The Black Badge

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K.O. Carson, an ex-boxer and policeman, as the Black Badge began fighting crime in Astro City's Bakerville neighborhood in the 1950s, when he felt that traditional law-enforcement wasn't serving the black community fairly. After retired in 1972, he went public with his identity, so that his story could serve as an inspiration to others.

Today, K.O. Carson owns and runs the colorful Bruiser's Bar & Grill, but does not confirm or deny that he was the Black Badge. Contents [hide]

   1 Vital Statistics
   2 InfoDump
   3 Speculations, Observations and Theories
   4 Appearances

[edit] Vital Statistics

Status: Inactive

Real Name: K.O. Carson

Debuted: Astro City/Arrowsmith The Flip Book As K. O. Carson in Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #4

Earliest known appearance: 1959

Affiliation: none

Base of Operations: Astro City in the Bakerville neighborhood

Powers: none [edit] InfoDump

Defeated the Stone Gang sometime prior to the fall of 1959.

[edit] Speculations, Observations and Theories [edit] Appearances

   as the Black Badge 

Astro City/Arrowsmith The Flip Book Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #3, 4

   as K.O. Carson 

Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #4 Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #3, 4

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