prog 121

[chris_askham]

While rereading some old progs I came across the Dredd story in prog 121,which is a rather touching tale of a young orphan - Ralphy Bryce -  who idolises Dredd and is badly beaten by some perps, after which Dredd takes a personal interest in his life and enrolls the kid in the academy of law. Anyway, it all ends in disaster and young Ralphy is eventually expelled from the academy, but the story ends on the note that Dredd becomes like a father to the kid, visiting him on a regular basis in his new foster home.

I just wondered if young Ralphy ever made an appearance after this, as I don't recall it myself. The story is actually being told by Walter down at the local laundro-mat, so could be put down to an over-sentimentalised account of something that may never have even happened, I guess.

I thought it would be nice to see some kind of follow up story though, as Ralphy would be 30 or so by now...

[W. R. Logan]

I always hoped Ralphy bought it in one of the many disasters that threatened the city and died miserable and lonely.
That'll teach him to leave the Academy without permission.

Can?t always have a happy ending.


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[tomtom]

hmm...

[Marbles]

there was a story a bit like that a while ago (dredd killed kids dad or something?? and then he got taken into the academy,  then years later as a judge tried to get his revenge on dredd yadda yadda?).

sorry had a few tinnies so cant be more coherent...

[Smiley]

(Ugh, necro-post)

Hard Day's Night (1339-1341) where Dredd shoots a kidnapper but kills the hostage whose brother then grows up to be a Judge. One of them patented Robbie Morrison weeping-kiddie stories.