Hello Bédé #173 was published by Le Lombard on January 1, 1993, as part of a series that began in 1989. Andre-Paul Duchateau and Bedu write, and art comes from Francis Carin, Lilliane Labruyère and Luce Leclercq. It features Cubitus, Ric Hochet, Colonel Clifton, Sémaphore and Sénéchal.