History Recap / TintinTheRedSeaSharks

* ImpliedDeathThreats: Allan reminds Haddock and Tintin of the eponymous sharks when warning them not to be troublesome.

* DodgeTheBullet: The BigBad orders his submarine to sink the ship, killing the meddlesome Tintin and destroying all the evidence against him. Haddock has to keep turning the ship to avoid the torpedoes being fired at them, only to have an OhCrap moment when the handle of the engine order telegraph breaks off in his hand.

* AbandonShip: Tintin and Haddock's kidnappers abandon ship after the engine breaks down, only for Haddock to fix it later and take over the now-repaired ship.

* Marquis di Gorgonzola, a CorruptCorporateExecutive, seems to have behind-the-scenes involvement in many of the recent events. His main plan however is reviving an illegal slave trade operation. He is abducting pilgrims to Mecca and selling them. The Marquis is actually Roberto Rastapopoulos, mastermind behind a supposedly defunct crime syndicate ([[Recap/TintinCigarsOfThePharoah Cigars of the Pharaoh]], [[Recap/TintinTheBlueLotus The Blue Lotus]]).

* Doctor J. W. Müller ( [[Recap/TintinTheBlackIsland The Black Island]], [[Recap/TintinLandOfBlackGold Land of Black Gold]]) has allied himself to the new regime in Khemed. Playing an influential role under the alias Mull Pasha.

* HaveAGayOldTime: In the English translation, Tintin, Haddock and Piotr Skut (a shot-down Estonian pilot) are adrift on a raft in the middle of the Red Sea. They eventually are sighted by some passengers in a cruise ship, after which a woman immediately shouts to the ship's millionaire owner, "Look! Shipwrecks! How madly gay!"

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: ''Coke en stock'' ("Coke On Board") was translated into English as ''Recap/TintinTheRedSeaSharks'', perhaps because the first word in the title might be taken to mean Coca-Cola (the story reveals it to be a code word for slaves). "Coke" can of course mean "Cocaine" and the original intended meaning of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_%28fuel%29 a kind of coal]].

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Despite the English title, this story actually features just one shark. [[spoiler:It swallows a bomb that was meant to be planted on the side of a ship, unintentionally saving the lives of everyone on board and blowing itself up in the process.]]

The Red Sea Sharks (1958) is the 19th adventure of {{Tintin}}. It is notable for its re-introduction of Tintin's RoguesGallery and a number of supporting characters. The album begins with a reference to the [[Recap/TintinLandOfBlackGold Land of Black Gold]]. In Khemed, Sheikh Bab El Ehr has finally managed to depose his rival Emir Ben Kalish Ezab. Abdullah, the RoyalBrat son of the Emir, is sent to Marlinspike Hall for protection.

* Leading the smugglers is J. M. Dawson, a DirtyCop previously active in {{Shanghai}} ([[Recap/TintinTheBlueLotus The Blue Lotus]]). His police days seem to be over but his criminal connections endure.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: While Americans in previous albums are typically villains, this album culminates with the USS Los Angeles coming in to rescue the heroes from submarine attack. The United States Navy saves the day.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Pretty much every single living Tintin antagonist which had appeared up till that point turns up in either major or minor roles, including Dawson (''The Blue Lotus''), Bab El Ehr (''Land of Black Gold''), General Tapioca (mentioned in ''The Broken Ear''), Dr. Müller (''The Black Island''), Rastapopoulos (''Cigars of the Pharaoh'' and ''The Blue Lotus''), and Allan Thompson (''The Crab with the Golden Claws'' and, in a later edition, ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'').

* RoguesGallery: The album brings back many of Tintin's old enemies and connects them to each other in various ways.

* SuicidalGotcha: Villainous example. Recurring BigBad Rastapopoulos has been caught as the master of the EvilPlan which involved [[MoralEventHorizon literal slave-trading]], and the navy is closing on his superyacht. He goes out in a launch, supposedly to give himself up, but it suddenly sinks. The heroes and the world media think that he is dead, but he has in fact escaped in [[EscapePod a mini-submarine hidden in the launch]].

* FeedItABomb: A shark accidentally swallows a mine intended for Tintin's boat. We hear it hiccup for a while, then it culminates with a "hic'''BOOOOOOOOOMMMM'''".

* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Nestor, the butler of Marlinspike Hall. While Haddock is off adventuring, Nestor has to take care of young Prince Abdullah. The situation is "a little trying" on him. He looses a lot of weight while taking care of the RoyalBrat.

* WantedPoster: Wanted posters for Tintin and Haddock in Khemed.

* SubmarinePirates: Di Gorgonzola's slaver gang uses several ships and one submarine to attack targets. The submarine is a German Type VII U-boat.

* FeedItABomb: A shark accidentally swallows a mine intended for Tintin's boat. We hear it hiccup for a while, then it culminates with a "hic'''BOOOOOOOOOMMMM'''".

Tintin has to face many of these old foes in order to resolve the situation in Khemed and in the revived African slave trade.

* The struggle for power in San Theodoros is still ongoing. Rival leaders General Alcazar and General Tapioca ([[Recap/TintinTheBrokenEar The Broken Ear]], [[Recap/TintinTheSevenCrystalBalls The Seven Crystal Balls]]) secretly purchase weapons from a smuggling operations.
* Leading the smugglers is J. M. Dawson, a DirtyCop previously active in {{Shanghai}} ([[Recap/TintinTheBlueLotus The Blue Lotus]]). His police days seem to be over but his criminal connections endure.

In various subplots: The struggle for power in San Theodoros is still ongoing. Rival leaders General Alcazar and General Tapioca ([[Recap/TintinTheBrokenEar The Broken Ear]], [[Recap/TintinTheSevenCrystalBalls The Seven Crystal Balls]]) secretly purchase weapons from a smuggling operations. Leading the smugglers is J. M. Dawson, a DirtyCop previously active in {{Shanghai}} ([[Recap/TintinTheBlueLotus The Blue Lotus]]). His police days seem to be over but his criminal connections endure.