THE MIGHTY PALADIN
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PALADIN 1.pdf PALADIN 2.pdf PALADIN 3.pdf
The character who became known as Paladin started as my character, originally known as Blue Dragon, in a Villains & Vigilantes game. The character evolved through many gaming sessions to become Paladin. He was then published as a comic strip in the Birmingham Times. But this really didn't work out well, because the publishers were only using the strip as a filler when lacking other content and didn't publish the strips in the correct order. So, I decided to try self-publishing Paladin as a miniature comic book through the various comic book shops in the Birmingham area under the Pencil Comics label. The first issue was released in 1989 as a white comic selling for 15¢. With the third issue, the price went up to 25¢. Only four issues were published. All issues featured ads for local stores and organizations, My friend, Sean McDonald, acted as editor and letterer, although Gerald Blackwell took over as letterer with issue three. Starting with the second issue, McDonald began writing a backup story about a superhero character named the Aesthete, who's alter ego happened to be McDonald as a student at Mountain Brook High School.
| | In 1993, I attempted a second Paladin launch. Still in black and white, the cover now read, The Mighty Paladin, and was again published under the Pencil Comics label. The size was upgraded and the price was raised to $1. The story was not a continuation of the previous comic, but a new interpretation, starting over from the beginning. The book also featured Bernadette Herring as the new editor/letterer. Once again, distribution was through local comic book stores. This series ran for five issues. This second series is the one being presented here at this time. Abilities
Paladin's primary powers are super human strength and regeneration (healing). In addition he never needs rest or sleep. Since he never gets tired he can run long distances at sprinting speed, so he can run about 45mph. Paladin's primary weapon is nunchaku. Paladin lives in the Woodlawn area of Birmingham. This article is taken from an article appearing in the Birmingham Wiki. (edited here for my purposes, to see the original article check out the Birmingham Wiki) I came across this article in 2009 and was quite surprised. I didn't write it and didn't know the gentleman who did. It made me happy to know someone was still interested in my old work so that's what inspired me to present it here for you.
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