The Judge has been largely supplanted by cocksure attorney Sam Driver and his beautiful girl friend/now wife Abbey Spencer. Alexis Sanchez. Her innocent romantic ambitions are shifted to Randy Parker. Beginning today (June 13, 2022) Mike's name has dropped from The Phantom and Judge Parker daily comics, while the new artists are not signing the strips. Keno is a rar e villain who escapes justice, skipping bail after his arrest. With Woody Wilsons retirement as only the second writer of Judge Parker in 2016, some dramatic changes were made in the narrative, the repercussions of which are still being felt. Also serves as a helpmate to Alan Parkers literary efforts. In 2017, Katherine Parker moves out of the Parker household, angry at how Alan keeps things from her. Rocky and Godiva exit. Helen Warner. His campaign is ultimately undone by his vicious, alcoholic wife. to Sam Driver, hoping they will become law partners, but the two are only interested in sharing office space. Sam Driver. Maxine Deverow, Deborah Smith and Amy. Neddy Barton Spencer. The epitome of smooth, with a neatly trimmed mustache, Largo is capable of genuine violence and dies in a car accident fleeing authorities. AKA Norton Dumont, AKA Falcon, Aprils bald, round glasses wearing, cigar smoking former gun runner father. Former exotic dancer with severe anger management problems. Another of Abbeys cousins, a financially struggling though talented painter comes to visit Abbey after the death of his father. Cory Duncan. When last seen, Raju is managing the diets of collegiate wrestlers. Lt. James Yelich. Judge Parker should be more realistic. 2011 Sophie clashes with Honey Ballenger over guitarist Derek Wilcox. In narrative terms, he seems to have been a prototype for Sam Driver. With Nicholas Dallis retirement in 1991 (and not long after, his death), his longtime assistant Woody Wilson took over the writing of the strip. The Judges daughter who often is engaged in ill-advised romances. 2012 Avery Blackstone plans to film the movie adaptation of Alans novel. Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth . Nicholas Dallis seems to have made something of a misstep (in my humble opinion, anyway) with the introduction of a trio of cute pre-teens. 6/68-10/68. In Sam Drivers estimation, the greatest quarterback in professional football. Godiva Danube. Bob Willard. 1956 The insanity trial of Stanley Weckler, who held Ann hostage, unfolds. 6/06-11/06. Her first maid, Marie Arnold was killed by Johnny Kane in 1971. Abbey, at least, was capable of a smart retort. Sheila Pace woos Randy and Sam. Randy ultimately graduates from college, and attends law school like his father, though none of this is portrayed contemporaneously. Katherine Cory Parker. Abbey hires former mental patient Justin Beck. In 2005, in the longest extended narrative centering on Sams legal secretary, Gloria is arrested on trumped up illegal firearm possession. Once arrested, Weckler advises his attorney to pursue an insanity defense as Judge Parker called him insane during the hostage crisis. Also agree with Marciulianos work so far on the strip. During Dallis reign, there were no reoccurring characters other than Allan and Kathering Parker, Gloria Sanchez, and Abbeys maid, Marie. He is portrayed as less handsome as the years go by, slender with a somewhat thin face. In 2017, Abbey learns she has a demented half-sister Senna who kidnaps Sophie. Ezra dies of a heart attack while working at the farm. The Phantom & Judge Parker Guest Ghost Artists. One of the most gripping and well written narratives was the court proceedings against the mentally unstable man who had abducted Anne. In this instance, they attempt to con a young mans mother to pay for their silence regarding an assault on Deborah that never happened. Jeannie Kelso and her twin brother Tim seek work at Spencer Farms, but her twin is actually Tim Rushland, and the two are hiding cash from an armored car heist. 2003 Randy represents a man who held him hostage. 8/06-12/06. Former Nevada guardian April Parks waits for her sentencing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, after pleading guilty to exploitation, theft and perjury charges. meets and falls in love with his handsome, non-criminal son, Tony. He has utilized younger men as agents in the past, in 1966, the curiously nicknamed Swish, and in 1967, the often clueless but handsome Frankie Apollo. 4/10-10/10. In 1973, Betsy Fremont stays with the Parkers. Gloria and Alexis childhood is now portrayed as one of privilege, growing up as the daughters of a Panamanian general who attended American schools, learning four languages in the process. This new Marie is freckled and a little plump. Justin Beck. Marla and Alans supposed romance never catches fire and she is quickly relegated to appearances as Bumps mother and not much else. New York: Comet Press Books, 1959. [2] Characters and story [ edit] Alan Parker was a widower and a judge with two children, Randy and Ann. Ann is primarily shown demonstrating repeated poor judgment in her choice of men to romance. The father of organized crime in the state, per Sam Driver, Passmore seeks the legal services of D.B. And talking about dimes, you didnt have two to rub together when I picked you up off the beach. Enraged, Jasper attempts to strangle Hugo until he snaps out of it. While things are looking up as 2017 draws to a close, the sense that Sam, Abbey and their kin live perfect lives has been successfully shattered. The boys stay with Craigs sister, Aunt Beth. 1/07-5/07. An elderly legend of the stage, Shore becomes infatuated with Abbey when she arranges his appearance for a fundraisr and soon has died his hair to appear younger. At some point I may try to make a broader analysis of Nicholas Dallis treatment of women in all three of his strips. One questionIve yet to track down the 1956 Argo reprint of Judge Parkerthe one issue release that you include a photo of on this site. Wealthy and strong-willed resident of Spencer Farms, a beautiful ranch the Spencer family has overseen for generations. Dark-haired beauty who heads a misguided peace movement, Brothers for Peace at bucolic Peace Acres. In 1993 Katherine is happy to welcome her stepson Randy back into town, recently graduated from law school. Laura and Jeff Grace. 3/73-8/27/73. Ive only been reading JP since mid 2015, so I appreciate learning about past storylines. Nicholas Dallis, a successful psychiatrist, had launched a medical comic strip, Rex Morgan, just a few years earlier. Sam and Abbey engage in a long dating relationship, and the two often have dinner with Alan and Katherine Parker. 9/80-3/81, 12/82-6/83. Gambling kingpin who enables socialite Patti Leeds to build up a huge debt in hopes of gaining a foothold in high society. Abbott operates out of a heavily fortified compound in the jungles of Mexico. In 2007, Trudi and her brother return one last time before disappearing from the narrative. Nicholas DallisEarly Sam Driver and Abbey Spencer Era. Rachel lives on Cabot Island, near Puget Sound, and dominates affairs in the upper class community nestled there. In 1999, Sam finally proposes to her and the two are married on New Years Eve that same year. Impressive overview. Preston Palmer. Palm Beach County Judge Bradley Harper, who in 2016 became the first Black judge to earn a spot on the county bench by election instead of appointment, on Thursday became a circuit . In 1955, he is concerned over a friend named Larry Sinclairs increasing obsession with pinball machine related gambling. Hank accompanies Neddy back to Spencer Farms when a troubled Sophie returns. 1953 Randy Parker returns from boarding school. He arranges to have a woman make recurring calls to Katherine accusing the Judge of adultery. Camille Winters. Unseen since 1968, he returned in 1993 with a law degree and not long after became Sam Drivers partner. In 2004, Abbey, Sam and her brother Keith all try to discourage her ill-fated romance with bigamist, Maurice Xavier Faron. 6/14/74-9/21/74. 8/7/87-1/27/88. Shaken, Casandra disbands her peace movement, calling it a mistake. 5/66-9/66. 2001 Glorias wealthy older sister Alexis makes the scene. Palmers father committed suicide and his mother died not long after. During this visit she also reveals a 28-year long affair with her chauffeur and butler, Groves. Youthful and short genius who attempts unsuccessfully to romance Neddy. Attractive college girl friend of Randy Parker who has a decided wild streak. Seth. Engaged to be married to Randy Parker when she first enters the narrative, Randy brings her to his parents for help with her family. Blackstone has an attractive dark-haired daughter named Peaches. While representing crime boss, Dennis the Squirrel Passmore, D.B. Perhaps hes still married to Viki. 1959 Enter fey narcotics smuggler, Mr. Lavendare, followed by boxer Johnny Dove. With 2011, Katherine is once again featured on a fairly regular basis. Randy Parker returns as Sams law partner. For a time, Cedrics beautiful wife Angela stalks Neddy, who she fears will seduce her husband. Abbey shelters Neddy and Sophie Barton. In the end, their lies are exposed and Abbey and Sam promise to help Justin find a job with an engineering firm more appropriate to this talents. He is romantically interested in Ann Parker and is willing to work pro bono on cases he believes in. 5/15-2/17, 10/17. Randy proposes to April Bower in April of 2013 and after an extended cruise, Randy meets Aprils father and the two are married in the jungles of Mexico in April of 2014. It turns out that Sam is the son of an old friend of Judge Parker. Swish. Mimi is the daughter of E. Tanner Doubleday, the recently deceased founder of Eon, a multi-million dollar Scientology like cult. 1 shot and killed while attempting to escape. It soon emerges that Neddy and Sophie are actually wealthy in their own right, having trust funds that were hidden from them by their often manipulative aunt, Rachel Cabot. Katherine is only sporadically seen after 1969, as the adventures of Sam Driver largely take over the narrative. Comments on The Phantom page suggest that Sunday Phantom artist Jeff Weigel is now doing the dailies. judge," defense attorney John Parker . More often than not they turned out to be conmen or dangerous criminals. D. B. Clark. It all turned out to be a scheme of a jealous admirer of said secretary who wanted the Judge to fire her. Luke Largo. Jeannie Kelso. (One quibble: theres no mention of The Dude.). He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which also had jurisdiction over Indian Territory. Wellington Marks. An innocent romance develops between Mark and Neddy. Under the stress of Sophies disappearance, Sam and Abbey grow ever more distant from each other. Georgia also tries to woo Sam from Abbey but ultimately realizes she cant win his heart. Neddy is going to forgo her plans to attend art school in Paris to stay with Bob, but Sam convinces the young man to persuade Neddy to follow her dreams instead. As you mention, he has tried to make the characters more down to earth, which I think is a good idea, but Im not too keen on his execution. 9/60-1/61. In private, though, the rather short Balsom is prone to malicious eye rolls and sinister expressions. 7/55-12/55, 1/57-5/57, 1/61-3/61. Take him in context with the rest of the strips on the comic page. Shes adopted by aunt Katherine Cory, who wins Alans heart. Abbeys oldest friend who lives outside of San Francisco and owns a winery with her brother, Keith. Decorated war hero and attorney who lost both his legs in Afghanistan but is able to walk with prosthetics. Sam considers offering him a partnership in 1994 but doesnt when Randy gets a job offer from a prestigious firm in Atlanta. All agree he is a hunk of a man. Hank and Ned, both being strong-willed, frequently clash but ultimately fall in love. You know, normal small-town stuff. Despite Sams misgivings, Abbey has a good feeling about Beck and hires him anyway. Palmer Court III. While generally demanding, Passmore is taken by D. B. Clarks assertiveness and seeks her legal representation when his men get in trouble. Thereafter, the three are homeless and squat on Abbey Spencers property until they are discovered. In 1965, she is in love with Harry Ames, a man one year older than her father! The trial, which plays out over three months of the narrative, serves as an interesting exploration of the pros and cons of the insanity defense. But Hugo wont forgive or forget and kills Jasper with a blow to the head. Abbey insists he tell his mother. No mention is made of her being a relative of the Parkers cook. Reggie and Celeste Black. A single father of two, Davey and Chuck, addicted to gambling. Dallis introduced two villains in the first decade of Judge Parker stories who I would suggest were intended to suggest the effeminacy often associated with homosexuality in the popular mind. Twin brothers in their forties, the Gardias are Roma gypsies and arms dealers who worked for the Romanian government. He is often seen holding and petting his white Persian cat when he isnt swirling a glass of alcohol of one kind or another. 3/12, 3/13, 7/13, 5/17, others. This one takes place in the "Judge Parker" universe. 2/13/14-6/14, 12/15-1/16, 9/16-1/17, 8/17-8/17. St. James sibs return as does Rachel Cabot. The Phantom writer Tony DePaul confirmed that Bret is the artist today on his blog: 160 people (including 4 women) were sentenced to death by Judge Parker. Lila Benson. Sheila Pace. Rowland Sharon. He doesnt respond well when she says she isnt ready to marry. 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Clark, a cigar-smoking female attorney, shares office space with Sam. In 1960, we learn that Bumps has moved out of town with his mother. Other than his name, there is nothing in his behavior to suggest he is a homosexual. David Williams. I can find a thousand muscle boys like you at a dime a dozen! We really dont have a lot of choice about What color is the White House? Sams secretary Gloria sees what shes up to, but Sam is blind to her maneuvers. Palmer turns out to be a con man and Katherine advises Ann that Dave Williams is a man that truly loves her. 1/70-4/70. Randy got engaged to Mimi Doubleday, but newsflash, she was involved with a cult. When the Judge exposes him and he is arrested by the police, Planchard begins to babble about how he will place the world under my power and laughs manically, revealing that he not just a criminal, but insane as well. 4/09, 7/09). A childhood accident or illness left her with a pronounced limp and she must walk with a cane even though she is only in her forties. Mother of Penelope, aunt to Sandra Deere, and sister to Katherine Cory Parker. Judge Parker is an American soap opera-style comic strip created by Nicholas P. Dallis that first appeared on November 24, 1952. Given that people of every age can read the comic strips, the funnies pages remain one of the most conservative mediums for telling a story. 11/11/66-7/69, 1/70, 10/70, 12/70, 5/71, 9/71-11/71, 2/72, 5/72-8/72, 11/72, 3/73-8/73, 6/74-7/74, 2/77-3/77, 4/82, 3/85-9/85, 1/87-2/87, 6/92, 7/93, 11/93-1/94, 5/97-9/97, (referenced 1/99), 1/00, 8/00-10/00, 1/01, 7/06-8/06, 2/09, 6/11-7/11, 12/12-6/14, 9/17-10/17. One nitpick, the nameless accomplice of Senna Lewiston is not her sister. Founder of the United Planets, a bogus advocacy group for supposed alien abductees. 7/29/59-11/30/59. 2010 Neddy falls in and out of love with shoe designer, Julian Edgemont. Rachel lives in a mansion with her subservient son, Biff, and his hard-drinking but attractive trophy wife, Allison. Rachel Cabot. April tells a tale. She becomes a good friend of Abbey and often speaks up for her interests and the interests of their relationship. Katherine is the sister of Martha Carson, and assumes the care of Jeep with the death of the nine year-old girls parents. In 2000 she congratulates Sam and Abbey on their marriage. The story of his election campaign is told sporadically during the Fall of 2006 and 2007. The two marry on February 11, 1968. IMO. Back in the States in 1960, Jeep is in the third grade, living with her mother, who has separated from her father. There have been assassins, secret double agents. When Randy is having a home built for himself in 1996, a body is discovered buried in the lot and a mystery unfolds. 31 appeals resulted in acquittals or overturned convictions. Slick if short New York gangster who has considerable success charming the ladies, despite an obvious lack of breeding. In 1992, Mark befriends Neddy Barton and her sister Sophie who are squatting on Spencer Farms, where Mark has moved to with his ranch hand father. In 2010, Mark returns to tell Neddy that he is divorced and has treated her badly, but Neddy, planning to return to Paris, suggests theyve learned that long distance romances dont work. Despite these absences, April maintains a strong romantic interest in the elusive Randy Parker and the pair ultimately become engaged in April of 2012. The girls plan their New Years Eve wedding. Courts must judge the reasonableness of an officer's conduct by taking into account the "'tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving . Email* It is a serial strip starring a no-nonsense, upstanding lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense. 1989 Palmer Court III, an old friend of Sams, scams Abbey, who he hopes to marry. Hugo later threatens to kill Bonnie when she figures out that he murdered Jasper. Jeep, though, would serve a most important role in Judge Parkers life. On February 14th, we meet Sam Driver for the first time. Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 - November 17, 1896), also known as "Hanging Judge" Parker, was an American politician and jurist. Neddy returns to Paris, coming home again in 2013 with a pediatrician friend named Thalia Clearing, to whom she has loaned a great deal of money. Peter Bumps Doren. Abbeys 17-year old cousin is brilliant and fearless, making significant money successfully investing in stocks. The Gardia Brothers use Aprils trip to see him and get married to track his location. Cedric always works for very wealthy clients and there appears to be far more to his story than appears on the surface. Highly successful cosmetics business woman who hires Sam to represent her in her divorce from Hank, her alcoholic husband. Do you know from what year the reprints are fromI know in the case of the 1956 Argo Rex Morgan and Mary Worth reprints, the actual stories are from a number of years earlier. But what happened in the Judge Parker comic strip was quicker. On the plump side, balding with a bushy mustache, Riley also is a power player in politics. Trudi once tried to kiss Sam despite her friendship with Abbey. Or at least drawn into the web of older women with ill intent. On February 13th the Parkers are driving off to their honeymoon. Dori is separated from her husband in 1960, a state of affairs engineered by her sinister housekeeper, Nadja. But their wealthy and manipulative aunt, Rachel Cabot returned repeatedly to cause trouble. Brilliant if homely young man from India whom Sophie hired to upgrade her homework. Theresa Delgado. She readily accepts her aunts romance with Judge Parker and is excited that the Judge will now officially be her father. Enter Rocky and Godiva. One suspects readers had written in wondering whatever happened to her. In 1971, she comes home from boarding school from Switzerhad, at the age of 17 in love with a handsome skiing star named Eric Stedman. Ezra is forced to sell their house to pay for Sophies medical bills. International jetsetter who romances Trudi St. James, hoping to make her his third wife to access her fortune. She is attractive and intelligent, capable of putting the often charmingly arrogant Driver in his place. Shannon works hard to support his elderly, wheelchair bound mother. In 2004, she interferes with Neddys romance with Bob Willard, the son of a former business partner who she likely cheated. The trend had started way back in the early forties, when the melodramatic Apple Mary strip morphed into the Mary Worth feature known today. Helen falls for Sam until a crisis prompts her to decide to reconcile with her husband. Abbey, disillusioned with Sams unwillingness to commit, considers selling so she live abroad. 2017 A troubled Sophie returns. Sophie's father Michael and his wife Kourtney sat down with DailyMail.com for an exclusive interview before the judge's decision where they said they are wracked with guilt over the alleged abuse Seriously, get out of here and come back when you've seen Joker and can understand how perfect this reference . One complaint readers had made in the Wilson era was that the characters of the comic strip all seemed to live charmed lives of unrecognized privilege. Jeannie seeks to win Sam Drivers heart, all the while managing the singing career of Country Boy Lukas, and sidestep Tims schemes to get released from prison. Piling up a huge gambling debt, Slade is subject to being pressured to fix a football game by gangster August Poole. Rusty is drawn to Driver and kisses him to seal the business deal drafted in his clients favor. In 2016, Randy announces that April is pregnant and soon afterwards announces she has disappeared during what was to beher final mission. She writes Judge Parker with the news and states that Jeep wants to see Parker. For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas. David is 32 and Abbey at this time is said to be 26. Glorias colorful sister, Alexis, appears in the narrative in 2001 to stir up trouble. Abducting Driver, for whom she has fallen for, she reveals her true identity and affection, before jumping off a bridge to her apparent death. It falls on Sam to tell Abbey in 1992 that while they may be good friends, they are poor business people. Not long after their debut, Dallis even established something of a pre-teen triangle with the appearance of Bumps brainy cousin, Wellington Marks. Wilson wisely saw the need for some new characters for Sam and Abbey to interact with. Handsome and highly intelligent high school musician who Sophie has a bad crush on. Young shoe designer with whom Neddy falls in love in Paris and out of love once they return to the States. As such he becomes entangled in the schemes of the conman, Mr. Hugo. The other major change in storytelling was that Woody Wilson reintroduced Randy Parker to the comic strip. Steve Shannon. Mark Duncan. 1969 Luke Largo tries to seduce Katherine. By 2016, Marie has a steady boy friend with the unlikely name of Roy Rogers. In 2018, she starred in the CW superhero series, Supergirl as Colonel Lauren Haley. Writer Allan Saunders had done something of the same thing with the Steve Roper comic strip, introducing the younger and more dynamic Mike Nomad to share hero duties with Nomad before ultimately taking over. But when Hugo suggests replacing Jaspers image on his pill bottles with Judge Parkers new secretary, Bonnie Heath, Jasper gets resentful. Constance Darling. 6/63-12/63. In financial trouble, Abbey becomes the St. James business partner. Posted By: Imright, 2/28/2023 7:02:54 AM A Miami judge declined to block Florida's 15-week abortion ban, HB 5, on Friday in a lawsuit brought by clergy members of several different faiths. Last week it was revealed that Bret Blevins is the guest artist spelling Mike Manley on The Phantom comic strip while Mike fights his own battle with an undisclosed illness. Laura, for her part, is skilled at hiding her drinking even as she promises to do better. During this time he becomes a consultant to Alan Parker, giving him espionage details for his next novel. Old fraternity buddy of Alans, now a special operative complete with black eyepatch who works for the Attorney Generals office. Bobs father was an alcoholic who committed suicide after Rachel cut him out of their highly successful real estate business. 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