Tintin and friends accept a ride to an astronautical congress in Australia in the plane of Laszlo Carreidas, but the plane is hijacked and the guests are landed on a Pacific island where an enemy uses a truth drug in an attempt to obtain the secret Swiss bank account number of their millionaire host.

Determined to recover an Indian fetish stolen from the Museum of Ethnography, Tintin and Snowy follow a curious trail that leads to South America, revolution, and hostile jungle Indians.

Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus travel to South America for Carnical, revolution and a rescue operation of the famous opera singer, Signora Castafiore.

Tintin's friend, opera singer Signora Castafiore, repeatedly misplaces her priceless emerald, with catastrophic results.

Tintin aids his old friend the Emir Ben Kalish and fights the ruthless Marquis di Gorgonzola.

Tintin the boy reporter is sent to Soviet Russia with his dog, Snowy, to report on the economy and the activities of the police.