Slugger

Slugger © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Retired Real Name: Ken Davis Earliest Appearance: late 1930s Affiliation: sidekick/partner to the All-American Base of Operations: Romeyn Falls/Astro City Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): Wizard Presents: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1/2 Astro City: Silver Agent #1 Event Timeline 1943     News broadcast Blackout Bandits Foiled by All-American and Slugger. 1943     Current Time-Keeper Robs First National Bank. Slugger Slugger the Junior Dynamo was a sidekick, partnering with the All-American. His "civilian" name was never revealed to the public at the time, but he was rumored to have been part of the Commando K project. History In 1943, alongside the All-American, he prevented a robbery attempt by the Time-Keeper. Observations Creator Kurt Busiek mentioned Slugger's civilian name circa 2008 in the now-defunct Brusier's Comic Forum. Speculations, Theories There is conflicting information about the All-American. One report has him being killed by a sniper's bullet in the Korean War. Elliot Mills states that the All-American, along with the Lamplighter, had just retired in 1959. One possibility is that Slugger assumed the role for several years after Appleton was killed.