Judomaster#Other version

Creator Frank McLaughlin explained the character's creation: "I had developed the character Judomaster and was anxious to leave… Charlton

to work freelance exclusively, Charlie Santangelo was in charge of Charlton at the time. He and I played judo at the same dojo, so his interest in my character was more than a passing one… Reagreed to give me a shot and publish Judomaster, and that's when it hit the fan".{{cite book |last1=Cooke |first1=Jon B. |title=The Charlton companion: a history of the Derby, Connecticut, publisher and its comic books |date=2022 |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |isbn=978-1-60549-111-0 |page=130 |url=https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=95_71&products_id=1675}}

Hadley "Rip" Jagger, a sergeant in World War II in the United States Army. He rescued the daughter of a Pacific island chief and in return was taught the martial art of judo.{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |access-date=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/judomstr.htm |title=Judomaster}} He had a kid sidekick named Tiger who later became Nightshade's martial arts instructor as an adult.

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Judomaster's title lasted from #89 to #98, from June, 1966 to December 1967. It was a retitling of Gunmaster, which was itself a retitling of Six-Gun Heroes.{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |pages=60–61}}

Along with most Charlton Comics superhero characters, the rights to Judomaster were sold to DC Comics, with Judomaster becoming a member of the All-Star Squadron.{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Roy |title=The All-Star Companion: Vol 2 |date=2006 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1893905375 |page=87}} Tiger was re-imagined as the villain Avatar in the L.A.W. miniseries published by DC Comics, which re-teamed the Charlton characters that had been acquired by DC. In the same series, it is shown Judomaster lived for some time in the fictional city of Nanda Parbat, and did not age there due to the altered passage of time.

During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Judomaster is killed by Bane.Infinite Crisis #7

Image:Judomaster2.jpg #14 (March 1994).
Art by Mike Collins.]]

Andreas Havoc, an enemy of Thunderbolt, challenged Thunderbolt to battle, feeling that his rightful position as "Vajra" had been stolen by him. The Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, and Nightshade assisted Thunderbolt in battling Havoc in a psychic battle while a new, never-named Judomaster helped rescue the heroes in the physical world.

Thomas Jagger is Rip Jagger's son and an agent of Checkmate who also operated as a double agent within Kobra. When Checkmate becomes involved in Santa Prisca's elections, he confronts and defeats Bane in a fight.Checkmate #11-#12. DC Comics. In Checkmate, Jagger has served as the White King's Knight under Alan Scott and Mister Terrific. In addition to martial arts and combat training, Jagger is also a highly trained master of disguise.

A female Judomaster, Sonia Sato, was introduced in the Birds of Prey series as a member of the eponymous group who can project an "aversion field" that protects her from attacks specifically aimed at her.JSA All-Stars #7 (August 2010) She is additionally in a relationship with Damage before he is killed by Jean Loring and later resurrected as a Black Lantern.Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #22Blackest Night: JSA #1 (December 2009)JSA All-Stars #7 (August 2010)

In Doomsday Clock, Judomaster appears as a member of Big Monster Action.Doomsday Clock #6 (July 2018)

• An unidentified female Judomaster appears in Kingdom Come as a member of Magog's Justice Battalion.
• An unidentified, alternate universe variant of Judomaster, visually based on Rip Jagger, from Earth-4 makes a cameo appearance in 52.{{cite comic | title=52 | issue=52 | date=May 2, 2007 | publisher=DC Comics | page=13 | panel=5}}{{cite web|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=111900|title=The 52 Exit Interviews: Grant Morrison|access-date=2007-05-12|last=Brady|first=Matt|date=2007-05-08|publisher=Newsarama|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510031223/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=111900|archive-date=2007-05-10}}
• An alternate universe variant of Sonia Sato from Earth-2 appears in Earth 2 #9. This version is Japan's representative in the World Army.Earth 2 #9. DC Comics.

• Sonia Sato appears in the Stargirl episode "Summer School: Chapter Ten", portrayed by Kristen Lee. This version is a Blue Valley citizen who runs a coffee stand.
• An unidentified Judomaster appears in Peacemaker, portrayed by Nhut Le.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 4, 2021 |title='Peacemaker': James Gunn HBO Max Series Adds Nhut Le As Judomaster |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/peacemaker-suicide-squad-series-judomaster-nhut-le-1234687666/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204214532/https://deadline.com/2021/02/peacemaker-suicide-squad-series-judomaster-nhut-le-1234687666/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} This version is a bodyguard for United States Senator Royland Goff and an ally of the parasitic alien Butterflies.

Rip Jagger appears in Batman: Soul of the Dragon, voiced by Chris Cox.{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Check out new images from BATMAN: SOUL OF THE DRAGON animated feature |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/batman-soul-of-the-dragon-animated-new-images/ |access-date=January 14, 2021 |website=Comicsbeat}} This version is a student of O-Sensei and member of the Kobra cult. He kills Jade to unleash Nāga from his dimension before being killed by his demonic servants.

The Sonia Sato incarnation of Judomaster appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}

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• {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=3707|title=Judomaster (Rip Jagger)}}
• {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=1615|title=Judomaster (1994)}}
• {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=9463|title=Judomaster (Sonia Sato)}}
• [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/j/judomast.htm Judomaster & Tiger] at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
• [http://www.toonopedia.com/judomstr.htm Judomaster] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20120918213218/http://www.toonopedia.com/judomstr.htm Archived] from the original on October 25, 2011.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050301010432/http://spider-bob.com/heroes/dc/Judomaster.htm Entry on Judomaster & Tiger]
• [http://darkmark6.tripod.com/charlton_index.html Index to the Earth-4 adventures of the Charlton Action Heroes]

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