Who Is Bill Hunter? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bill Hunter is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of William Hunter, with over 64 comic issue appearances. Adoptive / Foster father who raised Tim Hunter and was married to Mary Hunter.

Who is Bill Hunter?

Creation Bill Hunter was created by Neil Gaiman and Scott Hampton in The Books of Magic issue 2 in 1990. Major Story Arcs Bill Hunter, whose early life is unknown, marries a woman named Mary in January, 1981. Actually, she may not be a human woman, and she may not be named Mary; Mary’s origin is mysterious, but it is likely that she was from Faerie, and it is possible she was a Brownie named Bridey . In any case, she wore a glamour stone that magically altered her appearance to what Bill Hunter believed to be her real appearance. Regardless, they come to have a son named Tim Hunter . Much is also unclear about Tim’s actual parentage. His biological father is almost certainly Tamlin , a human who lived in Faerie for many years and could turn into a hawk. His biological mother may be “Mary,” or it may be Titania , Queen of Faerie—who was herself human in origin and covered up her racial origin once she became queen.

Key facts

Bill Hunter is of human origin and first appeared in "The Shadow World". The character is published by DC Comics. With 64 recorded issue appearances, Bill Hunter ranks among the most featured characters in comics.