Tintin drawing by Hergé sells at auction for record £1.9m

Belgian cartoonist's black and white artwork from 1942 was used for the cover of Tintin in America

An artwork by Tintin creator Herge has set the world record for the most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist after selling at auction for more than 2m.

The drawing, Tintin in America - created in 1942 - was used for the colour edition of the Belgian cartoonist's 1946 book of the same name.