Boy Lad - Revision history

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‎History

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 == Relationships ==
-Had a sidekick, [[Boy Lad Jr.]] (who was not a member of the Legion, due to the "no sidekicks allowed" rule).
+Had a sidekick, Boy Lad Junior (who was not a member of the Legion, due to the "no sidekicks allowed" rule).
 == Appearances ==

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 Boy Lad was a hero who "fought crime with a grin and a gun," who battled the Kaiser's forces in World War I. One day, he found [[LNH Setup Kit|a briefcase with the letters LNH on it]]. He went on to found the prototypical version of the [[LNH (Classic Team)|Legion of Net.Heroes]], setting up the [[LNHQ (Classic)|LNHQ]] in the Net.ropolis Grand Hotel<ref name=intangible />. Eventually, this version of the Legion came to an end and Boy Lad disappeared, but he lived on as an inspiration in the memory of [[Net.ropolis]].
-Much later, the spirit of Exclusionary Boy of the told a lovelorn [[Particle Man]] a story by way of advice, of how Boy Lad fought and defeated a dragon at the cost of losing his chance at the one woman he ever loved.<ref name = pma1 />
+Much later, the spirit of [[Intangible Legion|Exclusionary Boy]] told a lovelorn [[Particle Man]] a story by way of advice, of how Boy Lad fought and defeated a dragon at the cost of losing his chance at the one woman he ever loved.<ref name = pma1 />
 Boy Lad has not been seen since the 1940s, although several entities impersonating him appeared during the ''[[Omaha Project]]''<ref name = omaha />.

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	== History ==		== History ==
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		+	: Some questioned whether Boy Lad himself ever existed or was just a legend – but in a world made of stories, was there a difference?
		+	:: —''[[The Liminals]]'' #10

	The history of Boy Lad is shrouded in myth and uncertainty, and the most substantial information we have about him is from a story told by a man who may or may not exist. Nonetheless:		The history of Boy Lad is shrouded in myth and uncertainty, and the most substantial information we have about him is from a story told by a man who may or may not exist. Nonetheless:

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 == Appearances ==
-* [[Particle Man (series)|Particle Man Annual]] #1
+* '''First Appearance:''' [[Particle Man (series)|Particle Man Annual]] #1
 * [[Saviors of the Net (series)|Saviors of the Net]] #12.5
 * [[Beige Midnight]] # <look this up later>

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 Much later, the spirit of Exclusionary Boy of the told a lovelorn [[Particle Man]] a story by way of advice, of how Boy Lad fought and defeated a dragon at the cost of losing his chance at the one woman he ever loved.<ref name = pma1 />
-Boy Lad has not been seen since the 1940s, although several entities impersonating him<ref name = omaha /> appeared during the ''[[Omaha Project]]''.
+Boy Lad has not been seen since the 1940s, although several entities impersonating him appeared during the ''[[Omaha Project]]''<ref name = omaha />.
 == Personality ==

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 <ref name = intangible>It's not clear whether this version of the Legion had any ''other'' members; the only possibilities that have come up in a story are the dubiously existent heroes of the [[Intangible Legion]].</ref>
 <ref name = pma1>This story was told in ''[[Particle Man (series)|Particle Man Annual]]'' #1, one of the most acclaimed LNH stories, a bittersweet and affecting tale which exists for the sake of a godawful pun we won't give away here &ndash; [[Footnote Girl]]</ref>
-<ref name = omaha>And maybe one who had been brainwashed to think he was Boy Lad? It's hard to say &ndash; the ending of the ''Omaha Project'' was notoriously confusing.</ref>
+<ref name = omaha>And maybe one who had been brainwashed to think he was Boy Lad? It's hard to say &ndash; the ending of the ''[[Omaha Project]]'' was notoriously confusing.</ref>
 </references>
 [[Category: Retired LNHers]]

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 The history of Boy Lad is shrouded in myth and uncertainty, and the most substantial information we have about him is from a story told by a man who may or may not exist. Nonetheless:
-Boy Lad was a hero who "fought crime with a grin and a gun," who battled the Kaiser's forces in World War I. One day, he found [[LNH Setup Kit|a briefcase with the letters LNH on it]]. He went on to found the prototypical version of the [[LNH (Classic Team)|Legion of Net.Heroes]], setting up the [[LNHQ (Classic)|LNHQ]] in the Net.ropolis Grand Hotel<ref name=intangible>. Eventually, this version of the Legion came to an end and Boy Lad disappeared, but he lived on as an inspiration in the memory of [[Net.ropolis]].
+Boy Lad was a hero who "fought crime with a grin and a gun," who battled the Kaiser's forces in World War I. One day, he found [[LNH Setup Kit|a briefcase with the letters LNH on it]]. He went on to found the prototypical version of the [[LNH (Classic Team)|Legion of Net.Heroes]], setting up the [[LNHQ (Classic)|LNHQ]] in the Net.ropolis Grand Hotel<ref name=intangible />. Eventually, this version of the Legion came to an end and Boy Lad disappeared, but he lived on as an inspiration in the memory of [[Net.ropolis]].
 Much later, the spirit of Exclusionary Boy of the told a lovelorn [[Particle Man]] a story by way of advice, of how Boy Lad fought and defeated a dragon at the cost of losing his chance at the one woman he ever loved.<ref name = pma1 />