In 1963 the first
"Rik Ringers" (French: "Ric Hochet") album, "De
ontvoering" (Original title: "Traquenard au Havre") is
published by Le Lombard. This first album includes the short story
“Wie is Kameleon” (“Signé Caméléon”). The series was
created by Frenchman Tibet (Gilbert Gascard) (drawings) and Belgian
André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). The first short stories were
published in 1955 in the Belgian comics magazine Tintin / Kuifje.
The series features
the adventures of Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), a reporter for the
newspaper La Rafale in Paris. He is assisted by Commissioner
Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon) and his assistant, inspector
Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru). Several albums feature Nadine, the niece
of Baardemakers and Rik's girlfriend. The series was also
published in Germany (Rick Master), Finland (Riku Oksa), Sweden (Alan
Falk / Rick Hart) and South India in Tamil (Reporter Johnny).
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| Cover No 1 "De
ontvoering" |
No 1 "De
ontvoering"
- full-colour
- never published
in English
- story by
André-Paul Duchâteau and drawings by Tibet (Gilbert Gascard)
- Original French
title: "Traquenard au Havre"
Synopsis "Wie is
Kameleon" ("Signé Caméléon")
Commissioner
Baardemakers is the victim of a hit and run accident by a car. When
Baardemakers returns home with Rik Ringers they discover that someone
broke in and the burglar took a top-secret file from the safe...
Main characters in
this story are Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Commissioner Baardemakers
(Commissaire Bourdon), Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru) and
Inspector Muller (Inspecteur Manière).
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| Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) and Commissioner Baardemakers
(Commissaire Bourdon) |
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Commissioner Baardemakers
(Commissaire Bourdon) and
Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru) |
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| Inspector Muller (Inspecteur Manière) and Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) |
Cars
- MGA
- Citroën ID19
- Renault Goélette
- Peugeot 203
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| MGA |
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| Citroën ID 19 |
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| MGA and Renault Goélette |
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| Peugeot 203 |
Synopsis “De
ontvoering” ("Traquenard au Havre")
In Le Havre Riks MG
is hit by the Corvette of shipowner Paul Deruyter (Paul Chevallier).
Deruyters son has been kidnapped. Deruyter doesn't want to alert his
depressed wife so he refuses to contact the police...
Main characters in
this story are Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Commissioner Baardemakers
(Commissaire Bourdon), Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru), Paul
Deruyter (Paul Chevallier), his three year old son Frank Deruyter
(Marc Chevalier), Trenkman (Doyen) Deruyters partner and brother in
law.
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| Frank Deruyter
(Marc Chevalier) and Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) |
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Commissioner Baardemakers
(Commissaire Bourdon) and
Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru) |
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Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Paul
Deruyter (Paul Chevallier) and
Trenkman (Doyen) |
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Trenkman (Doyen), Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) and
Paul
Deruyter (Paul Chevallier) |
Cars
- MGA
- Chevrolet Corvette
C1
- Ford Fairlane
(1955)
- Citroën Traction
Avant
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| MGA and Ford Fairlane
(1955) |
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| Chevrolet Corvette
C1 |
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| Citroën Traction Avant |
