''Sable'' is an American

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television series that aired on

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from November 7, 1987 to January 2, 1988, during the 1987–1988 season, and is based on the

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

, '' Jon Sable: Freelance'', by

Mike Grell Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of ...

. Seven episodes of the series aired. The show was a one-hour adventure/drama about mercenary and vigilante

Jon Sable ''Jon Sable Freelance'' is an American comic book series, one of the first series created for the fledgling publisher First Comics in 1983. It was written and drawn by Mike Grell and was a fully creator-owned title. The comic was one of the first ...

(

Lewis Van Bergen Lewis Van Bergen (November 9, 1938 – April 6, 2018) was an American actor, best known for his role as Jon Sable on the short-lived 1987 television series '' Sable''. He was in the film '' Bugsy'' in the role of Joey Adonis, with whom Bugsy ...

), who by day was children's book author Nicholas Fleming. The program ran on Saturdays at 8:00, and aired its final episode on January 2, 1988.

Rene Russo Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on magazine covers such as ''Vogue'' and ''Cosmopolitan''. She made her film debut in the 1989 comedy '' ...

had her first television role on the series.

Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991). After portraying Stacy in Penelope Spheeris's comedy ''Wayne's World'' (1992), ...

also had one of her first acting roles playing a kidnapped girl in the series pilot. KISS frontman Gene Simmons is a fan of the comic and purchased the rights to the series earlier in his career with the hope of turning it into a big action movie with Pierce Brosnan as the lead. Simmons even starred in the lead role in an un-aired pilot for the eventual tv show.''Age of TV Heroes: The Live-Action Adventures of Your Favorite Comic Book Characters'' by Jason Hofius and George Khoury, TwoMorrows Publishing, 2010, page 13.

Cast

as Eden Kendell *

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as Joe "Cheesecake" Tyson *

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as Myke Blackmon *

Marge Kotlisky Marge Kotlisky (February 19, 1927 - December 2, 1997) was an American actress. She died in 1997 of cancer. Filmography *''My Bodyguard'' (1980) *''Thief'' (1981) *''Sixteen Candles'' (1984) *'' Sable'' (unknown episodes, 1987) *'' Major League ...

as Cynthia *John Harkins as Thomas Watertson

Episodes

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