Cigars of the Pharaoh is one of Tintin's earliest adventures. Tintin and Snowy are on a cruise to Egypt when they happen to meet Professor Sophocles Sarcophagus and join his expedition. But they become embroiled in a complicated scheme involving a fakir, cigars marked with an unusual brand, and Rajijah, the poison of madness. Most significantly, Tintin meets the detectives Thompson and Thomson as well as the movie mogul Rastapopolous.