Comments on: Top Five Superhero Pet Names

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:59:59 +0000

the only time batman should call robin “chum” is if he adds a “p” to the end, cuz thats what the kid is nowadays.

By: KMFPL

KMFPL — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:09:34 +0000

Wow, how did we forget that great Hal Jordan creation, “Pieface”? You just don’t get pet names like that anymore…

By: Jbird

Jbird — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:07:55 +0000

Well, honestly, “Peegee” is kind of dumb, but it’s gotta be up there.

By: KMFPL

KMFPL — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:45:10 +0000

“Short Pants” was Cyborg’s name for Robin. Isn’t it ironic, doncha think?

We recently learned “Smallville” was from Byrne, right? I always remember it as being from “Lois and Clark”. Forget the lovers angle – it started as Lois insulting Clark for being a small-town boy in the big city. She usually called him that when she was on the way to beat him to a story. Remember that they were rivals for a LONG time before they were lovers.

When my kids were little, I taught them that their Mom’s name was “Pretty Lady”, so I kinda take it personally when people think Ollie’s being rude.

By: Kirayoshi

Kirayoshi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:30 +0000

Oh, Brian, I read this in a book about the origins of names. Katrina or Ekatrina is the proper Russian equivalent for Katherine(Kitty’s birth name). In the Russian language, the suffixes ‘-ya’ or ‘-ushka’ are used in diminutive names or nicknames to indicate affection. So ‘Katya’ is more than just a Russian version of ‘Kitty’, it’s an affectionate diminutive.

Hey, he could have started calling her ‘Katushka’ which doesn’t work at all, really.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:40 +0000

Time to revise the list, Brian.

This list is not my picks, it’s Kirayoshi’s, so it stays as it is.

By: Kirayoshi

Kirayoshi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:26:47 +0000

Truth be known, I don’t recall where ‘Short Pants’ came from, but I had read it a couple of times in BoP or Nightwing, Babs using it as an endearment towards Dick(although Boy/Man-wonder works just as well). I could be mistaken.

Pretty Bird bugged the hell out of me for some reason. I always thought Diana should have cold-cocked Oliver for using that name.

Katya is notable because Peter stopped calling her that after Secret Wars(she even asked about that). Later, when he slipped once and said ‘Katya’, she shouted, “Don’t call me that!” It was a symbol of their relationship when they were together. When they split, the name hurt her.

“Smallville” I remember more from the Lois and Clark series, which was actually fun, before the inevitable jumping of the shark midway through season 3.

By: Rebis

Rebis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:15:50 +0000

Yes to “Pretty Bird”!

Time to revise the list, Brian.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:19:09 +0000

Sivana is lactose-intolerant.

By: Lothor

Lothor — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:04:41 +0000

Shulkie!!

I’ve always wondered about “Big Red Cheese.” (And by “always,” I mean for the past week or two.) Big and Red I understand, but where’d the “Cheese” come from?

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:43:25 +0000

Hey what about Captain Marvel..you know the Big Red Cheese

By: Billy F

Billy F — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:12:54 +0000

Pretty Bird needs to be added.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:09:28 +0000

I’m a big Green Arrow fan, and I think “pretty bird” sounds kind of stupid.

In the “Smallville” vein, Shayera called Katar “peacock” in Hawkworld.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:07:49 +0000

Another vote for pretty bird.

By: John Trumbull

John Trumbull — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:05:23 +0000

Oooh, yeah, “Pretty Bird” should definitely be on there.

Didn’t Aquaman used to call Aqualad “Minnow”?

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:45:38 +0000

What about “Elf” for Nightcrawler ?
Or is Man-love not counted?

By: bird

bird — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:43:58 +0000

i have to 3rd the pretty bird recommendation perhaps it’s just because i’m a big green arrow fan. i don’t disagree with the placement on the list of smallville but i find it annoying.

also i don’t think bub counts because wolverine calls everyone that.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:30:24 +0000

What, no “Detective” for Batman?

Granted, I don’t know if Ra’s uses it as a term of endearment, but that’s something.

(And I think Barbara used some variant on “(Boy / Man) Wonder” more often than Short Pants. That’s more a Titans thing.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:36 +0000

When I saw that Batman cover, I thought the pet name was going to be “chum.”

By: Kent Allard

Kent Allard — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:01:19 +0000

I thought this would be about names of the pets of superheroes…

I miss my 70s Marvel nicknames – Shell-Head, Goldilocks. I’m also partial to “Wall-Crawling Menace…”