Bulletman the Human Bullet

With the popularity of the Mego line of superhero figures, Hasbro once again looked over their collective shoulder and introduced Bulletman to the Adventure Team. This Lifelike figure had only thirteen movable parts. Ads for the new figure proclaimed "faster than the speed of light, more powerful than a dynamo...capable of crashing through a brick wall with his steel arms." Unlike all figures issued since 1974, Bulletman had the old style hard hands instead of Kung Fu Grip. His arms and hands were bright silver and he had a silver bullet shaped helmet. To go along with the superhero theme he wore a pair of red tights with a bullet logo and a pair of red boots. Two rings on the back of the tights allowed Bulletman to fly along a twelve foot string included in the package.

No play sets were ever issued specifically for the Bulletman figure. The possibilities are fascinating though. Consider these unproduced sets:

• Bulletman and the Sharks Surprise - While diving off the coast of Australia Bulletman encounters a great white shark. Imagine the sharks surprise when after attempting to chomp the arms off of our hero he instead ends up with a mouth of cracked molars. Comes complete with rubber shark and breakaway teeth.
• Bulletman on White Tiger Island - Bulletman flies to Tiger Island to investigate reports of a man eating tiger in the vicinity. Imagine the tigers surprise when after attempting to chomp the arms off of our hero he instead ends up with a mouth of cracked molars. Comes complete with white tiger with breakaway teeth.
• Bulletman meets the Pygmy Gorilla - Imagine the gorillas surprise when after attempting to chomp the arms off of our hero....Hmmm, okay I now see why there aren't any Bulletman sets.
  
  
• Okay, just one more:
• Beach Blanket Bulletman - In a crossover with Mattel this Barbie/Bulletman adventure finds our heroes surfing and twisting on the beaches of Maui. Comes complete with a hawaian print Bulletman costume and a bullet top bikini for Barbie. Groovy.

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