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Sidekick

Concept » Sidekick appears in 337 issues.

A sidekick is a superhero partnered with another in a lesser capacity. Used for comedy, to relate to readers, but also to move plot, and in some cases to become an integral part of the mythos.

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Overview

The Dynamic Duo

Sidekicks are usually young heroes who are partnered with an adult hero. They may also serve as the comedy relief in a story as well. Some notable sidekicks are Bucky Barnes, Robin,and Speedy. Many sidekicks created new identities when they grew up like Bucky (into Winter Soldier see Bucky Barnes) and the first robin (now Batman). The super hero Stripesy was very famous for being the adult sidekick to the teenage Star-Spangled Kid. Sidekicks may not only take a new identity when leaving their mentor but may later replace their mentor and take his on his mantle. For example Bucky becoming Winter Soldier then later becoming Captain America and Dick Grayson becoming Batman.

Sidekicks are also a way for young readers to relate to stories and feel as if they are working with or for the main hero. By tying young readers into relateable sidekicks they are then tied into the main hero which allows more readership. As a marketable tool sidekicks have done very well for comics mainly in the forties and fifties. Since then their deaths and resurrections have been very marketable.  

 
Below is an alphabetical list of superheroes and their sidekick counterparts.

Superhero Sidekick Publishers
Aquaman Aqualad, Aquagirl I, Aquagirl II, Aquagirl III, Aquagirl IV, Aqualad II DC Comics
Batman Robin I, Robin II, Robin III, Robin IV, Robin V, Batgirl I, Batgirl II, Batgirl III, Batgirl IV DC Comics
Black Terror
 Kid Terror
 Dynamite Entertainment
Blue Beetle (Dan Garret)
 Sparky Fox Comics, Dynamite Entertainment
 Blue Devil
 Kid Devil
 DC Comics
 Booster Gold
 Skeets, Goldstar
 DC Comics
 Captain America
 Bucky Marvel Comics
 Captain Battle
 Captain Battle Jr.
 Dynamite Entertainment
 Captain Marvel
 Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr.
 DC Comics
 Catman Kitten Dynamite Entertainment
 Catwoman Catgirl DC Comics
 Doctor Mid-Nite Hooty DC Comics
 Dynamic Man
 Dynamic Woman, Dynamic Boy
 Dynamite Entertainment
 Flame Flame Girl
 Dynamite Entertainment
 Flash Kid Flash I, Kid Flash II
 DC Comics
 Green Arrow Speedy I, Speedy II
DC Comics
 Green Hornet
 Kato  Holyoke Comics, Harvey Comic, Dell Comics, Now Comics, Dynamite Entertainment
 Human Torch
 Toro Marvel Comics
 Lone Ranger
 Tonto  Dell Comics, Dynamite Entertainment
Spider-girl
 Scarlet spider
 Marvel Comics
Spirit
 Ebony White
  Newspaper Comics, DC Comics
Star-Spangled Kid Stripesy DC Comics
Superman Superboy, Supergirl, Krypto
 DC Comics
 The Tick  Arthur  New England Comics
    Wonder Woman
 Wonder Girl I, Wonder Girl II
 DC Comics

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