List of comic book sidekicks explained

This is a list of comic book sidekicks—defined as a character who spends a significant amount of time as a superhero's junior partner, or was officially acknowledged as the hero's sidekick for some period of time. (For the purposes of this list, it does not include animal companions like Krypto or Doctor Mid-Nite's owls, or supervillain henchmen like The Joker's Harley Quinn.)

DC

Sidekick	Full name or Alter-ego	Hero	First appearance	Year	Notes
	Tula		Aquaman (vol. 1) #33 (May–June 1967)	1967
	Lorena Marquez		Aquaman (vol. 6) #16 (May 2004)	2004
	Garth		Adventure Comics #269 (February 1960)	1960	Later becomes Tempest.
	Jackson Hyde		Brightest Day #4 (June 2010)	2010
Aqualass	Andrina "Andy" Curry		Generations Shattered #1	2021
	Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane		Batman #139 (April 1961)	1961	Later becomes Flamebird
	Barbara Gordon		Detective Comics #359 (January 1967)	1967	Later becomes Oracle.
	Cassandra Cain		Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (August 1999)^[1]	1999	Later becomes Black Bat.
	Stephanie Brown		Robin #126 (July 2004)	2004	Later becomes Spoiler
	Harper Row		Batman (vol. 2) #28 (February 2014)	2014
	Lucas Carr		The Brave and the Bold #28 (February–March 1960)	1960
	Daniel Dunbar		Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942)	1942
	Charles Dickles		All-American Comics #27 (June 1941)	1941
	Bob Daley		Action Comics #1 (June 1938)	1938
	Edward Alan Bloomberg		Blue Devil #14 (July 1985)^[2]	1985	Later becomes Red Devil.
	Wally West		Flash (vol. 1) #110 (1959)	1959	Later becomes The Flash III
	Bartholomew "Bart" Allen II		Teen Titans (vol. 3) #4 (December 2003)^[3]	1994	Originally Impulse. Later becomes The Flash IV.
	Wallace "Ace" West		Flash (vol. 4) Annual #3 (June 2014)	2014
	Duke Thomas		Batman (vol. 2) #21 (August 2013)	2016
	Lt. Tall Marvel ("Tall" Billy Batson) Lt. Fat Marvel ("Fat" Billy Batson) Lt. Hill Marvel ("Hill" Billy Batson)		Whiz Comics #21 (September 1941)	1941
	Tommy Tompkins Big Words Gabby Scrapper		Star Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942)	1942
	James Bartholomew Olsen		Superman #13 (November–December 1941)^[4]	1941
	"Pinky" Butler		Wow Comics #4 (Winter 1940–1941)	1940
	Emiko Queen		Green Arrow (vol. 6) #15 (March 2017) ^[5]	2013
	Dick Grayson		Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)	1940	Later becomes Nightwing, and then the new Batman. He also enters the organization Spyral with the name agent 37 after faking his death to the Crime Syndicate. Shortly after he returns to the mantle of Nightwing.
	Carrie Kelley		#1 (February 1986)	1986	Non-canonical.
	Jason Todd		Batman #357 (March 1983)^[6]	1983	Dies in Batman #429 (January 1989); resurrected as the Red Hood in Batman #635 (December 2004).
	Timothy Jackson Wayne (formerly Timothy Drake)		Batman #442 (December 1989)^[7]	1989	Later becomes Red Robin and Drake.
	Stephanie Brown		Robin #126 (July 2004)^[8]	2004	Originally Spoiler. Later becomes Batgirl IV.
	Damian Wayne		Batman and Robin #1 (August 2009)^[9]	2009	Is killed by an assassin sent by his mother (Talia Al Ghul). He is soon resurrected and returns to Robin.
Robin VI	Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi	Batman	Gotham Academy: Maps of Mystery #1 (July 2023)	2023
	Raquel Ervin		Icon #1 (May 1993)	1993
	Peter Joseph Ross		Superboy #86 (January 1961)	1961
	Salem Rula Nader	Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (originally); Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (currently)	The New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)
	Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins		Adventure Comics #69 (December 1941)	1941
	Sparkington J. Northrup		Blue Beetle (vol. 1) #14 (September 1942)	1942
	Roy Harper		Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942)	1942	Later becomes Arsenal, and then Red Arrow.
	Mia Dearden		Green Arrow (vol. 3) #44 (January 2005)^[10]	2005
	Stitch		Teen Titans Academy #1 (May 2021) ^[11]
	Patrick "Pat" Dugan		Action Comics #40 (September 1941).	1941	Unique in that he is the adult sidekick of a teenage superhero. Later becomes S.T.R.I.P.E.
	Jimmy Leong		Action Comics #45 (February 1942)	1942	Dies in World's Finest Comics #246 (August–September 1977).
	Kon-El		Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993)	1993
	Jonathan "Jon" Kent		Convergence: Superman #2 (July 2015)	2015
	Kara Danvers		Action Comics #252 (May 1959)	1959
	Dick Grayson		Supergirl #12 (January 2007)	2007
	Atlee		Supergirl vol. 5 #12 (January 2007)	2007
	Dudley H. Dudley		Wow Comics #18 (October 1943)	1943
	Wing How		Detective Comics #20 (October 1938)	1938
	Wolfgang Winks		Police Comics #13 (November 1942)	1942
	Donna Troy		The Brave and the Bold vol. 1 #60 (July 1965)	1965	Later becomes Troia.
	Cassandra Sandsmark		Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996)	1996
	Percy Sheldrake		Young All-Stars #21 (January 1988)	1988	Later becomes Knight.
	Cyril Sheldrake		Batman #62 (December 1950)	1950	Later becomes Knight II.
	Beryl Hutchinson		JLA #26 (February 1999)	1999	Later becomes Knight III.

Marvel Comics

Sidekick	Full name or Alter-ego	Hero	First appearance	Year	Notes
	Andrew "Andy" Maguire		Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1, #692 (October 2012)	2012
	Bob, Agent of HYDRA		Cable & Deadpool #38(May 2007)	2007
	James Buchanan Barnes		Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)	1941	Later becomes Winter Soldier and then Captain America II.
	Dennis Dunphy		Captain America #328 (April 1987)^[12]	1987
	Timothy Aloysius Cadwallander Dugan		Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963)	1963
Free Spirit	Cathy Webster		Captain America #431 (September 1994)	1994
	N.A. (Extra-dimensional Otherworld Elf)		The Incredible Hulk Weekly #57 (April 1980)	1980	Dies in Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2, #10 (March 1984).
	Jack Harrison		Captain America #434 (December 1994)	1994
	Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee		Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989)	1989
	Richard Milhouse Jones		The Hulk #1 (May 1962)	1962	Later becomes sidekick to Captain America (1969) (briefly becoming Bucky II), Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (1971), Rom the Spaceknight (1985), and Captain Marvel (Genis) (1999).
	Franklin P. Nelson		Daredevil vol. 1, #1 (April 1964)	1964
	James Rupert Rhodes		Iron Man #118 (January 1979)	1979	Later temporarily becomes Iron Man II, then War Machine, then Iron Patriot
	Mary Mitchell		Sun Girl #1 (August 1948)	1948
	Thomas Raymond		Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940)	1940
	N.A.		Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 #131 (September 1970)	1970	Dies of AIDS in Incredible Hulk #420 (August 1994).
	Wong		Strange Tales #110 (July 1963)	1963

Golden Age, independent, and non-U.S. titles

Sidekick	Full name or Alter-ego	Hero	First appearance	Year	Notes
	Brian Thomas Kinney		Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2, #5 (January 1997)^[13]	1997	Later becomes The Confessor II.
	Arthur		The Tick #4 (April 1989)	1989
	TK		Top 10 #12 (October 2001)	2001	Member of the Young Sentinels; revealed that the Seven Sentinels are actually a pedophile ring and that the Young Sentinels are their victims.
Bert	?	Dirkjan	DirkJan
Bert Bibber		Piet Pienter	Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber	1951	The not-too-bright friend of Piet Pienter.
Bertje	?	Kramikske	Kramikske	1944	Kramikske's best friend and just like him a baker boy.
	TK		Top 10 #12 (October 2001)	2001	Member of the Young Sentinels; revealed that the Seven Sentinels are actually a pedophile ring and that the Young Sentinels are their victims.
Blutch		Sergeant Cornelius Chesterfield	Les Tuniques Bleues	1968	The best friend of Chesterfield, though they often squabble and he doesn't share Chesterfield's patriotism nor belief in the military.^[14]
Bravo]	? Ruiz	El Hombre	Astro City Vol. 2, #16 (March 1999)	1999
Bobje	?	Bert Vanderslagmulders	Bert	1991	Bert's humanoid dog.
Pé Bruyneel	?	Bakelandt	Bakelandt		Good friend of Bakelandt.
Bo Bug	?	Bucky Bug	Bucky Bug	1932	A hobo with a high hat who is Bucky's best friend.^[15]
	?	Tom Poes	Tom Poes	1941	A nobleman and Tom's best friend.
	Tommy Paine		Buzzboy #1 (May 1988)	1988
	Archibald Haddock		The Crab with the Golden Claws	1941
	TK		Brat Pack #1 (August 1990)	1990
	Cody		Brat Pack #1 (August 1990)	1990
			Spirou et Fantasio	1944	An impulsive reporter, who is Spirou's best friend.
Filiberke		Jommeke	Jommeke	1955	Jommeke's best friend.
Flupke	?	Quick	Quick and Flupke	1930	Best friend of Quick.
	?	Martin Mystère	Martin Mystère	1944	A Neanderthal Man, discovered by Martin Mystère and a frequent helping hand, due to his strength.
			Suske en Wiske	1952	Good friend of Lambik, though they do have a love-hate relationship sometimes.
	TK		Top 10 #12 (October 2001)	2001	Member of the Young Sentinels; revealed that the Seven Sentinels are actually a pedophile ring and that the Young Sentinels are their victims.
	Forsythe Pendleton Jones III		Pep Comics #22 (December 1941)	1941
	N.A.		Diabolik #3 (March 3, 1963)	1963
	Lisa Flora Cecilia SanRosas		"Duck-Girl & Crane Animated!" (Dec 2011)	2011
	Hayashi Kato		Green Hornet Comics #1 (December 1940)	1940
	Johnny Bates		Marvelman #102 (July 1955)	1955	Also known as Kid Miracleman.
	Charles Flanders		Supreme #9 (January 1994)	1993
	TK		Brat Pack #1 (August 1990)	1990	Brat Pack features Kid Vicious I and II.
Kitkat	?	Leopardman	Astro City Vol. 1, #5 (September 1995)	1995	Later becomes Greymalkin.
Hilarion Lefuneste		Achille Talon	Achille Talon		Neighbour of Achille.
Leo	?	Gilles de Geus	Gilles de Geus	1985	Good, brawny, but monosyllabic friend of Gilles.^[16]
Libellulle			Gil Jourdan	1956	A former thief, who has become Gil's right-hand in solving crimes.
Looney Leo	N.A.	Gentleman	Astro City Vol. 2, #13 (February 1998)^[17]	1998
	TK		Brat Pack #1 (August 1990)	1990	Brat Pack features Luna I and II.
Minimum	?	Chlorophylle	Chlorophylle	?	A mouse who is Chlorophylle's best friend.
	N.A.		Asterix the Gaul	1959
Peewit	1954	Johan	Johan and Peewit	?	A dwarf who is Johan's best friend.
	TK		Top 10 #12 (October 2001)	2001	Member of the Young Sentinels; revealed that the Seven Sentinels are actually a pedophile ring and that the Young Sentinels are their victims.
Quark	Charlie Provost	Starfighter	Astro City Vol. 2 #13 (February 1998)	1998
Reggie	?	Biebel	Biebel	1983	Biebel's younger brother, who is considerably more happy and naïve than him.
	TK		Top 10 #12 (October 2001)	2001	Member of the Young Sentinels; revealed that the Seven Sentinels are actually a pedophile ring and that the Young Sentinels are their victims.
Slugger, the Junior Dynamo	?	All-American	Astro City Vol. 2 #1/2	1996
			Spirou et Fantasio	1939	A grouchy squirrel who is Spirou's pet.
Tamme	?	Hannes	De Geuzen	1985
	Tim Roland		Exciting Comics #9 (January 1941)	1941
Antoine Vertignasse	?	Le Petit Spirou	Le Petit Spirou	1944	Best friend of Spirou, whose name is often shortened to "Vert".
	N.A.		The Spirit comic strip (June 2, 1940)	1940
	TK		Brat Pack #1 (August 1990)	1990	Brat Pack features Wild Boy I and II.
	Dickie Dauntless		Marvelman #101 (July 1955)	1955	Also known as Young Miracleman.

Newspaper comics

Sidekick	Full name or Alter-ego	Hero	Series	First appearance	Notes
Joey McDonald		Dennis Mitchell	Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics)
Lucky Eddie	/		Hägar the Horrible	1973	The not-too-bright second man in command.^[18]
	/		Peanuts	1968
The Nipper Twins	/	The Yellow Kid	Hogan's Alley	1896	Two tiny versions of The Yellow Kid introduced by George Luks when he took over Hogan's Alley between 1896 and 1897, after Richard F. Outcault left the newspaper they were originally printed in.^[19]
	/			?
	N.A.		Peanuts	June 22, 1970^[20]

See also

• Sidekick

Notes and References

1. First appearance, as Cassandra, in Batman #567 (July 1999).
2. First appearance, as Eddie, in Blue Devil #1 (June 1984).
3. First appearance (as Impulse) is Flash (vol. 2) #92 (June 1994).
4. An anonymous "copy boy" who resembles Olsen makes a brief appearance in Action Comics #6, but the character called Jimmy Olsen first appeared in the radio show The Adventures of Superman (on April 15, 1940) mainly so the Man of Steel would have someone to talk to. The character moved briefly from the radio show into the comics in 1941.
5. First appearance was Green Arrow (vol. 5) #18 (May 2013)
6. First appeared as Jason Todd in Batman #357 (March 1983).
7. First appeared as Tim Drake in Batman #436 (August 1989).
8. First appeared as Stephanie Brown in Detective Comics #647 (August 1992); as Spoiler in Detective Comics #648 (September 1992).
9. First appeared as a baby in (1987) and as Damian Wayne in Batman #655 (September 2006).
10. First appearance (as Mia Dearden) was Green Arrow (vol. 3) #2 (May 2001).
11. First appearance was Future State: Teen Titans #1 (March 2021)
12. First appearance, as Dennis, in The Thing #28 (October 1985).
13. First appearance, as Brian Thomas Kinney, in Astro City Vol. 2, #4 (December 1996).
14. Web site: Willy Lambil.
15. Web site: Al Taliaferro.
16. Web site: Hanco Kolk.
17. First mentioned in Astro City Vol. 2, #1 (September 1996).
18. Web site: Dik Browne.
19. Web site: George Luks.
20. The first bird that bore a prototypical resemblance to Woodstock visited Snoopy in 1967, and this is generally considered his debut, though Snoopy creator Charles Schulz didn't give him a name and establish him as a full-fledged character until June 22, 1970.