Alan Ford (comics) - Main Characters

Main Characters

• The Number One (Il Numero Uno), a very old disabled man (he has memories from Ancient Greece and claims to have met characters such as Homer and Robespierre), is the supreme leader of group TNT. He treats the other agents severely. He has lots of connections, including a pocket-sized "black book" containing the indiscretions of everyone in the world. The NYPD often turns to him for help. He lives in a secret shelter away from the flower shop.
• Alan Ford is a naïve, shy and modest young man. He appears to be the only person in the group to display anything resembling moral values. He's in love with an attractive spy, Margot, whom he met in the 1970s as one of the group's enemies. He grew up in a grim Catholic orphanage.
• Minuette Macon, a beautiful French girl who since 2005 lives with Alan.
• Bob Rock, a short-tempered but very clever agent, is frustrated about his looks (he is very short, with a very large nose, graphically inspired by Magnus). An orphan like Alan, his twin brothers became bank robbers.
• Sir Oliver (Il Conte Oliver), is a financially strapped English nobleman who left his homeland in disgrace after being sought by police for various large scale theft offenses. A very skilled and stylish orator, he takes full advantage of his perceived high-society stature to rob his unsuspecting victims. He also exhibits behaviour characteristic for individuals suffering from kleptomania, often engaging in shoplifting and petty theft. He could be described as a gentleman thief.
• The Boss (Cariatide, i.e. the Caryatid), who in theory works as Number One's right hand, is in practice a very lazy agent who strives to avoid work at all costs and sleeps all day in the flower shop. His real name is Gervasius De Statuis.
• Jeremiah (Geremia aka Geremia Lettiga, i.e. "Jeremiah Stretcher") is a hypochondriac, decrepit old man, whose duty usually is to guard the flower shop. An Italian immigrant, his bad health has been caused by his former job of street vendor and his destitute life (he used to sleep outdoors).
• Grunf, a naturalized German-born inventor, changed his name from Grunt to Grunf on leaving his native country. His inventions are usually half-baked. His real name is Otto Grunt, and he fought in the First and Second World war as an incompetent Luftwaffe mechanic.
• Cirano, Bob Rock's dog, often participates in the group's missions. He is a smart dog, though easily bribed with food.
• Clodoveo (Clovis), a rather intelligent talking parrot, lives with Number One and helps brainstorm the group's missions, even though normally he quarrels with his master. His first appearance was in #100 "Black Mountains of South Dakota".
• Squitty is The Boss' hamster. He is always fed good, and that's why he is very fat, just like The Boss. Cirano is the one who always wants to eat him, but always fails. His first appearance was in #21 "Bombafobia".

Many of the TNT Group members have disappeared from most recent issues, and the group currently consists of Alan, Minuette and Clodoveo, under the name "Investigation agency T.N.T at low cost".