European Comics and Animation History Tintin Captain Haddock Production Drawing Belvision Studios 1959 to 1964 Space Adaptation

Tintin Comic Drawing

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Hergé (Georges Remi). Original animation production drawing of Captain Haddock from Explorers on the Moon, circa 1959 to early 1960s, documents the translation of a major European comic character into televised animation during the early Cold War period of scientific and cultural interest in space exploration. Produced at Belvision Studios under the supervision of Hergé and collaborators including Ray Goossens and Greg, the drawing reflects the application of the ligne claire style within a studio system that standardized character design for animated sequences. The material supports research into mid-twentieth-century animation practices, the international expansion of Tintin as a media property, and the visual culture of early space-themed storytelling.

Hergé (Georges Remi). Original animation production drawing of Captain Haddock. Belvision Studios, circa 1959 to early 1960s. Pencil and red grease pencil on studio animation sheet measuring approximately 12" x 10.5", with the drawing itself approximately 3" to 5". The image depicts Captain Haddock in a space suit with a glass helmet, rendered in graphite with red pencil corrections and contour adjustments. Handwritten production notations appear on the sheet, including a stamped instruction reading “Held cels – trace carefully,” consistent with animation workflow and cel transfer processes. The drawing represents an original working element used in the production of animated episodes adapting the Tintin lunar narrative.

Created during the first television adaptations of Tintin, which began production in 1959 and were broadcast internationally beginning in the early 1960s, the drawing reflects the broader movement of European comics into global media circulation, including distribution across North America and the United Kingdom. The lunar storyline, developed in Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon, aligned with contemporary public interest in space travel prior to human lunar landing, situating the animation within wider Cold War scientific imagination. Surviving production drawings from this process provide direct evidence of the labor and technical procedures behind early television animation. Light handling wear; annotations clear; overall in very good condition.

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