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Tintin and Snowy go on a trip to the Belgian Congo to hunt lions. While there, Tintin finds himself the target of a mysterious hired killer who follows him on his travels around the country. [[RandomEventsPlot And as for actual plot, that's pretty much it]]. The bulk of the story is about Tintin's RandomEncounters with the African wildlife and the childishly naive natives.

Today, ''Tintin in the Congo'' is rather infamous for its racist portrayal of the Congolese natives, its pro-colonialist themes and its utter disregard for wildlife wellfare. Hergé himself [[OldShame would later become embarrassed by it]] and cited it as "bourgeois" and "paternalistic". In recent years, attempts have been made to ban the book entirely. It currently tends to be sold with a warning label informing potential readers about the controversial content.
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!!Tropes
* AuthorTract
* BigBad: [[spoiler:AlCapone]]. No, really.
* BondVillainStupidity: At one point, Tintin is captured by the hired killer, who instead of just shooting Tintin ties him up over the river and leaves him to be eaten by crocodiles. Somewhat justified in that we late find out that the guy had been instructed to make Tintin's death look like an accident, but that doesn't excuse his not sticking around to actually make sure he'd die.
* ComedicSociopathy: Tintin's slaughter of the Congolese wildlife could be an unintentional example.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness
* GreatWhiteHunter
* MightyWhitey
* MisplacedVegetation: Rubber trees in Africa.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Tintin and Snowy are almost eaten by a crocodile at one point. [[spoiler:The hired killer who's been out to get Tintin is ultimately eaten by crocodiles]].
* {{Ouroboros}}: Tintin makes a snake eat its own tail at one point.
* RandomEventsPlot
* RapidFireInterrupting: Tintin attempts to teach native children about "''their'' country, Belgium" with the aid of a blackboard, but is constantly interrupted so he never gets any further than the first sentence. Despite the ValuesDissonance, the scene is still hilarious.
* RevealingCoverup: [[spoiler:Al Capone suspected Tintin might be wise to his diamond smuggling operation, so he tried to arrange for his assassination. If he had just left Tintin alone, Tintin would never have found out about anything]].
* SequelHook: Tintin [[spoiler:is on his way to America to battle Al Capone]]. This is the only book in the series that isn't an actual two-parter to end in such a manner.
* SinisterMinister: Muganga the witch doctor.
* WolverineClaws: The "leopard-man"'s weapon.