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Infamous [[Fan Service]] comic artist J. Scott Campbell's first solo foray into the comic world, ''[[Danger Girl]]'' is notorious for many reasons, two of which are the ridiculous amount of cheesecake in the book, and the lengthy timeframe between issues, sometimes exceeding a year. The series is a satirical, yet sometimes dark, take on the espionage genre, and centered on Abigail Chase, a former treasure seeker who gets sucked into the Danger Girl team by happenstance when their paths cross during her encounters with a hostile nemesis. Abbey, as she was mostly known, pretty much played the straight woman to the rest of the quirky team. ▼
▲Infamous [[Fan Service]] comic artist J. Scott Campbell's first solo foray into the comic world, ''Danger Girl'' is notorious for many reasons, two of which are the ridiculous amount of cheesecake in the book, and the lengthy timeframe between issues, sometimes exceeding a year. The series is a satirical, yet sometimes dark, take on the espionage genre, and centered on Abigail Chase, a former treasure seeker who gets sucked into the Danger Girl team by happenstance when their paths cross during her encounters with a hostile nemesis. Abbey, as she was mostly known, pretty much played the straight woman to the rest of the quirky team.
The Danger Girls consist of Sydney Savage, reckless thrill-seeker extraordinaire from the [[Land Down Under]], who has a thing for whips and catsuits; Natalia Kassle, the Russian assassin/resident ice queen, {{spoiler|who eventually was revealed to be [[The Mole]] for the Nazi-esque Hammer Empire}}; Silicon Valerie, the teenage techno-geek who has expertise in all things computer-related {{spoiler|(and the most recent addition after Kassle's defect)}}; [[Wrench Wench|J.C., a Canadian mechanic]] with an affinity for tinkering and creating mostly bizarre yet useful inventions for the team.
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Their leader is Deuce, a former agent for Her Majesty's Secret Service who was recruited by the United Nations to lead the first all female spy team. More or less he's a caricature of Sean Connery, right down to the facial expressions and mannerisms.
The series debuted in March, 1998 and is still ongoing. The series spawned a [[
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: It's amazing that Sydney can zip her suit up all the way, but she's hardly the only one.
* [[Action Girl]]
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Deuce. He's clearly past his prime but manages to fend off a squad of Hammer assassins alone and escape with no real injuries.
** Hammer Leader becomes a Badass Great Grandpa {{spoiler|when he dons the [[Upgrade Artifact|artifact armor]]}}.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: The Danger Girl team (Natalia, Sydney and Valerie respectively) when Abbey meets them. {{spoiler|Later Abbey, Sydney and Valerie after Abbey's recruitment and Natalia's betrayal.}}
* [[Chair Reveal]]: In '' Danger Girl and the [[Army of Darkness]]'' #4, Agent Zero shoots what he thinks is his target through the back of a chair. He then walks round to the front of the chair and instead finds a dummy rigged to a bomb with three seconds left on the timer
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Frequently, and often on purpose. Once with alligators.
* [[Commie Nazis]]: The Hammer empire.
* [[Distracted
* [[Expy]]: Most obviously Deuce to the Connery [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]], and Johhny Barracuda to Bruce Campbell, but much of the first arc also reads like an extended homage to [[G.I. Joe]], with The Hammer standing in for Cobra, Agent Zero for Snake Eyes, Assassin X for Storm Shadow, {{spoiler|Natalia Kassle}} for the Baroness... Heck, even some of the vehicles that appear look like they were directly inspired by classic Joe or Cobra craft.
** Major Maxim is an imposingly-sized [[The Dragon|field commander]] clad head-to-toe in black life support/augmentation equipment serving a decrepit old [[Diabolical Mastermind|puppetmaster]] in charge of an [[The Empire|evil empire]], rather like [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]].
** Also, [[Bland
* [[Eye Awaken]]: {{spoiler|Maxim}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Constantly, and of both the female ''and'' male variety despite the title.
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* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Coupled with [[No One Could Survive That]].
* [[Now or Never Kiss]]: May also have just been because Johnny is a [[Handsome Lech]].
* [[Nipple
* [[Pineapple Surprise]]: Happens to mercenary in ''Danger Girl and the [[Army of Darkness]]''.
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Johhny Barracuda.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Abigail wears a mink coat when infiltrating a high class party.
* [[Schedule Slip]]
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spy Catsuit]]: Sydney wears an archetypal example.
** Thought by many to be a [[Shout
* [[Super Serum]]: The blue, glowing, apparently [[I Love Nuclear Power|radioactive]] liquid Doctor Von Kripplor tests on a hapless prisoner, one Agent Falcon. It fails spectacularly, reducing him to blue sludge. Apparently, it's meant to turn people into Major Maxim-the only successful test subject, a huge, burly man in a gas mask and red goggles.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Assassin X to Agent Zero.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: the Hammer is initially described as an alliance between Neo-Nazis and former KGB agents, but - by the end of the first story arc - it's mainly Nazis.
* [[Waterfall Shower]]: Abbey and Ash take one, to wash off zombie goo, in ''
* [[Wet Sari Scene]]: As much as it's possible to convey this in a comic, when Abbey, in a white t-shirt, goes swimming. Subsequent panels seem to indicate she's not wearing anything underneath, with the heavy implication her shirt is now see through.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Sydney Savage.
* [[X Meets Y]]:
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