The Secret of the Unicorn
- Tintin © Hergé/Moulinsart.
Original title in French
Le Secret de la Licorne
Publication history
First appeared in Le Soir between 11/6 1942 to 14/1 1943.
Published in book form in 1943.
English edition
1974 - Methuen (London). 62p. Colour. 30cm. Paperback. ISBN: 0416800203.
1990 - Mammoth (London). Translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner. 62p. Paperback. ISBN: 0749704624.
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First publication dates of The Adventures of Tintin
Plot
When Tintin finds an old model sailing ship and gives it as a present to Captain Haddock, and exciting adventure quickly develops. From an ancient diary they learn the story of the of the ship, the Unicorn—a story of cutthrat pirates and lost treasure. Helped by their detective friends Thomson and Thompson, Tintin, Snowy, the Captain set out to uncover the secret of the Unicorn. But there are many narrow escapes for Tintin before the mystery is solved and he is ready to set off in his next strange adventure, the hunt for Red Rackham's Treasure. [AR]
Trivia
- Cameo: page 2, frame 14: Jacques van Melkebeke. [TT]
Title in other languages
- Afrikaans - Die Geheim van die Eenhoorn
- Arabic - Tantan wa-sirr al-Khartit
- Basque - Adarbakerraren sekretua
- Bengali - Bombete Jahaj
- Breton - Kevrin an unkorneg
- Catalan - El segret de L'Unicorn
- Chinese - China: 独角兽号的秘密 (Dujiaoshou hao de mimi) / Hong Kong and Taiwan: 獨角獸號的秘密 (Dujiaoshou hao de mimi)
- Czech - Tajemstvi Jednorozce
- Danish - Enhjørningen's hemmelighed
- Dutch - Het geheim van de Eenhoorn
- Farsi/Persian - Razi kashtiyi asbi shakhdar
- Finnish - Yksisarvisen salaisuus
- Galician - O segredo do Alicornio
- Gallo - La cutrie dla Licône
- German - Das Geheimnis der Einhorn
- Greek - To Mystiko tou Monokerou (To Mystirio tou Monokerou)
- Hebrew - Taaloumat hagad kerene
- Hungarian - Az egyszarvú titka [pre-2008 edition title] / Az Unikornis titka [2008 edition title.]
- Icelandic - Leyndardómur Einhyrningsins
- Indonesian - Rahasia kapal Unicorn [Indira edition title] / Rahasia Unicorn [Gramedia edition title]
- Italian - Il segreto del Liocorno
- Japanese - なぞのユニコーン号 Nazo no yunikon go / Nazo no Unicorn gou
- Malay - Rahsia Unicorn
- Norwegian - Enhjørningens Hemmelighet
- Polish - Tajemnica Jedonorozca
- Portuguese - O segredo do Licorne
- Russian - Tayna "Edinoroga"
- Slovak - Tajomstvo Jednoroza
- Spanish - El secreto del Unicornio
- Swedish - Enhörningens hemlighet del 1 / Enhörningens hemliget (?)
- Turkish - Tekboynuz'un esrari
- Vietnamese - Bi mât tâu Unicorn
- Welsh - Cyfrinach yr Uncorn