History and Origin of Hasbro's BULLETMAN!

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@TheChadTI 2 ай бұрын

"Bullet man the human buuulllet" /Gunshot noise

@darthlazy07 2 ай бұрын

Finally some love for BULLETMAN!!! The Human Bullet!!! Had him!!

@darthlazy07 2 ай бұрын

Didn't know about the comic books, just the figure, thank you.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Very cool! Everyone who had the figure loved it. I hope I was able to share a thing or two that you may not have known about Bulletman

@queenannsrevenge100 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this! I used to have all the old GI Joe figures from the early 70s, and had NO IDEA that the old Joe Adventure Team had a life after the 1970s in new GI Joe comics. This was fascinating.

@customgod 2 ай бұрын

Loved having Bulletman as a kid! Awesome figure to go with my other Adventure Team figures.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Very cool! He's a fun addition to Adventure Team

@landon11 2 ай бұрын

"Fire me boy!"

@ikecarr5989 2 ай бұрын

I get that reference.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

LOL Funny enough, I had a reference to The Tick in the video but it didn't make it through editing unfortunately.

@vincentfranklin17 2 ай бұрын

I had a Bulletman action figure when I was ten. I loved it!

@Johnalucard-jo3yi 2 ай бұрын

I remember this guy.

@elmartillo7931 Ай бұрын

Oh my God I got this for Christmas in the late seventies! The bionic eye and he had the hooks on his back so he could slide down a string haha

@catyear75 2 ай бұрын

One of my All Time Favorite Toys …!!!

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Nice! Great choice as a favorite; he is a cool character with a very interesting story

@davidpenn9396 2 ай бұрын

That is Pretty Amazing I remember having his figure when I was in my teens it’s a shame from that point of time that it no longer continue it sure would be nice if seeing Bullet Man take care of Cobra

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Very cool, I like hearing peoples' stories of owning the figures. Yeah, that period in the late 70s until the ARAH relaunch was one of the dark periods of GI Joe unfortunately. Still some fun stuff mixed in there though

@davidpenn9396 Ай бұрын

@@JLSComics those sure some real good times especially into the 70s when ℹ myself started collecting toys from all kinds to choose from

@badstate 2 ай бұрын

I had Atomic Man and Bullet Man toys when I was little. Bullet Man had loops in the back of his suit so you could make him fly by running him down a string, usually into a block tower to knock it down. It was fun.

@or6144 2 ай бұрын

The String!!!

@WakenNate 2 ай бұрын

And Atomic Man would give you cancer and appear blurry in pictures.

@woodman29 2 ай бұрын

Great video as always!

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Thanks woodman!

@jonathanhampshire6856 Ай бұрын

As little lads in the 1970's & 80's in England; we had some of the 12" Action Man figures. I think we both had Atomic Man with his pacemaker. I had Bulletman. The superhero vibe did it for me. Those were the days when a 12" action figure didn't cost an arm and a leg.

@leeh-xh1iw Ай бұрын

I had one it came with a string to hook on things so you can make him slide down it

@skybite 2 ай бұрын

He got parodied in Dexter’s Lab in one of the Super pals segment.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

haha I like the parodies and spoofs of these characters

@tedadamgreen 2 ай бұрын

Bulletman was a GREAT action figure back in the day! Loved ours

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@xazylsclubhouse 2 ай бұрын

I knew the imagery of Bullet Bulletman but not the history 😮 great video, thanks for sharing!

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Xazyl! Thank you my friend. Bulletman's history is surprisingly convoluted to the point where it was difficult to untangle it all in a way that made sense for the video

@xazylsclubhouse Ай бұрын

@@JLSComics knowing is half the battle 😅

@waynetemplar2183 Ай бұрын

Action figure! I’ve never played with dolls 😬

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

haha I hear you! I don't play with dolls either. That said, I have a video coming up that will expound on the comment I made in this video

@jamesmoss3424 2 ай бұрын

Bulletman should get some respect in G.I.Joe series. 😀👍

@legionaireb 2 ай бұрын

I saw this thumbnail and immediately thought "FIRE ME, BOY!!!"

@Conner3030 2 ай бұрын

SPOON!!!!!!!!

@nicholascorrin4648 Ай бұрын

I loved the character in the Don Newton Worlds Finest Shazam back ups❤

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Same here, lots of fun stories in World's Finest

@colinmathura-jeffree9829 2 ай бұрын

❤ I customised a Bulletgirl action figure out of the 2001 8.5 inch Masterpiece Golden Age Book w - Wonder Woman action figure doll. She's so unusual and perfect. I have a set from Catwoman, Liberty Belle, Poison Ivy to Celsius and this Bulletgirl

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Awesome! That sounds like a cool set

@colinmathura-jeffree9829 Ай бұрын

@@JLSComics I love these golden age characters

@larryguidry2856 Ай бұрын

7:22 "Hold it you Cobra Scum" "ACK!" I drew that and the back cover for Headquarters Quarterly! I only did art for two issues. It didn't have a long run, very cool for the time. Found my first copy at Tower Records. For Novemeber, 2024, I will drawing for Tomorrow Girl #9, with Herbie Popnecker & Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer!

@johnnyfountainS 2 ай бұрын

Shanna from Marvel.

@machineman6498 2 ай бұрын

Underwhelmed Forget why I had to have this as a kid. Chrome was nice and had a different face than the usual fuzzy head. But the chrome arms were weird and used the ‘64 pinching hands. The flying action was something you only set up once. Atomic Mike on the other hand was awesome.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Respectable stance on the topic! I agree, Atomic Mike is awesome for sure

@athenassigil5820 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in the 70s and had all these toys including Bullet Man......I knew the history or at least the one that came with the figure. But I, like a lot of kids, just made up his origins and powers. I loved the figure as they were fairly well made to play with.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

I did the same with a lot of mine too, we were pretty creative back then!

@johnnyfountainS 2 ай бұрын

Colleen Wing.

@sherwoodcrump3716 2 ай бұрын

Bulletman and G.I. Joe in the ‘60’s were ACTION FIGURES, not dolls.

@michaelbarbour9827 2 ай бұрын

Dolls? DOLLS!?! 😂 Exactly what I was thinking!

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Thank you for commenting! I knew saying that that I would see some comments about it. I do refer to them as action figures but I do have a video coming up that talks more about that terminology.

@FnRenner 2 ай бұрын

I remember this guy! Dan Akroyd played him on SNL back in the day!

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

lol I'll have to find that clip

@andrewharris7517 Ай бұрын

I Had Atomic Man!!! And GI Joe with the Kungfu grip

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Nice! Both very cool figures to own

@GeneKing-lz8xg 2 ай бұрын

He deserves to make a major comeback someday.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

I hope he does!

@MnastycanbeniceM 2 ай бұрын

"Fire me, boy!"

@michaelrlomax1977 2 ай бұрын

Only ever knew about the toy. I really like the character(s) has been given more stories though the comics.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Hopefully he'll show up again at some point

@coreyfludd357 2 ай бұрын

So what was the Bulletman deceptive advertisement? You only mentioned it but didn't go into depth about that

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Good question. So I wanted to be cautious with that part which is why I didn't go much into depth there. Truthfully, there isn't really a lot of information out there on it. I suspect it has to do with the zip line and "flying", which is essentially what Hasbro was fined for with the Eco Warriors Battle Copter. I didn't want to include that though in case it is incorrect. I'll keep research it to confirm.

@prowlus 2 ай бұрын

looks like he'd own a pet bald eagle and have a twisted version of achieving peace with violence ;)

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

haha I think they shop at the same store and have the same helmet maker

@eventsmorewithchrisg 2 ай бұрын

I can't think of John Cena's Superhero Character on a TV show but I often wondered if this could've been some kind of nod to Bulletman? They have the same helmet & almost the same outfit?

@amitypredator9385 2 ай бұрын

Peacemaker. Came to comment on this

@ZeonicZaku1-Zeon_Grunt_Suit 2 ай бұрын

No, not really. Peacemaker was originally a Charlton comics character and he predates Bulletman.

@TetraDiatom Ай бұрын

I have 20 of this particular action figure

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Wow that is a lot!

@jonathanswift2251 2 ай бұрын

🎶🎵🎵Bullet Man's🎵🎵🎵A🎵🎶🎶HUMAN 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶BULLET!🎶

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

The song is pretty catchy lol

@ikecarr5989 2 ай бұрын

Liked him in the IDW Joe books.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Agreed, he was pretty cool. I just wish he'd gotten more panel time

@markherron1407 2 ай бұрын

His REAL name is JAMES BARR Blessings and HUGS! 👑💜

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Yes! That is his original, Fawcett name for sure

@mr.o6240 2 ай бұрын

He looks like Peacemaker. 🤔

@eventsmorewithchrisg 2 ай бұрын

TY! I couldn't think of Peacemaker name a second ago!

@martinchristain4964 2 ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking too!😊

@SameTimeToys 2 ай бұрын

More like peacemaker looks like Bulletman 😂😂😂

@bostonrailfan2427 Ай бұрын

entirely intentional by them…and rather lazy and stupid to do so

@39Hundred Ай бұрын

⁠@@SameTimeToys No. Bulletman was created in 1964. DC comics was created in the late 1930s. Peacemaker is older.

@jponeill2151 Ай бұрын

I had this guy lol

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Nice!

@cubaprefect1 2 ай бұрын

Shoot me, Dragon!!

@cubaprefect1 2 ай бұрын

To the nuts. The bridge mix! The bridge mix!!

@jamesmoss3424 2 ай бұрын

Bulletman comic hero should come back one day. 😀👍

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

I hope he shows up again some time

@jamesmoss3424 Ай бұрын

@@JLSComics me too. 😀👍

@sonnysantana5454 2 ай бұрын

by the mid to late 70's GI joe had stopped being a war toy for boys and gi joe had became an adventure figure ? ( man's ultimate and greatest adventure is conflict= war ) and that was the beginning of the end they had atomic myke joe has a kung fu grip bullet head and the 2' ugly alien beothers who looked like an eastern euro wrestling team and joe had stopped working for uncle scam and went independent

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

LOL that is a great description

@scottfordbrewer4380 2 ай бұрын

Why did I read this........

@DWNicolo 2 ай бұрын

Because it’s there.

@jogarthehutt 2 ай бұрын

I had atomic man and Tom stone but wanted bulletman ,NEVER saw him in stores,

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

The 2 you did have a very cool

@MarsHottentot Ай бұрын

I have a satirical take on him. Really need to finish it, it's pretty silly

@Chalwa Ай бұрын

Not. Dolls. Sorry. Not sorry.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

haha, no need to apologize! They are action figures to me too but I was planting the seed for a future video with that comment.

@scottpendleton2798 2 ай бұрын

I had him cool toy still wish I had him

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

I hope you're able to find a new one at some point

@MerrimanDevonshire 2 ай бұрын

Anyone remember the Bulletman Cameo in the DC Starman?

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Was that the late 90s run on Starman? Great cover art on those

@MerrimanDevonshire Ай бұрын

@@JLSComics Yes, the Jack Knight Starman

@apexcomix3200 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I like to pick up a 70's Bulletman action figure.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you're able to find one

@macsnafu 2 ай бұрын

I know who Bullet Man is--when did they make a Bullet Man doll? Sorry, I mean Action Figure! IDW? Did DC not keep ownership of the character? They did use him in the 70s and 80s a little bit.

@MrZenith16 2 ай бұрын

@macsnapfu, He’s in their wikia fandom and had a daughter (with his sidekick billet girl who became his wife) who joined the Air Force in the comic’s and both him and his inspired the look for the dc female hero the Bulleteer . As far a Dc comics has it.

@JLSComics Ай бұрын

lol We can keep calling him an action figure! He did show up some more in DC Comics in the 1980s and 1990s too (See Starman 39 from 1998 as an example). He's still around, they just keep him to Earth-S