Rastapopoulos, in cowboy outfit from Flight 714

Roberto Rastapopoulos (Greek Ροβέρτος Ρασταπόπουλος) from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé, is a Greek American tycoon (also known under the fake name Marquis di Gorgonzola); he was apparently partly inspired by the Greek shipping tycoon Onassis. Image File history File links Rastapopoulos. ... The main characters and others from The Castafiore Emerald, one of the later books The Adventures of Tintin (French: ) is a series of Belgian comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi (1907–1983). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... A Greek-American is a citizen of the United States who has significant Greek heritage. ... Gorgonzola is a village in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, formerly with a separate identity, but now part of the Milan metropolitan area. ... Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Onassis (Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1906–March 15, 1975) was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century. ...

In Flight 714, Allan remarks that Rastapopoulos' nose is similar to that of a proboscis monkey.

He is Tintin's arch-nemesis, who first appeared in Tintin in America at a banquet. His first major appearance is in Cigars of the Pharaoh, initially as a seemingly sympathetic character. It was not until the denouement of The Blue Lotus, the follow-up to Cigars of the Pharaoh, that Rastapopoulos was revealed to be the head of the sinister opium-cartel against which Tintin had been pitting his wits for two books. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Binomial name Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 The Proboscis Monkey, Nasalis larvatus also known as Long-nosed Monkey is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey. ... Tintin and Snowy (original French language names: Tintin et Milou), a journalist and his canine companion, are a pair of adventurers who travel around the world in The Adventures of Tintin, a series of comic books drawn and written by the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé. The... English-edition cover Tintin in America (originally Tintin en Amérique) 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. ... Cigars of the Pharaoh (Les Cigares du pharaon) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... The Blue Lotus (Le Lotus bleu), first published in 1936, is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Hergé featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... Cigars of the Pharaoh (Les Cigares du pharaon) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ...

Rastapopoulos is the owner of Cosmos Pictures (Production in some titles) a studio house, and a front for many of his illegal activities and a good excuse for moving to various locations.

The man sitting next to Tintin at the banquet in Tintin in America does look a lot like Rastapopoulos. Next to him is a young blond-haired woman: in the 1932 black-and-white edition of the book this woman is referred to as the actress Mary Pickford, an appropriate companion for a movie mogul! English-edition cover Tintin in America (originally Tintin en Amérique) 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. ... Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists in 1919. ...

Rastapopoulos subsequently resurfaced as a slave trader in The Red Sea Sharks, and kidnapped the billionaire Laszlo Carreidas in Flight 714 to gain the password to his multi-billion Swiss Bank account, but he was captured by aliens. In the unfinished Tintin and Alph-Art, a character often thought to be Rastapopoulos in disguise -- under the name of Endaddine Akass -- appeared. Although a page revealing Akass to be Rastapopoulos was started (and printed in the 2004 Egmont edition), as the book was never completed, Rastapopoulos' fate following Flight 714 is unknown. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Red Sea Sharks (Coke en stock), is the nineteenth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... The Adventures of Tintin sports a vast array of secondary and tertiary characters. ... Flight 714 (Vol 714 pour Sydney), first published in 1968, is the twenty-second of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... An unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper. ... Tintin and Alph-Art (originally known as Tintin et lalph-art) is the twenty-fourth and final book in the Tintin series. ... Egmont may refer to the following: Egmont is a play by Goethe telling the tale of the 16th century Flemish Count of Egmont who is sentenced to death by the occupying Spaniards. ...

Rastapopoulos also appeared in Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, an album adapted from an animated feature of the same name, and into which Hergé had no creative input. It is not considered to be part of the Tintin canon. Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (originally known as Tintin et le Lac aux Requins) is a Tintin animated film, directed by Raymond LeBlanc (1972). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...