About This Magazine
Le Journal de Tintin N°655, dated 11 May 1961, combines colourful adventure comics with illustrated and photographic features. Its cover announces the return of Pom et Teddy in “Le Léopard des Neiges”.
The issue includes an E.P. Jacobs “Le Piège Diabolique” instalment, a Flamme d’Argent page and features about Rhine navigation and the Camargue. This French-language weekly offers varied period content beyond its principal comic strips.
Pom et Teddy Cover
A whip-wielding figure in a leopard-patterned coat dominates the cover, framed by broad blue strokes on a pale background. Red boots, a turquoise tunic and a looping black whip create a lively arrangement of contrasting shapes.
The heading names Pom et Teddy and “Le Léopard des Neiges”, rather than identifying the illustration as Hergé artwork. A yellow lower banner announces “Gardians et Taureaux de Camargue”.
A central vertical fold is visible across the illustration and lower banner. The photographs also show edge wear, surface handling and age toning around the pale margins.
Jacobs’ Le Piège Diabolique
The back cover carries a serial episode of “Le Piège Diabolique”, credited to E.P. Jacobs. Mortimer appears among damaged structures and tangled machinery in cool green, teal and grey panels.
Dark silhouettes and architectural debris give the sequence an atmospheric setting. This is an instalment within the magazine, not a complete standalone Blake and Mortimer album.
Photographic Features
“Pilotes du Rhin” occupies a double-page spread with black-and-white photographs and columns of text. A large vessel photograph is framed by a red pattern, while smaller images show people, equipment and navigation material.
The Camargue spread combines drawings of bulls and pale horses with documentary photographs. Its layouts show animals, enclosures and handlers, adding regional interest alongside the adventure stories.
Further Interior Highlights
A Flamme d’Argent comic page presents action scenes with costumed figures, a doorway and a horse. Facing it, “Sous le signe du serpent à plumes” includes a colourful illustrated heading and a photograph of monumental carved figures.
These contrasting pages preserve the weekly magazine’s mixture of entertainment and illustrated reading. They offer several points of interest for readers collecting early-1960s French-language print.
Condition
Vintage condition with visible creases, edge wear and light paper ageing. The front cover has a central vertical fold and slight curvature.
All 47 pages are reported present in the supplied details; the full page count has not been independently checked. Please review the photographs for folds, margins and surface condition.
Key Details
Publication: Le Journal de Tintin
Issue: N°655, 13ème année
Date: 11 May 1961
Language: French
Page count: 47, as supplied
Dimensions: 21 × 30 cm / approximately 8.3 × 11.8 inches
Original cover price: NF 0.70
Front cover: Pom et Teddy, Le Léopard des Neiges
Back cover: E.P. Jacobs, Le Piège Diabolique
Interior highlights: Flamme d’Argent, Pilotes du Rhin, Camargue feature and Sous le signe du serpent à plumes
Format: Vintage weekly magazine
Condition: Creasing, edge wear and light paper ageing
SKU: 2C130
Why It’s Special
The Jacobs back cover and dynamic Pom et Teddy illustration offer contrasting comic artwork. Rhine navigation and Camargue photography broaden the issue’s appeal to readers interested in period documentary features.
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