RICHARD
Real Name:
Richard (last name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Bar owner
Affiliations: Ally of Clive Reston, Reston's father
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Casablanca, Morocco
Appearances: Master Of Kung-Fu#85 (February; 1980)
Powers/Abilities: None
History: (MOKF#85): When Clive Reston
and Sir Denis comes to Casablanca, Morocco, Reston comes to see
an old friend named Richard. Richard asks to Reston’s
father, who answers “oh, you know him, Richard – up to
his same old tricks”. Reston tells him that he himself has
left the spy world, not following in his father’s footsteps
anymore, but that Reston’s father keeps talking about his
days with Richard. Richard answers “they were days, all
right... and nights”. Richard asks what he can do for
Reston, who answers they need a place to stay. Richard offers
them to stay at the bar
(MOKF#86): When two Leopard-culties attacks Leiko and Reston,
Richard comes through the door, with his rifle, shooting them,
telling them that Yashim saw two men skulking around outside, and
thought they might need help
(MOKF#87): When Shang-Chi and Black Jack arrives at the bar,
Richard comes to say hello. Black Jack asks Richard how he is
doing, where to Richard answers “I been better, Tarr you old
salty Moose, but I been worse too”. When Black Jack, Leiko
and Shang-Chi leaves, Richard asks Reston if he wants a cool one,
Reston answers “sounds good to me, Richard, if you’re
still slapping the tab on the house”. When Shang.-Chi
returns, Reston and Richard are still sitting in the bar,
Shang.-Chi hits Reston, for him coming on to Leiko last night.
Richard says “whew! Nice punch kid”. Later after Black
Jack returns beaten half to death by Zaran, Richard and one of
his men, brings Black Jack to his room.
Comments: Created by Doug Moench and Mike Zeck
Profile by: The Beetle
Clarifications:
Black Jack Tarr is not to be confused with:
Blackjack @Marvel: The Lost Generation#9
Note: Richard bears an uncanny resemblance
to American movie actor Humphrey Bogart, and along with the fact
that Richard owns a bar in Casablanca, and Humphrey Bogart played
a bar owner named Rick Blaine in one of movie-history’s best
known movies “Casablanca” is hardly a coincident
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