The popularity of Tintin and the work load that it consequently generated for Herge was such that for much of the post war period the small coterie of artists he would call in to help meet delivery dates for Tintin as well as "Jo Zette et Jocko","Quick Et Flupke" and any number of design briefs, had expanded into a studio with a team of assistants, who according to their capabilities would be assigned backgrounds, research, coloring etc, etc. Amongst the earliest recruits was the opera…