Suddenly roused by the sound of the word "whisky", Captain Haddock wakes up with a start.

Captain Haddock: "If Woody had gone right to the police, this would never have happened."

Captain Haddock comes along near the end of the book, but it is never explained how this happens.

During a spacewalk, Captain Haddock inadvertently goes into orbit around the asteroid and has to be rescued.

Mineral water is an important export, and alcohol is scarce, much to Captain Haddock's disgust.

Eadie is known for his large beard, which earned him many nicknames, including Captain Haddock.

Andy Serkis, who voices Captain Haddock, even turned up to ask the opening "fan" question.

It is named after Moulinsart, the chateau where Captain Haddock lives in the books.

Captain Haddock remained without a first name until the last completed story, Tintin and the Picaros.

At the time of Captain Haddock's introduction to the series in 1940, the character's manners presented a problem to Hergé.