Danger Girl is an American comic book series created by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell, and published by Cliffhanger Comics. The comic book series was first released by Wildstorm in December 1997 and is based around three very sexy women who perform several different missions as special secret agents assembled that go around fighting Axis war criminals. It has full of great art, stories and humor plus the character designs are creative and interesting. The comic was actually a spoof of James Bond type of spy-action plots, with the Danger girls being a parody of the Bond girls. The secret ingredient to Danger Girl has not always been sex or action, but humor. A healthy blend of all three elements made the book a successful guilty pleasure.
History
When it was discovered that a neo-Nazi organisation calling itself the Hammer Syndicate was plotting world domination, retired MI-6 agent Deuce gathered together a group of beautiful women, each with special skills and formed Danger Girl, his own team of operatives dedicated to stopping the Syndicate and threats like it.
Danger Girl consists of three secret agents namely Abbey Chase, Sydney Savage and Silicon Valerie former Natalia Kassle. They carry out missions on behalf of Deuce as their boss. The team is active around the world and their main enemy is Major Maxim, the supposed leader of the Hammer Syndicate. During their missions the team has often worked alongside the suave CIA agent known as Johnny Barracuda, and received assistance from the mysterious and masked Secret Agent Zero.
Important characters of Danger Girl
Abbey Chase
Physical attributes
Height: 5 ft. 8 in.
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Golden Sienna
Skills and abilities: Abbey is an excellent marksman, has a good knowledge of ancient civilizations and antiques because she is a scholar of world history, and a real action girl. She is also a linguist, a virtuoso of languages and with a knack for learning new ones swiftly.
Preferred weapon: Desert Eagle .50 caliber action express
Weakness: Abbey has a weakness for Johnny Barracuda.
History
Abbey Chase first appeared in Danger Girl Preview issue. She is the newest member of the Danger Girl, but she becomes the Field Team Leader right away. She is a natural leader, an illicit archeologist, gun specialist, and a heart-stopping femme fatale.
Danger Girl recruited Abbey and her expertise of ancient relics when The Hammer was attempting to recover the lost artifacts of Atlantis. Abbey was an expert on antiquities and how to procure them, often for the highest bidder. Considered by many in her field to be a thief and a pirate, she traveled the world on behalf of her clients, searching out artifacts. She decided that it was time to use all her skills to do some good mission and started to work for the government. It took her a while to earn the trust of her partners, but she has proven beyond doubt that she is on the good side. Abbey shepherded the team to victory against the Hammer Empire and soon became a full-fledged member of Operation: Danger Girl, and since then becomes a valued member of the squad.
Sydney Savage
Physical attributes
Height: 5 ft. 9 in.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Auburn
Sydney�s attire: A sexy black leather-bound jumpsuit.
Skills and abilities: Sydney is a highly trained secret agent and a sniper, skilled in a variety of combat skills, and also skilled with whips. In addition she is a good helicopter pilot.
Preferred weapon: FA-MAS Sniper Rifle, Bullwhip
History
Sydney Savage first appeared in Danger Girl #1. She is a striking sassy and vivacious component of the Danger Girls from Australia. She takes the most advantage of her good looks and curvaceous body to distract and defeat their enemies.
Sydney Savage used to work for Australian Special Ops before she was recruited by Deuce to join his international team of female agents, Danger Girl. She has a reputation for being both fearless and reckless. It took her a little while to warm to the team's newest recruit, Abbey Chase, though they are good friends now.
"Silicon" Valerie
Physical attributes
Height: 5 ft. 7 in.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Skills and abilities: Valerie is a computer expert.
Preferred weapon: Smaller caliber handguns, such as .38s and 9mms
History
Valerie debuted in Danger Girl #1. She is a computer expert from Oxford and the youngest member of the Danger Girl Team. She graduated from the top of her class at an early age of 12 and Deuce soon recruited her. Though she lacked combat skills, her youth and relative vulnerability were more than balanced by her incredible understanding of information technology. Valerie serves as the girls� vital communications lifeline and security hacker, and she has recently been activated as a field op as well.
Natalia Kassle
Physical attributes
Height: 6 ft.
Eyes: Ice Blue
Hair: Blond
Skills and abilities: Natalia was a highly trained spy with knowledge of a variety of combat skills and expertise in the use of knives, both hand-to-hand and throwing.
Preferred weapon: Knives and other bladed weapons.
History
Natalia Kassle was first introduced in Danger Girl Preview and has presumed dead twice, but she keeps resurfacing. Her latest encounter with her rival Abbey Chase left her trapped in a crumbling temple that was wired to explode.
The sensual Russian Natalie Kassle was a former Danger Girl. She was chosen by Deuce because of her phenomenal combat and espionage talent, among more obvious outstanding attributes. She also worked for the Russian secret services prior to being recruited by Deuce to be part of the Danger Girl team, so she often supplied the girls with crucial hindsight to the Hammer Empire's plethora of aging war criminals and international gangsters. Her experience made the other women defer to her as the natural leader in the field. However, it was later revealed that Natalia was a double agent secretly working for the evil Hammer Syndicate. She infiltrated the Danger Girl ranks and nearly lead them to their deaths.
JC
Physical attributes
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Chestnut
Skills and abilities: JC has skills in mechanics and engineering. She is also an expert in explosives.
Preferred weapon: Colt Python .45 caliber revolver, big ol' wrench
History
JC�s first appearance is in Danger Girl Playstation Game. She is an engineering gearhead who joins the Danger Girls in the video game. She was brought on board to perform damage control after the girls� first major battle with the Hammer, a battle that left most of the unit�s specialized equipment and vehicles in ruin. In the midst of JC�s numerous repairs, the Hammer struck again. Deuce was left without a third operative after Natalia�s betrayal and JC was more than willing to step up to the challenge.
Deuce
Deuce is the commander and current founder of the Danger Girl to fight the Hammer Syndicate. He was a former MI-6 agent who successfully completed several missions for Her Majesty�s Secret Service against the Communist Bloc during the Cold War. Deuce retired when the Iron Curtain collapsed in 1991. He was recently called back into action when he was invited to create and command the world�s first all-female espionage team, code named Danger Girl.
Deuce first appeared and introduced in Danger Girl #1. His appearance and resemblance are clearly based on Sean Connery, including a few flashback sequences where he is clearly seen in "James Bond"-styled clothing. Deuce was one of MI-6's top agents so he was trained in a variety of combat techniques and weapons, as well as a variety of espionage skills. However, Deuce preferred weapon is the Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun.
Johnny Barracuda
Johnny is a handsome CIA agent with a charisma that even Abbey and Sydney have fallen for him a few times, and Valerie is now linked to him. He is one of the world�s greatest spies but his weak spot are beautiful women. Johnny first appeared in Danger Girl #2.
He is currently serving as the official field liaison between the United States government and Operation Danger Girl. He often helps the team with infiltration missions and his skills were crucial in helping the girls stop the Hammer Empire during their first mission. He is good at infiltrations and firearms, he wears a WLS micro and his preferred weapon is Colt .45 caliber 1911 pistol.
Secret Agent Zero
Secret Agent Zero is a spy from an unnamed organization as well as a former member of the Hammer Syndicate. He is specialized with infiltrations, martial arts, assassination and disguises. He preferred the Katana sword and M1 fragmentation grenade as his weapons.
Zero was hired by Deuce to watch the team�s back when he feared they were walking into a Hammer ambush. Zero�s past is surrounded in mystery and no one knows what he looks like but he appears to have a connection with Abbey Chase. His little origin shows that he and Assassin X used to belong to the same ninja clan and had the same master. Zero first appeared in Danger Girl #2 together with Johnny Barracuda.
Major Maxim
Major Maxim is the monstrous mastermind behind the Hammer Empire's apocalyptic military forces. He wears Nazi styled clothing and a mask with red goggle eyes. Maxim became dependent on the mysterious blue liquid which supplies and sustains his incredible size and strength. His origin is a mystery and he has been defeated twice by the Danger Girls. He was also buried alive at the end of the team�s last mission.
Comic title lists of Danger Girl
Wizard World 1998 Cliffhanger! Annual Preview Guide
This was a free book that was handed out at the 1998 Wizard World Comic Convention in Chicago. This has some art from some of the new titles Cliffhanger was planning for the year, and some Danger Girl sketches were included. It was the first time the characters were ever drawn in a comic.
Danger Girl Preview
The preview is a short introduction to Abbey Chase and Conrad Donovan and was created to help build hype for the upcoming series. Abbey attempts to steal an artifact from Donovan and is captured. The issue ends with her escaping, but running a jeep off a cliff.
Danger Girl
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 #1
6 Special Variants for this issue
�Explosion� Alternate cover
Giant Sized Danger Girl #1
Danger Girl #1 Tour edition
Danger Girl #1 Gold Foil edition
Danger Girl #1 Chromium A Go-Go edition
The Danger Girl 3-D Special presented in Dangervision
Danger Girl #2
3 Special Variants for this issue
Danger Girl #2 Gold Foil edition
Danger Girl #2 Dynamic Forces Omnichrome edition
Danger Girl #2 Ruby Red Smoking Gun variant
Danger Girl #3
3 Special Variants for this issue
Danger Girl #3 Dynamic Forces alternate cover
Danger Girl #3 Dynamic Forces �Johnny gets his mack on� Gold Foil alternate cover
Danger Girl #3 Travis Charest alternate cover
Danger Girl #4
Special Variant: Danger Girl #4 �Natala Close-up� alternate cover
Danger Girl #5
2 Special Variants for this issue
Danger Girl #5 Another Universe cover
Danger Girl #5 Dynamic Forces Sydney Gold Foil Bikini variant
Danger Girl #6
Danger Girl #7
Danger Girl Special
This is a book that is unrelated to any story arc and just done for fun. It is a flipbook with 2 covers and stories. One is about Valerie�s daydreams and at the end of the story, Sydney and Abbey are seen coming back from a mission in the Middle East dressed as harem girls. The other story Mod Bods, is like Charlie�s Angels/old Batman show spoof. The Peach and Kid Dynamo make appearances as the Mod Bods' archenemies.
The Dangerous Collections 1, 2, and 3
These are paperback-bound books with heavy covers. These collections are 2 issues bound together with some bonus art thrown in. Collection 1 (Abbey Cover) has the preview issue and issue #1. Collection 2 (Sydney Cover) has issues #2 and #3. Collection 3 (Natalia Cover) has issues #4 and #5. A 4th Collection with issues #6 and #7 was planned but was later cancelled. The 1st collection is a good way to get the preview and issue #1 since they are getting harder to find.
and 3 Gold Foil editions
Danger Girl Kamikaze
This 2 shot story was done by Yune and Russell. The art is fantastic in manga-style very different from Campbell�s style. These issues have the team fighting the Kama, the Japanese equivalent of the Hammer.
J. Scott Campbell�s Danger Girl Sketchbook
This is a great behind the scenes look at Campbell�s creative process. This one has his plans for character designs, action figures, the video game, and many unused ideas, like a Danger Girl pinball game, levels that didn�t make it into the game, and many other fun bits.
Danger Girl Hawaiian Punch
Adventurer spy-gal extraordinaire Abbey Chase has gathered up her pals for some rest and relaxation on the glorious beaches of Hawaii. We all know the rest and relaxation can't last for long. Especially when one sarong-clad island mama gets her hands on Abbey's Secret Agent pal Johnny Barracuda - and mayhem becomes the name of the game. The girls find trouble in paradise in this one shot featuring the artwork of Phil Noto.
Danger Girl Viva Las Danger
This special issue of Danger Girl finds the heroines and the cocky Barracuda spending an exciting night in Sin City after having successfully retrieved a special jewel for the casino's owner. But maybe they didn't do such a good thing after all, as Abbey Chase learns an old tale of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, who discovered eternal life through the powers of a special gem that drained the youth from those around him, just as is happening to several of the casino patrons, including their own "Silicon" Valerie. The writers keep you guessing right to the very end, with last minute plot twists and impossible characters like Jackpot, the casino owner's assistant: he has a slot-machine lever for an arm, and three whirring slot windows embedded in his chest. Abbey and Sydney go "undercover" as scantily clad dancing girls.
Batman / Danger Girl
In the story, the Danger Girl crews have arrived in Gotham on the trail of Donavin Conrad. Donavin, in turn, has been forced to temporarily work for the Joker, which puts Batman and the Danger Girls somewhat at odds as to who will bring down the criminals first.
This Batmobile is shown briefly, as Batman and the Girls race to the final confrontation. Despite running full-bore in a 680hp Mercedes, Abbey and Sydney are quickly shut down by the high-performance Batmobile, which passes them like they were standing still.
Danger Girl: Back In Black
This four issue mini-series was published by Wildstorm, written by Andy Hartnell, penciled by Nick Bradshaw, and covers by J. Scott Campbell. When a powerful Native American artifact was stolen, Danger Girls Abbey Chase and Sydney Savage go undercover to infiltrate an all-girl biker gang! Also Features a new sexy ally named Ruby.
Danger Girl�s appearances in other media