Once arrested, Weckler advises his attorney to pursue an insanity defense as Judge Parker called him insane during the hostage crisis. 12/65, 9/67-2/68. Judge Parker is still featured in many a newspaper comic strip section, but readers might be forgiven for wondering why it still has that name. 2/14/91-7/30/91, 12/92-3/93, scattered appearances thereafter, 12/05, 3/13, 10/14-11/14, 1/15, 5/15, 8/15, 3/16. Abbey, at least, was capable of a smart retort. Abbeys wealth opens up a whole new territory for Dallis to delve into. Pretending to want to provide a home for disadvantaged kids to love and pursue an education, Baroot seeks to buy Spencer Farms from Abbey. Justin admits hes just been released from a mental hospital after two years. 6/14/74-9/21/74. These two stories were the only Judge Parker stories to tread on this territory and I dont want to suggest these themes were central to Dallis writing. 1991 Horse trainer Cory Duncan and troubled son Mark start work at Spencer Farms. Bob Willard. She encourages Sam to establish an office at Spencer Farms, arguing he now has few clients other than Alan Parker. More often than not they turned out to be conmen or dangerous criminals. The two are finally married in Mexico in April 2014. And talking about dimes, you didnt have two to rub together when I picked you up off the beach.. Handsome young man who seeks an engineering position at Spencer Farms without a single reference. 5/02-8/02, 11/02-5/03. Head of Eon, who is willing to resort to kidnapping his own sister, Mimi, to keep her from leaving or threatening the cult-like self-improvement empire. It was the fifties, after all, and someone may have suggested the Judges family was skewing a little old when most families in the post-War baby boom had younger kids. 8/28/73-2/15/74. Abbott operates out of a heavily fortified compound in the jungles of Mexico. Her innocent romantic ambitions are shifted to Randy Parker. In 2017, Katherine Parker moves out of the Parker household, angry at how Alan keeps things from her. Randy Parkers unscrupulous political opponent for the judgeship. Galonksa, Julie, and Eric Leonard. 1996 Keith St. James romances Abbey, Trudi disapproves. Craig Lewis. Jeannie ultimately elude capture in 1981 by leaving Tim in the dust as she escapes in their getaway car. Palmer wants to start a tennis school located on Spencer Farms and brings in an accomplice, Kiki Muldoon, to bring the plan into fruition. 11/93-3/94. Abbey shelters Neddy and Sophie Barton. In 1956, Randy is ready to elope with Cindy Brooks, whose mother has set up the romance to seek revenge on Judge Parker. Despite being pre-adolescent, the two banter like potential girl friend and boy friend. Penelope Jeep Carson. 8/00), 9/05-10/05, 2/06, 5/06-6/06, (ref. A ten year old boy genius, the son of Jim and Ruth Marks, the nephew of Marla Doren (his mothers sister), and the cousin of Bumps Doren. April admits to Randy that she is a spy in July 2013. Rocky and Godiva exit. When Camille tries to throw Rus under the bus, Rus tells the police to investigate the death of Camilles last husband. He presides over his first case that April. On February 14th, we meet Sam Driver for the first time. It falls on Sam to tell Abbey in 1992 that while they may be good friends, they are poor business people. Wellington appears one more time in 1961, reunited with Jeep. This prompts a custody battle between her maternal aunt, Katherine Cory, whom she loves and trusts, and her paternal uncle, Tom Carson, whom she has never liked. Her hothead father, a disgraced cop named Sean Ballenger (3/17-5/17) inadvertently lures Sam Driver into a death trap set by Senna. 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. Max Sparrow. As a young man, Randy is portrayed as a light-hearted youth. Whatever the reason, only two years into the strip, Dallis introduced a neighbor girl who had a pre-teen crush on the Judge. Their background is now described as one of privilege, growing up as the daughters of a Panamanian general and attending American schools, learning four languages in the process. 12/65-5/66. Alan Parker is now portrayed as something of a curmudgeon, nurtured by his optimistic and incredibly patient wife Katherine. Young man who stalks Ann Parker for weeks with the initial plan to have her fall in love with and marry him, all in order to have revenge on Judge Parker who sentenced him to several years in prison. One featured the return of a grown-up Jeep Carson. I thought it would help some of my people to know that they can escape the ghetto, if they dont lose hope, and are willing to work hard.. Wealthy farmer and owner of Riley Amalgamated, Horace T. Riley first came into Randy Parkers orbit when he seeks his help against his nephew, who is trying to prove him incompetent and have him committed. Randy Parker infiltrates the organization in his efforts to prove that Horace Riley is not mentally incompetent. Judge Parker. Honey Ballenger. (Referenced 3/11-4/11), 9/11-11/11, 4/12, others, 7/16-8/16, 2/17-3/17. Rachels hopes of rekindling their romance are dashed when he gets back together with Alpha. Years before the ongoing narrative begins, Alan Parkers wife Mary died, leaving the judge a widower with two children, Ann in nursing school and Randy, in high school. 7/2/97-11/97. She often finds herself in trouble, and has poor taste in men. Seth. With 2011, Katherine is once again featured on a fairly regular basis. Throughout this period, Sam and Randy rotated as the primary focus of the comic strip. 9/80-3/81, 12/82-6/83. The Judge has been largely supplanted by cocksure attorney Sam Driver and his beautiful girl friend/now wife Abbey Spencer. That is the classic comic strip created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town Judge Alan Parker and his family.. As such he becomes entangled in the schemes of the conman, Mr. Hugo. David Williams. Marks father who first enlists Sams service to help his son whos been arrested Cory used to be a horse trainer but gave it up when his first wife and Marks mother died in a car accident. 11/66-12/66). Horace comes out of the encounter unscathed, unless you count him getting to married to one of the cult devotees, Alpha. During Dallis reign, there were no reoccurring characters other than Allan and Kathering Parker, Gloria Sanchez, and Abbeys maid, Marie. Mr. Lavendare. Dori is separated from her husband in 1960, a state of affairs engineered by her sinister housekeeper, Nadja. This one takes place in the "Judge Parker" universe. The Parkers cook and housemother, Mrs. Benson is particularly charmed by teen-aged schmoozer Randy. Wellington Marks. 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. Not long after their debut, Dallis even established something of a pre-teen triangle with the appearance of Bumps brainy cousin, Wellington Marks. He sentenced 160 people to death, including four . She becomes a good friend of Abbey and often speaks up for her interests and the interests of their relationship. April leaves Sam and Randys practice to become a linguist with the CIA. 3/10), 8/10-10/10, 10/11-4/12, 3/13-6/14, (Aprils disappearance referenced 6/16-7/16), 12/16, 7/17-10/17+. The Gardias reach a bargain with the Bowers for half the diamonds and the release of Flacos wife. No, not that one. Unfortunately, Harold LeDouxs artworkvery nicely rendered when he took over drawing the strip in 1965gradually went down hill, though remaining serviceable until his retirement in 2006. When Camille shows interest in Sam, he becomes suspicious and learns that Rus has been giving Carl Winters deadly medication. In January 2023, a judge approved a settlement between the Beach and Murdaugh families, having removed Maggie and Buster from the suit. The General. But Hugo wont forgive or forget and kills Jasper with a blow to the head. Judge Isaac Parker, often called the "Hanging Judge," from Fort Smith, Arkansas, ruled over the lawless land of Indian Territory in the late 1800s. Cal Reynolds. Betsy Fremont. Jeep is the precocious daughter of Martha Carson. He does return from his third year of college that summer with girl friend Sheila Pace along. 1/07-5/07. Keno is a rar e villain who escapes justice, skipping bail after his arrest. 2/10/91-7/30/91, 12/92-5/93, 8/93-10/93, 4/94-3/95, 5/97-6/97, 8/99, 1/00-8/00, 4/03-5/03, (referenced 9/03, 12/05-1/06), 6/10-9/10, (referenced 3/13), 10/14-1/15, 6/15-7/15. Sam stops her. The women who populated soap opera comic strips written by men represent fertile territory for a study of mens attitudes toward women in the first decades of womens liberation. We are deeply saddened by what has happened in Turkey and Syria, where devastating earthquakes have killed thousands of people, and left many thousands in Comments on The Phantom page suggest that Sunday Phantom artist Jeff Weigel is now doing the dailies. Stories often rotated between having the Judge, Anne or Randy being the focus of any new story. Alan B. Parker. All that changes when a sinkhole literally sinks her clothing factory, and Sophie is kidnapped. When his daughter April goes missing, Norton calls on old contacts and learns the CIA suspects April of treason. 7/29/59-11/30/59. When she returns to town to settle her fathers estate, it is soon clear that she is determined to marry Sam and actively finds ways of undermining his relationship with Abby Spencer. In 1875, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) was populated by cattle and horse thieves, whiskey peddlers, and bandits who sought refuge in the untamed territory free of a "White Man's Court.". Randy Parker returns as Sams law partner. In 1973, Betsy Fremont stays with the Parkers. Senna Lewiston. Twin brothers in their forties, the Gardias are Roma gypsies and arms dealers who worked for the Romanian government. 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. 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. Honorable Isaac C. Parker, Judge of the United States Court for the Western District of Arkansas, died at his home in this city at 2.45 o'clock Tuesday morning, November 17, 1896. Evasive about his past, which also includes a failed marriage, the other Spencer Farms employees begin to harass him, making up stories about him, and expressing fears about working with him. It is a serial strip starring a no-nonsense, upstanding lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense. Palmers father committed suicide and his mother died not long after. Something of a schmoozer and charmer even as a teen, Randy is prone to wax philosophical about women to the amusement of his father.In 1953, he becomes entangled with a young club dancer named Kathy Valentine after returning from boarding school. But to judge Judge Parker in isolation is to miss the larger picture, the 10,000 foot view that puts the Judge in context with the rest of the comic world. Willson also defies the shady and dangerous owner of the Platinum Pussycat Lounge, where he becomes infatuated with beautiful belly dancer Donna Laval. Marla Doren. But a child of his times, Dallis never shed a sympathetic light on homosexuality. In 2016, Randy announces that April is pregnant and soon afterwards announces she has disappeared during what was to beher final mission. 2008 Alan Parker asks Sam to represent his first novel, The Chambers Affair. Blackstone has an attractive dark-haired daughter named Peaches. Abbey is understandably annoyed at the many times Sam neglects her, often due to his involvement with a beautiful female client. Laura and Jeff Grace. 2/11-8/11, 6/13. Three years later, Dallis crafts a more daring character named Mr. Hugo. Luckily Judge Parker has checked out his record, learning he has two priors for assault and battery. Gambling kingpin who enables socialite Patti Leeds to build up a huge debt in hopes of gaining a foothold in high society. Rocky and Godiva partner with Neddy. A highly intelligent 15-year old, Abbey Spencer takes her in when she has nowhere else to go and considers adopting her. 11/66-2/67. For example, after disarming a bank robber, she decides to represent him. When he first arrives in town for a visit, he is doing an informal study of comic books and their possible corrosive influence on youth and soon is on a television quiz show along with Bumps. 1993 Abbey clashes with Rachel Cabot. 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. Abbey raises Arabian horses there. 6/63-12/63. Another of Abbeys cousins, a financially struggling though talented painter comes to visit Abbey after the death of his father. Reggie and Celeste Black. He even shows her the orchids that he raises. 43 commuted to life or lesser prison sentences by the President. A character was kidnapped, but why and how were never shown, and the consequences were only hinted at. [2] Characters and story [ edit] Alan Parker was a widower and a judge with two children, Randy and Ann. It is also the story of loyal stay at home heroines, two possibly gay villains, and a feisty Latina named Gloria Sanchez. This new Marie is freckled and a little plump. Went to law school with Sam and the two were apparently involved. 1979 Orphaned Patty Modesto falls in love with painter Ben Castle. In its early years, the comic strip could just as easily have been called Judge Parkers Family. Jeep admires his intellect and appears to have a crush on him, though later is revealed that for his part, Wellington has a crush on Ann Parker, 14 years his senior. Sophie seeks out guitar lessons from Derek and promises him a very expensive electric guitar when they are finished. [1] The strip's look and content were influenced by the work of Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst on Mary Worth. 6/64-10/64. In 1965, she is in love with Harry Ames, a man one year older than her father! Abbeys oldest friend who lives outside of San Francisco and owns a winery with her brother, Keith. Hugo is overweight and wears a floral vest over his shirt which often sports a fresh white carnation. (Time moves increasingly slowly within the Judge Parker narrative). She toys with a department store executive but sets her sights on marrying Judge Parker who sees through her various schemes. 1963 Sandra Deere returns, entangled with gangster Max Sparrow. 3:18-cv -00003, 2019 WL 5064086, at *5 (M.D. 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. But little was made of Randys new judicial duties. Jeannie ends up confessing to Abbey that Sam loves Abbey, not her, before leaving town once again. Sam Driver. 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. She returns home two years later with an aspiring designer in tow. 10/15/16-11/16, 1/17-4/17, (referenced 5/17-6/17). Since Mary Red ORiley as Sam knew her and Rusty as she is known now has become unscrupulous. 4/09, 7/09). Abbey has an evil sister, Senna. 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