Bouncing Boy is a fictional character in the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century. He is Chuck Taine of Earth and he has the power to inflate like a ball and bounce. He got his powers when he accidentally drank a super plastic formula which he thought was a soda pop. He first appeared in Action Comics 276 (May 1961). The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ... The Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of comic book superheroes in the future. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ...

He married fellow Legionnaire Duo Damsel in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes # 300 and then left active service as a Legionnaire to become a Legion reservist, only appearing sporadically thereafter until Zero Hour. This page discusses the pre-Zero Hour version of the character. ... In 1994 DC Comics decided to publish a five-issue crossover limited series (numbered in reverse order - it began with issue #4 and ended with #0). ...

In the post Zero Hour reboot continuity he was Charles Foster Taine (Chuck for short) who was the Legion's resident architect and engineer. He never got bouncing powers in this continuity, and was only an honourary member of the Legion. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ...

He has yet to appear in the most recent reimagining (2004).