| Bushman | |
|---|---|
 Cover art forMoon Knight vol. 3 #4. Art byDavid Finch. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 1980) |
| Created by | Doug Moench Bill Sienkiewicz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Raul Bushman |
| Species | Human |
| Notable aliases | Roald Armand Bushman Raoul Bushman |
| Abilities | Peak human physical condition Razor-sharp metal teeth Carries various weapons |
Raoul Bushman is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He is depicted as thearchenemy ofMoon Knight.[1][2] He is interchangeably also known asRoald Bushman.
Bushman's first appearance was inMoon Knight #1 (Nov. 1980), and he was created byDoug Moench.[3]
The character subsequently appears inMoon Knight #9-10 (July–Aug. 1981),Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1-3 (June–Aug. 1989), #11-16 (Feb.–July 1990), #37 (April 1992),Moon Knight: Resurrection War #1 (Jan. 1998), #3-4 (March–April 1998),Moon Knight vol. 3 #2-3 (July–Aug. 2006), #6 (Nov. 2006) and #10 (July 2007) andVengeance of the Moon Knight #3-6 (Nov. 2009-March 2010).
Bushman returns during the corporate-wide relaunchMarvel Legacy which starts withMoon Knight issue #188, written byMax Bemis, who also suffers frommental health disorders, and drawn byJacen Burrows.[4]
Bushman received an entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1.
Bushman worked as a mercenary inSudan with Spector as his former right-hand man.[5] Bushman and his men came upon Dr. Peter Alraune and his daughterMarlene Alraune and attempted to kill both in order to steal the Egyptian gold Alraune had discovered. When Spector, disgusted by Bushman's senseless murder, tries to save Alraune and his daughter, Bushman kills Peter Alraune, then beats Spector to the brink of death. It is while lying near death that Spector encounters the spirit of Khonshu and adopts the identity of Moon Knight. In this new guise, Spector defeats Bushman. He also rescues the Alraunes and their discovered Egyptian gold.[6] Eventually Moon Knight confronts Bushman and carves off his face before killing him.[7]
Bushman is supernaturally resurrected by the criminal overlordThe Hood usingDormammu's powers. He recruits Ghost Rider foeScarecrow, to break into Ravencroft. They lobotomize the patients to create an army.[8] Moon Knight is able to stop the army and tracks down Bushman. Khonshu demands that Moon Knight sacrifice Bushman for him, but Moon Knight refuses to kill him again. Bushman is last seen in a straight jacket in a mental asylum.[9]
Raoul Bushman resurfaces, albeit as a corpulent crack dealer, and meets "Patient 86" who became an avatar ofRa called the Sun King. They come up with a plot to kill Moon Knight.[10] To accomplish the plans to kill Moon Knight, Bushman and Sun King went to Marlene Alraune's house and discovered that she and Jake Lockley's aspect of Moon Knight had a child together, much to the shock of Marc Spector and Steven Grant.[11] He kidnaps Marlene, and forces Moon Knight to board a ship to an island showdown with Sun king. During the boat ride Raoul gets two fingers cut off and eventually abandons Sun King when he is defeated by Moon Knight.[12]
Bushman has no superhuman powers, but he is an expert in guerrilla warfare and highly proficient in the use of most conventional firearms. He has peak human physical strength and is highly athletic and agile. He sometimes uses metal teeth so that in hand-to-hand combat he can draw his enemy in close to him to tear the enemy apart with his teeth.
Bushman is featured as an enemy in the Moon Knight virtual pinball game forPinball FX 2 released byZen Studios.[13]