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And by this I mean within the context of the series.
He was the first person to walk on the Moon, he found Red Rackham's Treasure, he's associated with Bianca Castafiore - a media 'darling' - and he helped to overthrow a South American government. He has appeared in newspapers on a number of occasions, for example in The Black Island and The Red Sea Sharks, but he never actively seeks publicity, and doesn't seem to be a superstar within his world.

So my question, again, is: how famous is Tintin?

Very, very, very famous indeed...!
But his humble nature makes for an almost supernatural shield about him, which means he can potter about the flea-markets of Brussels almost as if no one has ever heard of him...
Also remember, in the Tintiniverse he is also the begetter of the series of books bearing his name (these being his reports), so he would be a multi-million-selling author too, and presumably very rich.
Rationally it makes little or no sense that he isn't better known...

I mused once about an adventure to follow Alph-Art, in which Tintin (escorting Miss Martine? ;-)) attends the Hollywood movie block-buster based on his one of his books - "Tintin" being played by a Bruce Willis-type, and "Snowy" being a slavering German shepherd or a wolf! - and the question of his fame and wealth would have come up.
I think that it could have been suggested that the inaccuracy of the portrayal would be a help to him, as it would make him more anonymous, and the money from the film could go to good causes as he already has enough...!

Yes - very famous, indeed ! Even as far back as Congo, he is known by the African children (obviously due to the Belgian connection, but still ...), even though his adventures would be relatively new, even in Belgium. I think this indicates at least a certain amount of fame within the books, even this early-on.

Interesting - I suppose that in the pre-paparazzi days, Tintin might be able to live his day-to-day life without constant intrusions. I wonder if he'd be the kind of person to make headline news - I expect so - or get on the front covers of the 'glossies' ...

jock123 said :
"Tintin" being played by a Bruce Willis-type, and "Snowy" being a slavering German shepherd or a wolf!

I can imagine this, and the idea of Snowy cracks me up ! I might have a bash at drawing it at some point.

Very famous! He's had parades in his honour on numerous occasions.

However a persons fame really goes with how famous they want to be I think and I never see Tintin pushing himself into the forefront.

To be honest I'd guess that the Moon adventure is probably the one that would have thrust him into super-stardom, first man on the moon and all. After that the whole world would have known his name. It's a shame really that the book ends where it does and really the only reference we get to him being famous is in Flight 714

Rik

It's probably a good thing that Tintin loses his memory in Flight 714, otherwise he might have fallen from public favour following his claims of being rescued from an erupting volcano by aliens in a flying saucer. Although that would have been a twist on the astronautical congress !

I have a theory and its all mine!
(shameless Monty Python Flying Circus reference)
Tintin doesn't have a knack for adventure in Picaros so maybe this fact could be attributed to him being brainwashed on the flying saucer in Flight 714?

Very, very famous. Many adventures will include some media reference to him and to his friends, either through scenes of radio broadcasts or of newspaper excerpts. In "The Calculus Affair" and in "The Red Sea Sharks", there were single pictures that contained tons of newspaper clippings.

I do not think on the level that everyone beleives. Maybe this part of my countryin NY State he is not that well known but I do not know many people that read about him on the level I do?????

Not to mention that a sheik in the middle of nowhere (Patrash Pasha of The Cigars of the Pharaoh, plus reference to him in The Red Sea Sharks) knows him.

Tintin is known everywhere in the books!

Hey BlackIsland: I'm also originally from NY State!! Welcome!!