![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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/06/10/e8f3d4e130044e7b8e87b668eb302932.jpg)
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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/06/10/f5ed9e540e984837910bd71eaaa03496.jpg)
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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/06/10/9a255fa7558a471196bf92c8c62a4ace.jpg)
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)