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The Crab with the Golden Claws

ninth volume of The Adventures of Tintin
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The Crab with the Golden Claws
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Summary

The Crab with the Golden Claws is a graphic novel[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of graphic novel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Hergé[3]
  • Publisher: Casterman[4]
  • Follows: King Ottokar's Sceptre[5]
  • Followed by: The Shooting Star[6]
  • Part of the series: The Adventures of Tintin[7]
  • Language of work or name: French[8]
  • Country of origin: Belgium[9]
  • Publication date: October 17, 1940[10]
  • Start time: October 17, 1940[11]
  • Characters: Captain Haddock[12], Tintin[13], Snowy[14], Allan Thompson[15], Omar Ben Salaad[16]
  • Has edition or translation: Y Cranc â'r Crafangau Aur[17]
  • Official website: http://fr.tintin.com/albums/show/id/9/page/0/0/le-crabe-aux-pinces-d-or[18]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Tintin universe[19]
  • Debut participant: Captain Haddock[20]
  • Derivative work: The Crab with the Golden Claws[21]
  • Form of creative work: comics[22]
  • Set in environment: desert[23]

Why It Matters

The Crab with the Golden Claws has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Belgium Hergé

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q98663739. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q98663739. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q98663739. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q98663739. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → graphic novel
    Set in environment → desert
    Form of creative work → comics
    Language of work or name → French
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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