With a cover of greenish tones, The headless ear It is an album of the adventures of Tintin that appeared in Catalan in 1965, thanks to the translation of the brilliant Joaquim Ventalló and under the seal of Juventud, the publishing house of Josep Zendrera Data (to whom we dedicate a profile in this series). The story takes place in the republics of Nuevo Rico and San Teodoro, two fictional Andean countries in Latin America. One of the characters featured is an enigmatic businessman named Basil Bazaroff, who may seem like a figment of Hergé's imagination, but is actually a reflection of a real-life figure: the arms dealer Basil Bazaroff, the most important businessman in the world at the time.