Spoilery Advent Crossword help

[JayzusB.Christ]

SLIGHTLY EASIER SOLUTION:

Here are the stories the villains in my crossword come from. There's a wee bit of crossover so I'll just say which series they FIRST appeared in if they've appeared in more than one (Nelson Bunker Kreelman, for example, popped up last in a Dredd story,  but would be listed under Strontium Dog here). The number after the story is the number of characters from it - obviously Dredd gets the most!

[spoiler]Dredd:  5
Strontium Dog: 3
Slaine: 2
Zenith: 2
Rogue Trooper: 1
Nemesis: 2
Nikolai Dante: 1
Ace Trucking Co: 1
Edginton Universe: 1
Indigo Prime: 1[/spoiler]


MUCH EASIER SOLUTION:

Here are the clues again,  but now with the names of the stories beside them.

1. See how many in front of the bonfire - find a bodyguard! (5, 4) - [spoiler]DANTE[/spoiler]
3. Saying article, ex-hero has a godly influence (7) - [spoiler]ZENITH[/spoiler]
4. Tripod constructed around ring becomes a transformer (7) [spoiler]- Bad Company[/spoiler]
7. Pirate sounds like Daddy Pig (4, 3-2) [spoiler]STRONTIUM DOG [/spoiler]
8. Smash a sturdy box - find a demon inside (6) [spoiler]EDGIVERSE[/spoiler]
9. Pretender halfback in scrambled SIM (7) [spoiler]NEMESIS[/spoiler]
10. Jack's master is found with unsettled, stoic air (8) [spoiler]INDIGO PRIME [/spoiler]
14. Force Adam to be cast out when god appears (10) [spoiler]NEMESIS[/spoiler]
16. Smelly leader? Smelly leader left - ought Thor to be confused? (6, 5) [spoiler]SLÁINE[/spoiler]
17. Luge wrecked - excavation needed to uncover the armed head (7) [spoiler]SLÁINE[/spoiler]
18. Krool confused for another enemy (5) [spoiler]DREDD[/spoiler]
19. A bit of a shake for the rogue biologist (4) [spoiler]DREDD[/spoiler]

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2. A double-crosser, but not in any specific way (7, 7)[spoiler] ROGUE TROOPER [/spoiler]
5. America goes after the beast; the ancient beast (7) [spoiler]DREDD[/spoiler]
6. Sore bad boy (4) [spoiler]STRONTIUM DOG[/spoiler]
7. Nip back and look for a bent lawgiver (3) [spoiler]DREDD[/spoiler]
11. Inside is a gangster, a bad brother! (5) [spoiler]STRONTIUM DOG[/spoiler]
12. An embarrassing mistake or just a big loudmouth? (6) [spoiler]DREDD[/spoiler]
13. It took so messed up a creature to possess a super body (3, 5) [spoiler]ZENITH[/spoiler]
15. Live all over the place with courage, as a space buccaneer  (4,4) [spoiler]ACE TRUCKING CO[/spoiler]