 In February 1942 , Casterman suggested to Hergé that his books be published in a new format ; 62 @-@ pages rather than the former 100 to 130 pages , and now in full colour rather than black @-@ and @-@ white . He agreed to this , and in 1943 The Crab with the Golden Claws was re @-@ edited and coloured for publication as an album in 1944 . Due to the changes in how the adventure had been serialised at Le Soir , the album at this juncture was only 58 pages long , and thus Hergé filled the missing pages with four full @-@ page colour frames , thus bringing it up to the standard 62 @-@ page format . 
 In February 1942 , Casterman suggested to Hergé that his books be published in a new format ; 62 @-@ pages rather than the former 100 to 130 pages , and now in full colour rather than black @-@ and @-@ white . He agreed to this , and in 1943 The Crab with the Golden Claws was re @-@ edited and coloured for publication as an album in 1944 . Due to the changes in how the adventure <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> been serialised at Le Soir , the album at this juncture was only 58 pages long , and thus Hergé filled the missing pages with four full @-@ page colour frames , thus bringing it up to the standard 62 @-@ page format . 
In February 1942 , Casterman suggested to Hergé that his books be published in a new format ; 62 @-@ pages rather than da former 100 to 130 pages , and now in full colour rather than black @-@ and @-@ white . He agreed to dis , and in 1943 The Crab with the Golden Claws was re @-@ edited and coloured fir publication as an mixtape in 1944 . Due to tdachanges in how the adventure done been serialised at Le Soir , the album at this juncture was only 58 pages long , and thus Hergé filled thdaissing pages wit 4 full @-@ page colour frames , thus bringin it up to the standard 62 @-@ page format .