The Badger - First Comics, 1987
Sequence of Issues
BADGER V1N19: SENATOR
January 1987.
New characters:
- Alexio, chauffeur
- Leonardo Blaustein, farmer
- Roxanne, Leonardo's wife
- Senator Kasten, pig
- Pierre Piquet, gangster
Returning characters:
Backup series Tales from the Clonezone starts.
BADGER V1N20: BILLIONAIRES' PICNIC
December 1986. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Chuck Beckum.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- Lester LeBopiel, billionaire
- Wolfgang Bang and the Krauthammers, swing band
- Don Diego Digitalis, billionaire racer and Muay Thai stylist
BADGER V1N21: THE PHANTOM OF BASCOM HILL
March 1987.
Returning characters:
- Riley Thorp
- Police Chief Bates
New characters:
- Doug, disfigured ex-terrorist
- Cynthia, ex-girlfriend of Doug, geology professor
- Ed Beck, fiancee of Cynthia, economics professor
- Odd Todd, tunnel resident
BADGER V1N22: RANGE WAR
April, 1987.
New characters:
- T. V. Loony, owner of T. V. Loony's Appliance Nation, host of Shriek Theater
- Fightin' Tim O'Neil, owner of O'Neil's Appliance City
- Lonnie, muscleboy of Tim
- Doctor Buick Riviera, Mexican pro monster wrestler
BADGER V1N23: BOB
May, 1987.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- BOB, demon
- Reverend Wally Whallop, Christian evangelist
- Polly May Wallop, wife of Wally
BADGER V1N24: CHEAP SHOT
June 1987. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Jim Sanders III.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- Vic Bracklin, commercial karateka
- Grand Master Joe Mason, sensei of Vic
BADGER V1N25: THE DUCK LADY
July 1987.
New characters:
- Minerva Kuipers, retired schoolteacher, widow
- Jerry Grate, bad neighbor
- Chuck, son of Jerry
- Keith, son of Jerry
- Brian, son of Jerry; aka KILLDOZER, pro wrestler
BADGER V1N26: THE ROACH WRANGLER
August 1987. Pencils by Bill Reinhold; inks by Willie Schubert.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- Lorraine, sister of Connie
- Elmo Zins, urban developer
- Brady, Zins' bodyguard
- Roach Wrangler, a creepy guy
BADGER V1N27: STOMP: THE ROACH WRANGLER, Part II
September 1987.
Returning characters:
- Elmo Zins
- Roach Wrangler
- Brady
- Connie
- Lorraine
- Riley
BADGER V1N28: BAD BEER
October 1987.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- A big demon (killed)
- Pierre Cuspus, ghost
- Senator Everett Dirksen, ghost
- A lot of loggers
BADGER V1N29: THE MAGIC WORD
November 1987. Art by Eric Snanower.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- W. C. Fields, ghost
- The King of Colorado, ghost
- Grimjack, cameo from another comic
BADGER V1N30: GRANDMASTER, Part I
December 1987. Art by Bill Reinhold.
Returning characters:
New characters:
- Fu, open-fist kung fu master
- Hop Ling Sung, rival of Fu, sensei of Virgil Mason (v1n24) (offstage)
- Ron Dorgan, student of Hop Ling Sung
- Liberace, ghost
Character development
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