Bulls Eye (Charlton)
Bulls Eye is a male comic character who features in Mainline/Charlton Comics.
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Biography
Bulls Eye was a male human born in North America during the colonial era when the land was being settled. He was born the son of Mary and her husband where they lived in the town of Dead Center. It was said that he was born in the midst of death with his first baby cry being lost in the terrifying war whoops of a Native American attack. At the time, the government had signed a pact with the Sioux. However, renegades of the Native American tribes led by Yellow Snake struck where they looked to burn down the town. Seeing no means to save the town, the child's parents entrusted their newborn to his grandfather Deadeye Dick. He was to take a horse and the child to escape so that he could live another day. They asked the old man to raise their child and to teach him to be brave, strong and a good shooter as Deadeye Dick. The old scout managed to break through the line of attackers raiding the town and flee to safety. Once the raiding parties left, they returned to Dead Center to find the town razed to the ground with all its inhabitants being burnt to death. Deadeye Dick decided that they would live amongst the ruins as no one would find them there. They were then approached by a Native American where Deadeye Dick initially thought them an attacker. However, the person was a Sioux who operated as a scout for the U.S. Army and had come to warn the town but was too late. He too looked to spend his remaining years to retire with him revealing his name to be Long Drink. (Bullseye v1 #1)
Never called anything but Bulls Eye by his grandfather Deadeye Dick because even as a child he showed remarkable skill with guns, knifes and arrows, never missing anything he aimed at. They were the only two survivors of the town of Dead Center which has been wiped out by renegade chief Yellow Snake. Dick escaping only by clutching his grandson to his chest and riding straight though the war-party.
Retuning to find Dead Center a ghost town Deadeye Dick raised Bulls Eye there until years later he rode out seeking revenge in an unsuccessful attempt against Yellow Snake.
Knowing what had happened Bulls Eye followed his grandfather and challenged Yellow Snake, firing at the same time Bulls Eye was quicker and his bullet traveled up the rifle barrel of Yellow Snake causing it to explode in his face.
Overpowered by the enraged Yellow Snake he was about to be killed by him when his warriors stopped him saying that what had happened was a sign from the Great Spirit.
Instead he had a target branded on Bulls Eye’s chest so he would recognize him when he grew enough for him to “drive a spear though its center.”
Thinking it best to leave Dead Center Bulls Eye came on a peddler being attacked by highway robbers, coming to his rescue Bulls Eye took out all of the bandits, unfortunately during the fight the peddler was also killed The law, misinterpreting this, branded Bullseye an outlaw.
So to hide his identity Bulls Eye took over the territory of the peddler, calling himself Panhandle Pete, however when locals found themselves in trouble “Pete” would done a mask, put a feather in his hat, unbutton his shirt to expose his target and ride out on his horse Buckshot as Bulls Eye.
Overview
Personality and attributes
His mother was named Mary who along with her husband remained behind in the town that was besieged. (Bullseye v1 #1)
Bulls Eye grandfather was came to be known as Deadeye Dick who operated as a Western scout. He came to take his grandson away to safety and was raised by him. His grandfather had told him, "No matter what's throw'd your way - come up smilin!". (Bullseye v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
It was said that the boy had his grandfathers good luck. (Bullseye v1 #1)
He was raised by his grandfather who taught him to be gunfighter and a scout. It was said that that he had become a good shot with a gun. (Bullseye v1 #1)
Notes
- Bulls Eye was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Mainline Publications Bullseye v1 #1 (August, 1954).
Appearances
- Bullseye v1: (1954)
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