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* OneManArmy: Jackie is literally described as such.
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* ShoePhone: A tracking chip disguised as a thumb nail, another disguised as a homing device, a cigarette case disguised as a camera, a drug that can knock out an elephant for hours within a fake pinkie nail, artificial ass skin that contains two parts of a throwing dagger and a garrotte (protected by compressed foam rubber), two teeth that are really containers of explosive chemicals (designed to be pulled out first of course), a briefcase with a complete sending and receiving radio kit, a blowgun disguised as a cigarette holder, sunglasses that can see the shoeprints of shoes designed to track collaborating agents of other agencies, artificial armpit skin to hide explosive capsules, shoes with compartments for some of the aforementioned a gadgets and at one point a radio.

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* ShoePhone: A tracking chip disguised as a thumb nail, another disguised as a homing device, a cigarette case disguised as a camera, a drug that can knock out an elephant for hours within a fake pinkie nail, artificial ass skin that contains two parts of a throwing dagger and a garrotte (protected by compressed foam rubber), two teeth that are really containers of explosive chemicals (designed to be pulled out first of course), a briefcase with a complete sending and receiving radio kit, a blowgun disguised as a cigarette holder, sunglasses that can see the shoeprints of shoes designed to track collaborating agents of other agencies, artificial armpit skin to hide explosive capsules, shoes with compartments for some of the aforementioned a gadgets and at one point a radio.
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* ShoePhone: A tracking chip disguised as a thumb nail, another disguised as a homing device, a cigarette case disguised as a camera, a drug that can knock out an elephant for hours within a fake pinkie nail, artificial ass skin that contains two parts of a throwing dagger and a garrotte (protected by compressed foam rubber), two teeth that are really containers of explosive chemicals (designed to be pulled out first of course), a briefcase with a complete sending and receiving radio kit, a blowgun disguised as a cigarette holder, sunglasses that can see the shoeprints of shoes designed to track collaborating agents of other agencies, artificial armpit skin to hide explosive capsules, shoes with compartments for some of the aforementioned a gadgets and at one point a radio.
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* FasterThanTheyLook: Rich.
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* TrackingChip: All C.A.M.P. agents have their thumb nail replaced with a tracking chip disguised as a thumb nail.
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* PopCultureIsolation: Not well known outside of old pulp novel enthusiast and obscure LGBT fiction communities.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: 'Dean James' and 'Shelley Tipple'.

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** He isn't exactly for Dingo Stark though. Stark's former lover Steve was initially, Jackie just helped him embrace his sexuality.



** He isn't exactly for Dingo Stark though. Stark's former lover Steve was initially, Jackie just helped him embrace his sexuality.
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* MrMuffykins: Jackie's miniature poodle Sophie, who is [[Main/KillerRabbit trained to kill]].

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--> '''Jackie''': [...] How can I get around to coming anywhere when these damned chimes
are always going off before I do?

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--> '''Jackie''': [...] How can I get around to coming anywhere when these damned chimes
chimes are always going off before I do?
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* MomentKiller: High Camp has, at times, alerted Jackie that he is needed when he is in bed with another man.
--> '''Jackie''': [...] How can I get around to coming anywhere when these damned chimes
are always going off before I do?
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* MarriedToTheJob: Why Jackie doesn't believe he and Rich should settle down. That and his tendency to bed hop from man to man rather than stick with Rich.
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: In ''Color Him Gay'', an attempt to blackmail Dingo Stark by threatening to reveal his previous homosexual relationship leads to B.U.T.C.H.'s highly organised state-wide blackmailing ring that exclusively focuses on closeted homosexuals with immense power, fame, or wealth.
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* CoolCar: In most of the novellas, Jackie drives one of his many vintage cars (vintage at the time, so think 1920s or 1930s) from his collection, a different one each time.
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* CartwrightCurse: A frequent trope concerning Jackie's...partners, but averted in ''Gothic Gaye'' when all four of his love interests in the previous novellas return to help him.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Jackie has mostly been seen in a satin suit, though he does where different clothes depending on the situation.
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* EverybodySmokes: The series was literally set in/written during the 1960s, of course they did.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: Justified. Jackie is below average height and seems slender, but years of physical training as a daily routine ensures he's strong enough to handle any opponent bigger than him.
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--> "Jackie": I’ll be careful, I always am.
--> "Rich": No, actually you’re usually quite reckless where your own neck is concerned.

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--> "Jackie": '''Jackie''': I’ll be careful, I always am.
--> "Rich": '''Rich''': No, actually you’re usually quite reckless where your own neck is concerned.
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* FatalFlaw: Jackie's lust and his lack of concern for his own safety.
--> "Jackie": I’ll be careful, I always am.
--> "Rich": No, actually you’re usually quite reckless where your own neck is concerned.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
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* HiddenDepths: Both the series and Jackie.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: Do NOT piss off Jackie.


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* ForceAndFinesse: Rich and Jackie respectively.
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* TheTwink: Subverted. Jackie seems to be an older 1960s' equivalent, a short blond slender {{PrettyBoy}}. But it's mostly an exaggerated persona since he's not always as flamboyant and his clothes hide a more toned wiry body from years of training specifically for his job.

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* TheTwink: Subverted. Jackie seems to be an older 1960s' equivalent, a short blond slender {{PrettyBoy}}.{{Pretty Boy}}. But it's mostly an exaggerated persona since he's not always as flamboyant and his clothes hide a more toned wiry body from years of training specifically for his job.
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* TheTwink: Subverted. Jackie seems to be an older 1960s' equivalent, a short blond slender {{PrettyBoy}}. But it's mostly an exaggerated persona since he's not always as flamboyant and his clothes hide a more toned wiry body from years of training specifically for his job.
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* Transsexual: Rosarita Beech.

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* Transsexual: {{Transsexual}}: Rosarita Beech.
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* Transsexual: Rosarita Beech.
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* ManlyGay: Rich.
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* ClosetKey: Might as well be the definition of Jackie.
** He isn't exactly for Dingo Stark though. Stark's former lover Steve was initially, Jackie just helped him embrace his sexuality.
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* BuryYourGays: Subverted. The series was specifically created to subvert the 'sad-boys-doomed-to-tragedy' (in Banis' words) of the time, by having the protagonist be an openly proud gay badass who always lives at the end. There have been a few deaths of gay characters, but because of the dangerous situations they were in rather than anything to do with their sexuality.

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* BuryYourGays: Subverted. The series was specifically created to subvert the 'sad-boys-doomed-to-tragedy' genre (in Banis' words) of the time, by having the protagonist be an openly proud gay badass who always lives at the end. There have been a few deaths of gay characters, but because of the dangerous situations they were in rather than anything to do with their sexuality.

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