Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, the creator of Tintin, was a failed journalist. His first job after leaving school was on a Brussels newspaper, Le Vingtième Siècle, but boringly in the subscriptions department. His mind was set on becoming a top foreign correspondent like some of the leading names of the 1920s.
Having failed to join the ranks of renowned reporters, Hergé had created one in Tintin
He really had started on the bottom rung, for subscriptions were located in the basement of the newspaper building.
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