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[[File:Danger Girl Poster Color by J Scott Campbell.jpg|frame|They're dangerous, they're girls...what more do you need?]]

Infamous [[Fan Service]] comic artist J. Scott Campbell's first solo foray into the comic world, ''[[Danger Girl]]'' is notorious for many reasons, two of which are the ridiculous amount of cheesecake in the book, and the lengthy timeframe between issues, sometimes exceeding a year. The series is a satirical, yet sometimes dark, take on the espionage genre, and centered on Abigail Chase, a former treasure seeker who gets sucked into the Danger Girl team by happenstance when their paths cross during her encounters with a hostile nemesis. Abbey, as she was mostly known, pretty much played the straight woman to the rest of the quirky team. 

The Danger Girls consist of Sydney Savage, reckless thrill-seeker extraordinaire from the [[Land Down Under]], who has a thing for whips and catsuits; Natalia Kassle, the Russian assassin/resident ice queen,  {{spoiler|who eventually was revealed to be [[The Mole]] for the Nazi-esque Hammer Empire}}; Silicon Valerie, the teenage techno-geek who has expertise in all things computer-related {{spoiler|(and the most recent addition after Kassle's defect)}}; [[Wrench Wench|J.C., a Canadian mechanic]] with an affinity for tinkering and creating mostly bizarre yet useful inventions for the team.

Their leader is Deuce, a former agent for Her Majesty's Secret Service who was recruited by the United Nations to lead the first all female spy team. More or less he's a caricature of Sean Connery, right down to the facial expressions and mannerisms. 

The series debuted in March, 1998 and is still ongoing. The series spawned a [[PlayStation]] game and a TV [[Pilot Movie]], though the former was the only one that actually made it past the concept stage. It has, however recently{{when}} been optioned for the big screen, to be directed by Todd Lincoln and produced by the same people that worked on the [[Hitman (video game series)|Hitman]] film.

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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: It's amazing that Sydney can zip her suit up all the way, but she's hardly the only one.
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: Abigail Chase.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Serum X, the [[Super Soldier]] compound created by [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Von Kripplor]] that fuels Maxim.
* [[The Archer]]: Sonya Savage
* [[Artifact of Doom]]: Also an [[Upgrade Artifact]].
* [[Awesome Aussie]]: Sydney Savage
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Deuce. He's clearly past his prime but manages to fend off a squad of Hammer assassins alone and escape with no real injuries.
** Hammer Leader becomes a Badass Great Grandpa  {{spoiler|when he dons the [[Upgrade Artifact|artifact armor]]}}.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: The Danger Girl team (Natalia, Sydney and Valerie respectively) when Abbey meets them.  {{spoiler|Later Abbey, Sydney and Valerie after Abbey's recruitment and Natalia's betrayal.}}
* [[Chair Reveal]]: In '' Danger Girl and the [[Army of Darkness]]'' #4, Agent Zero shoots what he thinks is his target through the back of a chair. He then walks round to the front of the chair and instead finds a dummy rigged to a bomb with three seconds left on the timer
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Frequently, and often on purpose. Once with alligators.
* [[Commie Nazis]]: The Hammer empire.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Unsurprisingly, the girls use this tactic. A lot.
* [[Expy]]: Most obviously Deuce to the Connery [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]], and Johhny Barracuda to Bruce Campbell, but much of the first arc also reads like an extended homage to [[G.I. Joe]], with The Hammer standing in for Cobra, Agent Zero for Snake Eyes, Assassin X for Storm Shadow,  {{spoiler|Natalia Kassle}} for the Baroness... Heck, even some of the vehicles that appear look like they were directly inspired by classic Joe or Cobra craft.
** Major Maxim is an imposingly-sized [[The Dragon|field commander]] clad head-to-toe in black life support/augmentation equipment serving a decrepit old [[Diabolical Mastermind|puppetmaster]] in charge of an [[The Empire|evil empire]], rather like [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]].
** Also, [[Bland-Name Product]] versions of [[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]] and the [[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]] incarnation of Hercules on Valerie's introduction spread.
* [[Eye Awaken]]:  {{spoiler|Maxim}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Constantly, and of both the female ''and'' male variety despite the title.
* [[God Guise]]: In ''Revolver'', natives believe that Abbey is their sun goddess returned because she has blonde hair.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Too many, way too many.
* [[I Am Not Shazam]]: As Abbey Chase is sometimes drawn with a DG belt buckle. Some people think Danger Girl is her code-name but Danger Girl is the name of the team not any one member. 
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Complete with [[Herr Doktor|"German" accent]].
* [[MST3K Mantra]]: From the [[Lampshade Hanging]] to the bonus material, it's ''very'' clear that the series is meant to be brainless, fanservicey fun, not high art.
* [[Murderous Thighs]]: Used by Abbey to wrest information from a guard in the first series.
* [[My Hero Zero]]: Agent Zero.
* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: Even on a team that otherwise consists of [[Fan Service]] incarnate, Slicon Valerie is still quite a looker.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Coupled with [[No One Could Survive That]].
* [[Now or Never Kiss]]: May also have just been because Johnny is a [[Handsome Lech]].
* [[Nipple-and-Dimed]]: With bubbles, among other things.
* [[Pineapple Surprise]]: Happens to mercenary in ''Danger Girl and the [[Army of Darkness]]''.
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Johhny Barracuda.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Abigail wears a mink coat when infiltrating a high class party.
* [[Schedule Slip]] 
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: It's Sili''con'' Valerie, as in computers; Not Sili''cone'' Valerie, as in... well, you know.
* [[Spell My Name with a "The"]]: The Peach.
* [[Spy Catsuit]]: Sydney wears an archetypal example.
** Thought by many to be a [[Shout-Out]] to Vanessa's in the original ''[[Austin Powers]]'' considering proximity of releases and the comic's penchant for references.
* [[Super Serum]]: The blue, glowing, apparently [[I Love Nuclear Power|radioactive]] liquid Doctor Von Kripplor tests on a hapless prisoner, one Agent Falcon. It fails spectacularly, reducing him to blue sludge. Apparently, it's meant to turn people into Major Maxim-the only successful test subject, a huge, burly man in a gas mask and red goggles.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Assassin X to Agent Zero.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: the Hammer is initially described as an alliance between Neo-Nazis and former KGB agents, but - by the end of the first story arc - it's mainly Nazis.
* [[Waterfall Shower]]: Abbey and Ash take one, to wash off zombie goo, in ''Danger Girl and the [[Army of Darkness]]'' #5.
* [[Wet Sari Scene]]: As much as it's possible to convey this in a comic, when Abbey, in a white t-shirt, goes swimming. Subsequent panels seem to indicate she's not wearing anything underneath, with the heavy implication her shirt is now see through.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Sydney Savage.
* [[X Meets Y]]: Danger Girl is [[Charlie's Angels]] meets [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]].

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