Captain Haddock since creating Tintin." Sales of the volume in which Haddock was introduced indicated the character was well received. After a fairly serious role in "The Shooting Star", where he has risen to become the President of the Society of Sober Sailors (replete with a cabin full of rum), Haddock takes a more central role in the next adventure, split over two books, "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure"— indeed, his family history drives the plot. Upon locating the treasure, the newly wealthy Haddock retires. Hergé built the next adventure around Haddock, furnishing the character with an ancestral
Nestor (comics) Nestor (comics) Nestor is a fictional character in "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is the long-suffering butler of Marlinspike Hall. Nestor is the epitome of a butler (or, in French, "majordome") of French society. Noble, loyal, always the domestic servant, Nestor serves his master Captain Haddock and any house guests such as Tintin, Professor Calculus, or Bianca Castafiore. Nestor made his first appearance in "The Secret of the Unicorn". In this story, he dutifully serves as butler for the Bird brothers, Marlinspike Hall's original owners and the villains of the adventure. Tintin has