The image from "Explorers on the Moon", a 1950s adventure where the Belgian reporter becomes the first human on the Moon, features an inscription from Aldrin: "First moonwalkers after Tintin." Earlier this week in Paris, an original page from another Tintin book "King Ottokar's Sceptre" sold for 394,000 euros, far above its reserve price. However, the star item at Saturday's Paris auction failed to sell. The Paris auction house Artcurial valued a Tintin drawing from "The Shooting Star" adventure at €150,000 to €200,000, but no bidders were forthcoming. More than 200 million Tintin books have now been sold worldwide, translated into roughly 70 languages.

Source: The Local November 23, 2019 21:22 UTC