The 1980s. Gay superhero Bash Helmet faces his most fearsome foe

During the 1980s, Bash helmet was to face his most fearsome foe, someone who could break him and ridicule him in a way that none of his enemies had been able to previously. 

In the decade of excess Bash Helmet sported some 'memorable' looks

And that someone was the Acting President of Bona Ventures, Bud Demsky! 

In the 1980s shoulderpads were in

This was the decade of excess - shoulder pads were in and hair was BIG, and Demsky was keen that Bash should be totally modernised to reflect the fashions of the times. 

Under this directive, Bash Helmet sported some of his more ‘memorable’ looks!

The changes did not go down well with the fans and sales began to drop. Each year, with each new look, fewer comics were bought. 

In November 1986, with issue 290, Bash Helmet was cancelled. Unlike his predecessor, Godfrey Pryce, Bud Demsky refused to take responsibility for Bona Venture’s worsening financial situation and would not resign. 

However, after a board meeting, he was summarily fired.

Even Flick Faster was not safe from being fiddled with

It was then that Demsky decided to follow in Pryce’s footsteps and he left the United States aboard a Navy ship, the USS Fruitpicker, in order to start a new life in Thailand.

However Demsky never reached his destination. One moonlit night, over a romantic candle-lit dinner, he fell head over heels in love with the entire complement of C-deck and lives there to this day. 

Many believe that the final nail in Bash Helmet’s coffin was when the tip of 

his helmet actually flipped open to allow his enormous hair to flow freely!

But Demsky is still bitter at the way he was dealt with by his colleagues at Bona: 

“People often complained about my two-fisted approach to delicate areas but I was the one who ended up getting the elbow - trust me, that was harder to take!”