Although earnestly drawn and involving detailed story lines, the Judge never made much of an impact. In 2017, April returns in the custody of the CIA, revealing that they have a daughter Charlotte who not long after is delivered to Randys car. 2/62-6/62. This expanse of land, the final destination of the Trail of Tears, had once been preserved for tribes forcibly "removed" from eastern North America. 1966 Jeeps parents die. Ann Parker, the judges headstrong 19-year old daughter was very prone to poor choices in her boy friends. Dori/Martha Carson. Earnest, good-humored, and impulsive, Randy was increasingly involved in romances of his own. April returns in 2009, supposedly having quit the CIA. 1960 Jeep is afraid of housekeeper Nadja who tries to destroy Dori Carsons marriage. Ezra dies of a heart attack while working at the farm. Also serves as a helpmate to Alan Parkers literary efforts. -Judge Isaac C. Parker, 1896. Randy Parkers unscrupulous political opponent for the judgeship. 1974 Karl Wakeman schemes. Sams secretary Gloria sees what shes up to, but Sam is blind to her maneuvers. Sam Driver serves as Marks attorney when Mark gets arrested for breaking and entering. Glorias colorful sister, Alexis, appears in the narrative in 2001 to stir up trouble. . Mark promptly accepts a job offer in Hong Kong. One nitpick, the nameless accomplice of Senna Lewiston is not her sister. Blxckie, real name Sihle Sithole, is a South African platinum-certified rapper, songwriter, and producer. In 2005, Neddy learns from Marks father that his son has married. And this leads to a day where everything happens at once. Her machinations allow Sparrow to escape an attempted murder charge but she ultimately cant avoid the consequences of her involvement in a fur heist. Decorated war hero and attorney who lost both his legs in Afghanistan but is able to walk with prosthetics. Gloria Sanchez. 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. 1/07-5/07. Senna shares Abbeys red hair and shapely figure, but she has a hardened expression and is extremely volatile. Theresa Delgado returns. On the plump side, balding with a bushy mustache, Riley also is a power player in politics. 12/65-5/66. In 1965, she is in love with Harry Ames, a man one year older than her father! 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. When Camille tries to throw Rus under the bus, Rus tells the police to investigate the death of Camilles last husband. She is a career woman of unspecified type and a widow who lost her husband in the service two years previously. 1996 Keith St. James romances Abbey, Trudi disapproves. Judge Parker first appeared in newspaper on November 24th, 1952. They decide to trail April Bower to her gun runner father in Mexico. 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.". Clark, a cigar-smoking female attorney, shares office space with Sam. 1956 The insanity trial of Stanley Weckler, who held Ann hostage, unfolds. A rebellious teen, Mark nonetheless needs help breaking away from a gang known as the Hatchets. Ann Parker, Judge Parkers daughter, ostensibly pursues a nurses degree, but is never shown using that knowledge. But two years later finds Horace seeking a divorce because the far younger Alpha wants children. Penelope Jeep Carson. 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. It will be interesting to see what other changes he makes to the strip, both in terms of tone, stories and characters. Randy disappears from the narrative shortly after his fathers marriage to Katherine Cory in 1968. Alan B. Parker. Is April Parker lurking around her (ex) husband's house, and if so, why? The mix of kinda comic everyday stories and the action pieces Judge Parker is now known for is awkward, and those action set-pieces (Sennas kidnapping, Aprils prison break) have been clumsily done with stories that have no conclusion and just whimper out, and plot points that make no sense (OK, thats nothing new for this comic strip). Laura suffering from D.T.s finally brings him around. Judge Parker should be more realistic. 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. 9/08-1/09. He tried 13,490 cases, with 9,454 of them resulting in guilty pleas or convictions. Rachel often attempts to control her nieces and wrest them away from Abbey. 3/73-8/27/73. In 1966, Randy becomes a devotee of Casandra Canabar. Name* Sam stops her. Jeep Carson was a precocious tomboy whose best friend was a somewhat less precocious everyboy named Bumps. By the 1980s, Judge Parker is rarely even mentioned in the narrative. Abbey considers adopting Lili Benson. A twisted plot is gradually uncovered, but not before Georgia is falsely suspected of murdering her own ex-husband and being insane. Johnny Kane killes Abbeys maid. Lu Ann of Apartment 3-G was sweet and naive, in some ways like Abbey in Judge Parker. Whether easing Judge Parker out of the spotlight of his own comic strip was always what Dallis had in mind, by 1968 the process was underway. He can be over protective of his older sister, due to her poor choice in men, though he is more than capable of making impetuous choices all his own. what happened to sophie in judge parker. AKA Norton Dumont, AKA Falcon, Aprils bald, round glasses wearing, cigar smoking former gun runner father. 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 . For a time, Cedrics beautiful wife Angela stalks Neddy, who she fears will seduce her husband. 8/84-3/85. Marla and Alans supposed romance never catches fire and she is quickly relegated to appearances as Bumps mother and not much else. After obtaining his freedom, Randy chooses to represent him! Abducting Driver, for whom she has fallen for, she reveals her true identity and affection, before jumping off a bridge to her apparent death. On April 18, 2019, . One of them, insanely jealous of her, kills an associate named Otto who wondered if she was incapable of love and almost kills Randy. Enter Sam Driver. Judge Declines to Block Florida's 15-Week Abortion Ban in Case Brought by Clergy Members. Added complications to their relationship occur in 1997 when Mark is accepted to Harvard and in 1999 when Mark enrolls in Harvards law school. When Camille shows interest in Sam, he becomes suspicious and learns that Rus has been giving Carl Winters deadly medication. 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. Or at least drawn into the web of older women with ill intent. 8/28/73-2/15/74. 1953 Randy Parker returns from boarding school. 2/11-8/11, 6/13. He does return from his third year of college that summer with girl friend Sheila Pace along. Enraged by the insults, Jasper begins to strangle Hugo until he snaps out of it. Sam considers offering him a partnership in 1994 but doesnt when Randy gets a job offer from a prestigious firm in Atlanta. When Alan marries Katherine Cory in 1969, he is gradually seen less and less in the narrative. Abbott operates out of a heavily fortified compound in the jungles of Mexico. 11/66-2/67. A key employee of the branch office of the Legal Aid Society in a poorer, ethnic section of town, Gloria is a Latina who fought her way out of the ghetto to earn a college degree, then returned to help others like her at Legal Aid. Advertising. In 1985, Katherine is led to falsely believe that Alan is having an affair with his secretary, Wendy Savern. 11/93-3/94. Dixie Julep. Also called Lila Trimble in a later narrative. 8/7/87-1/27/88. One of his inventions has garnered the interest of a pair of crooks. I can find a thousand muscle boys like you at a dime a dozen! Swish. A dangerous black widow, Camille Winters has married an old friend of Judge Parkers, Carl Winters. Sophie seeks out guitar lessons from Derek and promises him a very expensive electric guitar when they are finished. 11/92-5/07, 4/10-10/10, 3/13-pr.. Sophie Barton Spencer. Confident and sometimes cocky, Driver is somewhat domesticated by his romance and later marriage to Abbey Spencer and his co-parenting of her adoptive daughters. 1954 Jeep shows up at the Judges doorstep. Old fraternity buddy of Alans, now a special operative complete with black eyepatch who works for the Attorney Generals office. 1997 Theresa Delgado tries to assassinate Katherine Parker. Bring back the crime, mob boss, good vs. evil stories. 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. 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. Randy Parker, 16, was a far more engaging character. Intern turned publisher representative from Cheatam Publishing. By 2016, Marie has a steady boy friend with the unlikely name of Roy Rogers. She is now portrayed as mildly eccentric and optimistic in contrast to her increasingly curmudgeonly husband. Former army Major General of Special Operations, Gordon Blair is the mastermind behind a human trafficking operation. 1990 Stockbroker Blaine Billings is suspected of murdering his wife, but did he do it? We really dont have a lot of choice about What color is the White House? 2001 Glorias wealthy older sister Alexis makes the scene. But their wealthy and manipulative aunt, Rachel Cabot returned repeatedly to cause trouble. She soon falls for him but fears he could never love her given the age difference. April Parker Jones is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Darcy Hawkins in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama series Jericho from 2006 to 2008, and as Natalie Henning in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong (2014-2020). Unfortunately he has a girl friend, a snooty and aggressive bad girl named Honey Ballenger. While he is ultimately found guilty, the jury advises that there be no death penality. It is a serial strip starring a no-nonsense, upstanding lawyer who stoically handles drama and suspense. Sandra Deare. Wellington appears one more time in 1961, reunited with Jeep. Sheila Pace. It falls on Sam to tell Abbey in 1992 that while they may be good friends, they are poor business people. As a juvenile, Senna was arrested for shoplifting and vandalism, but not a single presence of the legal record after the age of 16. Shannon works hard to support his elderly, wheelchair bound mother. In 2007, she shows a softer side in hosting Abby and Neddy in Paris, but nonetheless pretends to have cancer for sympathy when she is actually suffering from dementia. Palmer Court III. Her innocent romantic ambitions are shifted to Randy Parker. Not long after their debut, Dallis even established something of a pre-teen triangle with the appearance of Bumps brainy cousin, Wellington Marks. He ultimately comes to terms with his addiction and vows to be a better father to his sons. Sheila turns out to be a pathological liar who attempts to romance Randy and Sam Driver simultaneously. Yelich is handsome with prematurely gray hair and appears to be in his forties. Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 - November 17, 1896), also known as "Hanging Judge" Parker, was an American politician and jurist. Despite Sams misgivings, Abbey has a good feeling about Beck and hires him anyway. Since Mary Red ORiley as Sam knew her and Rusty as she is known now has become unscrupulous. 7/04-12/04, 11/05-4/06. Stanley Weckler. Engaged to be married to Randy Parker when she first enters the narrative, Randy brings her to his parents for help with her family. 3/71-9/71. Its fun rounding them out! A pathological liar, Sheila tries to simultaneously romance Randy and Sam Driver. When last seen, Raju is managing the diets of collegiate wrestlers. 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. 1/27/88-7/27/88. A car accident when Lauras been drinking isnt enough for Jeff to come to his senses. That is the classic comic strip created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town Judge Alan Parker and his family.. In 1955, he is concerned over a friend named Larry Sinclairs increasing obsession with pinball machine related gambling. 7/07-10/07. 4/67-8/67. More Dixie Julep stories, less stories about Neddy and her drama with Godiva. In 2004, Abbey, Sam and her brother Keith all try to discourage her ill-fated romance with bigamist, Maurice Xavier Faron. The father of organized crime in the state, per Sam Driver, Passmore seeks the legal services of D.B. The Judge proposes to Katherine in March 1967, but Katherine delays accepting to give the Judge time to reconsider in less emotionally charged circumstances. Trudi is attractive with brown hair and glasses. Nicholas Dallis, a successful psychiatrist, had launched a medical comic strip, Rex Morgan, just a few years earlier. 1967 Financial consultant Preston Palmer secretly romances both Ann and Katherine. Marie Arnold 4/71-7/71. Cory Duncan, and his troubled son Mark, moved onto Spencer Farms to tend the grounds and horses. 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. Godiva Danube. Raju. Mark Duncan. That is the classic comic strip created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town Judge Alan Parker and his family. This Marie begins being a featured character from time to time after 1987. Younger sister of Neddy, Sophie initially walks with a crutch due to injury that bankrupted her grandfather, Ezra. 31 appeals resulted in acquittals or overturned convictions. After the elder Passmores death, Tony proposes to D.B., who appears ready to give up her career for marriage. Celebrating diversity in culture, myth and history, Informed Consent Statement for Closed Bereavement Study, Baron von Steuben, Washingtons Gay General and Friend. His gang consists of a short Latio man named Pablo and his muscle, a large rather stupid fellow named Curly. . 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. Trudis overly protective, sometimes short-tempered and often ill advised brother. David Williams. April tells a tale. 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. George Washington had no way of knowing that the Baron von Steuben was a fraud. In 2004, she interferes with Neddys romance with Bob Willard, the son of a former business partner who she likely cheated. Abbott Bower. Needing to get away from the cloud overhanging her family, Neddy flees with Hank to Alaska. (One quibble: theres no mention of The Dude.). Helmuth Doubleday. Abbeys father was an old friend of Alan Parkers, but the Judge hadnt seen her since she was a teenager until she begins seeing Sam Driver. Seth. Stories regained some of their earlier vitality, though the social consciousness of Dallis largely disappeared. 1972 One of Abbeys dearest friends, Lynn Burdan, has partial amnesia. An innocent romance develops between Mark and Neddy. 11/92-8/16, 12/16-6/17. April Bower. But what happened in the Judge Parker comic strip was quicker. The Judge has been largely supplanted by cocksure attorney Sam Driver and his beautiful girl friend/now wife Abbey Spencer. A particularly beautiful old friend of Sams, Georgia is due to interit a fortune when her 70-year old husband, Julian Kingston, dies. 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. 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. AKA Detective Melanie Chavez and Mary Cortez, a deadly hitwoman wanted by Interpol. 5/15-2/17, 10/17. 10/1/01-3/02, 11/02. The wisest and most insightful of the women in Dallis strips, Tommie Tompkins and Gloria Sanchez, were the least lucky in love. 6/95-9/95. In 1967 Ann is torn between the attentions of a penniless, two-timing playboy named Preston Palmer and a struggling young attorney named Dave Williams. 12/91-6/7/92, 11/29/95-4/7/96, 4/18/04-11/14, 1/05, 6/07-11/07. This according to Judge Parker himself, when Sam Driver asks. Katherine loves Jeep and hopes to become her permanent guardian. In 2000 and into 2001, Randy moves heaven and earth to find and rescue his father, whos been kidnapped by The General. In 2003, Randy is held hostage by Harry Horning, an older man with a legimate grievance against lawyers. 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. Hollywood big wig whom Sam approaches about helming the movie adaptation of Alan Parkers first novel. The judge went to prison. Rocky is referenced, but not seen in 5/12 noting his seeking representation for a book he has written regarding his life with Godiva. Laura and Jeff Grace. In 1995, Randy represents eccentric Horace Riley, who will be an important figure in his life. 5/02-8/02, 11/02-5/03. See past each isolated panel and discover the real Judge Parker. He arranges to have a woman make recurring calls to Katherine accusing the Judge of adultery. Bumps and Wellington would largely disappear from the narrative. More on that shortly. 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. The trend had started way back in the early forties, when the melodramatic Apple Mary strip morphed into the Mary Worth feature known today. He returns, apparently having forgiven his old friend but actually tries to break up his marriage. First document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Returns to visit Abbey, who he knew when he was 12 and she was 4. Well drawn by Dan Heilman, the comic strip was part of a move towards realistically rendered story strips that featured more drama than adventure. Last Impressive overview. 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 . 6/14/74-9/21/74. In January 2023, a judge approved a settlement between the Beach and Murdaugh families, having removed Maggie and Buster from the suit. She escapes capture after she rigs an explosion intended to kill Sam and Honey Ballengers father. 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. As Driver puts it, Handsome, talented, accomplished, war hero, single, whats not to like? The couple are due to be married in 2016, when Steve strikes off on his own as Rocky Ledges legal eagle. 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. 1983 An only partially reformed Jeannie Kelso returns and arouses Glorias suspicions. Stylishly dressed drug pusher who works for the sinister crime boss, Mr. B. A new maid, also named Marie, was first seen in the narrative in 1977. Another reoccurring character, Horace Riley, was an eccentric client of Randy Parkers. Helen Warner. Largo served in the war with Alan Parker and later blamed Parker for breaking up his marriage. The epitome of smooth, with a neatly trimmed mustache, Largo is capable of genuine violence and dies in a car accident fleeing authorities. Lorenzo Longshot Bowman. Perhaps hes still married to Viki. Thereafter, the three are homeless and squat on Abbey Spencers property until they are discovered. Slade Roberts. Thereafter, she and her husband move out of town with Jeep. In 2016, Randy announces that April is pregnant and soon afterwards learns she has disappeared during what was to her final mission. Passmore has a handsome son, Tony, who is uninterested in his criminal enterprises and a huge, good-hearted henchman named Charley. In 1956, Randy is ready to elope with Cindy Brooks, whose mother has set up the romance to seek revenge on Judge Parker. Another character started a business and was wiped out by a calamity, fell into depression . It explored interesting legal aspects of the case, all the while Dallis injured that the characters the reader loved all had an emotional investment in its outcome. Neddy has had two significant romances, one with Mark Duncan, the son of one of Abbeys ranch hands, and later Bob Willard, the doorman at Rachel Cabots exclusive club. 4/04-5/04, 1/05, 9/05-5/06, 2/09-3/09, 7/09, 1/10, (ref. Abby Spencer has to spend part of her day wondering why Mayor Sanderson doesn't always work with the brothers, which isn't . He is portrayed as less handsome as the years go by, slender with a somewhat thin face. Enter Rocky and Godiva. Justin admits hes just been released from a mental hospital after two years. Bob Willard. Horace comes out of the encounter unscathed, unless you count him getting to married to one of the cult devotees, Alpha. In 1993 Katherine is happy to welcome her stepson Randy back into town, recently graduated from law school. Francesco Marchiuliano and Judge Mike Manley Parker on March 24, 2021. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff Also agree with Marciulianos work so far on the strip. Sheila Pace woos Randy and Sam. April, too. When Alan Parker invites him to come back to the states, he arranges for documents that declare Abbott Bower is dead and adopts a new identity as Norton Dumont. Introduction. On February 14th, we meet Sam Driver for the first time. Hinting at a perverse element in a villain, if done with subtlety, however, was fair game. But Carl is seriously ill, barely conscious, cared for by a muscular and handsome aid named Rus. 43 commuted to life or lesser prison sentences by the President. Palmer turns out to be a con man and Katherine advises Ann that Dave Williams is a man that truly loves her. Alan Parker summons Sam Driver in June 2008 to ask him to represent him in negotiating an advance on a crime novel hes written, The Chambers Affair. Katherine is the sister of Martha Carson, and assumes the care of Jeep with the death of the nine year-old girls parents. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence . Luke Largo. 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. Abbeys half-sister, the result of an affair between Abbeys father and Sennas mother, is revealed as the kidnapper behind Sophies disappearance. When Jasper dares to defy Hugos will, the plump conman brutally disparages the fitness instructor. 1985 Katherine suspects the Judge of an affair with Wendy Savern, his new secretary. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) In the years since 13 Investigates began looking into abuse of Nevada's guardianship system, changes have been made to the law. 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. As she grows older, Sophie often champions social causes, but also tries out to become a cheerleader in 2009. Abbey has an evil sister, Senna. 1952 Ann Parker, the Judges daughter, gets dangerously involved in one his cases. She readily accepts her aunts romance with Judge Parker and is excited that the Judge will now officially be her father. 6/04-12/04. In the first half of 1969, Sam is confidante to Katherine who suspects the Judge of an affair even as she is being romanced by the sinister Luke Largo. Comments on The Phantom page suggest that Sunday Phantom artist Jeff Weigel is now doing the dailies. Rowland Sharon. Jasper, his partner in the scam, is handsome and fit, and holds the worlds record for the most push-ups. He becomes a partner in Neddys new fashion business at Godivas behest. Katherine Cory Parker. But Randy was at his best when making clever observations about the romantic foibles of his father and sister. Sam and Gloria have a friendly, sparring relationship. For example, after disarming a bank robber, she decides to represent him. Cal Reynolds. 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