The Badger - First Comics, 1985

Sequence of Issues

THE BADGER V1N5: (no title)

With this issue, Evanston's First Comics picked up Badger in 1985. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Jeff Dee.

New characters:

• Howard Koenig, CEO of Kepco
• Bart McGee, martial artist and assassin from Melbourne, Australia

Character development:

• Ham by now has taken the 20th century name of Hamilton J. Thorndyke.

THE BADGER V1N6: SURFIN' USA

Character renamings:

• Ham renames himself J. Hamilton Thorndyke
• Badger calls Ham "Larry Thorndyke"

New character:

• Rita Bell, administrator of Box Elder nursing home

Returning character:

• Norbert's mother reappears.

Norbert lapses into the personality of a young child.

THE BADGER V1N7: BREAKDOWN ON THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

Character development:

• Riley/Daisy relationship escalating.
• Norbert names the child personality: Emily, a nine year old girl.
• Norbert's mother names her first husband as "Larry".
• Daisy names herself as Norbert's therapist.

Personalities named (by Emily):

• Emily (nine year old girl)
• Badger (vigilante)
• Norbert (legal identity - but named nevertheless)
• Gastineau
• Leroy
• Alice
• Max
• Pierre (psychopath)

New characters:

• John Wonktendonk, animal dealer
• Lord Weterlakus, demon prince (unseen)
• Steve Rice, public defender
• Weterlakus' unnamed demon servant
• Emily, personality of Norbert
• Pierre, personality of Norbert

THE BADGER V1N8: IN A COMA, IN NAKOMA

Appearing again in Nakoma State Hospital:

• Hank Daggett (see V1N1) fired from hospital
• Hubert Pismo (see V1N1) escapes from hospital, then is killed by Weterlackus' demon
• Drs. Bor and Burton (see V1N1)

New character:

• Dr. St. Angelo, psychiatrist with Army Special Forces

Departing character:

• Weterlackus' demon, shredded by Badger

Character development:

• Demon addesses Ham as "Hammaglystwyth".

Last modified: 13 August 1998

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