Archer. I'm glad you didn't die in Antigua... because now I can kill you myself.
- -- Panduit
Bad Karma[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ethan Rosen (First appearance)
- Madeline (First appearance)
- Pamela Trice
Villains:
- Nate Rosen (gangster) (First appearance)
- Panduit (working for Pilar Peña)
- The Peñas (gang)
- Hector Peña (Only appearance; dies)
- Pilar Peña (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- The Five Tons (gang) (Mentioned only)
- Gloria (Hector's floozy)
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- Unnamed lieutenant
- Miles Davis (Mentioned only)
- Paul (Rosen's driver) (Only appearance; dies)
- Rick (The Peña's guy) (Only appearance; dies)
- Whip Hippies (band)
Locations:
- Antigua (Mentioned only)
- California
- Los Angeles
- Benedict Canyon
- Burton School
- Hollywood Hills
- Los Angeles
Items:
- Archer's Crossbow
- Kind of Blue (1959 album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis) (Mentioned only)
- Scat (designer drug) (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Viper
Credits[]
- Writers: Mike Baron
- Pencilers: Mike Vosburg, Paul Hewitt (art assist)
- Inkers: Stan Drake
- Colorists: CJ, Mark Pusateri (additional), Mike McGuire (additional)
- Letterers: Bethanne Niedz
- Cover Artists: Mike Vosburg, CJ
- Editors: Kevin VanHook
- Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton
Synopsis[]
Ethan Rosen is being kidnapped when he is rescued by Archer. Archer returns Ethan to his home. Ethans Father, Nate Rosen, gives Archer a Viper as a present.
When Archer returns home, Armstrong and Pamela inform him that Nate Rosen is a gangster.
Hector is being told about Archer when Madeline enters the club and kills him, on behalf of Nate Rosen. As she escapes, she tell Archer what happened, without implicating herself.
Pilar Peña recruits Panduit to work for her in the gang war with Rosen, following the death of her brother.She instructs Panduit to kidnap Ethan Rosen.
While Archer is Meditating, Ethan asks him to accompany him to a concert. Ethan is kidnapped at the concert. While Archer fights Panduit to protect Ethan, Madeline stops the fight, by pointing her gun at Panduit.
Notes[]
- This is the first story in which Obadiah Archer is not bald.
Quotes[]
- I won't hurt him... I shall simply send him back with a message for his father... With his throat cut -- from ear to ear. That is the message.
- -- Pilar Peña
- Archer. I'm glad you didn't die in Antigua... because now I can kill you myself.
- -- Panduit
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