8 Super Side Kicks

Everyone loves a hero, but their sidekicks rarely get the attention that they deserve. Come on in for a gallery of underappreciated sub heroes.

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Batman wouldn’t be the Batman we know and love if it weren’t for his Boy Wonder.

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Batman has his Robin, but the Joker has his own assistant in Harley Quinn and her clownish antics.

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Superman isn’t going to let Batman have all of the fun. He’s got his own subordinate in the gingeriffic Jimmy Olsen.

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Because without Piglet the Thousand Acre Wood would have been a much more boring place for Pooh.

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Fred Flinstone may have been the archaic patriarch that we always wanted, but the real character we appreciated was his crony, Barney Rubble.

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In Wayne’s World Wayne may be the title character, but the character that stole our hearts had to be Garth.

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The Dude was quite a loner, but when help was needed. help appeared. In the form of Walter Sobchak and his ex-wife’s dog, that is.

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In the Kevin Smith movies there are many main characters, but there are two sidekicks that team up to be one awesome hero: Jay and Silent Bob are the sidekick duo we deserve.


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