The Curse of the Black Spot sauntered off to other less interesting stuff," mainly criticising that the little girl's regeneration in "Day of the Moon" was left unresolved. However, Brew "still enjoyed" "The Curse of the Black Spot", reacting positively to the episode's production values and the reveal of the black spots. Nick Setchfield of the science-fiction based magazine "SFX" opined that the high points of the episode were that it was "high on shivery maritime atmosphere," and the Doctor for not being "in instant possession of all the facts, but who reloads his thinking as events unfold." However, Setchfield was critical of the story, claiming
The Seven Crystal Balls be serialised two pages per week, accompanied by other Franco-Belgian comics. For the first time, the "Adventures" would be in colour from the outset. Hergé assembled a team of artists for the purpose, including Edgar P. Jacobs and Jacques Van Melkebeke, who became the magazine's first editor. Hergé continued at the point where he had left "The Seven Crystal Balls", prior to embarking on "Prisoners of the Sun", although both were published under the title of "" ("The Temple of the Sun"). Rather than re-serialising the story from its beginning, he began the new magazine with a summary of the