The Badger - First Comics, 1990

Sequence of Issues

BADGER V1N55: THUNDER LIZARD

January 1990. Mike Baron, story; Spyder, pencils; Denis Rodier, inks.

Returning characters:

• Norbert's mother

New characters:

• Fuzzbuster, owl
• Morris Meyer, media mogul
• Utopia Lau, physician
• Grogan Bay, henchman of Morris
• Bill Cougartooth, local shaman
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (cameo)

A Canadian sea monster finds Badger's mom's watch.

BADGER V1N56: JUMPROPE TO THE STARS

February 1990. Mike Baron, story; Spyder, pencils; Denis Rodier, inks.

Returning characters:

• Blanche, Norbert's mother
• Kid Kang (cameo)
• Warren Oates

New characters:

• Krabby Krabong, extra-dimensional sorceror from Gazastan
• Dominance, warrior from Gazastan, personal assassin of the Tyrant of Gazastan
• John Wayne, ghost

Character development

• Norbert's mother is named Blanche

Pursued by Dominance, Krabby and Badger jump to Gazastan.

BADGER V1N57: EXIT FEE TWO DOLLARS

March 1990. Mike Baron, story; Spyder, pencils; Gary Kwapisz, inks.

Returning characters:

• Krabby Krabong
• Dominance (killed)
• John Wayne
• Warren Oates
• Kid Kang
• Lord Weterlackus, aka "Slotman"

New characters:

• Lee Liberace, ghost

Character development

• Looks like old Weterlackus holds a grudge

Krabby and Badger escape Weterlackus and return to Earth.

BADGER V1N58: EMU THE GODS WOULD DESTROY!

April 1990. Mike Baron, story; Gary Chaloner, pencils; John Robinson, inks.

Returning characters:

• Lamont
• The Wombat
• Spuds Grogan
• Jack Moran
• Kid Kang (cameo)
• Gastineau

New characters:

• Hermione, racing emu

Spuds and Jack attempt to interrupt a race between Lamont and Hermione.

BADGER V1N59: STYLE

May 1990. Mike Baron, story; Jacob and Arnold Pander, art.

New characters:

• Streetwise, street kid
• Hissy Myawky, fashion designer
• Bagwhan Sammy, guru

Badger takes a temporary job in couture.

BADGER V1N60: SCISSORS, PAPER, STONE

June 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

New characters:

• Curly, Bill, and Bo Chisum, practitioners of stone, scissors, paper kung fu
• King Kamehameha, stud bull

Returning characters:

• Fuzzbuster

The Chisums steal the King for sacrifice to a demon.

BADGER V1N61: A BUNCH OF STOOGES

July 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

Returning characters:

• Fuzzbuster
• King Kamehameha (sacrificed)
• The Chisum brothers

New characters:

• Ratfinque, demon god of muscle cars, low riders, and hot rods
• Motorhead, demon god of monster trucks, choped hogs, and funny cars

Motorhead battles Ratfinque.

BADGER V1N62: FUNERAL HOME

August 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

Returning characters:

• Norbert's mother (dies)
• Riley

New characters:

• Lemar Schneider, Sr., funeral director of Valley Funeral Home
• Lemar Schneider, Jr.
• Shanks, Tibetan fighting priest
• Gwen Grundy, owner of Grundy Funeral Home
• Leo Fadiman, WWII veteran

Character development

• Norbert's mother dies

Norbert's mother's ashes are lost by a crooked funeral home.

BADGER V1N63: THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT

September 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

Returning characters:

• Yak
• Lemar Schneider, Sr. and Jr.
• Riley
• Shanks
• Max Swell
• Fadiman
• Norbert Sykes (personality)

New characters:

• Rinaldo Shanks Sr., father of Shanks

Character development

• Yak now travels as Alfred Yak, author and guru

Riley and Badger break up the heroin-smuggling operation operating within Valley Funeral Home.

BADGER V1N64: QUINT

October 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

New characters:

• Lester, small-time carny
• Siegfried, strongman and stunt-bike driver
• Quint, five-legged pony
• Wendell Moody, bantamweight boxer

Mavis rescues Quint from abusive carnival.

BADGER V1N65: KRUISIN' WITH THE KING

November 1990. Mike Baron, story; Spyder, art.

Returning characters:

• Warren Oates
• Lee Liberace

New characters:

• Elvis Presley (impersonated by Wilson Witherspoon)
• Bruce Lee (impersonated by Rex Lu)
• The Colonel (impersonated by Dieter Stuck)
• John Belushi (impersonated by Joe Demusz)
• The Badger (impersonated by Lanier Lutefisk)

Another international smuggling ring bites the dust.

BADGER V1N66: THE WOTAN SEED

December 1990. Mike Baron, story; Steve Butler, pencils; Randy Clark, inks.

New characters:

• Joe Nappleseed (Joe Chapman), rogue arborist and eco-anarchist
• Sonny, shorin-ryu thug for Matsumoto

The capitalist druid and the eco-anarchist take a short position on Matsumoto.

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