Tintin and Snowy are part of an expedition to the Arctic region to study a fallen meteorite.

Tintin the boy reporter is sent to Soviet Russia with his dog, Snowy, to report on the economy and the activities of the police.

"...El joven periodista Tintín descubre un mensaje secreto oculto en el interior del mástil del barco... Cuando Tintín y su fiel perro Milú empiezan a investigar, encuentran un montón de pistas que les conducen a una trepidante viaje por mar, por aire y en camello por todo el mundo, ¡en lo que se convertirá en una aventura épica!"-- Back cover.

Tintin travels to the kingdom of Syldavia to stop a villainous gang from stealing the royal scepter and overthrowing the government.

Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...

Tintin and friends accept a ride to an astronautical congress in Australia in the plane of Laszlo Carreidas, but the plane is hijacked and the guests are landed on a Pacific island where an enemy uses a truth drug in an attempt to obtain the secret Swiss bank account number of their millionaire host.

Tintin searches for the killer of a sailor, travels to the Arctic in search of a fallen meteorite, and goes on a dangerous treasure hunt.