How old is captain haddock

Haddock is one of Tintin's closest friends and made his first appearance in the series in in the comic "The Crab With the Golden Claws. Herge gave this character a luxurious ancestral home called Marlinspike Hall and a number of relatives who turn up in the series from time to time. When this sea captain was first introduced in the series, he was portrayed as an alcoholic with a raging temper.

His character was initially unstable and quite weak, given to volatile behavior and emotional outbursts. He was equally dangerous in his own way as the villains who Tintin was battling because of his temperamental nature.

Captain Haddock reforms himself over the course of the series, transitioning from a weak character to a heroic one who even volunteers to sacrifice his life to save Tintin. He finds a fortune, becomes a multimillionaire, and retires from command but still continues to pursue drinking alcohol unflaggingly. Believe me, when you get past forty yourself, it seems inconceivable that you might actually have become older than Captain Haddock, and horrifying that you might actually have become older than the Thom[p]sons.

In my head, the Captain will always be middle-aged, the Thom[p]sons will always be late middle-aged, and I will always be younger than any of them! Captain Haddock is in his mid forties. So, is Castioforie. Thompson and Thomson are in late 30's. Nestor is in early or mid forties. Calculus is about 44 or All right.

This is from an article in Time magazine link below. If anybody has any information, contradictory or supportive, please post! I've run across several different opinions about Tintin's age, but most of them are hunches or speculations.

These are fine. However, facts i. I don't have the quote but Numa Soudal's interview stated that Tintin was around 14 years old when he began and was about 18 by the time Flight was finished Picaros hadn't been created at that time. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Captain Archibald Haddock. History Talk 0. Haddock cutting Thompson and Thomson 's green hair after the Thompsons swallowed Formula Haddock trying to catch Snowy while floating.

Haddock and Tintin being terrorized by Spalding and Hans Boehm. Captain Haddock and Tintin examining the brochure. Captain Haddock feeling livid when Bianca Castafiore was hugging him. Captain Haddock as an astronaut as seen in Explorers on the Moon. Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Snowy exploring the cave on the moon.