[thumb=left|http://johngushue.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f25369e20115721c420c970b-800wi[/thumb] Under the direction of Professor Calculus, the first manned rocket is hurtling through space. Onboard are Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, and their companions. The flight is perilous enough, but even greater hazards are in store once the rocket is safely landed on the Moon. The explorers have narrow escapes as they make great scientific discoveries. But there is treachery afoot. Tintin and Snowy have never faced such dangers, and their fate is in the balance right up to the very end.
First published in Tintin magazine - under the name "On a marché sur la lune" for the two Moon adventures.
The first part, Destination Moon, began in Tintin magazine on March 30, 1950 and continued until September 7, 1950. Publication was interrupted due to Hergé's personal problems. The story resumed on April 4, 1952, and ended on October 22, 1952.
1959 - first edition published by Methuen, London.
1974 - Methuen (London). ISBN: 0416800300.
1990 - Mammoth (London). Translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner. 64p
As all Tintin fans know, once you've read one of the ingenious boy detective's adventures, you've just got to read another. Volume Five contains Land of Black Gold, Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon. Full color.
As all Tintin fans know, once you've read one of his terrific adventures, you've got to read another and then another. Each of these collections contains three classic and fully complete Tintin adventures. Packed with all the color, wit, and derring-do that has made Tintin one of the world's most beloved comic characters, these books are easy to carry and fun to read each.
After The Seven Crystal Balls set the eerie stage, Tintin and his friends continue their adventures in Peru. There Tintin rescues an orange-seller named Zorrino from being bullied, and the young man becomes their guide in their quest to find the Temple of the Sun. But they find more than they bargained for and end up in a hot spot. The perils of this engaging two-part adventure are especially harrowing in their combination of the supernatural and the real, although the resolution is a little too deus ex machina. - David Horiuchi
