James Barton (Earth-S)

The Headless Horror
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Real Name	James Barton
Main Alias	The Headless Horror
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Attorney
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black · Balding
Origin
Universe	Earth-S
Original Publisher	Fawcett Publications
First Appearance	Bulletman #4 (March, 1942)
Last Appearance	Bulletman #4 (March, 1942)

Attorney James Barton posed as the Headless Horror in order to murder all potential heirs to a wealthy client in order to claim the client's inheritance for himself. After succeeding in committing several murders, he was apprehended by Bulletman and Bulletgirl.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Law

Notes

• This version of the Headless Horror, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

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