I always assumed that Al's baby would end up being Fargo, or Fargo's father. The Joke being of course that fargo and dredd come from criminal stock. Unfortunately I gave up the Megazine before I found out.
Was it never revealed or am I just a rambling, yet sparkling and witty, madman? :)
To me the clue was always in the chin.
Well Judge Fargo wasn't called Judge Bestardi (Al's surname) so I don't think so you are on to something here...
scojo
IIRC, Als Baby was written for another magazine that either folded or never came out. I order to include it in the Megazine instead, Wagner added the one page intro to shoehorn it(very loosely) into Dredd continuity. Given it was written for different publication all together, I doubt Wagner ever had any intention of making the young kid Fargo. Given the childs demonic qualities in the follow up, he was more likely to become President Booth!
Well, a name is easily changed. It also seemed strange to have included this big chinned family into the timeline before Dredd and Fargo. I wasn't convinced that the baby would be Fargo (hey, people change), but maybe that it was fargo's dad. I think it would be a fantastic origin for the Dredd line and I'll continue to hope its true even if John Wagner pins me down and tattoo's a big 'No' on my head.
I don't think i read much when the baby was born, was it any good. I always had a soft spot for the story.
Well here is the history.
2 series in the meg, 1 in 2k.
AL's baby ended with the birth of er...wots his name...
Second story was when Al junior (was that his name?) joined Al and his friend, whose name also escapes me, on a series of hits for the godfather.
Third series had Al pregnant again, I think. And dressed as a woman. Forget why...
Anyway, they were fun stories. Silly but fun.
scojo