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Encyclopedia > Colonel Sponsz
Colonel Sponz
Colonel Sponz

Colonel Sponz (Colonel Sponsz) is a character from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Former Bordurian Chief of Police of Szohôd, Sponz masterminded the plot to kidnap Professor Calculus in The Calculus Affair. Sponz intended to force Calculus to hand over his plans for the ultrasound weapon, or be imprisoned in Borduria for the rest of his life if the proposition is refused. In Tintin and the Picaros, Sponz is "lent" as an advisor to General Tapioca, under the pseudonym Colonel Esponja. Sponz forges documents laying out a plan to assassinate Tapioca and plants them into the possession of a touring Bianca Castafiore, framing her as a conspirator. As Castafiore paid a disastrous visit to Haddock in The Castafiore Emerald, Sponz frames Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus as well, out of revenge for the humiliation they bestowed upon him in The Calculus Affair. Sponz is finally revealed after Alcazar's Picaros take over the country, and, defeated once again, is shipped off to Borduria. Image File history File links Sponsz. ... The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin), drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi a. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Georges Remi (May 23, 1907 - March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... Borduria is a fictional country in the adventures of Tintin. ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ... The Calculus Affair (originally Laffaire Tournesol) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... English-language edition Tintin and the Picaros (originally Tintin et les Picaros) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ... English-language edition The Castafiore Emerald (originally Les Bijoux de la Castafiore) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... The Adventures of Tintin (originally Les Aventures de Tintin), drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi, a. ... Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi, a. ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ...


The physical appearance of Colonel Sponz is based on Herge's brother, Paul Remi, a career soldier. Paul had been the original inspiration for Tintin himself back in 1929. Dubbed "Major Tintin", he took on a new appearance in an attempt to get away from the image. This new look was to serve as the model for Sponz. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Adventures of Tintin
Main Characters: Tintin and Snowy | Captain Haddock | Professor Calculus | Thomson and Thompson
Secondary Characters: General Alcazar | Allan Thompson | Bianca Castafiore | Chang Chong-Chen | Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah | Oliveira da Figueira | Colonel Jorgen | Mitsuhirato | Dr. J.W. Müller | Nestor | Pablo | Quick and Flupke | Rastapopoulos | Piotr Skut | Colonel Sponz | General Tapioca | Jolyon Wagg | Frank Wolff | Zorrino | Minor characters in Tintin
Books: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets | Tintin in the Congo | Tintin in America | Cigars of the Pharaoh | The Blue Lotus | The Broken Ear | The Black Island | King Ottokar's Sceptre | The Crab with the Golden Claws | The Shooting Star | The Secret of the Unicorn | Red Rackham's Treasure | The Seven Crystal Balls | Prisoners of the Sun | Land of Black Gold | Destination Moon | Explorers on the Moon | The Calculus Affair | The Red Sea Sharks | Tintin in Tibet | The Castafiore Emerald | Flight 714 | Tintin and the Picaros | Tintin and Alph-Art
Films and Television: Tintin and the Golden Fleece (live-action film) | Tintin and the Blue Oranges (live-action film) | Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (animated film) | Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (animated series) | The Adventures of Tintin (animated series)
Miscellaneous: Hergé | Character Guide | Marlinspike | Creation of Tintin | Books, Films & Media | Ideology of Tintin | Exclamations used by Captain Haddock


 

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