He sentenced 160 people to death, including four . Sam stops her. Sandra returns not long after, infatuated with a New York gangster named Max Sparrow. On February 13th the Parkers are driving off to their honeymoon. 6/68-10/68. Cory has a youthful second wife named Viki who disappears from the narrative after 1991. 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. Sinister housekeeper Nadja pushes her down a flight of stars. 11/52-2/53, 6/53-12/53, 12/54-1/55, 12/55-4/56, 5/57-7/57, 12/57-4/58, 10/60-1/61, 10/61-2/62, 1/65-4/65, 3/67-8/67, 2/68. Another of Abbeys cousins, a financially struggling though talented painter comes to visit Abbey after the death of his father. She often finds herself in trouble, and has poor taste in men. Julian Jules Edgemont. More Dixie Julep stories, less stories about Neddy and her drama with Godiva. Enter Rocky and Godiva. In 1997, hitwoman Theresa Delgado attempts to kill her. Sophie is kidnapped and missing for months. Sam assists him with legal issues related to establishing a business. 2009 Alan Parker retires and Randys sworn in as a judge. More on that shortly. Willson also defies the shady and dangerous owner of the Platinum Pussycat Lounge, where he becomes infatuated with beautiful belly dancer Donna Laval. In 1999, Sam finally proposes to her and the two are married on New Years Eve that same year. 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. Younger sister of Neddy, Sophie initially walks with a crutch due to injury that bankrupted her grandfather, Ezra. In 2016, Derek, Sophie, Honey and two other friends are all involved in a bad accident in which Honey and the other boys were drinking. Randy Parker brings home his new girl friend (a pathological liar, of course) who promptly tries to romance both Randy and Sam. Laura and Jeff Grace. Ann rightfully declares that Preston is incapable of loving any woman when Dave Williams helps her realize his deceptions. For a time, he successfully creates deceptive narratives to drive a wedge between the Parkers and Katherine. Sam and Abbeys chemistry is immediate and the comic strip is never quite the same again. While he is ultimately found guilty, the jury advises that there be no death penality. 6/14/74-9/21/74. (Time moves increasingly slowly within the Judge Parker narrative). This one takes place in the "Judge Parker" universe. Fey con artist who is the brains behind Stan Jaspers Health Club, which pushes his harmless revitalization pills. Ann Parker. 11/66-12/66). 1974 Karl Wakeman schemes. But Delgado resurfaces when she is hired to kill Randy Parker. Randy disappears from the narrative shortly after his fathers marriage to Katherine Cory in 1968. 11/52-9/69, 1/70-2/70, 9/70-3/71, 9/71-2/72, 5/72-8/72, 11/72, 3/73-11/73, 2/74-4/74, 6/74-7/74, 1/76, 2/77-4/77, 3/82-4/82, 1/87-2/87, 3/85-9/85, 6/92, 5/93, 7/93, 11/93-12/93, 5/97-9/97, (referenced 1/99), 12/99-1/00, 8/00-1/01, 4/06, 6/06-7/06, 11/06, 6/08-7/08, 2/09-3/09, 12/12-4/14, 9/16-1/17, 6/17-10/17. Blxckie's incredible rise to fame started during the 2020 COVID . In 1957, Wellington has been placed in high school, despite being much younger than his peers and he is bullied. Abbey has a big heart and is frequently seen helping those in need. In actuality, Baroot thinks the highly wooded Spencer Farms would be the perfect front for his cocaine smuggling business. But when Hugo suggests replacing Jaspers image on his pill bottles with Judge Parkers new secretary, Bonnie Heath, Jasper gets resentful. Dennis the Squirrel Passmore. Back in the States in 1960, Jeep is in the third grade, living with her mother, who has separated from her father. 6/63-12/63. He returns, apparently having forgiven his old friend but actually tries to break up his marriage. meets and falls in love with his handsome, non-criminal son, Tony. Also agree with Marciulianos work so far on the strip. Theresa Delgado returns. Also called Lila Trimble in a later narrative. Jeannie Kelso. Abbeys wealth opens up a whole new territory for Dallis to delve into. April returns in 2009, supposedly having quit the CIA. In 2000 she congratulates Sam and Abbey on their marriage. (He would later add a third, Apartment 3-G.) Dallis was ready to try his hand at another. Ultimately her disguise is discovered by Sam Driver, including her true target, Katherine Parker. 11/92-3/93. Sams old college buddy who excelled at basketball shows up at Spencer Farms and trouble related to an unresolved gambling debt follows. 3/73-8/27/73. A single father of two, Davey and Chuck, addicted to gambling. Attorney for Caesar, Rusty butts head with Sam Driver over a scheme to buy to a winery which, unknown to its owners, siblings Keith and Trudi St. James, rest on top of a vast water table. Craig Lewis. In 1956, Randy is ready to elope with Cindy Brooks, whose mother has set up the romance to seek revenge on Judge Parker. A number of times they mention that she was her cousinso Abbey does not have a second half-sister. Lu Ann of Apartment 3-G was sweet and naive, in some ways like Abbey in Judge Parker. Unseen since 1968, he returned in 1993 with a law degree and not long after became Sam Drivers partner. 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. Katherine Cory, Jeeps aunt, writes Judge Parker with the news and states that Jeep wants to see Parker. 2008 Alan Parker asks Sam to represent his first novel, The Chambers Affair. Abbey, disillusioned with Sams unwillingness to commit, considers selling so she live abroad. Mark promptly accepts a job offer in Hong Kong. During Dallis reign, there were no reoccurring characters other than Allan and Kathering Parker, Gloria Sanchez, and Abbeys maid, Marie. 5/02-8/02, 11/02-5/03. In 1962, Judge Parker declares himself to be in good shape, standing 6 foot, one inch and weighing in at a trim 180 pounds. Preston Palmer. 1963 Sandra Deere returns, entangled with gangster Max Sparrow. A rebellious teen, Mark nonetheless needs help breaking away from a gang known as the Hatchets. The General. Once again declaring her love for Sam, she never repents and escapes at the end of her failed mission, hoping to escape the wrath of the man who hired her. When Jasper dares to defy Hugos will, the plump conman brutally disparages the fitness instructor. Sam Driver and Abbey finally married on New Years Eve 1999, leaving Randy to carry the romantic intrigue of the comic strip, along with Neddy of course. St. James sibs return as does Rachel Cabot. With the first of the fey Judge Parker villains, Dallis telegraphed his unconventional gender expression with his name, Mr. Lavendare. The Durban-born artist is part of Clout Internet Boyz, a hip-hop collective consisting of Durban rappers who release tracks together and are known for their melodic trap sound. A dangerous black widow, Camille Winters has married an old friend of Judge Parkers, Carl Winters. Randy Parkers unscrupulous political opponent for the judgeship. Although earnestly drawn and involving detailed story lines, the Judge never made much of an impact. Later, in 1966, Martha and Ralph are reported to have been killed in a car crash. In January 2023, a judge approved a settlement between the Beach and Murdaugh families, having removed Maggie and Buster from the suit. A character was kidnapped, but why and how were never shown, and the consequences were only hinted at. Breitbart Politics, by Katherine Hamilton Original Article. In 2004, she interferes with Neddys romance with Bob Willard, the son of a former business partner who she likely cheated. Is April Parker lurking around her (ex) husband's house, and if so, why? Abbott operates out of a heavily fortified compound in the jungles of Mexico. The Gardia Brothers use Aprils trip to see him and get married to track his location. SC judge delays Mallory Beach wrongful death trial set for Jan. 9 against Murdaugh, Parker November 22, 2022 5:19 PM In closing argument, prosecutor insists 'absolute power' corrupted Russell . Take him in context with the rest of the strips on the comic page. "In His Own Words: Quotations of Judge Isaac C. Parker ," Fort Washington, PA: Eastern National, 2001. Whose people and history does this iconic symbol represent? Nicholas Dallis, a successful psychiatrist, had launched a medical comic strip, Rex Morgan, just a few years earlier. Jeep is the mischievious buddy of Bumps Doren. 12/2/86-8/7/87. Despite Sams misgivings, Abbey has a good feeling about Beck and hires him anyway. Trudi and Keith must stave off the efforts of J. If you know of an individual who lived in, walked through, or breathed near western Arkansas and the Indian Territory, you should look at the criminal case files for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division.This was the Wild West of murder and mayhem - especially involving liquor, "Hanging" Judge Isaac Parker, and lawmen like Deputy . Sandra Deere tries to snag the Judge. In 2005, Horace encourages Randy to run for Alans judge seat in when his father retires. The guitar playing nephew of Abby Spencers recently departed childhood governess, Johnny at 28 is aimless but seemingly charming, having earned Abbys good feelings for having taken good care of Aunt Martha. It emerges that Kane embezzeled $200,000 from his aunt and kill Abbeys maid, Marie, to keep that quiet. 1954 Jeep shows up at the Judges doorstep. With the help of Drivers investigations, it emerges that Dixie murdered her lover, Dewey Cheatham, coincidentally the intended publisher of Alan Parkers novel. It is a serial strip starring a no-nonsense, upstanding lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense. For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas. When last seen, Raju is managing the diets of collegiate wrestlers. Derek Wilcox. Sam Driver. Bumps is definitely a boys boy and so feels some rivalry with his bookish cousin, Wellington Marks. 1980 Conwoman Jeannie Kelso and her brother hide out at Spencer Farms. 6/53-9/53, 8/54-7/55, 12/55-1/56, 9/56-1/57, 5/57-7/57, 11/57-4/58, 5/59-7/59, 12/59-1/60, 4/60, 7/61- 7/62, 6/63-11/63, 3/65-4/65, 5/66-9/66, 12/66-2/67, 2/68, 5/68-10/68, 10/30/93-4/94, 10/94-1/95, 5/9/95-12/95, 4/96-10/96, 11/97-6/98, 1/99-2/99, 12/99-1/00, 8/00-2/01 4/04-5/04, 1/05, 9/05-5/06, 8/06-10/06, 2/09-3/09, 1/10, 3/10, 8/10-10/10, 8/11-5/12, 11/12-6/14, 9/15-10/15, 1/16, 7/16, 6/17-10/17. 7/29/59-11/30/59. But back to the story. During this time, April falls in love with Randy Parker, fresh off his breakup with Mimi Doubleday. It turns out that Sam is the son of an old friend of Judge Parker. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. In 2005, Riley suggested that Randy run for his fathers spot on the bench as word as gotten out that Alan Parker would be retiring soon. This long-running subplot doesnt pay off until Randy finally takes his retiring fathers spot on the bench in 2009. 2011 Sophie clashes with Honey Ballenger over guitarist Derek Wilcox. In 1960, we learn that Bumps has moved out of town with his mother. The judge went to prison. Kindly grandfather of Neddy and Sophie, who takes care of the girls after the death of their father and then their mother. In 1961, Ann returns from Europe engaged to a man named Pepe who turns out to be a jewel thief. Shelby Shore. Faron dabbles in Arabian horses, an interst he shares with Abbey, but whose purchase he uses for money laundering to cover up his dealings with European heroin cartel. A handsome professional hypnotist with a slender face and dark, fathomless eyes. Clark. Whatever the reason, only two years into the strip, Dallis introduced a neighbor girl who had a pre-teen crush on the Judge. Neddy Barton Spencer. Justin admits hes just been released from a mental hospital after two years. 11/92-8/16, 12/16-6/17. 1961 Wellington and Jeep thwart a gang. 2015 Neddy falls for Hank Tolling while pursuing her fashion manufacturing dream. 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. This expanse of land, the final destination of the Trail of Tears, had once been preserved for tribes forcibly "removed" from eastern North America. Her innocent romantic ambitions are shifted to Randy Parker. The boys stay with Craigs sister, Aunt Beth. Another character started a business and was wiped out by a calamity, fell into depression . Stylishly dressed drug pusher who works for the sinister crime boss, Mr. B. Palmer Court III. She becomes a good friend of Abbey and often speaks up for her interests and the interests of their relationship. In 1973, Betsy Fremont stays with the Parkers. Georgia Kingston. One nitpick, the nameless accomplice of Senna Lewiston is not her sister. One featured the return of a grown-up Jeep Carson. Handsome and good-humored doorman at the country club on Cabot Island. Sophie emerges as a highly intelligent child prodigy, with insights far beyond her years. Beginning in December 1954 she is stalked by a psychopathic young man named Stanley Weckler. In financial trouble, Abbey becomes the St. James business partner. (Referenced 3/11-4/11), 9/11-11/11, 4/12, others, 7/16-8/16, 2/17-3/17. Keith shows a romantic interest in Abbey at that time, openly declaring his affection in 1996. Subsequently, David learns he has inherited a huge sum of money from fathera inveterate gambler who had finally hit it big without Davids knowledge. 2/77-6/77. Subject Message* Founder of the United Planets, a bogus advocacy group for supposed alien abductees. When Randy wins an election to become a judge himself, Driver takes on a new partner in 2007, Steve Shannon. During this visit she also reveals a 28-year long affair with her chauffeur and butler, Groves. 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. 1973 Betsy Fremont, a former love of Sams, schemes her way back into his life. He presides over his first case that April. But Randy was at his best when making clever observations about the romantic foibles of his father and sister. Thereafter, Cory is mostly shown helping Abbeys female guests on horseback or updating Neddy on his sons romantic foibles. Jeep is the precocious daughter of Martha Carson. Sam considers offering him a partnership in 1994 but doesnt when Randy gets a job offer from a prestigious firm in Atlanta. April Bower seemed a far better choice, then again Randy began to increasingly wonder if she might be a spy. Rocky and Godiva partner with Neddy. Mimi is the daughter of E. Tanner Doubleday, the recently deceased founder of Eon, a multi-million dollar Scientology like cult. 12/07-11/08, (referenced 12/10), 2/12-5/12, 9/13-11/13, 9/15-10/15, 2/16-3/16. Anywayfantastic work, and a great resource. Early in 2017 Hank must return to his new job in Alaska without Neddy. The Phantom & Judge Parker Guest Ghost Artists. Muscle beaches on the West Coast were a common cruising spot for male homosexuals and the often straight men who serviced them for a price during the fifties and sixties. Judge Declines to Block Florida's 15-Week Abortion Ban in Case Brought by Clergy Members. Late in 1954, he and his sister become concerned that their father may be racing into romance with Marla Doren. Mark Duncan. 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. Katherine is 35 when she meets Alan and is a career woman of unspecified type and a widow who lost her husband in the service two years previously. Mr. Lavendare. The Judge has been largely supplanted by cocksure attorney Sam Driver and his beautiful girl friend/now wife Abbey Spencer. Katherine is 35 when she meets Alan. Well drawn by Dan Heilman, the comic strip was part of a move towards realistically rendered story strips that featured more drama than adventure. In 1953, she serves as the student nurse to a belligerent millionaire named August Krindler. , 2/17-3/17 kill her despite Sams misgivings, Abbey becomes the St. James partner. Lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense and sister in need run for Alans seat. 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