The Blue Lotus is one of the early Tintin titles, classic comics starring Tintin the boy reporter and his faithful dog Snowy.

This book was first published in pre-War 1936...when Japanese troops occupied many parts of the Chinese mainland. Herge's story is based on historical events that led to World War II in the Pacific. The invading Japanese are clearly the bad guys, with all the wartime racial stereotypes intact. Tintin meets his long-time friend Chang on this Chinese adventure.