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''Red Rackham's Treasure'' () is the twelfth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in ''フランス語:Le Soir'', Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from February to September 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Completing an arc begun in ''The Secret of the Unicorn'', the story tells of young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock as they launch an expedition to the Caribbean to locate the treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' was a commercial success and was published in book form by Casterman the year following its conclusion. Hergé continued ''The Adventures of Tintin'' with ''The Seven Crystal Balls'', while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' has been cited as one of the most important installments in the series for marking the first appearance of eccentric scientist Cuthbert Calculus, who subsequently became a core character. The story has been variously adapted for both the 1957 Belvision animated series, ''Hergé's Adventures of Tintin'', and for the 1991 animated series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Ellipse and Nelvana, as well as for the feature film ''The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' (2011). ==Synopsis== :''The synopsis continues a plot begun in ''The Secret of the Unicorn''.'' Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock plan an expedition to the West Indies aboard a fishing trawler, the ''Sirius'', to search for the treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. Having previously read three parchments authored by Haddock's ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, the duo had discovered the coordinates to what they believe is the treasure aboard the sunken 17th century vessel, the ''Unicorn''. An eccentric, hard-of-hearing inventor named Professor Cuthbert Calculus offers to aid them with the use of his shark-shaped one-man submarine, but they decline his assistance. Setting sail, they are joined by the police detectives Thomson and Thompson and soon discover that Calculus has stowed away on board, bringing his submarine with him. Reaching the coordinates, they discover an unknown island. There, they find a statue of Sir Francis Haddock and other evidence; Tintin deduces that Francis Haddock had taken refuge on the island and that the wreck of the ''Unicorn'' must be nearby. They locate the wreck using Calculus' submarine and recover various artefacts from it, but do not find the treasure. Among the artefacts is a strongbox containing old documents revealing that Sir Francis Haddock had been the owner of the country estate Marlinspike Hall. Back in Belgium, Calculus purchases the Hall using funds from the sale of his submarine design, and gives it to Haddock. Tintin and Haddock search the house's cellars, where Tintin spots a statue of Saint John the Evangelist holding a cross with a globe and eagle at its feet. Tintin suddenly remembers that Francis Haddock's original three parchments said, "For 'tis from the light that light will dawn, and then shines forth the Eagle's cross" and realises that this message referred, not to the location of the ''Unicorn'', but to Saint John "the eagle": his traditional symbol. Tintin locates the coordinates of the island on the globe, presses a secret button finds there, and discovers Red Rackham's treasure hidden inside. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Rackham's Treasure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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