Judomaster
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Judomaster is fictional superhero mantle taken by a series of characters, originally created by writer Joe Gill and artist Frank McLaughlin in Special War Series #4 (Nov. 1965) Cover for Charlton Comics.
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[edit] Character history
[edit] "Rip" Jagger
Judomaster's secret identity was Hadley "Rip" Jagger, a sergeant in World War II in the United States Army. He rescued the daughter of a pacific island chief and in return was taught the martial art of Judo. He had a kid sidekick named Tiger. In the Nightshade backup series in Captain Atom, an adult Tiger is shown to be Nightshade's martial arts instructor.
Judomaster's title lasted from #89 to #98, from June, 1966 to December, 1967. (It was a retitling of a Charlton Western comic).
Along with most Charlton super hero characters, the rights to Judomaster's character were sold to DC Comics. He is said to have been a member of the All-Star Squadron, DC's team of superheroes during World War II, although he has never appeared in an actual published story as a member of said team. His kid sidekick, Tiger, would later became the villain Avatar in L.A.W. comic by DC Comics which re-teamed all the Charlton characters they bought. He has since only appeared a few times.
Judomaster was killed when he took part in the giant battle of Metropolis in Infinite Crisis #7, during which the supervillain Bane broke his back.
The solicitation for Checkmate #12 read, "An INFINITE CRISIS score gets settled when Judomaster’s son faces Bane, his father’s murderer!". Thomas Jagger is Checkmate's current White Kings' Knight.
[edit] Other Judomasters
A second Judomaster was created by Paul Kupperberg and artist Michael Collins. In Justice League Quarterly #14 (1994), Andreas Havoc, an enemy of Peter Cannon (Thunderbolt) challenged Cannon to battle, feeling that his rightful position as "Vajra" had been stolen by Cannon. The Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Captain Atom and Nightshade assisted their friend in battling Havoc in a psychic battle while the new Judomaster helped rescue the heroes in the physical world.
A new Judomaster appears in Birds of Prey #100, along with Big Barda and Manhunter who are all recruited by Oracle to break into a Mexican prison. Unlike the other Judomasters, this one is a female, in keeping with the all-female Birds of Prey group.
[edit] Alternate versions
A female version was seen in Alex Ross and Mark Waid's comic Kingdom Come, as a member of Magog's Justice Battalion, along with the rest of the Charlton 'Action Heroes'. She was apparently killed with the other members when Captain Atom was killed.
