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Post by Calidore on Sept 13, 2024 21:56:56 GMT -5
Jailbait/Homegirl  I was today years old when I found out there was a character named Jailbait. Same here. Yikes. There must be a story behind that, but I don't think I dare Google it. |
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Post by foxley on Sept 13, 2024 23:58:42 GMT -5
I was today years old when I found out there was a character named Jailbait. Same here. Yikes. There must be a story behind that, but I don't think I dare Google it. Jailbait/Homegirl is one of the dozens of background characters in Astro City. She is a member of the Irregulars (a sort of street level version of the Teen Titans; a bit like the Runaways but predating that team).
Almost nothing is known about her, except she is expert knife-thrower, can possibly fly, and might be unaging (unlike other AC characters, she does not seem to have aged between her appearances; which could have been the origin of her original codename, although that is pure speculation on my part).
Somewhere along the line, Kurt Busiek must have gotten uncomfortable with the Jailbait tag and changed her name to Homegirl.
Like so many characters in Astro City that we only get glimpses of, I've always been curious about Jailbait and wondered what her backstory is and how she acquired that codename.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 13, 2024 23:59:13 GMT -5
Agent Bobbi Morse became The Huntress, then Mockingbird.
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Post by Confessor on Sept 14, 2024 7:49:24 GMT -5
My smart-ass answer would be "Marvelman becoming Miracleman".  But, I'm gonna go with... Jean Grey/Marvel Girl became Phoenix |
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Post by Calidore on Sept 14, 2024 8:35:44 GMT -5
Same here. Yikes. There must be a story behind that, but I don't think I dare Google it. Jailbait/Homegirl is one of the dozens of background characters in Astro City. She is a member of the Irregulars (a sort of street level version of the Teen Titans; a bit like the Runaways but predating that team).
Almost nothing is known about her, except she is expert knife-thrower, can possibly fly, and might be unaging (unlike other AC characters, she does not seem to have aged between her appearances; which could have been the origin of her original codename, although that is pure speculation on my part).
Somewhere along the line, Kurt Busiek must have gotten uncomfortable with the Jailbait tag and changed her name to Homegirl.
Like so many characters in Astro City that we only get glimpses of, I've always been curious about Jailbait and wondered what her backstory is and how she acquired that codename.
Ah, thanks for the info. I read some of Astro City early on, but IIRC there were gaps in the releases due to Busiek having health problems at the time, and I never got back to it. Now I remember nothing at all about it. |
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Post by Calidore on Sept 14, 2024 8:49:25 GMT -5
My smart-ass answer would be "Marvelman becoming Miracleman". That's hilarious! I wonder if Go Mifune becoming Speed Racer would count. |
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Post by 80sChild on Sept 14, 2024 11:30:39 GMT -5
(Monica Rambeau) Captain Marvel, Spectrum, Photon and Pulsar.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 14, 2024 17:29:05 GMT -5
(Monica Rambeau) Captain Marvel, Spectrum, Photon and Pulsar. Poor Monica ! |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 14, 2024 23:17:36 GMT -5
(Monica Rambeau) Captain Marvel, Spectrum, Photon and Pulsar. Poor Monica ! Could be worse...someone could have noticed the similarity in her surname and that of an ex-Green Beret mental case and Monica could have been taking steroids and waging one-woman wars on Communist countries and/or small town sheriffs. |
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Post by MWGallaher on Sept 15, 2024 7:09:01 GMT -5
Captain America becoming Nomad; it seemed like a really big deal at the time!
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Post by Dizzy D on Sept 16, 2024 13:39:23 GMT -5
Round 8 has endedFor the first time I'm going to discount some entries: - Death's Head to Death's Head 2.. yeah, I debated it for a bit (also had to lookup because I remembered the two being different people, but it's the same mind, so I'll see itt as one). In the end, I'm not counting it. - Spider-Man as Prodigy, Ricochet, Dusk and Hornet: I specifically called that out as one of the ones I would not count. - I'd have counted Captain America as Nomad, but apparently it was only four issues and I can hardly discount Spider-Man being Ricochet for 4 issues and then count Steve being Nomad for issues. If it's wrong, let me know. People I was expecting but didn't show up: Batgirl becoming Oracle was the biggest one Others: The Cat becoming Tigra Impulse becoming (Kid) Flash and many more (just think all the replacement heroes of the 80s and 90s later getting their own identities like USAgent, Thunderstrike, War Machine etc.) 80sChild 2 Calidore 8 Cei-U 8 codystarbuck 8 Confessor 7 DogHouse Reilly 7 driver1980 7 DubipR 8 EdoBosnar 8 Farrar 8 foxley 8 Hoosier X 8 icctrombone 7 james 6 jason 5 Jeddak 8 jtrw2024 1 MRPS_Missives 8 MWGallaher 2 Ricky Jackson 8 riv86672 7 Roquefort Raider 7 shaxper 2 Slam_Bradley 8 spoon 1 supercat 8 tarkintino 1 Round 9: Name a character with a moustache.Example: Professor Gobelijn from Belgian comic "Jommeke" No clauses this time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2024 13:48:51 GMT -5
Dick Dastardly  |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Sept 16, 2024 13:49:34 GMT -5
Dum Dum Dugan  -M |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 16, 2024 13:49:35 GMT -5
Snidely Whiplash who, while best known as a cartoon character, appeared in a number of funnybooks. 
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 16, 2024 13:53:05 GMT -5
I considered Richard before going with Snidely. |
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