Early 'Tintin' cover sells at auction for $1.12 million (1/3)

An original drawing used for the first published Tintin cover was sold at auction on June 8 in Dallas for US$1.12 million. The identities of seller and buyer have not been released. The illustration, by Tintin creator Herge, shows the plucky young reporter sitting on a tree stump carving a makeshift propeller for his plane after the original was damaged in a rough landing somewhere in the Soviet Union. (Photo/Agencies)

An original drawing used for the first published Tintin cover was sold at auction on June 8 in Dallas for US$1.12 million. The identities of seller and buyer have not been released. The illustration, by Tintin creator Herge, shows the plucky young reporter sitting on a tree stump carving a makeshift propeller for his plane after the original was damaged in a rough landing somewhere in the Soviet Union. (Photo/Agencies)

An original drawing used for the first published Tintin cover was sold at auction on June 8 in Dallas for US$1.12 million. The identities of seller and buyer have not been released. The illustration, by Tintin creator Herge, shows the plucky young reporter sitting on a tree stump carving a makeshift propeller for his plane after the original was damaged in a rough landing somewhere in the Soviet Union. (Photo/Agencies)