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Journal Tintin N°704, 19 Avril 1962 — Easter Issue — Hergé Bijoux - 2C128

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About the Item

✦ ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE N° 704, 14ème année, 19 avril 1962 — 51 pages — the Easter issue of the Journal de Tintin, and one of the most thematically rich and collectible issues in the entire 1962 run: a joyful Easter cover, a Hergé "Bijoux de la Castafiore" back cover at its most atmospheric, a full Goscinny/Uderzo "Oumpah-Pah" strip, and a charming double-page Easter egg decoration feature. The front cover — "Joyeuses Pâques!" — is a spring-fresh Easter composition: a red robin running across a pale blue pond, a wicker basket of decorated Easter eggs nestled among tall red and orange reeds, a yellow butterfly, a ladybird on a green leaf, a white farmhouse and pink flowering trees in the distance. Sky blue, green, red, orange, yellow — light, joyful, and immediately festive. Colors vivid and exceptionally well-preserved. The back cover carries the gypsy/forest episode of "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" by Hergé — one of the most atmospheric sequences in the entire serialization: Tintin and figures moving through a dark night forest, a red/orange fire or lantern light source illuminating the trees from the right, the dramatic "WOU-OUN" sound effect as Milou barks at something unseen in the darkness. Hergé's ligne claire at its most suspenseful — colors vivid and exceptionally well-preserved. The interior is anchored by a full "Oumpah-Pah contre Fote-Malade" strip by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo — the Native American comedy adventure that was the direct predecessor to Asterix, with the same anarchic crowd comedy, the same bold sound effects ("YAKYAKYA KYAK YAK", "BONGOBONGOBONGO"), and the same unmistakable Uderzo visual vocabulary. A Goscinny/Uderzo strip in the Journal de Tintin is a significant collecting event — Oumpah-Pah predates Asterix and is increasingly recognized as a key document in the development of the Goscinny/Uderzo partnership. Also: "La Mission du Major Redstone" (1837 English country house — debt, intrigue, a night approach to a lit window); the "Tour du Monde en 80 Lignes" news digest (Saint Bernard rescue dogs, the krypton-86 metre standard, British indoor snow tennis); and the "Décorez des oeufs à la mode de Pâques" double-page — six decorated Easter egg characters (Pierrot, L'Oeuf Clinquant, La Reine des Fleurs, La Petite Martiniquaise, La Souris, Arlequin) photographed in full color with craft instructions — a complete and charming primary document of 1962 French Easter culture. ✦ CONDITION Good overall. Front cover: Good — colors vivid and exceptionally well-preserved; edge wear on all sides; slight bow/curve; no significant creasing; illustration fully intact and bright. Back cover (Hergé): Very Good — colors exceptionally vivid and clean; the night forest episode bright and well-preserved. Interior: Good — all 51 pages intact; Goscinny/Uderzo strip vivid; Easter egg feature bright; paper lightly toned with age. Better overall condition than N°701. ✦ SPECIFICATIONS Issue: N° 704 — 14ème année — 19 avril 1962 — NF 0,80 — 51 pages — Easter issue ("Joyeuses Pâques!") Front cover: "Joyeuses Pâques!" — red robin, Easter egg basket, reeds, butterfly, ladybird — Good condition (edge wear; vivid colors) Back cover: Hergé — "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" — gypsy/night forest episode; "WOU-OUN" — Very Good, vivid colors Interior highlights: René Goscinny / Albert Uderzo — "Oumpah-Pah contre Fote-Malade" — full color Native American comedy strip; "YAKYAKYA", "BONGOBONGOBONGO"; pre-Asterix Goscinny/Uderzo collaboration "La Mission du Major Redstone" (D'Haese/Kaczorek/Dudly) — 1837 English country house; debt/intrigue; night approach "Décorez des oeufs à la mode de Pâques" — double-page Easter egg decoration feature; six egg characters (Pierrot, L'Oeuf Clinquant, La Reine des Fleurs, La Petite Martiniquaise, La Souris, Arlequin); full color photography; craft instructions "Le Tour du Monde en 80 Lignes" — Saint Bernard rescue dogs; krypton-86 metre standard; British indoor snow tennis Foto Fex Ultra-Fex 6.9 camera advertisement; Choco BN biscuit competition advertisement; Mallat fountain pen advertisement Dimensions: 21 × 30 cm / 8¼" × 11¾" ✦ WHY IT'S SPECIAL Three things make N°704 exceptional. The Goscinny/Uderzo "Oumpah-Pah" strip is the primary collecting driver — this is the direct predecessor to Asterix, the collaboration that defined 20th-century French-language comics, and Oumpah-Pah strips in the Journal de Tintin are increasingly sought by Asterix collectors and Goscinny/Uderzo completists who want to trace the development of the partnership before Asterix launched in Pilote in 1959. The Hergé "Bijoux de la Castafiore" gypsy/forest back cover — the "WOU-OUN" episode — is one of the most atmospherically memorable single episodes in the entire serialization, and it is in exceptional condition. And the thematic unity of the Easter issue — cover, back cover atmosphere, Easter egg feature, spring freshness throughout — makes this a complete and coherent collector's object, not just a standard weekly issue. Easter-themed Journal de Tintin issues are among the most actively sought by collectors of Belgian comics ephemera.

Dimensions:
Height: 0.12 in (3 mm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 8.27 in (21 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1962
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Bordeaux, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3006349985662

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