The Adventures of Tintin depicted as a weak and alcoholic character, but later evolves to become genuinely heroic and even a socialite after he finds a treasure from his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock (Chevalier François de Hadoque in the original version). 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 seems too idealistic. After he and Tintin find Red Rackham's treasure, Captain Haddock lives in the luxurious mansion Marlinspike Hall (Le château de Moulinsart in the original French). The hot-tempered Haddock uses a range of colourful insults
The Adventures of Tintin the Land of the Nazis""), the short and crudely drawn strip lampoons Hergé for working for a Nazi-run newspaper during the occupation. Following Hergé's death, hundreds more unofficial parodies and pastiches of the "Adventures of Tintin" were produced, covering a wide variety of different genres. Tom McCarthy divided such works into three specific groupings: pornographic, political, and artistic. In a number of cases, the actual name "Tintin" is replaced by something similar, like Nitnit, Timtim, or Quinquin, within these books. McCarthy's first group, pornographic parodies, includes 1976's "Tintin en Suisse" ("Tintin in Switzerland") and Jan Bucquoy's 1992 work "La Vie