 Following serialisation , Casterman collected together and published the story in book form in 1941 ; the last black @-@ and @-@ white Tintin volume to be released . For this collected edition , Hergé thought of renaming the story , initially considering The Red Crab ( to accompany earlier adventures The Blue Lotus and The Black Island ) before re @-@ settling on Le Crabe aux pinces d 'or ( The Crab with the Golden Claws ) . Hergé became annoyed that Casterman then sent the book to the printers without his final approval . Nevertheless , as a result of Le Soir 's publicity , book sales markedly increased , to the extent that most of the prior Adventures of Tintin were reprinted as a result . German authorities made two exceptions : No reprinting of Tintin in America or The Black Island because they were set in the United States and Britain respectively , both of which were in conflict with Germany . 
 Following serialisation , Casterman collected together and published the story in book form in 1941 ; the last black @-@ and @-@ white Tintin volume to be released . For this collected edition , Hergé thought of renaming the story , initially considering The Red Crab ( to accompany earlier adventures The Blue Lotus and The Black Island ) before re @-@ settling on Le Crabe aux pinces d 'or ( The Crab with the Golden Claws ) . Hergé became annoyed that Casterman then sent the book to the printers without his final approval . Nevertheless , as a result of Le Soir <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>publicity , book sales markedly increased , to the extent that most of the prior Adventures of Tintin <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> reprinted as a result . German authorities made two exceptions : No reprinting of Tintin in America or The Black Island because they <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> set in the United States and Britain respectively , both of which <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> in conflict with Germany . 
Following serialisation , Casterman collected together and published da story in book form in 1941 ; the last black @-@ and @-@ white Tintin volume to be released . fa dis collected edition , Hergé thought of renaming the story , initially considering The Red Crab ( to accompany earlier adventures The Blue Lotus and The Black Island ) before re @-@ settling on Le Crabe aux pinces d 'or ( The Crab with tdaGolden Claws ) . Hergé became annoyed dat Casterman then sent thdaook to the printers without his final approval . Nevertheless , as a result of Le Soir  publicity , book sales markedly increased , to the extent tdatmost of the prior Adventures of Tintin was reprinted as a result . German authorities made 2 exceptions : No reprinting of Tintin in America or Thedaack Island because they was set in the United States and Britain respectively , both of which was in conflict with Germany .