

He did, until an angel called Son of Morning questioned Rama Kushna's motives. As punishment, he was to better the life of others. She told him that he needed to atone for his past transgressions and egocentrism. When he was killed, Boston was placed in between life and death by Rama Kushna. It all changed when during one show, an assassin named Hook shot him during his trapeze performance. However, he could not leave his past behind him, and frequently succumbed to alcohol and violent tendencies.

He joined the circus, starting as a roustabout and eventually becoming an aerialist. When he was sixteen, he had so much anger in him that he lashed out against his parents and left.

When his parents didn't fight each other, they took out their anger on Boston. CGC census 9/22: 14 in 9.2, 30 higher.Boston was the only son of Gary and Barbara Brand, and grew up in a family of physical abuse. "Strange Adventures #207 (DC, 1967) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.
