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Bouncing Boy

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Real Name

Chuck Taine

Current Alias

Bouncing Boy

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Legion of Super-Heroes; Legion of Substitute Heroes (instructor)

Relatives

Luornu Durgo (wife)

Universe

Earth-One

Base Of Operations

Legion Academy; Legion Headquarters, 30th Century Earth

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Black

Status

Citizenship

United Planets

Marital Status

Married

Education

Graduate of the Legion Academy

Creators

Jerry Siegel, Jim Mooney

First appearance

Action Comics #276
(May, 1961)

History

Chuck gains his powers (is it a Gingold derivative?)

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Transformation: Bouncing Ball can inflate his entire body into a solid spherical shape like a ball. While in this form, he can direct and deflect his body off of solid surfaces with little to no damage to his physical person.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Legion Flight Ring: All Legionnaires are presented with a flight ring that enables them to defy gravity and sustain movement through the air by aerodynamically generating force.

See Also

• Discuss Charles Taine (Pre-Zero Hour) on the forums
• Appearances of Charles Taine (Pre-Zero Hour)
• Character Gallery: Charles Taine (Pre-Zero Hour)
• Quotations by Charles Taine (Pre-Zero Hour)
• Images featuring Charles Taine (Pre-Zero Hour)

Links and References

• Bouncing Boy at Wikipedia

Footnotes

Legion of Super-Heroes member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th/31st Century, in any one of their various continuities. Including but not limited to, the Original Continuity, the Post-Zero Hour Legion, and the "Threeboot" Continuity. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes members" category.