Running Man, The
First published: 1982
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IT WAS THE ULTIMATE DEATH GAME IN A NIGHMARE FUTURE AMERICA
Each night all Americans, whether they live in the vast polluted slums or the fortress-like enclaves of the rich, tune in to the nation's favorite TV game show: The Running Man.
Each night they see if the contestant has succeeded in evading death at the hands of the Hunters as he tries to survive for thirty days and win the one-billion-dollar jackpot.
The record for survival is eight days.
But now a new contestant, Ben Richards, has set out to beat the brutal odds, beat the rigged game, beat the entire savage system. He's betting his life that he can...
Characters
| Rolf | Dog that licked Ben Richards in Portland |
| ?, Dickie | Dead person known by Stacey Throckmorton |
| ?, Frank | A Police officer watching the contestants trying out for the Games |
| ?, Frankie | A drunk in the Boston YMCA was looking for him |
| ?, Gilley | Old man that owned Gilley's Town Line and Airstop in Rockford |
| ?, Jake | One of the Games contestants that passed in the same group as Ben Richards |
| ?, Jennifer | Lived down the hall from Ben Richards |
| Ali, Muhammad | Mentioned in passing |
| Barrow, Clyde | Mentioned in passing |
| Burns, Arthur M | Assistant director of Games |
| Cowles, Bobby | Turned in Jimmy Laughlin. Brother of Mary |
| Cowles, Mary | Turned in Jimmy Laughlin. Sister of Bobby |
| Crager, Jack | Neighbor of Richards |
| Curry, "Old Man" | Sold drugs to Stacey Throckmorton for his sister Cassie |
| Deegan, John | Fake name used by Ben Richards in the Boston YMCA |
| Donahue, Robert S | Navigator on the plane that Ben Richards hijacked - Games Council controller |
| Donnigan, Flapper | Friend of Ben Richards that saw the money being delivered to Sheila |
| Duninger, Wayne | Co-pilot on the plane that Ben Richards hijacked |
| Friedman, Kippy | Communications man on the plane that Ben Richards hijacked |
| Goleon, Rich | Driver of the car that took Ben Richards from Boston. Friend of Bradley Throckmorton |
| Gordon, Sheila Catherine | Maiden name of Sheila Richards |
| Grady, Charlie | Guard who loaned Richards 50 cents to call home while he was trying to enter the games |
| Grassner, Father Ogden | Fake name used by Ben Richards in Manchester |
| Hanrahan, Gerry | Friend of Ben Richards |
| Harris, Mr | Worked with Ben Richards |
| Himmler, Heinrich | Mentioned in passing |
| Hizzoner, Governor | Governor of Kanzas |
| Holloway, Don | 50 Year Old Pilot on the plane that Ben Richards hijacked |
| Hoover, J. Edgar | Mentioned in passing |
| Jagger, Mick | A singer mentioned by Molie Jernigan |
| Jansky, Mr | Contestant on the Games |
| Jenner, Eileen | Sells black market goods |
| Jernigan, Molie | Sells weapons & fake ID |
| Johnsbury, Governor | Area Governor |
| Johnson, Jack | Mentioned in passing |
| Jones, Miss | Secretary of Dan Killen that took Ben Richards to get his makeup done |
| Kelly, Liz | Ben Richards says that Liz Kelly and Grace Taylor are Old TV sex stars |
| Killan, Dan | Interviewed Ben Richards |
| Laughlin, Jimmy | Contestant in Running Man |
| McCartney, Mick | Mentioned by Ben Richards |
| McCone, Evan | Running Man chief hunter |
| Moran, Dink | Built pollution counter. Brother of Rich, and friend of Bradley Throckmorton |
| Moran, Rich | Built pollution counter. Brother of Dink, and friend of Bradley Throckmorton |
| O'Sanchez, Budgie | Neighbor of Ben Richards, and father of Walt |
| O'Sanchez, Walt | Son of Budgie O'Sanchez |
| Parrakis, Elton | A friend of Bradley Throckmorton that helped Ben |
| Parrakis, Virginia | Mother of Elton |
| Rettenmund, Mr | Told dirty stories during the examinations for the Games |
| Richards, ? | Mother of Ben and Todd |
| Richards, ? | Father of Ben and Todd |
| Richards, Benjamin Stuart | 28 Year old contestant on Running man. Husband of Sheila |
| Richards, Catherine Sarah | Daughter of Sheila & Benjamin |
| Richards, Sheila Catherine | 26 Year old wife of Benjamin |
| Richards, Todd | Ben's brother |
| Springer, John Griffen | First fake ID used by Richards to buy a ride to Boston |
| Taylor, Grace | Ben Richards says that Liz Kelly and Grace Taylor are Old TV sex stars |
| Thompson, Bobby | Host of the Running Man show. Throckmorton, ?, Mother of Stacey, Bradley and Cassie. Throckmorton, Bradley, 18 Year old brother of Stacey and Cassie |
| Throckmorton, Cassie | Sister of Stacey |
| Throckmorton, Stacey | A 7 year old boy that helped Ben to escape from Boston |
| Upshaw, Mrs | Mentioned by Richards |
| Victor, Fred | Running Man director |
| Ward, Rinda | Ben Richards' tester for the Games |
| Wells, H.G | Author mentioned in passing |
| Williams, Amelia | Richards' hostage from Falmouth |
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