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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 11, 2015 6:41:23 GMT -5
Rick Jones; not only was he the sidekick of the Hulk and Captain America, but he was the alter-ego of Captain Marvel. His various occupations, from ham radio enthusiast to rock star, clinch the deal for me. Robin is easily the most popular teen sidekick, but for my money Rick Jones is the most interesting. You are dead to me.  In my opinion, they were just trying too hard with Rick to make him "cool" (or whatever lingo the kids were using back then that meant the same thing) by hitching him to whatever they thought kids were into (was ham radio actually a "thing" that people with real lives did?). Rick usually got by on nothing more than dumb luck instead of any actual ability, falling into solutions rather than coming up with them on his own. He was whiny and petulant and not really someone who, in real life, would have been pleasant to be around. For my money, the best sidekick is Foggy Nelson. He's not someone you could build a series around, but he's absolutely indispensable to Matt Murdock. To be fair, I like Rick in a sort of sardonic way. I just like the fact that this otherwise run-of-the-mill early 60's dropout has his hands in virtually every important corner of the Marvel Universe. Resurrect me, please! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 11, 2015 12:13:10 GMT -5
I loathe costumed kid sidekicks so none of them would make my list. I do, however, love comic relief sidekicks, my favorites being Woozy Winks, Doiby Dickles, and Stretch Skinner. I also have a soft spot for animal sidekicks like Zabu, Redwing, Squeeks, Lobo (Red Wolf's lupine companion) and Static the Proverb Parrot. Cei-U! I summon the flea collar! I expected to see Helper on this list. I'm very disappointed. |
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Post by Warmonger on Sept 11, 2015 12:17:11 GMT -5
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 11, 2015 12:29:44 GMT -5
This might offend someone but I think the Falcon went the furthest of all the sidekicks. He was trained by Captain America and has recently BECOME Captain America. Umm, Robin started out as sidekick to Batman, then became Batman. And Kid Flash started out as sidekick to the Flash, then became the Flash. Both of them long before Falcap. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 11, 2015 12:31:24 GMT -5
Rick Jones; not only was he the sidekick of the Hulk and Captain America, but he was the alter-ego of Captain Marvel. His various occupations, from ham radio enthusiast to rock star, clinch the deal for me. Robin is easily the most popular teen sidekick, but for my money Rick Jones is the most interesting. I'd go for Rick, too. And you forget to mention: he was also the sidekick of Rom, Spaceknight! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2015 12:31:51 GMT -5
This might offend someone but I think the Falcon went the furthest of all the sidekicks. He was trained by Captain America and has recently BECOME Captain America. Umm, Robin started out as sidekick to Batman, then became Batman. And Kid Flash started out as sidekick to the Flash, then became the Flash. Both of them long before Falcap. I never said he was the first, but he's unique in that he might be the first sidekick that was a full grown man. |
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 11, 2015 13:08:30 GMT -5
Umm, Robin started out as sidekick to Batman, then became Batman. And Kid Flash started out as sidekick to the Flash, then became the Flash. Both of them long before Falcap. I never said he was the first, but he's unique in that he might be the first sidekick that was a full grown man. Wouldn't the first sidekick that was a full grown man be Stripesey? |
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 11, 2015 13:26:34 GMT -5
Tonto
Speedy
Robin (Dick Grayson)
BatGirl (1950s version)
Kid Flash
Does Pete Ross qualify? No better best friend in the DC Universe.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2015 13:59:10 GMT -5
I never said he was the first, but he's unique in that he might be the first sidekick that was a full grown man. Wouldn't the first sidekick that was a full grown man be Stripesey? Oh snap. You're right. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 11, 2015 14:20:26 GMT -5
In my opinion, they were just trying too hard with Rick to make him "cool" (or whatever lingo the kids were using back then that meant the same thing) by hitching him to whatever they thought kids were into (was ham radio actually a "thing" that people with real lives did?). "Cool" has had its current meaning since before Rick Jones' first appearance, so he's been cool all along. And yes, ham radio was and is a real hobby and subculture. I don't really have a favorite sidekick. Don't have strong feelings about them either way. A few years ago someone on a mailing list referred to a villain's sidekick. That led to a discussion of terminology - villains generally don't have sidekicks, they have henchmen and minions. |
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Post by dupersuper on Sept 12, 2015 0:20:45 GMT -5
JLA Year One and Tom Peyers Hourman run made me like Snapper Carr.
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Post by fanboystranger on Sept 12, 2015 1:49:41 GMT -5
JLA Year One and Tom Peyers Hourman run made me like Snapper Carr. Peyer's Hourman needs to be reprinted!!!!! |
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Post by Crimebuster on Sept 12, 2015 9:19:21 GMT -5
Squeeks, of course. Any sidekick that convinces the publisher it's a good idea to hand out live monkeys to children has to be a winner.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 12, 2015 9:47:17 GMT -5
Squeeks, of course. Any sidekick that convinces the publisher it's a good idea to hand out live monkeys to children has to be a winner. I bet Billy Mickey's mom was thrilled. |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 12, 2015 10:12:57 GMT -5
There can be only one possible answer to who the best sidekick is...  Edit: Although, technically, it was really Burt Reynolds' character that was actually Captain Chaos' sidekick, Kato. |
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