Ric Hochet

Rick Masters ( Ric Hochet ) is a published 1955-2010 French- Belgian comic book series by André -Paul Duchateau and Tibet.

Content

Rick Masters is an amateur detective and a journalist for the Paris daily newspaper La Rafale. Through his work and through his friendship with Commissioner Bourdon he is always involved in puzzling criminal cases in which play some elements of the supernatural ( werewolves, vampires, return from the dead ) play a role. Mysterious events but always find a natural explanation.

Rick Masters trademarks are his clothes: trench coat, Turtleneck (initially yellow, then blue, and finally red), blue pants and black and white patterned jacket. In addition, he always drives a yellow (only in band 6 is a red ) Sports car: In the first two volumes in an MG A Roadster ( 1955), later Porsche 356 Cabriolet (1955), P1800 (1961 ) Porsche 911 Targa (1965 ), Porsche 911 Coupé ( 1970) Porsche 911 Targa (1975 ), Porsche 911 Turbo ( 1974), Porsche 911 Turbo ( 1993) Porsche 911 Carrera ( 2004). In volume 18 there is a flashback to the year 1938. Richard, the father of Rick Master and also detective, sees him not only strikingly similar but there carries the identical clothes and drives a red Morgan 4/4.

Other characters who frequently appear in the volumes are Bourdons niece and Rick Masters friend Nadine, Bourdon's assistant inspector Ledru, Rick Masters colleague Bob Drumont and idiosyncratic Professor ermine. A common opponent is the Hangman.

Although Rick Master and the other characters do not age be seen, the series has always adapted in 40 years, the current affairs and to also include for example the frequent change of vehicle. Substance these are mostly the fact that the car ended up at the end of the previous band in a car chase in the ditch or fell off a cliff.

Publications

In the French-language original Ric Hochet originally appeared in Tintin. In Germany the series from 1967 to 1971 came in the magazine MV Comix of Ehapa publishing ( as Ric, the master detective and Ric Vitess ) and from 1972 to 1979 in Coral in ZACK and its offshoots to reprint, from 1978 to 1981 as independent albums series. Currently, Rick Masters appears when publishing cult.

Albums expenditure

Short stories

The album Kidnapped! contains two short stories.

  • Signé Caméléon ( Tintin, 1961)
  • Traquenard au Havre ( Tintin 1961-1962 )

The album The Mysterious Island contains two short stories.

  • Mystères à Porquerolles ( Tintin, 1962)
  • Le signe de Ric Hochet ( Tintin, 1962-1963 )

The album The Devilish Trio contains three short stories.

  • Le trio maléfique ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1974)
  • Ici n ° 2 ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1974)
  • Le troisième complice ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1974)

The album whacked in 9 rounds contains nine short stories.

  • Coup de soleil ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1969)
  • Le village de la peur ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1970)
  • L' assassin fantôme ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1970)
  • Silence ... Clinique! ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1971)
  • Comme une lettre à la poste ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1973)
  • Péril en la Demeure ... ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1973)
  • Le traître malgré lui ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1977)
  • Qui a le volé Tintin en or? ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1977)
  • Les otages ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1978)

The album In the face of crime contains five short stories.

  • Voyage fantôme ( Tintin, 1970)
  • Doublure pour Ric Hochet ( Tintin, 1970)
  • Ric Hochet chasse le vautour ( Tintin, 1971)
  • Face au crime (Super Tintin Spécial, 1978)
  • Record à battre (Super Tintin Spécial, 1978)

The album Rick makes the game contains twelve short stories.

  • Ric Hochet Mène le jeu ( Tintin, 1955)
  • Le mauvais oeil ( Tintin, 1956)
  • Enquête chez les timbres ( Tintin, 1959)
  • Ric Hochet contre l' ombre ( Tintin, 1959)
  • L' enigma of photos express ( Tintin, 1960)
  • La première enquête de Ric Hochet ( Tintin, 1966, 1 page)
  • Il est minuit, docteur Jekyll! ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1968)
  • Ici le chauffard ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1969)
  • Écrit sur ​​la vitre! ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1969)
  • Détective Party ( Tintin Pocket Sélection, 1969)
  • Le seul coup able ( Tintin, 1980)
  • L'affaire de la case mystérieuse ( Tintin, 1985)
Tibet (comics) MG MGA Volvo P1800 Porsche 930 Porsche 993 Porsche 997 Tintin (magazine)
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