Captain Haddock In later volumes he is clearly retired. Throughout it all, the Captain's coarse humanity and sarcasm act as a counterpoint to Tintin's often implausible heroism. He is always quick with a dry comment whenever the boy reporter gets too idealistic. Until Haddock's introduction, Tintin's constantly positive, optimistic perspective was offset by his faithful companion Snowy. Before Haddock, Snowy was the source of all dry and cynical side-commentary for the series. Hergé, however, realised Haddock's potential as a foil to Tintin. After he brought Haddock into the series, the Captain took over the role of the cynic, relieving Snowy, and establishing
Herbert Haddock killed in action on 27 September 1917 at the age of 21, and was buried at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. In the 28 May 1935 edition of the "London Gazette", Ruth was described as a spinster. UK censuses and civil registers show that the family lived in Rock Ferry until at least 1904. They later moved to Southampton, living in the suburb of Bitterne. Bouchette died on 11 March 1935. Herbert Haddock Herbert James Haddock, CB RNR (27 January 1861 – 4 October 1946) was an English naval reserve officer and ship's captain, and was best known as the