Hojo

Hojo
First appearance:	"The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar"
Created by:	Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks

Hojo is a character from Mandrake comic strip that first appeared in "The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar".

Fictional Character Biography

Hojo first appeared as the massive master chef and major domo of Xanadu. He is a expert in the art of judo and often trained with Mandrake.

Later on he is revealed to have the 10th degree (black belt) in judo and a karate expert. He is fluent in 12 languages and can read 8 more, he also studies philosophy and history.

He is also the secret Chief of the international crimefighting organization Inter-Intel. As such, he has used Mandrake's help with many cases.

Hojo's assistant at Inter-Intel is Jed.

Family

There have been no stories where we have learn about any family of Hojo.

Notable appearances

Hojo has appeared in a majority of the stories featuring Mandrake after his first appeared. Some of the stories where Hojo has featured most prominently are:

Daily

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"The Mysterious Chief"	Falk	Fredericks	Chief of Inter Intel
"Hojo and 8"	Falk	Fredericks

Sundays

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"The Mystery of Hojo"	Falk	Fredericks