Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Mayor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Richard Wilkins III (commonly referred to as The Mayor) is a fictional character in the fantasy television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997–2003). Portrayed by Harry Groener, he is the mayor of Sunnydale, a fictional town rife with vampires and demons in which the main character, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) lives. The premise of the series is that Buffy is a Slayer, a young girl endowed with superhuman powers to fight evil, which she accomplishes with the help of a small group of friends and family, called the Scooby Gang. During the show's second
Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics fill in the story line of Oz's character after he leaves the TV series, and the "Death of Buffy" comics clearly take place between Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. Starting in 2007, a new series of Buffy comics has been produced, also published by Dark Horse Comics. These are a canonical continuation of the television series and as such are considered "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight". One of the other comics considered canon is the 8-part series "Fray", since the main character, Melaka Fray, appears in "Season 8". "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" takes place after