About This Issue
This vintage Journal de Tintin is issue No. 479, dated 26 December 1957. Its Christmas cover combines a stained-glass-style composition with the greeting “Joyeux Noël” beneath a yellow star.
Bold black outlines divide the blue background into angular sections, surrounded by a red arch. Tintin and familiar companion characters appear with toys, flowers and other seasonal gifts.
A Colourful Christmas Cover
Tintin stands near the centre holding a small white animal, while Milou appears beside him with wrapped gifts. The arrangement gives the cover a festive character without relying on a conventional snowy scene.
The red-and-white masthead includes the issue number, date and printed cover price. Light surface wear and a vertical crease remain visible across the illustrated design.
Coke en Stock by Hergé
The back cover presents a colour serial instalment of Coke en Stock, credited to Hergé. Ships, a submarine, a torpedo and Captain Haddock appear within the naval adventure sequence.
This is one instalment within the continuing story, not the complete adventure or a standalone album. Its appeal includes seeing the comic within the layout of a dated weekly publication.
Adventure and Humour Inside
The photographed interior includes a colour double-page instalment of La Lueur Verte, credited to L. and F. Funcken. Another spread presents Les Croquillards in a contrasting humorous Western setting.
A seasonal spread carries the heading “Joyeux Noël” alongside short texts and illustrations. “Spoutnik Partout” introduces space-themed humour, while a strip along the bottom is credited to Willy Vandersteen.
Prose and Period Advertising
Coup Manqué appears as an illustrated prose feature rather than a comic strip. Its text columns sit beside an action illustration and a page containing advertisements and reader promotions.
Chocolat Poulain and other brands appear among the Chèque Tintin material. These printed details add context to the comics and seasonal features without establishing a manufacturing country.
Condition
Good overall vintage condition, with age toning, cover rubbing, edge wear and a visible vertical crease. Some curling and wear are apparent around the corners and spine.
The photographed colour strips remain readable, with clear illustrations and handling wear around the page edges. The spine has wear and reported slight splitting.
Completeness has not been independently verified, and no page count is supplied. This listing does not guarantee every original page, insert or supplement is present.
Key Details
Publication: Journal de Tintin
Issue: No. 479
Date: 26 December 1957
Language: French
Cover: Stained-glass-style Christmas illustration with “Joyeux Noël” greeting
Back cover: Coke en Stock serial instalment by Hergé
Interior features shown: La Lueur Verte, Les Croquillards, seasonal pages, Spoutnik Partout and Coup Manqué
Additional comic: Willy Vandersteen strip
Dimensions: Approximately 21 × 30 cm
Format: Illustrated paper magazine
Condition: Good vintage condition, with toning, vertical crease, cover and edge wear, and spine wear
SKU: 2C144
Why It’s Special
The stained-glass-style cover gives this issue a distinctive seasonal identity. Its combination of Hergé, adventure comics, Christmas material and period advertising offers several points of interest within one publication.
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