Franco-Belgian comics series
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.
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".
Ric's close friend and most important contact with the Paris police department.
Bourdon's grandniece and later on Ric's girlfriend.
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. 
Bourdon's assistant, and mostly a rival to Hochet and his superior. He later becomes the captain of an anti-terrorism unit.
First a journalist, later editor of "La Rafale", and a close friend of Ric.
A bad-tempered and cowardly but genius scientist with a dislike for Bourdon.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Sources.
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