Nick Static is a master detective, solving difficult cases since 1950.

Nick Knatterton actually has a different name: his real name is Nikolaus Kuno Freiherr von Knatter. The castle of his ancestors is located on the eponymous river near Kyritz. His mother, Corinna, is the Countess of Bum zu Bimsburg.

She used to read crime novels all day long, including in the memorable moment when Nick was born. When the midwife said it was a boy, she replied: "My husband was the perpetrator." Nick's father is Kasimir Kuno Freiherr von Knatter, called by his comrades in the officers' mess Corny Kuno. As soon as Nick could read, he devoured his mother’s detective stories.

When the then 16 year old said that he wanted to become a master detective, the family council was called upon and it was decided that such an endeavour may not be carried out under the name of Knatter. Thus the name Knatterton was born.

Knatterton is a champion of human violence. He always targets the opponent’s chin tip in order to incapacitate them without harming their health. Nick Knatterton invented uppercut variations for all situations. His "mule-KO" for attackers from behind is particularly effective due to his good-luck horseshoe under his heel.

The backwards elbow uppercut is his best bet if there is a mirror in the area. His speciality is his standing four-KO, whose uncanny precision cannot be seen by the naked eye. Knatterton’s physical abilities are complemented by his brilliant mind. He managed to solve the most complicated cases around the world thanks to this unique combination.

In India, he tracked down the lost diamond of Maharajah Nawarthmal of Lextropur. In the Wild West, he saved the gold of the Bloody Corner gold vein for the beautiful Prysicilla Cornflake. In Paris, he shed light on the theft of fashion designer Eugene de la Tay’s creations and in Venice he convicted the whole gang responsible for the robbery at the Macco Maffiano Hotel. Knatterton solved these and many other spectacular cases with much charm and wit.

He made his first apperance as a comic strip character in 1950 in the magazine Quick, where his  adventures were published until 1959. His creator was journalist and cartoonist Manfred Schmidt, who claims that he would not draw properly, but only master 4 standard faces that he would then customize. However, he perfected these with bravery.

From 1952 onwards, Knatterton appeared in anthologies. The stories from Quick had been revised again. Though incomplete, a volume featuring Nick Knatterton’s adventures was published in the 70s. The missing cases were later published in the comic forum.

Various other complete editions were published in the following years, and some were later revised. Nick Knatterton also gained popularity on screen through the animated television series which was also released on DVD. Adaptations with real actors were also made, but these were not well received by Manfred Schmidt. By contrast, the audio book versions are still quite similar to the comic series.

Knatterton’s expression "Combine..." became very popular and started being included in everyday language, but is now used only rarely, since younger people are not very familiar with Nick Knatterton.