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Ric Hochet

Ric Hochet is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin.

Synopsis

The series features the adventures of Ric Hochet, a reporter for the newspaper La Rafale in Paris.

Characters

Ric Hochet
A journalist from Paris with a strong sense of justice who takes huge risks to see a culprit brought to justice. His first name "Ric" is a diminuitive; but while Duchâteau has stated that Ric's first name is "Frédéric", while Tibet has insisted on "Richard".
Commissaire Sigismond Bourdon
Ric's close friend and most important contact with the Paris police department.
Nadine
Bourdon's grandniece and later on Ric's girlfriend.
Richard Hochet
Ric's father, a former gentleman thief and fugitive from the police who appears sporadically in the series, mostly to help Ric (or for Ric to help him) out of sticky situations.
Inspector Ledru
Bourdon's assistant, and mostly a rival to Hochet and his superior. He later becomes the captain of an anti-terrorism unit.
Bob Drumond
First a journalist, later editor of La Rafale, and a close friend of Ric.
Professor Hermelin
A bad-tempered and cowardly but genius scientist with a dislike for Bourdon.
"Le Bourreau" ("The Executioner")/"B"
A sadistic, overweight spy for a foreign power and a long-term enemy of Ric. He is habitually exchanged for another prisoner to haunt his nemesis anew. After trying to get revenge in Ric by having him implicated for several murders, he finally dies in Dernier Duel when he gets shot with a blank cartridge by Ric.
Lambert
An unscrupulous journalist, formerly working for La Rafale before taking a new job at the rival newspaper agency Paris-Night. However, in tough cases he is able to provide Ric with essential informations.
Lamberto
A flamboyant, sensationalist Italian movie director.

Translations

The series' name deviated as translations were published across Europe, with the result that it is known as Rick Master in Germany, Rik Ringers in The Netherlands and Flanders, Riku Oksa in Finland and Allan Falk and Rick Hart in Scandinavia. Ric Hochet's stories were also published in South India in Tamil Language by Prakash Publishers. Ric Hochet is known as "Reporter Johnny" in Tamil. Ric Hochet's stories were published in Egypt in the Arabic version of the magazine Tintin (magazine) (تان تان), which was issued between 1971 and 1980.

Albums

  1. Traquenard au Havre
  2. Mystère à Porquerolles
  3. Défi à Ric Hochet
  4. L'ombre de Caméléon
  5. Piège pour Ric Hochet
  6. Rapt sur le France
  7. Suspense à la télévision
  8. Face au serpent
  9. Alias Ric Hochet
  10. Les 5 revenants
  11. Cauchemar pour Ric Hochet
  12. Les spectres de la nuit
  13. Les compagnons du diable
  14. Ric Hochet contre le Bourreau
  15. Le monstre de Noireville
  16. Requiem pour une idole
  17. Épitaphe pour Ric Hochet
  18. Enquête dans le passé
  19. Les signes de la peur
  20. L'homme qui portait malheur
  21. Alerte! Extra - Terrestres
  22. Le trio maléfique
  23. La ligne de mort
  24. La piste rouge
  25. Coups de griffes chez Bouglione
  26. L'ennemi à travers les siècles
  27. L'épée sur la gorge
  28. Hallali pour Ric Hochet
  29. Opération 100 milliards
  30. Le fantôme de l'alchimiste
  31. K.O. en 9 rounds <small>(short stories)</small>
  32. Tribunal noir
  33. Le scandale Ric Hochet
  34. La nuit des vampires
  35. La mort noire
  36. La flèche de sang
  37. Le maléfice Vaudou
  38. Face au crime
  39. Le disparu de l'enfer
  40. Le double qui tue
  41. La maison de la vengeance
  42. La liste mortelle
  43. Les messagers du trépas
  44. Ric Hochet contre Sherlock
  45. Le triangle Attila
  46. Les témoins de Satan
  47. Les jumeaux diaboliques
  48. Le secret d'Agatha
  49. L'exécuteur des ténèbres
  50. Le crime de l'an 2000
  51. La bête de l'apocalypse
  52. Le maître de l'illusion
  53. Meurtre à l'Impro
  54. Le masque de la terreur
  55. Qui a peur d'Hitchcock
  56. Un million sans impôt
  57. L'heure du kidnapping
  58. Premières armes (comics)|Premières armes <small>(Reprinted)</small>
  59. La main de la mort
  60. Crime sur Internet
  61. Le jeu de la potence
  62. B.D. meurtres
  63. La sorcière mal aimée
  64. Le contrat du siècle
  65. Panique sur le Web
  66. Penthouse story
  67. Le nombre maudit
  68. Le collectionneur de crimes
  69. L'homme de glace
  70. Silence de mort (Ric Hochet)|Silence de mort
  71. La dernière impératrice
  72. Le trésor des Marolles
  73. On tue au théâtre ce soir
  74. Puzzle mortel
  75. Code pour l'au-delà
  76. Dernier duel
  77. Ici, 77
  78. A la poursuite du griffon d'or

In popular culture

Ric Hochet is among the many Belgian comics characters to jokingly have a Brussels street named after them. The Galerie du Roi/ Koningsgalerij has a commemorative plaque with the name Rue Ric Hochet/ Rik Ringers Straat placed under the actual street sign.

In 1994, as part of the Brussels' Comic Book Route, a wall was designed in the Rue du Bon Secours/ Bijstandsstraat in Brussels. The wall was designed by G. Oreopoulos and D. Vandegeerde.

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