The Black Badge

The Black Badge © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Retired Real Name: K.O. Carson Earliest Appearance: 1959 Base of Operations: The Bakerville neighborhood of Astro City Personal Data InfoDump Appearances (in Publication Order): as the Black Badge Astro City: The Flip Book Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #3, 4 as K.O. Carson Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #4 Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #3, 4 Event Timeline 1959     Dialog Black Badge battles Stone Gang. 1959/10/14     Current The Williams brothers encounter the Black Badge. The Black Badge K.O. Carson, an ex-boxer and policeman, as the Black Badge began fighting crime in Astro City's Bakerville neighborhood in the 1950s, when he felt that traditional law-enforcement wasn't serving the black community fairly. After retiring in 1972, he went public with his identity, so that his story could serve as an inspiration to others. History Sometime prior to the fall of 1959, he defeated the Stone Gang. Observations Today, K.O. Carson owns and runs the colorful Bruiser's Bar & Grill, but does not confirm or deny that he was the Black Badge.