Boulet de Canon

Boulet de Canon is the French name for Cannonball, a strongman and human-cannonball performer in the Circus of Crime, the villainous troupe led by the Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt) that uses hypnosis and spectacle to rob audiences across Marvel Comics.

Boulet de Canon made their entrance in 1971 through the pages of Strange — the beloved French-language Marvel imprint from Editions Lug that brought Bronze Age adventures to a whole new readership. With a name that translates to "Cannonball," this character shares the page with a colorful cast including Le Clown, Maynard Tiboldt, and Les Grands Gambonnos, suggesting a world steeped in spectacle and showmanship. Though appearances in the catalog are select rather than sprawling, Boulet de Canon turns up across nearly four decades of French Marvel publishing — from Strange to Avengers les plus grands héros de la Terre — a quiet testament to the enduring reach of that distinctive Lug universe. A gem for collectors with a passion for international Marvel history and the rich, underappreciated corner of comics that flourished beyond American shores.