Sunday, 22 February 2026

1966, Belgian Comics: De daverende daden van Dees Dubbel en Cesar! - De ring van de Radja

In 1966, "De ring van de Radja" ("The Ring of the Raja") was published by the publisher Het Volk. It was the third album in the comic series De daverende daden van "Dees Dubbel en Cesar!" ("The Thunderous Deeds of Dees Dubbel and Cesar!").

The series was created by Henri Clément under the pseudonym Rik and originally debuted as "Dees Dubbel" on 27 November 1955 in Ons Zondagsblad. In 1965, the series was taken over by Het Volk and relaunched under its new title, "De daverende daden van Dees Dubbel en Cesar!". It was at this point that the character Cesar made his first appearance. The comic adventure series follows the escapades of the friends Dees Dubbel and Cesar, along with Coletje, Dees’s sister, her friend Oeligoeli, and Professor Piet Agoras.

"De ring van de Radja" cover

No 3 "De ring van de Radja"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk
- never published in English
- drawings by Rik (Henri Clément)
- story by Rik (Henri Clément)

The main characters in this album are Dees Dubbel, Coletje, Cesar, Oeligoeli, Molsky (café owner In de Volle Pint), Radja Rahma Nasj van Rah-Tah-Toeh, Pol Pet alias Oscar alias Jean Patacric, Tist Force.

Dees Dubbel
Cesar
Coletje, Dees Dubbel and Cesar
Coletje, Oeligoeli, Dees Dubbel and Cesar
Cesar, Dees Dubbel and Molsky

Synopsis
After rescuing Radja Rahma Nasj of Rah-Tah-Toeh from a bomb attack, Cesar is rewarded with a ring from the Radja. The ring, however, turns out to possess extraordinary powers...

Oscar, Cesar and Dees Dubbel
Cesar and Radja Rahma Nasj
Dees Dubbel and Pol Pet
Jean Patacric
Dees Dubbel and Tist Force

Trivia

  • The name of the Radja, Rahma Nasj, is a pun on the Dutch name for black radish: rammenas.
  • The country Rah-Tah-Toeh is pun on the name of the French dish ratatouille.
  • Professor Piet Agoras is a pun on Greek mathematician Pythagoras.
  • Reference to American boxer Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali).
  • Reference to James Bond as James Pond.
  • Reference to French singer Françoise Hardy.
Reference to American boxer Cassius Clay
Reference to James Bond as James Pond
Reference to French singer Françoise Hardy

Cars

  • Unidentified car owned by Dees
  • Volkswagen Transporter T1
  • Unidentified cabriolet
  • Unidentified truck
  • Citroën 2CV
Unidentified car owned by Dees
Unidentified truck and Citroën 2CV
Volkswagen Transporter T1

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