An original drawing used for the first published "Tintin" cover was sold at auction on Saturday in Dallas for $1.12 million, according to the Heritage Auctions house.

海瑞得拍卖行称，被用作初版《丁丁历险记》封面画的原稿8日在美国达拉斯举行的拍卖会上以112万美元(约合775万元人民币)售出。

The identities of seller and buyer have not been released. The illustration, by Tintin creator Herge (the pseudonym of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi), shows the plucky young reporter sitting on a tree stump carving a makeshift propeller for his plane after the original was damaged in a landing.

卖家和买家身份皆未公布。这幅画是由笔名"艾尔吉"的比利时漫画家芮米创作的。画中，勇敢的年轻记者丁丁坐在一个树桩上，正为他的飞机雕刻临时螺旋桨，飞机本来的螺旋桨在一次降落中摔坏了。

His faithful dog Snowy sits and watches, bandaged from tail to nose.

丁丁忠实的狗狗白雪从头到脚都绑着绷带，坐在一旁观看。

The drawing, in India ink and gouache, was signed by Herge.

这幅用墨汁和水彩绘制的画上还有艾尔吉的签名。

A Heritage Auctions spokesman said the illustration was one of the "rare cover illustrations signed by Herge in private hands," as well as the oldest.

海瑞得拍卖行一位发言人称，这幅画不仅是"私人收藏附有艾尔吉签名的罕见封面画"，也是最早的一幅。