Arun Singh, Class 12 student of Delhi Public School, Neelbad, Bhopal is exhibiting his record collection of Tintin comics in 114 languages. The three-day exhibition from March 16 to 18 is on display at DB City Mall.
Arun first began collecting Tintin Comics when he was in Class VIII. His collection now includes rare editions like Tintin in Tilburgs language of which only 600 copies were printed and Tintin in Wallon d’ Ottignies language of which only 500 copies were printed.
Arun has also been collecting Tintin memorabilia including figurines, models, stamps, magazines and other ephemera. He has done Tintin trails in Brussles, Paris, Milan, Blois and leh, visiting locations and monuments that Herge actually drew in the Tintin Comics.
One of the most popular Comic characters, Tintin was created by Belgian artist Georges Prosper Remi, more commonly known as Herge. Tintin first appeared in the story Tintin in the land of the Soviets, in the pages of Belgian newspaper le Petit Vingtième on January 10, 1929. Achieving worldwide recognition for his adventurous exploits, Tintin went on to appear in 24 stories.