Tintin finds himself in the middle of a mystery involving a drowned man, a tin of crab meat, and a piece of paper with a strange name on it. He follows the clues to a ship and finds its crew is using the crab tins to smuggle opiates out of the country.

Tintin finds a ship model in the Old Street Market and buys it for Captain Haddock as a gift. Little he knows that it will turn into a treasure hunt, connecting them to Sir Francis Haddock, Captain's ancestor.

Tintin and the Captain search for the pirate's treasure they learned about with the help of their eccentric, but lovable new friend, Professor Calculus.

Tintin and Captain Haddock learn there are violent rivals who are after the treasure of the Unicorn themselves.

Tintin finds himself – by chance – entangled in a drug traffickers’ ring, which will take him all the way to India.

Tintin heads to Sheanghai after receiving part of a message mentioning a mysterious man named Mitsuhirato. There, he finds out he might have to deal with remaining problems with the opium gang he and the Maharaja thought to be over.

When Tintin is mysteriously shot by the pilot of downed plane, he travels to Britain to uncover a sinister plot.

Tintin & Haddock escape from the Karaboudjan and now find themselves in a desert, where they find out their problems with Alan and the ship crew are yet far from an end.

Tintin and Haddock set out to rescue Professor Calculus.

Tintin needs to find a doctor who can save those injected with the madness poison. However, the doctor was kidnapped by the syndicate and is now being held hostage outside the border of Shanghai. Tintin will have to try to escape from Shanghai to put an end to the syndicate once and for all.

In India, Tintin meets the Maharaj of Gaipajama and finds out he will need to help him and his family to fight an opium business dangerous gang that works in that region.

Tintin, still wondering Britain, goes to Scotland to investigate a mysterious island that locals affirm to be the home of a terrible beast.

Strange events at Marlin Spike Hall and the kidnapping of Professor Calculus send Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock on a dangerous rescue mission.