Fact 296: How old is Tintin?

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Fact 295: How old is Tintin?



In The Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin's passport states his birth year as 1929 because, this was when Tintin was first 
Published on the 10th January 1929, this means Tintin is now (in 2023) 94 years although the Secret of the Unicorn was Published as book (in French) in 1943 meaning that Tintin was 14 or 15 years old at the time of publication.

The official Tintin website states his age as between 16–18.


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