The Badger - First Comics, 1986

Sequence of Issues

THE BADGER V1N9: HOT AUGUST NIGHT

January 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Sam de la Rosa and John Nyberg.

New characters:

• Joe Crisp
• Cobra Crisp, securities analyst, ex-Chicago policeman
• Johnny, the bartender in Joey's in Schenk's Corner
• Warren Oates, ghost
• Connie Ammerperson, taxi driver ("Women's Transit Authority")
• Everett Dirksen, ghost

Returning characters:

• Pam

THE BADGER V1N10: EFFIGY MOUND

March 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Sam de la Rosa and Mike Gustovich.

Returning characters:

• John Wonktendonk

New characters:

• Fightin' Bob LaFollette, German Shepherd
• Meldrum Funmaker, member of Winnebago Nation
• Pete Carter, aka The Hodag, ex-Green Beret, ex-PKA

Dreadful Zoomtown backup story starts.

THE BADGER V1N11: SHELL SHOCK

May 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Keith Wilson.

Returning characters:

• The Hodag
• Yeti
• Yak
• Pamela Sue Tilson
• Lord Weterlackus

New characters:

• Max Swell (personality of Norbert)

THE BADGER V1N12: RED SNOW

June 1986.

Returning characters:

• The Hodag
• Lord Weterlackus
• Pierre

New characters:

• Lucille, badger

THE BADGER V1N13: MUSICAL DIMENSIONS

July 1986.

Returning characters:

• Lord Weterlackus
• Pierre

New characters:

• Judah Maccabee (NEXUS crossover)
• Clonezone the Hilariator (NEXUS crossover)

THE BADGER V1N14: SNAKE BILE COGNAC

August 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Rick Bryant and John Nyberg.

New characters:

• Herbert Ng, chef

Returning characters:

• Warren Oates, ghost

THE BADGER V1N15: ENTER THE WOMBAT

September 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Rick Bryant.

New characters:

• Jack Moran, courier for IBOB
• Lionel Brain, brujo for IBOB
• Slim Kim (the mean Korean)
• The Wombat

Returning characters:

• Yak

THE BADGER V1N16: SEARCH FOR THE SNOWMAN

October 1986.

Returning characters:

• Yak
• Yeti
• Jack Moran
• Kim
• Pierre (cameo)

BADGER V1N17: BUFFALO

November 1986. Art by Jeffrey Butler.

New characters:

• Lamont, American bison

Returning characters:

• Carl Avery
• Herkimer Kropenski
• Pamela Sue Tilson (cameo)

With this issue, the comic's title changes from THE BADGER to simply BADGER.

BADGER V1N18: BEAVER DROP

December 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Rick Bryant.

New characters:

• Spud Grogan, rich boy
• Byron Cleaver, thug
• Hildegaard, beaver

Returning characters:

• Cobra Crisp
• Meldrum Funmaker

Last modified: 13 August 1998

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