The Bouncing Beatnik - Revision history

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Infobroker: a speculation that is really an observation

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a speculation that is really an observation

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 {{Character infobox2
 |image     = Image:BouncingBeatnik.jpg
 |status    = Inactive as this identity, beyond that, his current status is unknown.
 |realname  = ?

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 |date = July 30, 2017
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 {{Character infobox2
 |image     = Image:BouncingBeatnik.jpg

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 |observations =
 * On '''Bruiser's''', the (now discontinued) Comics Forum dedicated to all things Astro City, Kurt mentioned, ''"There will eventually be more of the Beatnik -- or another of his incarnations. He has shown up in two forms, so far."''
-* [['''Astro City: A Visitor's Guide''']] notes he's never been an [[Honor Guard]] member in any of his incarnations. He's teamed up with them, but never joined.
+* '''[[{{VG}}]]''' notes he's never been an [[Honor Guard]] member in any of his incarnations. He's teamed up with them, but never joined.
 * He has a yellowish/golden skin color, and only three digits on each hand, indicating he's not completely human.
 * [[The Broken Man]] confirms the Beatnik is part of the legacy that began with [[Mister Cakewalk]], i.e. an incarnation of living music that manifests as part of a particular era's counterculture.
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 |speculations =
-* In 1959, the Bouncing Beatnik  teamed up with [[Max O'Million|Max O'Million's]] freshly formed super-hero team, [[Honor Guard]] to turn back a dimensional invasion by [[Shirak|Shirak the Devourer]]. It seemed a rather odd collaboration however, given the cultural differences and fighting styles between the Beatnik and Honor Guard, especially with Max O'Million. Follow up commentary<ref name="KBAC1:2">{{RefComic | title={{KBAC1}} | issue=#2| page=20}}</ref> about the battle from reporters who frequented a local pub appropriately called the  [[The Deadline|Deadline]], strongly reinforced this notion.
+* In 1959, the Bouncing Beatnik  teamed up with [[Max O'Millions|Max O'Millions']] freshly formed super-hero team, [[Honor Guard]] to turn back a dimensional invasion by [[Shirak|Shirak the Devourer]]. It seemed a rather odd collaboration however, given the cultural differences and fighting styles between the Beatnik and Honor Guard, especially with Max O'Million. Follow up commentary<ref name="KBAC1:2">{{RefComic | title={{KBAC1}} | issue=#2| page=20}}</ref> about the battle from reporters who frequented a local pub appropriately called the  [[The Deadline|Deadline]], strongly reinforced this notion.
 * The [[Halcyon Hippie]] as depicted in the early 1970s might be a subsequent presentation of what was the Bouncing Beatnik. Fan commentary and letters page response to his first appearance ({{KBAC2}} #1/2) hint that he might be an alternate reality's version of the Beatnik.  A repeat appearance in {{DA1}} #4 strongly infers that the Halcyon Hippie is of this dimension as well.
 * Based on certain physical similarities, it is possible that in addition to being the Halcyon Hippie, he could also have another identity as the Broken Man.

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 |observations =
 * On '''Bruiser's''', the (now discontinued) Comics Forum dedicated to all things Astro City, Kurt mentioned, ''"There will eventually be more of the Beatnik -- or another of his incarnations. He has shown up in two forms, so far."''
-* Astro City: A Visitor's Guide notes he's never been an Honor Guard member in any incarnation. He's teamed up with them, but never joined.
+* [['''Astro City: A Visitor's Guide''']] notes he's never been an [[Honor Guard]] member in any of his incarnations. He's teamed up with them, but never joined.
 * He has a yellowish/golden skin color, and only three digits on each hand, indicating he's not completely human.
-* The Broken Man confirms the Beatnik is part of the legacy that began with [[Mister Cakewalk]], i.e. an incarnation of living music that manifests as part of an era's counterculture.
+* [[The Broken Man]] confirms the Beatnik is part of the legacy that began with [[Mister Cakewalk]], i.e. an incarnation of living music that manifests as part of a particular era's counterculture.
 * People don't seem to like him for some reason. According to the Broken Man, this is key to something.
 |speculations =
-* In 1959, the Bouncing Beatnik  teamed up with Max O'Million's freshly formed super-hero team, [[Honor Guard]] to turn back a dimensional invasion by [[Shirak|Shirak the Devourer]]. It seemed a rather odd collaboration however, given the cultural differences and fighting styles between the Beatnik and Honor Guard, especially with Max O'Million. Follow up commentary<ref name="KBAC1:2">{{RefComic | title={{KBAC1}} | issue=#2| page=20}}</ref> about the battle from reporters who frequented a local pub appropriately called the  [[The Deadline|Deadline]], strongly reinforced this notion.
+* In 1959, the Bouncing Beatnik  teamed up with [[Max O'Million|Max O'Million's]] freshly formed super-hero team, [[Honor Guard]] to turn back a dimensional invasion by [[Shirak|Shirak the Devourer]]. It seemed a rather odd collaboration however, given the cultural differences and fighting styles between the Beatnik and Honor Guard, especially with Max O'Million. Follow up commentary<ref name="KBAC1:2">{{RefComic | title={{KBAC1}} | issue=#2| page=20}}</ref> about the battle from reporters who frequented a local pub appropriately called the  [[The Deadline|Deadline]], strongly reinforced this notion.
 * The [[Halcyon Hippie]] as depicted in the early 1970s might be a subsequent presentation of what was the Bouncing Beatnik. Fan commentary and letters page response to his first appearance ({{KBAC2}} #1/2) hint that he might be an alternate reality's version of the Beatnik.  A repeat appearance in {{DA1}} #4 strongly infers that the Halcyon Hippie is of this dimension as well.
-* Based on certain physical similarities, it is possible that in addition to being the Halcyon Hippie, he could also have another identity as the [[Broken Man]].
+* Based on certain physical similarities, it is possible that in addition to being the Halcyon Hippie, he could also have another identity as the Broken Man.

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 {{KBAC1}} [[{{KBAC1}} No.2|#2]] <br>
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 |history =
-There is a definite sense of a long history associated with the Bouncing Beatnik, but to date, he has made very few on-panel appearances within the pages of ''Astro City Comics.''  At least in this form, with this identity.
+There is a definite sense of a long history associated with the Bouncing Beatnik, but to date, he has made very few on-panel appearances within the pages of ''Astro City'' comics.  At least in this form, with this identity.
 According to a [[Pyramid]] computer file, he took down a Pyramid base in Los Angeles in the mid 1960s.<ref name="DA3:1">{{RefComic | title={{DA3}} | issue=#1 | link={{DA3}} No.1 | page=14|panel=2| }}</ref>
 |observations =
-* On '''Bruiser's''', the (now discontinued) Comics Forum dedicated to all things Astro City,  Kurt mentioned, ''"There will eventually be more of the Beatnik -- or another of his incarnations. He has shown up in two forms, so far."''
+* On '''Bruiser's''', the (now discontinued) Comics Forum dedicated to all things Astro City, Kurt mentioned, ''"There will eventually be more of the Beatnik -- or another of his incarnations. He has shown up in two forms, so far."''
-* Apparently not completely human.  He has a yellowish skin color, and only three digits on each hand.
+* He has a yellowish/golden skin color, and only three digits on each hand, indicating he's not completely human.
 |speculations =
 * In 1959, the Bouncing Beatnik  teamed up with Max O'Million's freshly formed super-hero team, [[Honor Guard]] to turn back a dimensional invasion by [[Shirak|Shirak the Devourer]]. It seemed a rather odd collaboration however, given the cultural differences and fighting styles between the Beatnik and Honor Guard, especially with Max O'Million. Follow up commentary<ref name="KBAC1:2">{{RefComic | title={{KBAC1}} | issue=#2| page=20}}</ref> about the battle from reporters who frequented a local pub appropriately called the  [[The Deadline|Deadline]], strongly reinforced this notion.
-* The [[Halcyon Hippie]] as depicted in the early 1970s, might be an modern presentation of what was the Bouncing Beatnik. Fan commentary and letter's page response to his first appearance ({{KBAC2}} #1/2) hint that he might be an alternate reality's version of the Beatnik.  A repeat appearance in {{DA1}} #4 strongly infers that the Halcyon Hippie is of this dimension as well.
+* The [[Halcyon Hippie]] as depicted in the early 1970s might be a subsequent presentation of what was the Bouncing Beatnik. Fan commentary and letters page response to his first appearance ({{KBAC2}} #1/2) hint that he might be an alternate reality's version of the Beatnik.  A repeat appearance in {{DA1}} #4 strongly infers that the Halcyon Hippie is of this dimension as well.
-* Based on certain physical similarities, it is possible, that in addition to being the Halcyon Hippie, he is could also have a third identity as that of the [[Broken Man]].
+* Based on certain physical similarities, it is possible that in addition to being the Halcyon Hippie, he could also have another identity as the [[Broken Man]].