Danger Girl
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Danger Girl is an American comic book series created by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell. The comic features a group of busty, scantily-clad secret agents led by a Connery-esque mentor.
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Characters
Main Cast
- Abbey Chase — The latest recruit to the Danger Girl. She's an outlawed archaelogist and gun specialist.
- Sydney Savage — A leather-bound Danger Girl from Australia. Her primary weapon is the whip.
- JC — An engineering gearhead who joins the Danger Girls in the video game.
- Natalia Kassle — Was a former Russian intelligence agent. Her specialty is knives and other bladed weapons. Later revealed that she was a double agent working for the evil Hammer Syndicate.
Supporting Cast
- Deuce — A former MI-6 agent who assembled and leads the Danger Girl team to fight the Hammer. His appearance and aspects of his character are clearly based on Sean Connery, including a few flashback sequences where he is clearly seen in "James Bond"-styled clothing.
- Silicon Valerie — A computer expert from Oxford; she monitors the status of the Danger Girls on their missons, but yearns to be a bigger part of the action.
- Johnny Barracuda — A handsome CIA agent with a large ego; he collaborates with the Danger Girls on various missions.
- Secret Agent Zero - A Spy from an unnamed organization. No one knows what he looks like but he appears to have a connection with Abbey Chase.
Comic titles
Danger Girl
Image:Abbey chase dangergirl.jpg This original miniseries illustrated by J. Scott Campbell follows the adventures of newcomer Abbey Chase as she joins the Danger Girls against the evil neo-Axis group known as the Hammer. The outlandish plot include endless double crosses and fast-paced battles against spectacular villains such as the mysterious Major Maxim.
Danger Girl: Kamikaze
This manga-style follow-up miniseries by Tommy Yune has the team back together as they join a buxom Hong Kong operative hot on the trail of stolen nuclear weaponry. This time an eastern neo-Axis syndicate known as the Kama (Japanese word for "sickle") led by the Shogunner is gathering secret technology to complete a long-lost superweapon.
Danger Girl Special
A one shot featuring the virtual adventures of Silicon Valerie by Arthur Adams.
Danger Girl: Mod Bods
A painted one shot (included on the flip side of the Danger Girl special) featuring the artwork of Joe Chiodo.
Danger Girl: Hawaiian Punch
The girls find trouble in paradise in this one shot featuring the artwork of Phil Noto.
Danger Girl: Viva Las Danger
Again featuring the art of Phil Noto, the girls are back in action as the strip becomes the target of a hostile takeover. Image:Batman-dangergirl1.jpg
Batman / Danger Girl
The girls form an unlikely alliance with the dark knight as they go on assignment in Gotham City. Featuring the artwork of Leinil Francis Yu.
Danger Girl: Back In Black
Written by Andy Hartnell featuring the artwork of Nick Bradshaw. The girls are on a chase of a powerful and ancient Native American artifact which was stolen. Features a new sexy ally named Ruby.
Awards
The character Abbey Chase received a nomination for the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Character in 1998.
Developments
- A Danger Girl video game was also released for Sony PlayStation.
- Four 7" Danger Girl figures were released by McFarlane Toys. Abbey Chase, Sydney Savage, Natalia Castle, & Major Maxim. A fish tank special featuring the three Danger Girl's was also released.
- Dragon Model Toys released two of the three figure's as 12" (1/6th Scale) figures. The two figures (in new outfits) were Abbey Chase & Sydney Savage.
- A Danger Girl TV Show was in the works for some time but the rights have reverted back to the owner (IE: no show).
Trivia
- The character Johnny Barracuda is actually based off J. Scott Campbell himself.
- The character Sydney Savage is based off actress Elizabeth Hurley.
- The character Deuce is based off actor Sean Connery.
- The villain Donavin Conrad is based off Timothy Dalton.