ally ▁a ▁supporting ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁L ucky ▁Luke ▁series , ▁R ant an plan ▁later ▁star red ▁in ▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁series . ▁ ▁R ant an plan ▁is ▁a ▁spo of ▁of ▁R in ▁T in ▁T in . ▁In ▁the ▁Turkish ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁he ▁is ▁indeed ▁named ▁R in ▁T in ▁T in . ▁English ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁have ▁renamed ▁him ▁" R in ▁T in ▁Can " ▁and ▁" B ush w ack " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁animated ▁L ucky ▁Luke ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁The ▁character ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁earliest ▁pan els ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁Sur ▁la ▁p iste ▁des ▁Dal ton , ▁published ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Franco - Bel g ian ▁com ics ▁magazine ▁Sp ir ou , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁an ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁The ▁character ▁remained ▁a ▁fi xture ▁over ▁a ▁long ▁series ▁of ▁L ucky ▁Luke ▁publications , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁spin - off ▁publications ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁G osc in ny , ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁R ant an plan ▁series , ▁Morris ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁scen ar ists ▁such ▁as ▁Jean ▁L ét urg ie , ▁Bob ▁de ▁G root ▁and ▁Vitt orio ▁Leon ardo . ▁ ▁Character ▁R ant an