In The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, author Jon Morris discusses some of the strangest iterations of the sidekick phenomenon, and in the process explores how important these characters were to comic book storytelling. But just as not every superhero achieves the glory of Batman, not all sidekicks are as capable as the Boy Wonder. Someone who can watch the hero's back, help search for clues, or, if nothing else, give the hero someone to talk to. And Yankee Doodle had Dandy.īeing a superhero is hard work, which is why so many comics characters rely on a sidekick for help.
Complete with vintage art and publication details.īatman has Robin. A hilarious spotlight on the strangest second bananas in superhero comics, including junior partners, animal assistants, and even heinous henchmen (sidekicks of the villain world).
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