Religion: not determined yet
Name: Bernard Riggley
Classification: supporting character based on a real person
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #7 (Oct. 1941): "Death Loads the Bases"
Creators: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: The Black Toad
Defended or Helped by: Captain America, Bucky
Occupation: business owner
Worked for: The Brooklyn Badgers
Gender: male
Note: WWII-era owner of Brooklyn Badgers
During World War II, Bernard Riggley was the owner of the Brooklyn Badgers professional baseball team. Team manager Chuck McArthur wanted to own the team for himself. McArthur donned a disguise and as the "Black Toad" he murdered Riggley.
The Brooklyn Badgers are Marvel analogs of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/blacktoadcac7.htm#riggley
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/rierm.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/broabros.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/black0nv.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/1708/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=21706
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Captain_America_Comics_Vol_1_7