A falling star causes panic when Professor Decimus Phostle thinks the world is going to end. Tintin, Snowy and their adventuring friends set sail in search of the "star."
The returning members of a Peruvian expedition are found, one by one, in a comatose state and with a broken crystal ball nearby.
Scientists excavating the tomb of Racar Capac have incurred the curse of the Inca.
Anxious to rescue the kidnapped Professor Calculus, Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock follow the trail to an ancient Inca stronghold high in the Peruvian Andes.
Determined to recover an Indian fetish stolen from the Museum of Ethnography, Tintin and Snowy follow a curious trail that leads to South America, revolution, and hostile jungle Indians.