Tintin

Early works - Tintin as a real reporter

1. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets - (Tintin au pays des Soviets) (1929–1930)
2. Tintin in the Congo - (Tintin au Congo) (1930–1931)
3. Tintin in America - (Tintin en Amérique) (1931–1932)

Tintin against a world wide traficking network

The first encounter with his major foe Rastapopoulos

First encounter with the incompetant detectives Thomson and Thompson

Also first encounter with Tchang

All 3 books make up the complete story.

1. Cigars of the Pharaoh - (Les Cigares du Pharaon) (1932–1934)
2. The Blue Lotus - (Le Lotus bleu) (1934–1935)
3. The Broken Ear - (L'Oreille cassée) (1935–1937)

1. Tintin in Tibet - (Tintin au Tibet) (1958–1959) - a later story in which he helps his friend Tchang
2. The Red Sea Sharks - (Coke en stock) (1956–1958) - a later story with the return of general Alcazar

Tintin against strange mysteries

First Encounter with Captain Haddock who will become Tintin's friend and co-adventurer.

Also first encounter with Bianca Castafiore, a comical italian diva.

1. The Black Island - (L'Ile noire) (1937–1938)
2. King Ottokar's Sceptre - (Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) (1938–1939)
3. The Crab with the Golden Claws - (Le Crabe aux pinces d'or) (1940–1941)
4. The Shooting Star - (L'Etoile mystérieuse) (1941–1942)

Captain Haddock heritage

The first 2-parter story.

First encounter of Professor Calculus

1. The Secret of the Unicorn - (Le Secret de la Licorne) (1942–1943)
2. Red Rackham's Treasure - (Le Trésor de Rackam le Rouge) (1943)

1. The Castafiore Emerald - (Les Bijoux de la Castafiore) (1961–1962) - a later mystery story set in Moulinsard

Prisoners of the Sun

1. The Seven Crystal Balls - (Les Sept boules de cristal) (1943–1946)
2. Prisoners of the Sun - (Le Temple du soleil) (1946–1948)

Tintin in the Middle East

1. Land of Black Gold - (Tintin au pays de l'or noir) (1948–1950)

Tintin, the first man to walk on the moon

1. Destination Moon - (Objectif Lune) (1950–1953)
2. Explorers on the Moon - (On a marché sur la Lune) (1950–1953)

Calculus the great inventor

1. The Calculus Affair - (L'Affaire Tournesol) (1954–1956)

Tintin's last adventures

1. Flight 714 - (Vol 714 pour Sydney) (1966–1967)
2. Tintin and the Picaros - (Tintin et les Picaros) (1975–1976)