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Mistake?

There must be some mistake. In 'Tintin in America', a picture on p. 57 indeed shows a character bearing a likeness to Rastapopoulos. However, the head of that character is rather elongated and somewhat folded back, while Rastapopoulos' head is rather spherical. The character resembling Rastapopoulos must be Senator GOODNEWS (see p. 51), a victim of 'KIDNAP, Inc.', a 'public company' run by an unnamed gangster leader (p. 50).

On the other hand, the same picture on p. 57 shows another character wearing a uniform: it must be General M. R. C. SWORD, another victim of the same 'company', who was put in a cell next of Sen. Goodnews' one (p. 51). Both men should have been freed from their jail after Tintin succeeded in capturing the kidnapper gang. —Prhartcom (talk) 22:19, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Move back to Rastapopoulos

This article was moved without consensus to Roberto Rastapopoulos. That is the character's name, referenced once in the series, but he is known throughout the series by his last name only. If there is no objection, I will be asking an administrator to help us move it back to Rastapopoulos. —Prhartcom (talk) 22:19, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

As the individual who made this move, I personally think that it should stay as "Roberto Rastapopoulos". It is the characters' full name after all, as canonically specified in the series. Most works of Tintinology also choose to refer to the character by his full name, rather than just his surname. For these reasons, I think that it really should retain the name at which it currently stands. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
To clarify, I accept the technical move back to "Rastapopoulos" at the moment, although would like to discuss the issue further in future. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 19:23, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
I accept Midnightblueowl's gracious acceptance to move back to "Rastapopoulos" at the moment, and agree to discuss the issue further in future. I'll submit the technical move. Thanks again to Midnightblueowl. —Prhartcom (talk) 19:51, 18 August 2013 (UTC)