RITCHIE SIMPSON	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Jamie Delano and John Ridgway

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Amateur magician
Status: Deaceased
Citizenship: British
Gender: Male
First Appearance: Hellblazer #7 (July 1988)
Creators: Jamie Delano and John Ridgway

HISTORY

A British ex-hippie, amateur magician and former friend of John Constantine. Ritchie was among the friends of Constantine who encountered the demon Nergal in Newcastle. He was also a pioneer in the field of quantum magicks and once helped Constantine spy on infernal powers via his computer net. While his mind drifted in cyberspace, Ritchie accidentally came too close to Heaven and his body self-combusted. However, his soul had survived and eventually took residence in the demonic body of Nergal. But Hell's rulers did not take such a blasphemy lightly. Their infernal 'police force', Agony & Ecstasy, drew Ritchie to Hell, where his soul still resides.

CHRONOLOGY

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