Vintage Tintin comic draws record price.
- 12 years ago
He's one of the world's best-known journalists.
Now, an image of the boy reporter Tintin has set a record price for a comic at an auction in Paris.
An original 1932 cover of "Tintin in America", drawn by the Belgian artist Herge, has been purchased by an anonymous bidder for a record price of $1.6mn.
This sale proving once again the Tintin comic series, which first appeared in 1929, is still extremely popular.
Al Jazeera's John Joe Regan reports.
Now, an image of the boy reporter Tintin has set a record price for a comic at an auction in Paris.
An original 1932 cover of "Tintin in America", drawn by the Belgian artist Herge, has been purchased by an anonymous bidder for a record price of $1.6mn.
This sale proving once again the Tintin comic series, which first appeared in 1929, is still extremely popular.
Al Jazeera's John Joe Regan reports.