TINTIN TURNS 80: Tintin, who was born January 10, 1929, on the pages of a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, has an unknown background and origin. IN THIS PICTURE
A giant poster of Tintin's rocket is seen on the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris December 19, 2006. An exhibition paying homage to the work of Belgium illustrator Herge was held from December 2006 to February 2007. (Image Courtesy: Reuters)