Burt Wankler

Agent of K.O.M.E.T., K.O.M.E.T. #8. He is the first agent to replace another, K.O.M.E.T. #3, Carter Maheenaman who disappeared without a trace into the cosmic aether in 1691. This was 45 years ago as of his appearance in The Balls of Menthonen, so he's in his 60's in the story. He's a human who has taken care of himself over the years, but has started to go flabby and decrepit. Still, he is very stubborn and refuses to let himself slack off. His general uselessness during the BoM adventure rankles him to no end. Young K.O.M.E.T. agent Dirk Stausage is a young gun who considers the old man past his due date (though he was no less useless himself). However, Leslee Lavala practically worships him, also leading to Dirk's jealousy.
For his part, Burt is single but dating. His main boo is Professor Colleen Sarn of the Hexadane Academy.
He is a detective with some magic abilities. So far he has demonstrated an ability to detect lies (from Cheri Karmuliken) just by hearing them.