Safe Havens
About Safe Havens
In 1988, Bill Holbrook, creator of On The Fastrack, launched Safe Havens, a clever look at how children interact with each other and with the adults in their world.
With a unique cast of intelligent and unpredictable characters, Safe Havens dishes out a good laugh every day.
King Features syndicates Safe Havens to more than 50 newspapers.
Meet the Creator
Bill Holbrook
Bill Holbrook grew up in the Space Age atmosphere of Huntsville, Alabama, in the 1960s. Upon graduating from Auburn University in 1980, he was hired by The Atlanta Constitution as an editorial staff artist. After several attempts at syndication, his office strip “On the Fastrack” was picked up by King Features and debuted in 150 […]
Characters
Dave
Dave and Samantha are soulmates, a fact known to everyone but themselves. Dave is dyslexic, but found that instead of it being a disability it’s simply an alternate yet perfectly...
Grandma
When the mother of Samantha’s mom passed away, she left Samantha a magic ring. When wearing it, Samantha can speak to her grandmother in any reflection. A former daredevil with a...
Jenny
Jenny is vain, shallow and self-centered, possessing a set of personal ethics that could charitably be called “situational.” She is everything that Samantha is not. Contras...
Remora
Remora is a 415-year-old mermaid who has decided to live on land for a while. Like all merfolk, she has the option of living 24 hours a day as half-fish, half human (i.e., Mermaid Clas...
Roger
Roger is the mascot of the Havens High School Fighting Personal Digital Assistants. (The team used to be called the Lions until a “contribution” from a high-tech firm resul...
Samantha Argus
Samantha is a teen growing into womanhood, with a hopeful nature and a scientific mind. Her technical side enables her to see the world rationally and realistically, which comes in han...
Samantha’s Family
Samantha’s father Donald works as the safety inspector at Fastrack, Inc., and her mother Jeanine has been elected state senator. Samantha has a little sister named Sophie, and th...
The Other Clique
Samantha, Dave, Jenny, Remora and Roger are joined by Thomas, Bambi, Gerald, Arnold, Lisa and Winston in the Other Clique. These are the souls who never fit into any of the school̵...