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The Red Sea Sharks
''The Red Sea Sharks'' () is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from October 1956 to January 1958 before being published in a collected volume by Casterman in 1958. The narrative follows the young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock as they travel to the (fictional) Middle Eastern kingdom of Khemed with the intention of aiding the Emir Ben Khalish Ezab in regaining control after a coup d'état by his enemies, who are financed by slave traders.
Following on from the previous volume in the series, ''The Calculus Affair'', ''The Red Sea Sharks'' was created with the aid of Hergé's team of artists at Studios Hergé. Influenced by Honoré de Balzac's ''The Human Comedy'', Hergé used the story as a vehicle in which to reintroduce a wide range of characters who had first appeared in earlier installments of the series. The story dealt with the ongoing trade in enslaved Africans across the Arab world, however in the 1960s the story would generate controversy as Hergé was repeatedly accused of having portrayed the Africans in a racist manner. He was upset by these claims, and made alterations to the depiction of the Africans in later reprints. Hergé continued ''The Adventures of Tintin'' with ''Tintin in Tibet'', and the series as a whole became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. ''The Red Sea Sharks'' was critically well-received, with various commentators describing it as one of the best Tintin adventures. The story was adapted for the 1991 animated series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Ellipse and Nelvana.
==Synopsis==
In Brussels, Tintin and Captain Haddock bump into an old acquaintance, General Alcazar. Returning to Marlinspike Hall, they find that another acquaintance, the Emir of Khemed, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab, has been overthrown by his nemesis Sheikh Bab El Ehr, and that the Emir has accordingly sent his son, the disobedient Abdullah, to stay at Marlinspike for his own protection. The police detectives Thomson and Thompson visit, informing Tintin that Alcazar is seeking to purchase military aircraft from J. M. Dawson. Investigating further, Tintin discovers that Dawson has also sold military aircraft to Bab El Ehr. Realising that the only way to be rid of Abdullah is to restore the Emir's control of Khemed, Tintin, Haddock, and their dog Snowy travel to the Middle Eastern country. However the trio narrowly survive a bomb planted aboard the plane to kill them, and are able to slip into the city of Wadesdah unobserved. There they meet an old friend, the Portuguese merchant Oliveira da Figueira, who helps them to escape the city and ride on horseback to the Emir's hideout. During the journey armoured cars and fighter planes are ordered to intercept them by "Mull Pasha", who is actually Tintin's old antagonist, Dr. Müller.. The persuit ends when a confusing order given by Muller causes the fighter planes to destroy the armoured cars.
The Emir welcomes Tintin and Haddock, revealing that there is an ongoing slave trade through Khemed that is operated by the international businessman the Marquis di Gorgonzola, who falsely offers transport to African Muslims on the pilgrimage to Mecca and then sells them into slavery. Tintin, Haddock and Snowy leave for the Red Sea coast and board a sambuk for Mecca; they are attacked by fighter planes before Tintin shoots one down and rescues its mercenary Estonian pilot, Piotr Skut. The four are picked up by di Gorgonzola's yacht, the ''Scheherazade'', but are soon offloaded onto the SS ''Ramona'', a tramp steamer. Di Gorgonzola turns out to be another of Tintin's old adversaries, Roberto Rastapopoulos. The ''Ramona'' is one of Rastapopoulos' slave trading ships, and when a fire breaks out aboard it during the night, the ship's commander Allan and his crew flee, leaving Tintin, Haddock, Snowy and Skut aboard along with a consignment of African slaves. With Haddock taking on the ship's captaincy, they are successfully able to put out the fire. However, Rastapopoulos orders one of his U-Boats to destroy the ''Ramona'', with the ship taking evasive manoeuvres to survive, ultimately being rescued by the cruiser USS ''Los Angeles''. The ''Los Angeles'' chases down the ''Scheherazade'' and attempts to capture di Gorgonzola, but he fakes his own death and escapes via a mini-submarine. Tintin, Haddock and Snowy return to Belgium and learn that the Emir has recaptured Khemed and that Abdullah can return home. Their relaxation is cut short by Jolyon Wagg, who has arranged to use Marlinspike for an auto rally.
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