JFK in the 'Badlands': An Extraordinary Postscript

In an afterword for the JFK assassination comic book series 'Badlands,' writer Steven Grant says 'what some call conspiracy, others call politics as usual'

Badlands is a 6-part graphic series published by Dark Horse in 1991, depicting the journey of a JFK assassin to Dealey Plaza in November 1963. And he's not Lee Harvey Oswald. Story by Steven Grant and art by Vince Giarrano, both well-known to fans of Marvel Comics.

Meet Conrad Bremen, known much to his annoyance, as “Connie.” He’s a two-bit punk hunk in Texas circa 1963 who succumbs to the strong-arm tactics of a guy named Janetty and the machinations of a sexy girl whose JFK-hating millionaire father seems to be pulling the strings for a couple of guys named Sam (Giancana) and Carlos (Marcello).

Connie finds hims…