Publication and Alternate Versions
Tintin in America first appeared as a black and white comic strip in "Le Petit Vingtième" on 3 September 1931. It was then published in a black and white album in 1932. In 1945, the album was reworked and shortened to a standard 62-page format, and published in colour.
Its first English translation was the 1962 UK edition. The first American edition was issued in 1973, for which some panels were redrawn in order to remove some stereotyped portrayals of African Americans. These include the doorman at the bank being built on Indian land and the woman holding the screaming baby.
Due to the controversial nature of the previous two books, Tintin in America is the earliest Tintin album that is readily available in English translation. Many English publishers omit the first two albums entirely for this reason. Despite this, both have been published in English, but in limited editions.
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