Origin
A first version of the script was written by Bernard Heuvelmans, advisor to Hergé during the creation of the moon exploration albums. Heuvelmans' script took place in the USA and included Professor Phostle from The Shooting Star, this time as a villain. Phostle steals the plans for Calculus' rocket and sells them in order to buy a diamond for the actress Rita Hayworth. After drawing two pages of this story, in which a radio interview with Calculus goes wrong because of his deafness, Hergé dropped the script in favour of his own storyline.
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