THE BLUE Lotus TINTIN ANDSNOWY rein India, guests of the Mabaraia of Gaipajama, cnioying a well-earned est. The evil gang of international drug- smugglers, encountered in Cigars of the Pharaoh, hasbeen smashed and its members are behind bars, With one excep- tion. Only the mys terious gangleader is unaccounted for: he disappeared over acl Buc questions have still to be anawered. What of the terrible Rajaijah juice, the ‘poison of madness?” Where were the shipments of epium going, hidden in the false cigars? And who ceally ‘was the master-mind be- hhind the operation? peave since he Fell for core Fitere itis again. That's the station I've been | trying to identify... It doesnt make any sense. What can it possibly wean? ‘My direction: finder shows WSW, ENE. In theory the transmitter: should bealong aline in the same direction, pas- sing through Gripajama. Te must have some \Tintin Sanip, che Maharaja requests your presence. Thank you Ji come.How interesting Tim curious fo 3¢e a ox =X] my dear Tintin... ve asked the famous Fakir [ Ramacharma to de--—xmonstrate his I remarkable powers. (4 7 a i J 5 hittin. =) € Tie note. ae face ye! tie ——| He's quite extraordinary! 2 Tent We? =| Now, if your Highs ness permits, oe will read the secrete of the future... + x = There... look! Teat || f Forgive me 2 ; Now... Aha, 1 see you have a | ona cushion! Trave a sensi i for adventure... You have alreadly tive f faced great dangers...But you are Wl. zo The signs brave and... are not 306dI see an enemy! You think hin dead, but he plans revenge ... Be on your, guard! Mt SAP MM ele | From Shanghai? That's a fair distance «jist to talk t0 me How peculiae. Yy Miteuhirato... Someone needs you... i». Shanghai Remember that nave, Mitswhirato... Mitsu... 1 algo see a fakir a disgrace to our brother: heod, dedicated toyour downfall, Heis close toyou...very close to you. He spice upon = is black... He wears: Sharghai glasses... Take every care! He has sworn to you..He has atecrible |||| destroy you! Wweapon...and there = isnodefence. 3 ~ \ Beware... sez another }| Hf Tintin sahib, there is a stranger Warten man with a in the gallery, aking For you. yellow akin... His hair |! || He says he has cove From 10 500 you From Shangrai?a|) Mr Tintin, sir? Yellow skin f Thave something extremely portant to tell you. black Me? Yeo... air. glasees|| H Can we talk here? ws Careful, ag Certainly, i We're quite alone: 109k... = 7 ad ¥ dart... dipped in || {He's gone Rajaijah juice... the He didn't poison of miadvess?!|| F waste any = time tone sid] nan d reid F Foor Fellow! He's gone mad. Quick! Speak’ Whar havo you to ell ywe 7 ToT ee ay lre- wember. TINTIN!The other faKir, Tintin, Laok..the potcon of madness! {By Brahma’ })\(1 must ge to China ab the ont | sent t0 prison, | How awful!... fl] once. theone with tne poisoned z darts, he's escaped "or chap... Ke just had time to tell me Kin needed in Shanghai. x but he plane revenge Ou search over dome heurs tater... there..." go this way They're bringing your trunk down...Nou've really wade Up your mind to go?a & Grow! My poor Snowy... ||| Goodbye! NOPE Pmust have eat you tn” {||| Good lucle! | the trunk!... Well, How jo! Mivsunirato... Miteuhirato...ut how de we Find hiv? sul certainly a Jay auese name, but... Eee Mi Most peculia How does anyone know Sim herea [degen SP _) mY[Stop me punishing auselese nat Youll hear wore oF thie, ve, would you?... Interfering brat! busybedy'..You bet you will! peeved! Geta ||||-nerve to backup a rickshaw boy... He'd knocked ine Flying Bo FSA avi was teaching him Tessen!... Trying to stop me beating a native Intolerable! Like Lp hy |{ Feeved” Am | Some European kiel had the | (old chap! | Ah, Gibbons, |( You look my friend! |) peeved, [What's the world coming to? Can't we even va. OF OMe [ Yes, our superb western teach that yellow rabble to mind their manntre superb western civilisation WON? Ic’suptous to civilise the savages! Wesoen ||| civilisation wont have any control at all... and look what weve done For the) the benefits. | 5 = Now did that on purpose, ni 1? Tit try to find out the name oF A ere waa 12... Oh, yea, our | yeti scum!... S'll teach you i ivil ehat young ruFFian, the one who | | respect Fer your vette! Barere wletern clea ais hada ge at you. Since tm hich lof Police of the Shanghai Inter. national Settlement that shouldnt be difficult. Then Ml teach our young Dou auixote a tesson!Mr Tintin, sir. Wy dear Mr Tintin, you must go back to India at once. The Maharaja oF Gaipa- jama ic in oréat danger. | seuta Chinese messenger to tell you to guard the Maharaja. Didn't you 6e8 him ? T Yes, Fue he wasatruch bya pola ved dart and only momaged to. | ‘ a Say tho words: yeur } esp cable creat- ree! Such pervone top at wothing! Belicvere, you lwere wrong to Heaverhe nlaharaja. [Who knons what they willdoinyeur ab Who are ‘they’? (Please pardon me, ‘cannot ell you wore name and Shanghai. true Japan Beware of everyone Were, and especially || ||¢e knows tune Chinese. Your life hangs by a everything, ho curable si, (Bie seec Ki mere en? = ee — | oe, f ea Ton y inclined ‘i eagree | K[Wht was tat alow Ae | rye | at downwacsaving | life. j‘And Ii Celling you [ shut your trap! Hello, Gi You remember your Don Quixote?...te= alll We got hin! SAidked uplact ight by a patrol By the way... that little ragamuffin you | De ot your chums’. If Twere. qo—ysou Vd ive him a spot oF corrective trea (Y i r brought in last wight...Did you know we clouted |b Next: mornin 9? Thats great...What'l you do with him? What. But.-Al Youre a Goodbye! Still, | hope they don't knock hi about too much.Obviously they knew. }|['A telegram for you, All very J was innocent. Avid |||| MrTintin, and a letter, 7 iwysterious... yet... they didn't go |||\ and this parcel... What's going on vow 2 after the attacker 13 SEMEN St ot era a Poisoned 7... No, thank goodvess! ie |] |) must have drunk heart's stil beating. -|} || he tea tapi on He'sasleop..Druaged?,)] || the Foer...But-but 7 it was providential...1 Td deunk the tea... You sleep it off, Snowy old Fellow. And dont worry if Ii late back ... [Ficre we are... Not avery 2 heaithy- looking place ... aos |Very odd!... me =a Ticre's no i Bl answer Oh well, Mi goin Le Nobedy?... sf £9 Sy Did you arrange to west me here? Are you going to say why you brought me Here? { Hopetecs!... Best thing | can do is Wait! Ard not before time, Foo! AT a Lao Tzu said: ‘You must find the way!' I've found it. You must Find it too... T want to tell you semothing «. So I'm going to cut of your head. Then you'll know the truth!Look, you needn't be afraid Tonly have to cut: your As { suspected...A || officer, 1 found this poor Puncture ons neck-.11 wadman. Can you take ajaijah!...What can I! A care of hint? | do for the poor fellow? : [Fre potce wit le ! heard you were leavng, co 1 came look ater hi. to say goodbye. J wish you a calm And Ent back Why, it's Mr and peaceful journe at square one! Fy | MicSunirato! Thank you. My s j ZAR good wishes to you, 00. i @ = Well, | haven't learnt very much in { See that young man, leaning on the rail? That's him!Thad magi ‘Are you coming Svowy? Let's take a stroll round the deck ...You saw? They made the signal ! Anynay, where We'll very s00n of it Showy”, exactly are Find out... last night, sai to Bombay, Th morning Were in ‘Aba! There's f- fi someone whell be Tie MADMAN! vo Then Tl cue 0 If able to tell us... Bra SHANGHAI!... | your head! ..[Pais . Stop that!... ‘Allow we to introduce myself: Wang Vf Chen-yee. | am he Father of the poor | soul you caw just now. He was attacked by our enemies and lost nis mind the Hight he arranged ggg to weet you in was guardiva you. ae Leave us. ard behave! Certamiy, Four youan )] \(T muse revsain |) Will you come with Sowe him my || |lapclegy foraucha votent |||) in’ China? we?... You will fe. But please |||} icipping. But the tele- || || Bur why? why was he |! || gram recaling you ro guarding we, || || india wee False. My zon % Gncd why howe |! || was to explain, one net you 1 keen prevented || eaw hi, ave ta ack yerto [| stay longer in Shanghas frown wicking im) soumey? a You stay here, Snowy, and be- have yourseif! A