It was initially published in black and white in the Paris Match magazine (No. 1073, 29 Novembre 1969, pp. 30–33) five days after the return of the crew to earth, and was later released as part of a hardback book.
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Looking at the brief episodes it is easy to tell that Mr. Mops is based on none other than the silent movie star Charlie Chaplin, of whom Hergé was a great admirer.
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The strip centered on a middle-aged Belgian, Mr. Bellum, and ridiculed the Belgian policy of political neutrality as well as Adolf Hitler personally.
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