The following contains spoilers for Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 now on sale from DC Comics.
The Milestone character Static is as influenced by his 2000s animated series as he is by the original comics, with a large degree of his mythology coming from the show. This includes the various Bang Babies that he fights against and fights alongside. One of these individuals seems to be hinted at in the hero's new comic book, though not in a conventional way.
Rubberband Man was a villain-turned-hero in the Static Shock cartoon, though he had no basis in the comics. Nevertheless, he would become a staunch ally of Static's, so his place in the new Milestone Universe seemed almost inevitable. Here's how Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 (by Vita, Ayala, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, Denys Cowan, Reginald Hudlin, and AndWorld Design) hints at Rubber-Band Man in multiple ways.
Rubberband Man Was the Best New Bang Baby On Static Shock
Due mainly to how the comics sometimes dealt with mature themes, there was a lot in the groundbreaking Static Shock cartoon that was entirely original. For one, it was firmly set in the DC Animated Universe, whereas the Milestone Universe of the comics was separate from DC's world. This extended to many of the side characters and villains, with even major foe Hotstreak being changed somewhat from the source material. Rubber-Band Man was one of the series' new additions, though he did have some basis in the comics. There, the name Rubberband Man had been used by a Bang Baby named Karmon Stringer, though the sobriquet was the only similarity between this character and the show's version.
The animated series version of the character was named Adam Evans and his powers allowed him to stretch and contort his body to a superhuman degree. At first, he tried using these powers for his own gain, namely by terrorizing a record producer who had stolen his music. This saw him come into conflict with Static, though the hero realized that his stretchy enemy wasn't truly evil. After being arrested and later released for good behavior, he turned over a new leaf, imitating Static's heroism and becoming one of his closest friends. This development was ironic in two ways since Rubberband Man was both immune to Static's electric abilities and also the brother of his chief rival Ebon. That relationship in particular seems to be coming into play in the new continuity of Milestone's comic books.
Rubberband Man Appears to be Two Characters in Static's New Series
In the finale for "Season One" of Static, Ebon begins lurking in the shadows, asking someone in charge of rounding up Bang Babies as to the whereabouts of his brother. This continues in Static: Shadows of Dakota #1, where the evil Bang Baby has become an urban legend when it comes to torturing people for information. It's never stated that this brother is Adam, though given that he and Ebon's relationship was one of the most notable aspects of the animated series, there's a good chance it's him. Saving a captured Adam would also give Ebon more leverage to make his brother see things his way, something he struggled to do on the show.
Likewise, Virgil Hawkins is also seen mentoring a young man named Quincy Davis, a science prodigy who is part of a program funded by Curtis Metcalf, a.k.a. Hardware. At one point, the rubber bands for Quincy's experiment break, but he promptly uses his own Bang Baby abilities to repair them. This revelation shocks Virgil, who warns him to use his powers more judiciously. The fact that the boy controls rubber bands of all things heavily suggests that this could become the new Milestone Universe's version of Rubberband Man. There could even be two Bang Babies with similar powers. It's certainly an unconventional way of bringing a character from an adaptation into the comic books, but given some of the changes Milestone has made to their characters in the modern day, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch.