A handsome professional hypnotist with a slender face and dark, fathomless eyes. 2009 Alan Parker retires and Randys sworn in as a judge. 2 died in jail while awaiting . The younger brother of George Wagner IV had spent four days being quizzed on what happened the night of April 21, 2016, when eight people were killed. He arranges to have a woman make recurring calls to Katherine accusing the Judge of adultery. 1990 Stockbroker Blaine Billings is suspected of murdering his wife, but did he do it? Abby Spencer has to spend part of her day wondering why Mayor Sanderson doesn't always work with the brothers, which isn't . All agree he is a hunk of a man. Hank and Ned, both being strong-willed, frequently clash but ultimately fall in love. Trudi and Keith St. James were old friends of Abbeys from California who became her business partners. 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. First Blxckie's incredible rise to fame started during the 2020 COVID . Katherine and Alan bond over an ensuing custody battle over Jeep with the girls paternal uncle, Tom Carson. His court was unique in the fact that he had jurisdiction over all of Indian Territory, covering over 74,000 square miles. Parker arrived at Fort Smith on May 4, 1875, the youngest federal judge in the west and a man whose jurisdiction included the lawless Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Luckily Judge Parker has checked out his record, learning he has two priors for assault and battery. She enthusiastically joins Neddy in her new fashion business in 2014 and pressures Rocky into largely financing it. 2/13/14-6/14, 12/15-1/16, 9/16-1/17, 8/17-8/17. Unique three woman con artist team, Maxine and Deborah are beautiful young women, while Amy is an older con woman who poses as Deborahs mother. 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. In late 2011 he suspects April Bower of being involved in a murder and finds a large numbr of guns in her home. 1/07-5/07. In 1960, we learn that Bumps has moved out of town with his mother. Hugo later threatens to kill Bonnie when she figures out that he murdered Jasper. He is romantically interested in Ann Parker and is willing to work pro bono on cases he believes in. Sams attractive, long-time Latina secretary who is a key employee of the branch office of the Legal Aid Society in a poorer, ethnic section of town. Rachel often attempts to control her nieces and wrest them away from Abbey. Police lieutenant who is often called in to arrest individuals Sam Driver has been investigating or to head a violent police intervention when necessary. 8/00), 9/05-10/05, 2/06, 5/06-6/06, (ref. Katherine Cory Parker. Former army Major General of Special Operations, Gordon Blair is the mastermind behind a human trafficking operation. 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. Toms alcoholism is ultimately his undoing of his custody scheme, showing up drunk at Jeeps hospital and getting into a serious car crash while drunk. Steve Shannon. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff Sam calls Gloria Sanchez and Gloria feels free to make snarky comments to her boss about the many attractive women who seem to cross his path. 2001 Glorias wealthy older sister Alexis makes the scene. is_redirect && ! 1992 Abbey invests in Trudi St. James. gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 1, 'https://www.markcarlson-ghost.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_1').on('load',function(){var contents = jQuery(this).contents().find('*').html();var is_postback = contents.indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >= 0;if(!is_postback){return;}var form_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_wrapper_1');var is_confirmation = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_confirmation_wrapper_1').length > 0;var is_redirect = contents.indexOf('gformRedirect(){') >= 0;var is_form = form_content.length > 0 && ! 7/04-12/04, 11/05-4/06. With Nicholas Dallis retirement in 1991 (and not long after, his death), his longtime assistant Woody Wilson took over the writing of the strip. Jeep is absent from the narrative from 1957 to 1960 due to her father working in South America. Martha reappears in the narrative in 1962 with the arrival of her scheming niece, Sandra Deere. 2006 Horace backs Randys campaign for his fathers soon to be open judgeship. A behind the scenes figure in his first appearance in the narrative, Mr. B is revealed to be Henry Balsom, an owner of a department store and a outstanding citizen who moved into town ten years ago. In order to insure its continuing success he has Alan Parker kidnapped before he is able to otherwise new measures against Ashton Global Corporation (AGC0, the shell company behind his operation. (Referenced 3/11-4/11), 9/11-11/11, 4/12, others, 7/16-8/16, 2/17-3/17. In 1962, Judge Parker declares himself to be in good shape, standing 6 foot, one inch and weighing in at a trim 180 pounds. With 2009, readers might have assumed with a more youthful and dynamic Judge Parker now on the job, the focus might have turned even more to Randy. Helmuth himself is under the negative influence of his paramour and administrative aid, Dellas, who is actually siphoning millions off the company without Helmuths knowledge. April leaves Sam and Randys practice to become a linguist with the CIA. She readily accepts her aunts romance with Judge Parker and is excited that the Judge will now officially be her father. Nicholas DallisEarly Sam Driver and Abbey Spencer Era. In 1959, that was about as explicit as you could get on the newspaper comics page. Betsy Fremont. A good-looking man in his forties, the closest Cory gets to romance is a brief 2016 flirtation with Godiva Danube. 4/24/86-12/1/86. It falls on Sam to tell Abbey in 1992 that while they may be good friends, they are poor business people. Mr. Lavendare. It turns out that Horace is an old flame of Rachel Cabot. 1969 Luke Largo tries to seduce Katherine. 1/27/88-7/27/88. 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. One of his inventions has garnered the interest of a pair of crooks. Contact 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. Trudi and Keith must stave off the efforts of J. On February 13th the Parkers are driving off to their honeymoon. This is the story of how Judge Parker got his start in the comics and managed to lose his rather prestigious slot along the way. Glorias glamorous older sister who is drawn to wealthy men, most recently a suave Argentine businessman named Sergio Francesco who has gotten in trouble with dangerous men. But two years later finds Horace seeking a divorce because the far younger Alpha wants children. On the plump side, balding with a bushy mustache, Riley also is a power player in politics. Max Sparrow. More Dixie Julep stories, less stories about Neddy and her drama with Godiva. [1] The strip's look and content were influenced by the work of Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst on Mary Worth. Honey Ballenger. 1980 Conwoman Jeannie Kelso and her brother hide out at Spencer Farms. A twisted plot is gradually uncovered, but not before Georgia is falsely suspected of murdering her own ex-husband and being insane. Godiva is feisty and capable of emotional blackmail, but always forgives Rockys apparent philandering. The Judge has been largely supplanted by cocksure attorney Sam Driver and his beautiful girl friend/now wife Abbey Spencer. It will be interesting to see what other changes he makes to the strip, both in terms of tone, stories and characters. Bobs father was an alcoholic who committed suicide after Rachel cut him out of their highly successful real estate business. Adding to Helens distress is Kim, her 16-year old daughters marijuana use. Jeep is the precocious daughter of Martha Carson. Abbey shelters Neddy and Sophie Barton. She involves Sam Driver in a case at a time when she is using the estate as a residence for homeless artists. Laura, for her part, is skilled at hiding her drinking even as she promises to do better. AKA Norton Dumont, AKA Falcon, Aprils bald, round glasses wearing, cigar smoking former gun runner father. 12/07-11/08, (referenced 12/10), 2/12-5/12, 9/13-11/13, 9/15-10/15, 2/16-3/16. 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. 1966 Jeeps parents die. To be fair, to do so would surely have led to a massive cancellation of newspapers subscribing to the strip. Also called Lila Trimble in a later narrative. Shelby Shore. With 2011, Katherine is once again featured on a fairly regular basis. She is only nine when adopted by Abbey after Ezras death. In 2008, Gloria gradually falls in love with Drivers new law partner, Steve Shannon, whom she has plans to marry in 2016. judge," defense attorney John Parker . Slick if short New York gangster who has considerable success charming the ladies, despite an obvious lack of breeding. By the 1980s, Judge Parker is rarely even mentioned in the narrative. In 2000 she congratulates Sam and Abbey on their marriage. 1953 Randy Parker returns from boarding school. Trudi St. James. 11/92-5/07, 4/10-10/10, 3/13-pr.. Sophie Barton Spencer. Randys secret agent wife April disappears for even longer, pregnant no less. Parker, No. 2/77-6/77. Helmuth Doubleday. The whipsmart attorney daughter of Judge Parkers law school roommate. 1983 An only partially reformed Jeannie Kelso returns and arouses Glorias suspicions. After months of not knowing her fate, in 2017 Randy finally gets to meet and raise his daughter, even as April is falsely imprisoned for crimes she did not commit. Ultimately her disguise is discovered by Sam Driver, including her true target, Katherine Parker. 1961 Wellington and Jeep thwart a gang. He doesnt respond well when she says she isnt ready to marry. 1952 Ann Parker, the Judges daughter, gets dangerously involved in one his cases. 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