Badger is a superhero in American comic books publisher by the short-lived Capital Comics company and then First Comics. He was created by writer Mike Baron in 1983 and published through the early 1990s in a titular series that ended when First Comics also ceased all publications. Since the ongoing series ended in 1991, new Badger titles have been released sporadically through Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, and Devil's Due Publishing.

Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share.