Comments on: Comics Should Be Good Top 50 Countdown! – #38

By: Darryl Andrews

Darryl Andrews — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:27:43 +0000

If anyone leaving a comment actually thinks there is a contender for this issue; I will be forced to take away your Merry Marvel Marching Society membership. ‘Nuff said!

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:08:38 +0000

I can’t argue with Robin’s first appearance, but I do think there is a brilliant contender (much better than you’re giving credit Brian) in New Teen Titans #38 – Who Is Donna Troy is probably my all-time favourite New Teen Titans story even though it’s been trampled upon continuity-wise nine ways to Sunday. Curiously, it also highlights Dick Grayson but as an adult, using the skills he found from the Batman to help someone albeit not in a superheroic way.

By: J

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:57:30 +0000

Robin, as the first sidekick, became the reader’s first real connection to the superhero.

By: Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:49:28 +0000

Quasar #38 retroactively explained both what the hell the Secret Wars Dimension of Manifestation was AND where Magus was getting all his superheor dopplegangers in Infinite War: a cosmic entity called Anthropomorpho who gives abstract entities physical bodies. Evil clones of everyone was a pretty dumb idea (mostly to give all comics an easy-as-pie crossover opporttunity: fight your evil twin) but give Mark Gruenwald credit for trying to stitch together a halfway-decent explanation.

By: Grimm

Grimm — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:52:11 +0000

Didn’t Superman have a dog as a sidekick at some point?

By: Nick Evans

Nick Evans — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:44 +0000

Superman kinda had Jimmy Olsen as a side-kick.

By: sterg

sterg — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:33:54 +0000

Namor had Namora as a kind of sidekick. They were cousins, I think.

By: ks

ks — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:48:26 +0000

Didn’t Namor have Subby? or am I imagining that?

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:12:00 +0000

Much as I love Legion of Super Heroes v.3 #38, and that era of the Legion, this was a great choice. The sidekick led to many characters introduced who, while no longer sidekicks, are still around today mainly in the DCU. Robin/Nightwing, Flash/Wally West, Aqualad/Tempest, Troia/Wonder Girl (yes, she didn’t start out as a side-kick), Speedy/Arsenal…and those are just the Titans! Never mind all the other 3rd generation DC characters.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:56:29 +0000

“Robin ruins Batman” only holds true if you’re talking about the Schumacker movies.

By: fanboy d

fanboy d — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:35:39 +0000

i woulda gone for ditko’s last spidey – end of an era. otherwise this list is gonna be the debut top 50. and robin ruins batman.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:18:02 +0000

Excellent point, KRose, during my first go-around, I considered both Superboy’s death AND the destruction of the Earth until I realized they were both #38. I should definitely have mentioned them in the honorable mentions!

By: John Cage

John Cage — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:53:08 +0000

Can I save that that guy from the other days the trouble and throw Quasar #38 and whatever happened in that issue out there, just to get that over with?

Have a good day.
John Cage

By: KRose

KRose — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:26:30 +0000

Legion of Super Heroes v.3 #38 – Death of Superboy and (for a Legion fan, at least) one of the most memorable covers ever. An official end of an era from which the Legion has never truly recovered.

In fact #38 is rather notorious for Legion fans. LSH v.4 #38 saw the earth blow up, and Legion #38 was the last issue of the Reboot Legion.