Ron Randall (born November 22, 1956) is an

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best known as the creator of the character Trekker.

Career

A graduate of

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, Ron Randall's first published comic book work was a two-page backup story titled "Killers Above -- Killers Below!" which was written by

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and appeared in '' Unknown Soldier'' #243 (September 1980). Randall then drew several stories for the ''

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'' title with

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, as well as for many of DC's mystery titles. He and writer

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co-created the "Barren Earth" feature as a backup in '' The Warlord'' #63 (November 1982) and it was spun off into a four-issue

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in 1985. Randall became the artist on the ''

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'' series with issue #26 (October 1983). He collaborated with writer

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on the "Me & Joe Priest" graphic novel and drew a few issues of

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's ''

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'' run. Randall introduced his creation '' Trekker'', a 23rd-century female bounty hunter named Mercy St. Clair, in ''

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'' #4 (January 1987). The character is not named for fans of the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Randall illustrated the ''

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'' book ''Conan the Outlaw'' (1984) and the ''

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'' adventures ''

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'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1985). In 1992, he and writer

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became the creative team on the ''

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'' title. He is a member of

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. In September 2011, Randall launched Trekkercomic.com, a website collecting all of the previously published Trekker material. Upon completion of the posting of older material, Randall began to present new Trekker stories on the site. ''Trekker'' appeared in print again beginning with the story "The Train to Avalon Bay Part 1" in ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #24 published in May 2013. The ''Trekker Omnibus'' collecting the character's appearances was published by Dark Horse in August 2013. In 2012, Randall was commissioned by

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to illustrate the tax liabilities of

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and

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* '' Brian Pulido's Lady Death: A Medieval Tale'' #9 (2003) * '' R.A. Salvatore's DemonWars: Eye for an Eye'' #5 (2003)

Crystal Productions

* ''Silence & Co.'' (2013)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

'' #6 (1989) * '' The American'' #4 (1988) * ''

'' #3–6, 20–22, 39–41, 135–136, ''Annual 1998'' (1986–1998) * ''Dark Horse Presents'' vol. 2 #24 (2013) * ''A Decade of Dark Horse'' #2 (1996) * ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...

, King of the Monsters Special'' #1 (1987) * ''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

'' #3–4 (1989–1990) * ''Predator Cold War'' #2, 4 (1991) * ''Predator: Dark River'' #1 (1996) * ''The Real Adventures of

Jonny Quest ''Jonny Quest'' is a science fiction-adventure media franchise that revolves around the titular boy named Jonny Quest, who accompanies his scientist father on extraordinary adventures. The franchise started with a 1964–1965 television serie ...

'' #5, 8 (1997) * '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Evolution'' #1–5 (1998) * '' Trekker'' #1–5 (1987–1988) * ''The World Below'' #1–4 (1999)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' #566, 848–849 (1985, 2007) * ''

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ga ...

'' #8 (1989) * ''

'' #26–30, 32–36, ''Annual'' #1 (1983–1984) * ''

'' #360 (1983) * ''Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005'' #1 (2005) * ''

Batman and the Outsiders The Outsiders are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As their name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who do not fit the norms of the "mainstream" superhero community, i.e. the Justice League. The ...

'' #21 (1985) * ''Batman and the Outsiders'' vol. 2 #40 (2011) * ''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'' #82 (2000) * ''Conqueror of the Barren Earth'' #1–4 (1985) * ''

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'' #5 ("Me & Joe Priest") (1985) * '' DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s'' #1 (2011) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #523–525 (

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back-up feature) (1983) * ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

'' vol. 5 #8–15, 17–22 (2010–2011) * ''

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

'' #1–13, 16–19, 22–27, 30–32 (1988–1991) * '' Firestorm, the Nuclear Man'' vol. 3 #34 (2007) * ''Green Lantern / Firestorm'' #1 (2000) * ''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'' #46 (2006) * ''Hawkman Special'' #1 (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #296, 317–320 (1981–1983) * '' Joker: Last Laugh'' #5 (2001) * ''Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files'' #1 (2001) * ''

'' #37–50, ''Annual'' #3 (1992–1993) * ''

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

'' vol. 2 #51–56, 58–60 (1993–1994) * ''Justice League Spectacular'' #1 (1992) * ''

Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe ...

'' #35 (1986) * ''Outsiders'' vol. 3 #39–43, 48–50 (2006–2007) * ''

Saga of the Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in v ...

'' #33 (1985) * ''

'' #348, 353–355, 357–361, 364, 366, 368, 370–371, 403 (1981–1985) * ''Smallville'' #5 (2004) * ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

'' vol. 5 #28–29, 33 (2008) * ''

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'' #32 (2007) * '' Superman Returns: The Official Movie Adaptation'' #1 (2006) * '' Superman: World of New Krypton'' #8–12 (2009–2010) * ''

'' #42–44, 47, ''Annual'' #4 (1985–1988) * '' Talent Showcase'' #16 (1985) * ''

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'' #55 (1985) * '' Unknown Soldier'' #243 (1980) * '' The Warlord'' #63–65, 67–70, 72–74, 76–88, 93, 104–119 (1982–1987) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #109 (1982) * ''Who's Who in Star Trek'' #1 (1987) * '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #2, 6, 14, 19 (1985–1986) * ''Who's Who: Update '87'' #5 (1987) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #218 (2005) * ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 3 #16–17 (2008)

Paradox Press

* '' The Big Book of the Weird Wild West'' (1998)

Vertigo

* ''

Astro City ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'' is an American superhero anthology comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Created and written by Kurt Busiek, the series is mostly illustrated by Brent Anderson, with character designs and ...

'' vol. 3 #35–36 (2016) * ''

The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were i ...

'' #6, 8–9, 13–14, 19–20 (2001–2002) * ''

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'' #40, 42, 44–49, 52–55, 57–60 (1999–2001) * ''

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'' #113 (2012) * ''Proposition Player'' #2–6 (2000) * ''

The Witching ''The Witching'' is a comic book series written by Jonathan Vankin and Leigh Gallagher, with Tara McPherson creating the cover art. This comic was published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo. A total of 10 monthly issues were ...

'' #1–4 (2004)

Eclipse Comics

* ''

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'' #14–15, 19–24, 27–32 (1987) * ''

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'' #10 (1986)

Marvel Comics

* ''

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'' #46–48 (2000) * ''Idol'' #1–3 (1992) * '' A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass'' #3 (1990) * ''

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'' #1–4 (1994) * '' The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #4 (1984) * ''

'' #50 (1994) * '' Star Trek Unlimited'' #1–8, 10 (1996–1998) * '' Thunderbolts'' #100 (2006) * ''Thunderbolts '97'' #1 (1997) * ''

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up ''Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'' is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding ''Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special''. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe and is base ...

'' #10 (2002) * '' Universe X: Beasts'' #1 (2001) * ''Universe X: Cap'' #1 (2001) * '' Venom: Separation Anxiety'' #1–4 (1994–1995) * '' What If?'' vol. 2 #60, 62 (1994) * ''

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'' #28–29 (1993–1994) * ''X-Men: Alterniverse Visions'' #1 (1996)

References

External links

Trekker website

Ron Randall
at the Comic Book Database

at the

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Ron Randall
at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Ron 1956 births American comics artists American comics writers Artists from Portland, Oregon Living people Role-playing game artists The Kubert School alumni