Land of Black Gold (French: Tintin au pays de l'or noir) is the fifteenth of The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by Belgian artist Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as the hero. War is looming in Europe, fueled by concerns over oil supplies. Tintin sets off for the Middle East, where he hopes to unmask those responsible for the plot.
It was first published in Le Petit Vingtième from 1939 to 1940, but ended in mid-adventure. It was later redrawn, colourised and published in Tintin magazine and in book form from 1948 to 1950. Both these versions were set in the British Mandate for Palestine. In 1971 parts of the story were again redrawn in order to set it in the fictional state of Khemed.
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