BILLY GUNN | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Mort Weisinger ? and Mort Meskin |
PERSONAL DATA
Aliases: Pop Gunn
Occupation: Arcade owner and sidekick
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Base of Operation: New York City, NY
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Grey/Silver
First Appearance: Action Comics #43/2 (December 1941)
Creators: Mort Weisinger ? and Mort Meskin
HISTORY
Born and raised in New York City, Billy Gunn was a great fan of the Wild West and cowboys, dressing like them and taking on their speech as part of his pitchman job at a Times Square shooting gallery in an arcade.
Going on the radio as an amateur singer like his idol, Greg Sanders, whom he met and helped out on a case. Learning his identity as The Vigilante, Gunn helped him out on several more cases and when he visited New York.
Keeping an eye on The Spider after he broke into the Seven Soldiers' headquarters, Gunn was murdered by Hallaway.
POWERS AND WEAPONS
Gunn was an excellent shot, honing his skills in his shooting gallery, and a fair hand-to-hand combatant.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Billy Gunn in chronological order click here