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*''Brennpunkt: Oslo'' ("Ignition Point: Oslo")
*''Spøkelseståken'' ("The Ghostly Fog") in October 2018.
*''Nord og Ned'' ("North and Down") in August 2022.
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** There are no noteworthy female characters, except for SexySecretary [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Miss Lygre]]. Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
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** There In "Brennpunkt: Oslo", there are no noteworthy female characters, except for SexySecretary [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Miss Lygre]]. Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
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* ShowTheirWork. And how! Long before this comic was finished, it became famous for “wanting to precisely recreate Oslo of the 1960’s”. The creators did extensive research to make sure that every building and every street depicted in the comic were recreated as accurately as possible, and that all historically verifiable details were correct.
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* ShowTheirWork.ShownTheirWork. And how! Long before this comic was finished, it became famous for “wanting to precisely recreate Oslo of the 1960’s”. The creators did extensive research to make sure that every building and every street depicted in the comic were recreated as accurately as possible, and that all historically verifiable details were correct.
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---> Even 49 out of 50 U.F.O. observations are fake!
* AuthorAppeal: Bjarte Agdestein has a strong fascination for sixties culture, which is one of the main reasons why the comic is set to this period.
* AuthorAppeal: Bjarte Agdestein has a strong fascination for sixties culture, which is one of the main reasons why the comic is set to this period.
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*** Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr is described as “the negro leader” by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
*** Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr is described as “the negro leader” by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
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***Lygre]]. Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
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** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr is described as“the "the negro leader” leader" by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s it's possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: UsefulNotes/EinarGerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: UsefulNotes/EinarGerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”."Brennpunkt: Oslo".
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* [[spoiler:SinisterMinister: Svante Andersson, the clerk of Old Aker Church, who turns out to be the BigBad in "Spøkelseståken". The ''actual'' minister of the church, Miss Lind, is this to a slightly lesser degree; she goes along with some of Andersson's shady plans at least for a while.]]
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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* [[spoiler:SinisterMinister: Svante SinisterMinister: [[spoiler:Svante Andersson, the clerk of Old Aker Church, who turns out to be the BigBad in "Spøkelseståken". The ''actual'' minister of the church, Miss Lind, is this to a slightly lesser degree; she goes along with some of Andersson's shady plans at least for a while.]]
* SpiritualSuccessor: ToComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
''Series/TheAvengers1960s''
* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of“Brennpunkt: Oslo” "Brennpunkt: Oslo" in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
* SpiritualSuccessor: To
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The first album, ''Brennpunkt: Oslo'' ("Ignition Point: Oslo") was released on the 10th of August 2014. A second album, ''Spøkelseståken'' ("The Ghostly Fog") has been in development for some time. It's scheduled to be was released in October 2018.
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* CreepyCemetery: The previews to "Spøkelseståken" take place in one of these.
* CreepyCemetery: Old Aker Churchyard in "Spøkelseståken".
*** Averted in "Spøkelseståken", which features two important female characters (in addition to Miss Lygre, who is more prolific this time around).
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* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Krüger suffers from this during the entirety of "Spøkelseståken". It doesn't help that his girlfriend Julie is a very curious and inquisitive archeologist. Krogh implies that he is a repeat victim this trope:
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* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Krüger suffers from this during the entirety of "Spøkelseståken". It doesn't help that his girlfriend Julie is a very curious and inquisitive archeologist. Krogh implies that he is a repeat victim this trope:trope himself:
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Krogh has a pack of "lozenges" that causes you to forget everything from the last few hours if you swallow one. [[spoiler:He's giving one to Krüger's girlfriend at the end of "Spøkelseståken", to Krüger's dismay.]]
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* [[spoiler:SinisterMinister: Svante Andersson, the clerk of Old Aker Church, who turns out to be the BigBad in "Spøkelseståken". The ''actual'' minister of the church, Miss Lind, is this to a slightly lesser degree; she goes along with some of Andersson's shady plans at least for a while.]]
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* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Krüger suffers from this during the entirety of "Spøkelseståken". It doesn't help that his girlfriend Julie is a very curious and inquisitive archeologist. Krogh implies that he is a repeat victim this trope:
-->Believe me, I've also had my "intermediate affairs" over the years...and it never ends well.
-->Believe me, I've also had my "intermediate affairs" over the years...and it never ends well.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: Averted with Julie, whose knowledge of history and curiosity about Krüger's [[TheMasquerade "secret job"]] helps driving the plot forward in "Spøkelseståken".
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!sketches!
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The first album, ''Brennpunkt: Oslo'' ("Ignition Point: Oslo") was released on the 10th of August 2014. A second album, ''Spøkelseståken'' ("The Ghostly Fog") has been in development for some time. It's sceduled scheduled to be released in October 2018.
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* ByTheBookCop: Krogh and Didriksen
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* ByTheBookCop: Krogh and DidriksenDidriksen.
* CreepyCemetery: The previews to "Spøkelseståken" take place in one of these.
* CreepyCemetery: The previews to "Spøkelseståken" take place in one of these.
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The first album, ''Brennpunkt: Oslo'' ("Ignition Point: Oslo") was released on the 10th of August 2014. \n A second album, ''Spøkelseståken'' ("The Ghostly Fog") has been in development for some time. It's sceduled to be released in October 2018.
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** MartinLutherKingJr UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr is described as “the negro leader” by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: UsefulNotes/EinarGerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: UsefulNotes/EinarGerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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Krüger & Krogh is a Norwegian comic books series created by animators Ronald Kabicek, Endre Skandfer and Bjarte Agdestein.
It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by FrancoBelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
The first album, “Brennpunkt: Oslo” (Ignition Point: Oslo) was released on the 10th of August 2014.
It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by FrancoBelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
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The first album,
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Einar Gerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Einar Gerhardsen UsefulNotes/EinarGerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To SpirouAndFantasio and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
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* ByTheBookCop. Krogh and Didriksen
* DaChief: Høvdingen again. Heck, it’s even his name!
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* ByTheBookCop. ByTheBookCop: Krogh and Didriksen
* DaChief: Høvdingen again.Heck, it’s It’s even his name!
* DaChief: Høvdingen again.
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* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen]]
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It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by Franco-BelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
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It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by Franco-BelgianComics, FrancoBelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
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** BilingualBonus: “Høvding” means “tribal chief” in Norwegian, rather than “chief of police/intelligence”
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** BilingualBonus: “Høvding” usually means “tribal chief” in Norwegian, rather than “chief of police/intelligence”
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Anything caught in [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen’s teleportation ray will come out monochrome at the other end because it goes through a transmitter antenna, like a television signal. And all the television signals were monochrome at the time, at least in Norway.]]
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Anything caught in [[spoiler: Chief Engineer Gundersen’s teleportation ray will come out monochrome at the other end because it goes through a transmitter antenna, like a television signal. And all the television signals were monochrome at the time, at least in Norway.]]
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* TheNapoleon:[[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen. Krüger even taunts him about this:]]
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* TheNapoleon:[[spoiler: Chief Engineer Gundersen. Krüger even taunts him about this:]]
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire Millionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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-->Did you know that the average height of men with TakeOverTheWorld-complexes is one and a half meter?]]
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andersen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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* UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andersen Andresen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
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Krüger & Krogh is a Norwegian comic books series created by animators Ronald Kabicek, Endre Skandfer and Bjarte Agdestein.
It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by Franco-BelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
The first album, “Brennpunkt: Oslo” (Ignition Point: Oslo) was released on the 10th of August 2014.
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!!''Krüger & Krogh'' provides examples of the following tropes:
*AliensInCardiff. No actual aliens yet, but a secret agency dealing with threats of a potentially supernatural nature in ''Norway'' probably qualifies as an example of this trope.
*ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working for the intelligence's "oddities" department, Høvdingen is very skeptical to any non-mundane explanations. Though he attributes this to experience:
---> Even 49 out of 50 U.F.O. observations are fake!
*AuthorAppeal: Bjarte Agdestein has a strong fascination for sixties culture, which is one of the main reasons why the comic is set to this period.
*BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen]]
*BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: A mild example: Prime minister Gerhardsen was not a secret agent himself, but he was heavily involved in AFMA’s affairs.
*BigGood: Høvdingen
*ByTheBookCop. Krogh and Didriksen
*DaChief: Høvdingen again. Heck, it’s even his name!
** BilingualBonus: “Høvding” means “tribal chief” in Norwegian, rather than “chief of police/intelligence”
*ClassyCane. Høvdingen sports one
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Krüger points out how strange it is that the ice cream truck he photographed is completely monochrome, Krogh’s only concern is that he wasted expensive color film on photographing a colorless vehicle.
*DeliberatelyMonochrome: Anything caught in [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen’s teleportation ray will come out monochrome at the other end because it goes through a transmitter antenna, like a television signal. And all the television signals were monochrome at the time, at least in Norway.]]
*GrandfatherClause: Lots of it, since the comic is set fifty years ago:
**Krüger smokes, and he makes it [[SmokingIsCool look cool]]
**There are no female characters, except for SexySecretary [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Miss Lygre]]
**MartinLutherKingJr is described as “the negro leader” by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Krüger and Krogh
*HistoricalDomainCharacter: Einar Gerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
*LanternJawOfJustice: Krogh
*LockedRoomMystery: The initial premise of ““Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
*TheNapoleon:[[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen. Krüger even taunts him about this:]]
-->Did you know that the average height of men with TakeOverTheWorld-complexes is one and a half meter?]]
*OddCouple: Guess who.
*ShowTheirWork. And how! Long before this comic was finished, it became famous for “wanting to precisely recreate Oslo of the 1960’s”. The creators did extensive research to make sure that every building and every street depicted in the comic were recreated as accurately as possible, and that all historically verifiable details were correct.
*SpiritualSuccessor: To SpirouAndFantasio and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
*UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andersen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
It’s a SpyFiction series heavily influenced by Franco-BelgianComics, following the exploits of secret agents and OldCopYoungCop partners Jacob Krüger (young) and Otto Krogh (old) of AFMA: Avdelingen for Mellemliggende Anliggender - Which translates as: The Department of Intermediate Affairs. «Intermediate» in this case is a discreet word for «anything we need to keep secret from the public because it’s too dangerous and in some cases inexplicable”. Oh, and it’s set in TheSixties.
The first album, “Brennpunkt: Oslo” (Ignition Point: Oslo) was released on the 10th of August 2014.
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!!''Krüger & Krogh'' provides examples of the following tropes:
*AliensInCardiff. No actual aliens yet, but a secret agency dealing with threats of a potentially supernatural nature in ''Norway'' probably qualifies as an example of this trope.
*ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite working for the intelligence's "oddities" department, Høvdingen is very skeptical to any non-mundane explanations. Though he attributes this to experience:
---> Even 49 out of 50 U.F.O. observations are fake!
*AuthorAppeal: Bjarte Agdestein has a strong fascination for sixties culture, which is one of the main reasons why the comic is set to this period.
*BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen]]
*BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: A mild example: Prime minister Gerhardsen was not a secret agent himself, but he was heavily involved in AFMA’s affairs.
*BigGood: Høvdingen
*ByTheBookCop. Krogh and Didriksen
*DaChief: Høvdingen again. Heck, it’s even his name!
** BilingualBonus: “Høvding” means “tribal chief” in Norwegian, rather than “chief of police/intelligence”
*ClassyCane. Høvdingen sports one
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Krüger points out how strange it is that the ice cream truck he photographed is completely monochrome, Krogh’s only concern is that he wasted expensive color film on photographing a colorless vehicle.
*DeliberatelyMonochrome: Anything caught in [[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen’s teleportation ray will come out monochrome at the other end because it goes through a transmitter antenna, like a television signal. And all the television signals were monochrome at the time, at least in Norway.]]
*GrandfatherClause: Lots of it, since the comic is set fifty years ago:
**Krüger smokes, and he makes it [[SmokingIsCool look cool]]
**There are no female characters, except for SexySecretary [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Miss Lygre]]
**MartinLutherKingJr is described as “the negro leader” by Norwegian television. That one actually prompted a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer, although it’s possible that this disclaimer was meant to be a sarcastic comment on the modern-day debate about politically correct terminology in Norway.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Krüger and Krogh
*HistoricalDomainCharacter: Einar Gerhardsen (Prime minister of Norway from 1945-1951, 1955-1965) Nils Langhelle (parliamentary President from 1958-1965) and MartinLutherKingJr all make appearances and have lines in “Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
*LanternJawOfJustice: Krogh
*LockedRoomMystery: The initial premise of ““Brennpunkt: Oslo”.
*TheNapoleon:[[spoiler: Engineer Gundersen. Krüger even taunts him about this:]]
-->Did you know that the average height of men with TakeOverTheWorld-complexes is one and a half meter?]]
*OddCouple: Guess who.
*ShowTheirWork. And how! Long before this comic was finished, it became famous for “wanting to precisely recreate Oslo of the 1960’s”. The creators did extensive research to make sure that every building and every street depicted in the comic were recreated as accurately as possible, and that all historically verifiable details were correct.
*SpiritualSuccessor: To SpirouAndFantasio and, according to WordOfGod, [[{{Series/THEAVENGERS}} The Avengers]]
*UnclePennybags: A RealLife example: Billionaire financier and comic book fan Johan H. Andersen bought a thousand copies of “Brennpunkt: Oslo” in advance, based solely on having seen the sketches!
