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Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #1, 9, 13, 20
Astro City: The Dark Age Book One #4
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #4
Astro City: Silver Agent #2
Astro City #1, 26, 27
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The Gentleman
A powerful, immaculate, apparently non-aging, and unfailingly-polite tuxedo-clad hero. He has a charming personality, displaying wholesome, old fashioned sensibilities, and extremely good manners. In short, a perfect Gentleman.
History
He has been active in Astro City since the early 1940s. During the 1950s The Gentleman had a sidekick, The Young Gentleman
Powers
- He possesses the powers of flight and super-strength. He exhibited both quite dramatically, while stabilizing an out-of-control helicopter during a battle with the cosmic entity Thunderhead.
- The Gentleman's aging process is quite slow, possibly nonexistent. His appearance, stamina, and metabolism seem to be on par and at the same levels he displayed at his his first public appearance in the 1940s.
Observations
He serves as a spokesman for the Stay-In-School Foundation, the March of Dimes, and UNICEF.
Speculations, Theories
There is some speculation that his powers might have some kind of mystical or magic basis. He, along with the Confessor and The Hanged Man, who both have mystic powers, were not apprehended by authorities during the Enelsian Invasion.
The story In the Spotlight, he exhibited considerable emotional concerns, perhaps an almost elevated level of fear towards Professor Borzoi's belief ray which brought Loony Leo to life. Perhaps there is some back-story material that will be further explored in future adventures.
His friendly yet rugged good looks show creative influences derived from the actor Fred MacMurray.
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