Tintin and Alph-Art - Re-discovered Pages

Re-discovered Pages

In the 2004 edition of the book, nine additional pages are included, which present alternative ideas for the story. The most significant include the following:

• A change of lifestyle for Captain Haddock—becoming infatuated with a minimalist painter named Ramó Nash, changing his style of dress, transforming the house, and growing hashish in the cellars at Marlinspike. Haddock and Tintin are accused of drug smuggling, and an investigation takes place in Amsterdam.
• Painting and narcotics; at the Sondenesian embassy (see Flight 714) a grand soirée is held, which is attended by ambassadors for Saboulistan, San Theodoros, Borduria, and Syldavia. Doctor Krollspell (also from Flight 714) makes a reappearance, as director of a brown-sugar factory.
• Captain Haddock suffers from neurasthenia because he can no longer drink whisky. He takes up painting, and becomes infatuated with the painter Ramó Nash. Calculus invents a product that will allow Haddock to drink whisky again; during trials, Haddock loses all his hair and blotches appear on his face.
• Endaddine Akass is revealed as Rastapopoulos. This is not confirmed in the actual book, so there is much speculation as to whether Hergé would have used this idea.
• Background information is given of Akass—the readers learn that he is involved with Emir Ben Kalish Ezab, an idea not pursued fully in the story.
• An alternative page featuring Rastapopoulos—this would have taken the place of pages 39–40.
• Haddock is invited to an exhibition by the painter Ramó Nash. A number of old acquaintances attend, such as Dawson (The Blue Lotus), the Bird brothers (The Secret of the Unicorn), and Carreidas (Flight 714).