Tintin marionettes - premiere serie 1955 - 1955

Beautiful set of puppets from the very first series, around 1955. The faces are completely different from the Tintin puppets of the later years; the faces are smaller, more in the spirit of Tintin’s 1950s characters. Professor Calculus (Tournesol) doesn’t wear a hat, Snowy (Milou) has his mouth closed and sticks out his tongue, Captain Haddock looks quite mean — “Tonnerre de Brest.” Tintin himself has a small head, like a gentle, childlike reporter, and Dupond has a very round face.

A series that is very hard to find nowadays in this uncommon version and rarely offered for sale as a lot. Very good condition; only Tournesol’s fabric is not original. Truly vintage Tintin and friends.