At the end of The Broken Ear (one of the Tintin adventures), the villains Alonso and Ramón are chased, presumably to hell, by a gaggle of winged, horned, merry devils.
It, as far as I can tell, is one of the few fantastic scenes ever featured in the comics; though the rate and scope of Tintin's exploits are quite improbable, they are, in the end, at least plausible. But this scene with the devils stands out.
Has Hergé ever commented on this scene and justified/explained its inclusion? Does it have some sort of deeper meaning? Was the imagery ever objected to by audiences or publishers?
