Bulletman #3 is an issue of the series Bulletman (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1942.
Synopsis for "The Lightning King"
Appearing in "The Lightning King"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sergeant Kent
Antagonists:
- Lightning King (Single appearance)
- Bugs Jonker
- his gang
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Octopus"
Appearing in "The Octopus"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sergeant Kent
Antagonists:
- The Octopus
- his gang: Crusher, Monk, others
Other Characters:
- Joe, street cleaner
- Mr. Meade
- Mary, Mr. Meade's maid
- Jeeves, Mr. Meade's butler
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Private Ward: "Dropping into the Parachute Corps"
Appearing in Private Ward: "Dropping into the Parachute Corps"
Featured Characters:
- Private Ward (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Private Enterprise (First appearance)
- Colonel Deakyne (First appearance)
- General Carter (First appearance)
Locations:
- Camp Udope (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Case of the Murdered Millionaire"
Appearing in "The Case of the Murdered Millionaire"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sergeant Kent
Antagonists:
- The Hunchback (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Casey, cop
- Mike, cop (Dies)
- Jake, cop (Dies)
- Henry Roberts, banker (Dies)
- Miss Lake, secretary
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Mystery Island"
Appearing in "Mystery Island"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sergeant Kent
Antagonists:
- Black Rat (Apparent Death)
- McKeefe, killer
- Pitelli, henchman
Other Characters:
- Miss Lloyd
- Captain Glume
- Mr. Wood
- Petie, sailor (Dies)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- S.S. Fate
Notes
- Lightning King:
- Bulletgirl can snap a handgun in half with her dainty, gloved hands.
- The art in this story is tentatively identified by GCD as being by the "Jack Binder Shop," possibly Ed Dobrotka.
- Octopus:
- Jim Barr gets head-konked unconscious, with a handgun. The same tactic proves useless against Bulletman, because of his helmet. Last issue, it did prove effective against Bulletgirl, despite the helmet. Bulletman is confusing.
- Twice in this story, Jim Barr pulls a helmet out of nowhere, slaps it on, and is instantly transformed into fully-costumed Bulletman. Susan Kent also does it once.
- This villain looks very familiar.
- The art in this story is tentatively identified by GCD as being by Don Rico.
- Murdered Millionaire:
- This is not the Hunchback's second appearance, but a new and unrelated "Hunchback," who is secretly the seemingly-cowardly accountant Miller, with a fake hump. The previous Hunchback was secretly the insane ex-actor Dennis Mills, with a genuine hunch.
- First issue for Private Ward by Bill Ward
Trivia
- Also appearing in this issue of Bulletman were:
- Full-page ad for current issue of America's Greatest Comics #1
- Full-page ad for current issue of Gene Autry Comics #1
- "Swords for Two" (text story) by Juan Lopez
See Also
Links and References
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