![]() After Slug, their floppy eared pup, stopped the Weeper and a henchman from carrying off a fainted Susan, Jim rewarded his bravery by building him a gravity-regulating collar that allowed the puppy to fly and fight crime alongside the duo.īulletdog made his first appearance in 1942’s Bulletman #10 and helped his human masters prevent the Weeper from forever ruining Thanksgiving by making it the most miserable holiday of the year. He fought bad guys as Bulletman, and was joined by his wife Susan (née Kent), Bulletgirl. He chemically enhanced his brain and muscles, then invented a bullet-shaped Gravity Regulator Helmet that allowed him to fly and deflect projectiles fired by guns. ![]() The son of a murdered cop, Jim Barr was rejected by the police force and turned to science to transform himself into a superhuman crime fighter. One of the first creator-owned comics, Groo started off at Pacific Comics in 1982, before wandering to Eclipse, Epic and Image, eventually settling at its current home at Dark Horse. ![]() In the absence of his canine companion, Groo will spontaneously sink any vessel he climbs aboard. Rufferto also has the unexplained ability to allow his master to board ships. In the following issue, we discover that the Queen only wanted Rufferto back for his jewel-studded collar and didn’t care about the dog.ĭespite all contrary evidence, Rufferto considers the idiotic Groo to be a tactical genius. Unaware of all of this, the illiterate Groo spotted a poster of Rufferto, and after learning of the reward, stormed the palace and stole the dog to return it to its rightful owner. Trapped in one of the buffoonish warrior’s snares, Rufferto mistook Groo’s hunger for affection, and started following him around before being caught by locals and returned to the Queen. Rufferto is the faithful canine companion of Sergio Aragonés' “Groo the Wanderer.” A spoiled and pampered royal pet, Rufferto rejected his idyllic existence and ran off to seek adventure, causing his owners to offer a substantial reward for his return.
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