John Bull (Quality Universe)

John Bull
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	John Bull
Relatives	Uncle Sam (Cousin)
Status
Alignment	Good
Citizenship	British
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Quality Universe
First Appearance	Uncle Sam Quarterly #3 (June, 1942)

Sir! As a Britisher, you should respect American tradition as you would your own! Do you laugh at John Bull? ...John Bull happens to be the symbol of the British Empire!

— Uncle Sam

John Bull is the symbol of the British Empire, an entity similar to Uncle Sam, fighting as a symbol of Britain and the British people.

History

Not much is known about John Bull before his run-ins with Uncle Sam or how similar he is to the Spirit of America.

During the American Revolution, Uncle Sam and John Bull came to blows as their countries fought. Uncle Sam called it "an even desperate struggle," implying Bull's powers are on par with his own. After two years of fighting, they were both glad to sign a treaty of peace in 1814, vowing to never fight again. John Bull would later team up with Uncle Sam in World War II.

When a Japanese-American Spy named Yoritomo Rawlins disguised himself as an English man named James, Uncle Sam confronted the suspect and invokes John Bull's name while interrogating him. However, the spy does not recognize Bull's name, tipping Uncle Sam off about the disguised spy.

The two would venture to Asia to fight Axis forces about a year later. At the same time, King Killer returned for revenge against Uncle Sam, storming his home in Everytown, USA and kidnapping Sam's foster son, Buddy. King Killer would re-establish his Kingdom of Crime before Buddy managed to escape to find Bull and Sam across the Pacific Ocean.

John Bull accompanied Uncle Sam and Buddy back to King Killer's Kingdom of Crime, which was also hosting Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini at the time. Bull and Sam defeat King Killer's henchmen and take down the villains, with Bull carrying off the Axis leaders afterwards.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Symbol of the British Empire: John Bull's powers are proportionate to the British people's faith in the British Empire.
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman Strength

Notes

• This character or object is an adaptation of John Bull, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
  

Trivia

• John Bull refuses to strike a woman, even when she is an attacking henchman of a villain.

Related

• 2 Appearances of John Bull (Quality Universe)
• 1 Images featuring John Bull (Quality Universe)
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