Herge tribute to scouting Tintin turns 95

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Georges Remi, aka Hergé, was born in Brussels in 1907. He found joy in scouting, earning the nickname Curious Fox.  Hergé stated, "As I was a boy scout, I started telling the story of a little boy scout to other little boy scouts."

"His artistic journey began with drawings in scouting magazines, eventually leading him to the subscription department of Le Vingtième Siècle magazine In 1928, as Chief Editor of Le Petit Vingtième, he introduced Tintin and Snowy on January 10, 1929, in Le Petit Vingtième, a weekly youth supplement, marking the birth of an iconic duo."

"Scouting gave me a taste for friendship, for love of nature, animals and games. It is a good school. So much the better if it lives on through Tintin.” concluded Hergé.

Scout Salute and Happy 95th to Tintin and Snowy,

Source:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/tintin-turns-95-but-remains-forever-young-15-facts-on-herge-s-timeless-legacy/ar-AA1mL3pk

https://www.tintin.com/en/news/5608/herge-tribute-to-scouting#

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Thanks for sharing this! I didn't know about Totor. And that tent sketch looks awfully familiar. How touching!