The Crab with the Golden Claws (French: Le Crabe aux pinces d'or) is the ninth of The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums written and illustrated by Belgian artist Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as the hero. Tintin travels to the country of Morocco, hot on the trail of a gang of opium smugglers.
This adventure is the first of the stories to debut Tintin's longtime friend, Captain Haddock.
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