When Tintin foiled the Anschluss

Two Central European countries, the bucolic and rustic Syldavia Borduria and his fascist and imperialist neighbor. Tintin finds himself mixed in a dark coup case to force the king to abdicate Muskar III and renounce the throne of Ruritania, leaving the stranglehold Borduria in its territory.

Syldavian traditions are so ancient and respected enough that the conspirators to deprive the king of his scepter for the way down. Fortunately, the little Belgian's been there.

But we are in 1938 and not far from Belgium, Germany has emerged in Austria. It is against this neo-imperialism Hergé gets up here. This episode is the first large geo-political satire, and very successful.