Here’s a bit of information on this week’s character.
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Harvey Bullock first appeared in Detective Comics # 441 (1974).
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About ten years later he started appearing more regularly starting with Batman # 361.
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He was initially an antagonist who was in the pocket of Gotham City’s mayor Hamilton Hill. He was as corrupt as they come and his job was to insure that Jim Gordon was replaced as Commissioner. He later had a change of heart and became a staunch supporter of both Gordon and Batman going so far as to partner with Robin (Jason Todd) on a few cases.
His character arc is what drew me to his character so this week I would like to discuss his character arc and how he developed over time.
To help you get a feel for his character arc I’m going to link a couple of discussion from the then Jason Todd Book Club (now called Renegade Robins) because they cover the issues that begin his transformation from mayor’s stooge to the supporter of Gordon and the Bats he later becomes.
Let the discussion begin!