Captain Archibald Haddock (Capitaine Archibald Haddock) is a character in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian comics writer and artist Georges Remi better known by his pen name Hergé. He is Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Marine. Haddock was initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character, but in later albums he became more respectable and genuinely heroic although he continues...
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Captain Archibald Haddock (Capitaine Archibald Haddock) is a character in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian comics writer and artist Georges Remi better known by his pen name Hergé. He is Tintin's best friend, a seafaring captain in the Merchant Navy or Merchant Marine. Haddock was initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character, but in later albums he became more respectable and genuinely heroic although he continues to drink whisky — his most noble act being in the pivotal Tintin in Tibet, in which he stoically volunteers his life to save his friend. Although when introduced Haddock has command of a freighter, in later volumes he is clearly retired. 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.
Captain Haddock was introduced in The Crab with the Golden Claws. Up until Haddock's introduction, supporting characters...
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