Georges REMI, known as HERGÉ (1907-1983) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN REPORTER, THE BROKEN EAR First black and white edition, 2nd plate A2, 1937, Casterman, Feuillage bleu 4 coloured hors-texte, small image pasted on grey-blue foliage, blue endpapers. No pagination. It should be noted that Hergé drew and coloured the too dark cover of the first small image with the blue foliage. This cover was not chosen by Louis Casterman and Charles Lesne because they were afraid of not selling the albums as they could have frightened readers. This was also the case for the cover of Le Lotus Bleu. The blue foliage B5 and B7 were printed in the 1950s. There is also a test print with a small black and white image. This extremely rare copy is in mint condition, with a red cloth spine, due to its blue-grey image. Without defects and with new quires, boards and spine immaculate; never read. To date, we know of only two copies of this edition, this one being the more beautiful of the two. A museum piece. [1]© Hergé/Tintinimaginatio 2024