In April 1941, a small booklet appeared in newsstands and magazine shops: a complete comic strip story. It featured a true hero – Dick Bos, a judoka detective who spoke little, always wore a suit, was straightforward, strong, and quick. The black-and-white booklets were read with bated breath by hundreds of thousands after their initial publication. This documentary explores the success of these booklets and the creator of the comic hero. Alfred Mazure (1925 – 1974) not only immortalized his character in the Dick Bos booklets but also in three live-action and two animated films. The documentary also focuses on the real Dick Bos fans, including filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who owns the complete series of 73 Dick Bos booklets. Verhoeven drew inspiration from passages in the Dick Bos books for scenes in his famous films like Soldier of Orange and Basic Instinct.

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