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* DC thrives under this trope. Darkly parodied with Kid Devil, whose adult counterpart and idol [[Blue Devil]] was barely aware of his existence, despite having made a [[Deal with the Devil]] to be a [[Superhero]] with him.
* [[The Clock]], a very first [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] hero (last seen in 1944) and his kid sidekick Butch (a girl). Butch, incidentally, originally wanted to be the Clock's "moll", much to the hero's mortification. She eventually got over it.
* Johnny Bates, AKA Kid Miracleman, from the comic ''[[Miracleman]]''. (Originally known in the UK as Kid Marvelman and ''Marvelman''.) [[Alan Moore]]'s 1980s revival of the series not only aged the character to adulthood but gave him one of the most horrific [[Face Heel Turn
* The [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]]-inspired ''Freedom Force'' computer games give us ''Liberty Lad'', sidekick to [[Super Patriot]] ''The Minuteman.'' Young Nick Craft, founder and president of the Freedom Force Fan Club, tags along after the team as they try to bring down mobster-turned-supervillain Pinstripe. Naturally, he gets shot.
{{quote|'''Pinstripe:''' Now youse gotsta choose, heroes. Come afta me, or save da brat! Mentor reports that he needs an immediate transfusion... ''or he'll die!'' Minuteman, feeling responsible for the plucky youngster, valiantly volunteers to give his own blood to the boy. Mentor warns him that they have no idea what will happen, because Minuteman's blood is infused with... ''Energy X''.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* From the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] hero Barnstormer was always accompanied by his
* In the [[Backstory]] of the [[Whateley Universe]], the pre-[[World War II]] superhero Champion had two: Miss Champion and Champion Junior. In a [[Shout-Out]] to the way heroes age in [[Comic Books]], Miss Champion only aged (from then on) at about one-fourth normal, which really messed up her social life. Miss Champion is still around, and one of the important side characters of the universe.
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