Allan Thompson
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Allan Thompson is a character from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. He was originally a first mate under an alcoholic Haddock, Allan is often involved in smuggling and other criminal activities as one of Rastapopoulos' henchmen. He was known originally as Allan Thompson, but when English translations began to appear, this was shortened down to Allan to avoid confusion with Thomson and Thompson.
Allan appears in every album that features Rastapopoulos, except in The Blue Lotus, when Allan was not yet introduced in the series (though he did appear in redrawn versions of Cigars of the Pharaoh). Allan was first encountered in the introductory album of Captain Haddock, titled The Crab with the Golden Claws, where he was the captain's first officer.
In the comics he was known for his McLean smile, but in the album Flight 714 he loses all of his teeth in a fight with the local inhabitants of the island. In the Yves Rodier version of Tintin and Alph-Art, Captain Haddock inquires Rastapopoulos as to what became of him, and he responds that he had moved to the United States and acquired an occupation as a letter carrier. The next panel reveals him being chased by a German Shepherd Dog. His teeth had been restored.
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