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I remember being surprised when I first encountered Bulletman in the comics. Here he was appearing in a Justice League/Justice Society crossover - and I didn't realize DC had the rights to the character. Up until then, I had seen him only as an action figure, I thought he was part of the G.I. Joe line. I'm still not sure how he got mixed in with the rest of those Real American Heroes.
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From what I've been able to google, DC merely licensed the rights to the old Fawcett characters back in 1972. They didn't fully purchase them till 1991. So, Bulletman the Fawcett Comic superhero was sort of semi-public domain by the time JLA v.1/#135 was published in the fall of 1976.
That's about the same time the identically-named action figure was introduced as part of the last wave of Hasbro's GI Joe Adventure Team. Only for that entire line to cease production, altogether! Which, retrospectively, might have been a blessing in disguise. As it was around that same time that anglo-dubbed reruns of the Japanese Ultraman series were first getting syndicated in my neck of the woods via cable TV. And the costumes of the Japanese superhero and Hasbro's Human Bullet were virtually identical (especially the silvery helmet with metallic face-plate/mask/visor)!
Re: this morning's cover? Given how the two Golden Agers are charging at each other on some kind of rocky hillside, I wonder if Per Degaton has somehow gotten his hands on some radioactive clay and thereby lured them to the slopes of Mt. Wundagore?
I love the cover. Interesting, you found an image of Bulletman I don't recognize. I have never seen him wearing an ascot before. Bulletman and Bulletgirl are 2 of my favorites!
An addendum to Cary's quite impressive research: The Bulletman figure in the G.I. Joe line was, according to Wikipedia, apparently unlicensed.
You never know, Cary. He could be holding some of that clay in his right hand! In a lead-lined glove, of course.
So, basically, Bicentennial-era Hasbro might've "liberally borrowed" Ultraman's look and Bulletman's name? Naughty-naughty-naughty!
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