Supporting Character Love!!

In the DC Universe, who are your 5 favorite supporting characters? They can be villains, superheroes, family members, or any character that is not the main character of their book. Only catch, supporting characters that have appeared on the printed page! No TV show versions or characters that have only appeared in a movie.

  1. Ma Kent
  2. Terry Long (Donna’s deceased husband)
  3. Lori Lemaris
  4. Leslie Thompkins
  5. Bette Kane

So who are yours?

4 Likes
  1. Jonathan and Martha Kent (tie)
  2. Alfred Pennyworth
  3. Perry White
  4. Artemis (of Themyscira)
  5. International Operations Agent Christie Blaze
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In no particular order:

Strife (Wonder Woman 2011)
Hera (Wonder Woman 2011)
Ma Kent
Alfred
Jimmy Olsen

3 Likes

Eddie Fyers in the Connor Hawke Green Arrow series
Madame Xanadu in The Spectre
Jade in Kyle Rayner’s Green Lantern title
Martin Stein in Firestorm
Linda Park in Wally West’s Flash

6 Likes

James Gordon
Harvey Bullock
Alfred Pennyworth
Renee Montoya
Slam Bradley

5 Likes

Mine is too ridiculous.

Bwana Beast in Animal Man

The Creeper in Brave and the Bold

Ferro Lad in the Legion of the Superheroes

Deadman in Brave and the Bold

Alanna-Adam Strange Silver Age

Metal Men in the Brave and the Bold

4 Likes
  1. Alfred in nearly every Bat title he appears in.

  2. The Kents

3 Harvey Bullock

  1. Jimmy Olsen

  2. Jim Gordon

4 Likes

Im going to go with the Gas Gang they are fantastic.

2 Likes

Lana Lang
Zola (Wonder Woman 2011)
Steve Trevor
Huckleberry Hound (Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles)
Frankie (Batgirl of Burnside)

4 Likes

Lana Lang has a cool superpower in Legion of Superheroes

2 Likes

1: Harvey Bullock
2: Mogo
3: Alfred
4: Commissioner Gordon
5: Linda Park

3 Likes
  1. Lois Lane
  2. Ma & Pa Kent (Jonathan & Martha>Eben & Sarah!)
  3. James Gordon
  4. Jimmy Olsen
  5. Mercy Graves
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@BwanaBeastguy6667, I think your Silver Age picks are anything but ridiculous. They’re all great choices.
Can I add a few from across the “ages”?

  1. Martha and Jonathan Kent
  2. Lois Lane
  3. Linda Park
  4. Alfred
  5. Commissioner Gordon
  6. Shadow Lass
  7. Skeets
  8. Lana Lang
  9. Jimmy Olsen
  10. Perry White
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Mera
Linda Park
Jay Garrick
Carol Ferris
Steve Trevor

I would mention Batfamily members, but I view a lot of their interactions more as teamups nowadays. Although I would say Alfred if anyone on my list gets bumped from the ‘supporting character’ definition.

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