1965, Belgian Comics: Jan Knap, Het halssnoer van Lady Winters

On 25 December 1965, Ohee! issue no. 141 published the complete Jan Knap story "Het halssnoer van Lady Winters" ("The Necklace of Lady Winters"). The detective series Jan Knap was written and illustrated by Rik, the pseudonym of Henri Clément. Between 1965 and 1967, a total of three Jan Knap stories appeared in Ohee!.

The magazine Ohee! was published by "Het Volk" from 1963 to 1977. The weekly magazine usually featured one complete comic story, although some stories were spread over two consecutive issues.

"Het halssnoer van Lady Winters"
- black and white
- publisher: Het Volk
- pre-published in “’t Kapoentje” (1963)
- never published in English
- drawings by Rik (Henri Clément)
- story by Rik (Henri Clément)

Synopsis
Detective Harry Masters sends Jan Knap to London to retrieve the necklace of Lady Winters. It soon becomes clear that the necklace is highly sought after by a number of shadowy figures from the criminal underworld, including the mysterious "The Lord". Together with Joan Winters and Filip Kandij, alias Flupke, Jan attempts to recover the necklace and unmask "The Lord".

Jan Knap

Jan Knap and Joan Winters

Filip Kandij alias Flupke, Joan Winters and Jan Knap

Harry Masters

Inspector Flint and Jan Knap

Main characters in the story are Jan Knap, Harry Masters, Lady Winters, Joan Winters, Scotland Yard Inspector Flint, Billy Bess, Joe Murdoch, Filip Kandij alias Flupke, Joe the Kid, Ramih Gindah alias Pitchcock, and The Lord. 

Billy Bess, The Lord and Joe Murdoch

Jan Knap and Joe the Kid

Jan Knap and Lady Winters

Joe Murdoch

Ramih Gindah alias Pitchcock, Filip Kandij alias Flupke and Jan Knap

Cars

• unidentified car owned by Harry Masters
• unidentified Taxi
• London Bus
• Triumph Herald

unidentified car owned by Harry Masters

unidentified Taxi

London Bus

Triumph Herald

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