History Recap / TintinCigarsOfThePharaoh

* PrematurelyMarkedGrave: Tintin and Snowy enter a tomb where several bodies of other archeologists are who dared to enter have been mummified. They all stand next to each other on display. At the end of these, to Tintin's horror, there are empty sarcophaguses bearing the names of himself, Snowy and Dr. Sarcophagus. He immediately realizes he needs to escape.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Disappearance of an Egyptian archaeologist → Uncovering a secret brotherhood of international opium smugglers.

** During [[MushroomSamba Tintin's drug-induced nightmare sequence]] in the pharaoh's tomb, Tintin envisions [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]] carrying him off to his fate. However, because the hallucinogenic sequence is littered with numerous {{Red Herring}}s; with Tintin imagining friendly characters such as Thomson & Thompson, Professor Sarcophagus and even ''Snowy'' being complicit in his captivity, readers are primed to assume that [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]]' appearance in the dream sequence is completely irrelevant. Given the discoveries we make later, however, it's more than likely that [[spoiler: Rastapopolous]] really was present while Tintin was being removed from the tomb, and that Tintin was conscious enough to perceive his presence there, amidst all his hallucinations.
** Another tricky clue can be found in the newspaper panel that begins the epilogue. Although the focus of the panel is an article about Tintin smashing the drug cartel and rescuing the Indian prince, keen eyes will notice that, off to the side, there is a partial view of an article about [[spoiler:famous film tycoon, Rastapopolus,]] mysteriously disappearing off the face of the earth, with a timeframe that neatly coincides with the apparent "death" of the drug cartel kingpin.

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: Just like the other 1930s Tintin albums, the story was redrawn after the war. The plot remains the same, but several scenes have been altered or trimmed down. Allan Thompson, who would originally only make his debut in ''[[Recap/TintinTheCrabWithTheGoldenClaws The Crab With The Golden Claws]]'' was added to the story, so that he would be Rastapopolous' henchman from the start. A mummy with E.P. Jacobini's name -- a CreatorCameo of Edgar P. Jacobs -- was added as well. In the original, Patrash Pasha shows Tintin a copy of ''[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin in America]]'', while in the color version, this was changed with ''[[Recap/TintinDestinationMoon Destination Moon]]''. Professor Sarcophagus' appearance was remodelled by giving him a black beard. When Tintin finds the secret hideout of the Kih-Oskh organisation, an entire scene from the original was cut where he encounters a trap with deadly cobras attacking him and later nearly falls into a pit with crocodiles.

* UnrevealAngle: The boss of the narcotics gang is only seen from behind. [[spoiler:Revealed in ''[[Recap/TintinTheBlueLotus The Blue Lotus]]'' to have been Rastapopulos ]].

** In the original black-and-white version, one of the mummified Egyptologists is Lord Carnaval, a shout-out to Lord Carnarvon, the alleged first victim of the "Curse of Tutankhamum".

''Cigars of the Pharaoh'' begins with Tintin and Snowy on a pleasure cruise in the Mediterranean Sea, where they agree to assist fellow passenger Professor Sophocles Sarcophagus (Philémon Siclone in the original French) in finding the lost tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh. Before they reach land, Tintin is framed for drug smuggling and needs to evade the detectives Thomson and Thompson. When Tintin and Sarcophacus locate the tomb, Sarcophagus disappears and Tintin discovers that the tomb itself is being used by an international drug smuggling operation to store boxes containing mysterious cigars bearing the mark of Kih-Oskh. After travelling around Arabia and then India, Tintin finds Sarcophagus, but discovers that he has been driven insane by a mysterious poison being used by the smugglers.

This comic received a VideoGameAdaptation in 2023, developped by Pendulo Studios and published by the studio Microids.

* TheKlan: The secret society of Kih-Oskh look suspisciously like the Ku Klux Klan: all dressed in large hoods. However, these are only worn when they meet amongst themselves so that nobody (except, one assumes, the leader) will know the identity of everybody else. Tintin {{Lampshades}} this in the English version, where he directly compares the Kih-Oskh criminals to the Klan.

* CurseOfThePharaoh: Subverted. Tintin is exploring the pyramid of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh, and finds a room full of [[DeadGuyOnDisplay dead, mummified Egyptologists]], which he initially thinks is "The Pharoah's revenge!" However, it turns out there's a more mundane explanation -- the tomb is being used as the base of operations for an international drug-smuggling gang, and they've been murdering anyone who gets in.

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: Just like the other 1930s Tintin albums, the story was redrawn after the war. The plot remains the same, but several scenes have been altered or trimmed down. Allan Thompson, who would originally only make his debut in ''[[Recap/TintinTheCrabWithTheGoldenClaws The Crab With The Golden Claws]]'' was added to the story, so that he would be Rastapopolous' henchman from the start. A mummy with E.P. Jacobini's name- a CreatorCameo of Edgar P. Jacobs- was added as well. In the original, Patrash Pasha shows Tintin a copy of ''[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin in America]]'', while in the color version, this was changed with ''[[Recap/TintinDestinationMoon Destination Moon]]''. Professor Sarcophagus' appearance was remodelled by giving him a black beard. When Tintin finds the secret hideout of the Kih-Oskh organisation, an entire scene from the original was cut where he encounters a trap with deadly cobras attacking him and later nearly falls into a pit with crocodiles.

* LeftHanging:
** Tintin enters a pharaoh tomb where [[ThisWayToCertainDeath all explorers who entered]] before are mummified. Despite having only entered a couple of minutes ago, Tintin and Snowy spot two coffins with their names on it. How the heck did the villains find the time to put these in place and find/build a small one for Snowy?
** When Tintin unmasks the villain council at the end, the guy whom he MuggedForDisguise is never shown.

** When Tintin visits a mental asyleum, a patient acting like Napoleon can be seen.

** The Pharoah Kih-Oskh is a pun on 'kiosk', i.e. where you might buy cigars and other tobacco products.

This comic received a VideoGameAdaptation in 2023 by the studio Microids.

This comic received a VideoGameAdaptation in 2023 by the studio Micoids.

* VideoGameAdaptation: Recieved one in 2023, by the studio Micoids.

* DoomedPredecessor: When exploring Kih-Oskh's tomb, Tintin comes across sarcophagi containing the mummified bodies of people who explored the tomb previously.

* InsaneEqualsViolent: Averted in this album. Poison darts drive people insane, but the resultant madmen are childlike, silly and harmless. This is however played straight in the animated version, where Professor Sarcophagus is made to attack Tintin, and its sequel, the Blue Lotus.

* FakingTheDead: The firing squad shoots blanks at Tintin and he pretends to be dead in order to get BuriedAlive and later be saved.

* BedlamHouse: Tintin is falsely incarcerated in one of these at one point.

* MeaningfulName: Professor Sarcophagus.

** During [[MushroomSamba Tintin's drug-induced nightmare sequence]] in the pharaoh's tomb, Tintin envisions [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]] carrying him off to his fate. However, because the hallucinogenic sequence is littered with numerous [[RedHerring Red Herrings]]; with Tintin imagining friendly characters such as Thomson & Thompson, Professor Sarcophagus and even ''Snowy'' being complicit in his captivity, readers are primed to assume that [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]]' appearance in the dream sequence is completely irrelevant. Given the discoveries we make later, however, it's more than likely that [[spoiler: Rastapopolous]] really was present while Tintin was being removed from the tomb, and that Tintin was conscious enough to perceive his presence there, amidst all his hallucinations.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the Nelvana series, due to AdaptationDistillation, the captain of the ship who saves Tintin at sea isn't revealed to be an arms dealer.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comic, the Fakir steals Tintin's letter from the doctor to the asylum staff and replaces it with orders to lock Tintin up. In the animated version, he doesn't need to because the doctor himself is a member of the gang.
* AdaptedOut: Zloty the poet and Sheik Patrash Pasha do not appear in the animated version.

* EarlyBirdCameo:
** In the redrawn edition, Hergé gave the later recurring villain Allan Thompson a small role. However, his role is constructed so that he and Tintin never meet each other to avoid continuity issues.
** In the Nelvana animated series timeline, since the characters have encountered one another at this point (''The Crab With the Golden Claws'' was adapted first), Allan is added to the unmasked smugglers at the end as well, and Tintin recognizes him. This causes a continuity error in the DVD box, however, where this is the second episode shown, and the episode where Allan is introduced is moved five episodes later (as the episodes are in the original album order, rather than how they were broadcast).

* LateArrivalSpoiler: By the time the Ellipse-Nelvana adaptation was made, everybody knew Rastapopoulos was the recurring BigBad, so this version makes little secret that he's the one sending the written orders. He even gets a TraitorShot!

* {{Foreshadowing}}: After being hit with a dart containing Rajaijah juice, Zloty starts trying to tell Tintin not to trust the "film boss," but goes completely insane before he can fully elaborate. The next issue makes it obvious who he was referring to.
** Additionally, during [[MushroomSamba Tintin's drug-induced nightmare sequence]] in the pharaoh's tomb, he envisions [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]] carrying him off to his fate. However, because the hallucinogenic sequence is littered with numerous [[RedHerring Red Herrings]]; with Tintin imagining friendly characters such as Thomson & Thompson, Professor Sarcophagus and even ''Snowy'' being complicit in his captivity, readers are primed to assume that [[spoiler:Rastapopolous]]' appearance in the dream sequence is completely irrelevant. Given the discoveries we make later, however, it's more than likely that [[spoiler: Rastapopolous]] really was present while Tintin was being removed from the tomb, and that Tintin was conscious enough to perceive his presence there, amidst all his hallucinations.

* {{Fainting}}: Mrs. Snowball faints at one point.

* SigilSpam: The symbol of Kih-Oskh is used on cigars and the costumes of the members of the secret organisation. In the sequel to this album, it is also shown to be used as a tattoo for members.

** The Sheik Patrash Pasha recognizes Tintin because he ''has read the books'' and even shows him a copy of one of the albums. Even more oddly, in the redrawn version, the album he shows Tintin is ''Destination Moon'', which takes place AFTER ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'' (in the original version, it is ''Tintin in America'').

* {{Foreshadowing}}: After being hit with a dart containing Rajaijah juice, Zloty starts trying to tell Tintin not to trust the "film boss," but goes completely insane before he can fully elaborate. The next album makes it obvious who he was referring to.

* PrematurelyMarkedGrave: Provides the page image. Tintin and Snowy enter a tomb where several bodies of other archeologists are who dared to enter have been mummified. They all stand next to each other on display. At the end of these, to Tintin's horror, there are empty sarcophaguses bearing the names of himself, Snowy and Dr. Sarcophagus. He immediately realizes he needs to escape.