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 such as Harley Quinn.)
DC Sidekick Full name or Alter-ego Hero First appearance Year Notes Aquagirl Tula Aquaman Aquaman #33 (May–June 1967) 1967 Aquagirl Lorena Marquez Aquaman (vol. 6) #16 (May 2004) 2004 Aqualad Garth Adventure Comics #269 (February 1960) 1960 Later becomes Tempest. Aqualad Jackson Hyde / Kaldur'ahm Brightest Day #4 (June 2010) 2010 Aqualass Andrina "Andy" Curry Generations Shattered #1 2021 Bat-Girl Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane Batwoman Batman #139 (April 1961) 1961 Later becomes Flamebird Batgirl Barbara Gordon Batman Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) 1967 Later becomes Oracle. Batgirl Cassandra Cain Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (August 1999) 1999 Later becomes Black Bat.BatgirlStephanie Brown Robin #126 (July 2004) 2004 Later becomes Spoiler. Bluebird Harper Row Batman (vol. 2) #28 (February 2014) 2014 BoomJudy GarrickFlash (Jay Garrick)The New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023 Snapper Carr Lucas Carr Justice League The Brave and the Bold #28 (February–March 1960) 1960 Cherry BombGloria JamesHuman BombThe New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023 Dan the Dyna-Mite Daniel Dunbar TNT Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) 1942 Doiby Dickles Charles Dickles Green Lantern (Alan Scott) All-American Comics #27 (June 1941) 1941 Fatman Bob Daley Mister America Action Comics #2 (July 1938) 1938 Kid Devil Edward Alan Bloomberg Blue Devil Blue Devil #14 (July 1985) 1985 Later becomes Red Devil. Kid Flash Wally West Flash (Barry Allen) Flash #110 (1959) 1959 Later becomes the Flash. Kid Flash Bartholomew "Bart" Allen II Flash (Wally West) Teen Titans (vol. 3) #4 (December 2003) 1994 Originally Impulse. Later becomes the Flash. Kid Flash Wallace "Ace" West Flash (Barry Allen)/Flash (Wally West) Flash (vol. 4) Annual #3 (June 2014) 2014LadybugRosibel RiveraRed BeeThe New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023 Lieutenant Marvels Lt. Tall Marvel ("Tall" Billy Batson)Lt. Fat Marvel ("Fat" Billy Batson)Lt. Hill Marvel ("Hill" Billy Batson) Captain Marvel Whiz Comics #21 (September 1941) 1941 Newsboy Legion Tommy TompkinsBig WordsGabbyScrapper Guardian Star Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) 1942 Jimmy Olsen James Bartholomew Olsen Superman Superman #13 (November–December 1941) 1941 Pinky the Whiz Kid "Pinky" Butler Mr. Scarlet Wow Comics #4 (Winter 1940–1941) 1940 Molly PitcherMolly PreacherMiss AmericaThe New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023Quiz KidRaghu SeetharamanMister Terrific (Terry Sloane)The New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023 Red Arrow Emiko Queen Green Arrow Green Arrow (vol. 6) #15 (March 2017) 2013 Robin Dick Grayson Batman 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. Robin Carrie Kelley Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (February 1986) 1986 Robin Jason Todd Batman #357 (March 1983) 1983 Dies in Batman #429 (January 1989); resurrected as the Red Hood in Batman #635 (December 2004). Robin Timothy Jackson Wayne (formerly Timothy Drake) Batman #442 (December 1989) 1989 Later becomes Red Robin and Drake. Robin Stephanie Brown First appeared as Stephanie Brown in Detective Comics #647 (August 1992); as Spoiler in Detective Comics #648 (September 1992).}} 2004 Originally Spoiler. Later becomes Batgirl. Robin Damian Wayne First appeared as a baby in Batman: Son of the Demon (1987) and as Damian Wayne in Batman #655 (September 2006).}} 2009 Robin Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi Gotham Academy: Maps of Mystery #1 (July 2023) 2023 Rocket Raquel Ervin Icon Icon #1 (May 1993) 1993 Betsy RossElizabeth RoseMiss AmericaThe New Golden Age #1 (January 2023)2023 Pete Ross Peter Joseph Ross Superboy Superboy #86 (January 1961) 1961 Salem the Witch Girl Salem Rula Nader Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (originally); Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (currently) The New Golden Age #1 (January 2023) 2023 Sandy the Golden Boy Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins Sandman (Wesley Dodds) Adventure Comics #69 (December 1941) 1941 SignalDuke ThomasBatmanBatman (vol. 2) #21 (August 2013)2013 Sparky Sparkington J. Northrup Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) Blue Beetle #14 (September 1942) 1942 Speedy Roy Harper Green Arrow Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) 1942 Later becomes Arsenal, and then Red Arrow. Speedy Mia Dearden First appearance (as Mia Dearden) was Green Arrow (vol. 3) #2 (May 2001).}} 2005 Stitch Stitch Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) First appearance was Future State: Teen Titans #1 (March 2021).}}2021 Stripesy Patrick "Pat" Dugan Star-Spangled Kid 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. Stuff the Chinatown Kid Jimmy Leong Vigilante Action Comics #45 (February 1942) 1942 Dies in World's Finest Comics #246 (August–September 1977). Superboy Kon-El / Conner Kent Superman Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) 1993 Superboy Jonathan "Jon" Kent Convergence: Superman #2 (July 2015) 2015 Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) Kara Danvers Action Comics #252 (May 1959) 1959 Talon Dick Grayson Owlman Supergirl #12 (January 2007) 2007 Terra Atlee Power Girl Supergirl vol. 5 #12 (January 2007) 2007 Uncle Marvel Dudley H. Dudley Mary Marvel Wow Comics #18 (October 1943) 1943 Wing Wing How Crimson Avenger Detective Comics #20 (October 1938) 1938 Dies in Justice League of America #100 (August 1972). Woozy Winks Wolfgang Winks Plastic Man Police Comics #13 (November 1942) 1942 Wonder Girl Donna Troy Wonder Woman The Brave and the Bold #60 (July 1965) 1965 Later becomes Troia. Wonder Girl Cassandra Sandsmark Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #105 (January 1996) 1996 Squire Percy Sheldrake Shining Knight Young All-Stars #21 (January 1988) 1988 Later becomes Knight. Squire Cyril Sheldrake Knight Batman #62 (December 1950) 1950 Later becomes Knight. Squire Beryl Hutchinson JLA #26 (February 1999) 1999 Later becomes Knight.
Marvel Comics Sidekick Full name or Alter-ego Hero First appearance Year Notes Alpha Andrew "Andy" Maguire Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man #692 (October 2012) 2012 Bob Bob, Agent of Hydra Deadpool Cable & Deadpool #38(May 2007) 2007 Bucky James Buchanan Barnes Captain America Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) 1941 Later becomes Winter Soldier and then Captain America. Demolition Man Dennis Dunphy First appearance, as Dennis Dunphy, in The Thing #28 (October 1985).}} 1987 Dum Dum Dugan Timothy Aloysius Cadwallander Dugan Nick Fury Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) 1963 Free Spirit Cathy Webster Captain America Captain America #431 (September 1994) 1994 Jackdaw N.A. (Extra-dimensional Otherworld Elf) Captain Britain The Incredible Hulk Weekly #57 (April 1980) 1980 Dies in Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2, #10 (March 1984). Jack Flag Jack Harrison Captain America Captain America #434 (December 1994) 1994 Jubilee Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee Wolverine Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989) 1989 Rick Jones Richard Milhouse Jones Hulk The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) 1962 Later becomes sidekick to Captain America (1969) (briefly becoming Bucky), Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (1971), Rom the Spaceknight (1985), and Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) (1999). Foggy Nelson Franklin P. Nelson Daredevil Daredevil #1 (April 1964) 1964 Jim Rhodes James Rupert Rhodes Iron Man Iron Man #118 (January 1979) 1979 Later temporarily becomes Iron Man, then War Machine, then Iron Patriot. Sun Girl Mary Mitchell Human Torch (android) Sun Girl #1 (August 1948) 1948 Toro Thomas Raymond Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940) 1940 Jim Wilson N.A. Hulk The Incredible Hulk #131 (September 1970) 1970 Dies from AIDS in Incredible Hulk #420 (August 1994). Wong Wong Doctor Strange Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) 1963
Golden Age, independent, and non-U.S. titles