series defining comics tradition drawn coloured distinctive claire style cartoonist team process number minor plot elements changed comic adapted episode animated series adventures critical reception story positive analysis focused innovative narrative stylistic choices introduction recurring characters detectives thompson villain synopsis mediterranean cruise ship dog snowy meet wealthy film director eccentric policemen thompson accuse heroin smuggling escapes ship joins search tomb discovers tomb boxes labelled mysterious symbol fall unconscious unseen enemy taken aboard ship inside wooden captained avoid orders snowy thrown overboard rescued sails travelling land meets big fan encounters filming movie local army drafts arrests spy thompson rescue arrest army storms hideout manages policemen boarding plane escapes runs fuel india crashing jungle discovers insane result injected juice poison madness asylum soon escapes meeting friends revealing family long fighting criminal smuggling gang appears follows discovers drug hideout able capture recognises symbol realises organisation operating egypt escapes masked leader conspiracy kidnaps son pursues sports car rescuing boy capturing leader falls returns return celebrated mysterious symbol explains smuggled world history background best known pen employed editor illustrator little twentieth children supplement twentieth century roman catholic conservative belgian newspaper based native brussels run comic revolving exploits fictional belgian reporter ordered set adventure soviet_union act anti socialist propaganda children land soviets set second adventure encourage colonial sentiment set adventure united_states use story american capitalism america fourth adventure eager write mystery story 1930s saw mystery novels flourish western_europe success authors like decision create scenario tomb influenced discovery tomb surrounding tabloid claims curse returned theme seven crystal balls allusion sold symbol described distortion symbol biographer thinking yellow mark featured blake comic yellow authored later collaborator aided production assistant heavily influenced british magazines punch took influence published works french particularly books secrets red_sea cruise having lived world war disliked arms dealers basis character idea bodies lined wall adopted book atlantis recently film wall paintings depicted cover based relief housed paris throne featured dream adopted found tomb inclusion secret society operating smuggling ring influenced right wing conspiracy theories likely gaining information brotherhood article radical magazine mortar shell original publication november published fictional interview reporter announced travelling china egypt india ceylon december story began supplement title reporter orient story began egypt china briefly renamed story cairo affair story following plan pre written plot usual story week week basis time came assemble publish story book form decided divide volumes new title half set egypt india titled second half set china adventures published signed contract late annoyance delayed publication autumn culmination summer holidays successfully requested produce colour plates inserted reprint book saw introduction characters gain recurring role notable detectives initially called agent agent play written india mystery blue diamond named later renamed series english language renamed thompson based combination stereotypical belgian policeman 1930s observations father uncle series introduced adversary depicted famous hollywood film director successor volume revealed head international criminal organisation developed friends thought hilarious decided use devised italian greek surname character fitted anti semitic stereotypes jews adamant character jewish fourth recurring character introduced story portuguese merchant subsequent adventures set middle_east land black gold core characters story stereotype eccentric professor respect prototype character introduce later treasure embroiled scandal accused accusation resulted legal case brought newspaper response owners demanded resignation tended august march tried resign encouraged stay monthly salary increased workload reduced taking responsibility day day running second version 1940s 1950s popularity increased team original black white adventures colour claire clear line drawing style developed visually fitted new stories created studios coloured early works undergo process cutting length story removed isolated scenes added development plot confronts bat snakes arabian city snowy searched story longer identified advisers removed new elements inserted added depiction ancient egyptian background added character story originally introduced later adventure crab inserted allusion friend collaborator story including professor named egyptian tomb original version included showing copy america version changed earlier change subsequent time destination moon adventure set scene reader imagine surprise encountering adventure included characters captain met version appears snowy refers ancestral home captain later volumes series opined important changes book artistic late 1950s peak artistic ability later publications republished original black white version french language collected volume second collection published version original critical analysis considered america expanding visual vocabulary making use unforgettable moments dream sequence tomb recognising plot week week basis thought work improvement earlier stories inclusion mystery fantasy awarding stars thought book surreal thriller atmospheric believing work dealt madness madness thought book evoked sense suspension belief highlighted inclusion symbol book describing akin recurring musical theme stating added note pure considered completely predecessors praising inspired comic characters observed character comedy thought escaped sheer evident earlier adventures praised elements mystery suspense introduced opining created genuine sense fear critically thought plot flaw immediate events egypt india believing inclusion british antagonists partial attitude displayed thought hero detective reporter thought dream sequence imaginative disturbing scenes series illustrating growing medium praised scenes set indian colonial commenting dramatic worthy work opining car chase provided highly cinematic ending overall thought narrative rich mystery drama landmark series biographer thought engaging opening scene echoes thought adventures narrative unity fellow biographer thought story difficult reader follow backdrop faded amid fast pace narrative literary critic highlighted prominent role tobacco story drawing ideas french philosopher suggest potential symbolism suggested inclusion story warns readers dangers interpretation adaptations adapted episode television series french studio canadian animation company directed voiced character television channel filmed episode documentary series sur les traces traces egypt exploring inspiration setting
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