{"product_id":"journal-de-tintin-n-534-douglas-bader-herge-funcken-original-january-1959-2c89","title":"Journal de Tintin N°534 “Douglas Bader” — Hergé \u0026 Funcken — Original January 1959 — 2C89","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original issue of \u003cem\u003eJournal de Tintin\u003c\/em\u003e — the iconic Belgian-French weekly comic magazine for readers “aged 7 to 77” — this is \u003cstrong\u003eN°534, dated January 29, 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring one of the most historically charged and technically accomplished covers in the magazine’s golden age. Signed by \u003cstrong\u003eFernand Cheneval\u003c\/strong\u003e, the illustration depicts a gleaming Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Luftwaffe fighter — ace of spades on the fuselage, red spinner, swastika on the tail — sitting on a sunlit airfield tarmac while five German officers in full uniform conduct their inspection. The headline announces: \u003cem\u003e“Notre Histoire Complète: DOUGLAS BADER”\u003c\/em\u003e — the legendary RAF ace who defied every convention of possibility by flying, fighting, and leading men in combat on two prosthetic legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Bader story\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003e“Douglas Bader ou le Pilote aux Jambes de Zinc”\u003c\/em\u003e — unfolds across a full double-page spread inside, written and illustrated by Cheneval with meticulous documentary authority. The story opens on December 14, 1931: a young RAF pilot attempts a low-level aerobatic maneuver and crashes. The double amputation. The rehabilitation. The return to flying. The wartime command of a Spitfire wing. The capture. The escape attempts. The legend. Cheneval renders it all with period aircraft — Bristol Bulldogs, Spitfires, Messerschmitts — of forensic accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back cover is a complete full-page color episode of \u003cstrong\u003eTintin au Tibet\u003c\/strong\u003e by the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eHergé\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tintin and Captain Haddock navigate the warm, crowded streets of a Nepalese market town, the search for Tchang drawing ever closer. The page glows with Hergé’s characteristic warmth: ochre walls, terracotta rooftops, the deep blue of the Himalayan sky above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL. \u0026amp; F. Funcken\u003c\/strong\u003e contribute a breathtaking double-page spread of \u003cem\u003eL’Ombre du Glaive\u003c\/em\u003e — a medieval forest ambush of knights on horseback, the Funcken brothers’ signature palette of rich earth tones and jewel-like accents deployed with their customary painterly authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tintin Actualités news section is a remarkable time capsule of January 1959: a full feature on \u003cstrong\u003eLUNIK\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003e“Premier satellite artificiel du soleil”\u003c\/em\u003e — complete with a solar system diagram tracing the Soviet probe’s trajectory as the first man-made object to escape Earth’s gravitational field entirely. A perfect snapshot of a world simultaneously looking backward to the war and forward to the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cover presents with significant warping and spine splitting — the cover is partially detached along the spine — honestly reflected in the price. The interior pages, including the Hergé back cover and the Funcken double-page spread, remain complete and retain strong, vivid color throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original vintage comic magazine \/ illustrated weekly press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Journal de Tintin — N°534\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 1959\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Lombard (Belgium \/ France)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21 × 30 cm \/ 8.3 × 11.8 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fernand Cheneval (signed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poor\/Fair — significant cover warping and spine splitting, cover partially detached (disclosed); interior complete and colorful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Belgium \/ France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 67 years (1959)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotable content:\u003c\/strong\u003e Douglas Bader complete story (Cheneval) · Tintin au Tibet back cover (Hergé) · L’Ombre du Glaive (L. \u0026amp; F. 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