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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Of his supporting cast, only [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] has been around since day one. Perry White and [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]] were created for the radio series before making the shift to the comic in 1940 and 1941 respectively. Clark Kent's ''other'' iconic love interest, [[Characters/SupermanSupportingCast Lana Lang]], was created in 1950. Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} was created in [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959 1959]]. His iconic Rogues Gallery also developed slowly with only [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]], the Prankster, Toyman and Mr. Mxyzptlk appearing in the early [[TheForties 1940s]] and then a long gap until the arrival of [[Characters/SupermanBizarro Bizarro]] and [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Brainiac]] in 1958. Superman ''did'' have recurring supervillain foes in his early days, but they have either had a RoguesGalleryTransplant like the Ultra-Humanite (who became a [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]] foe), or have fallen into complete obscurity like J. Wilbur Wolfingham (who was a big deal in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] but whose appearances since can be counted on one hand.)
** Superman has had plenty of other examples of side characters and rogues that didn't appear until decades after the start of the comic and yet are now iconic and show up in most adaptations that come along. Some of the most notable include: Keypto the Superdog (1955), Metallo (1959), General Zod (1961), Cyborg Superman (1990 as Hank Henshaw, 1993 as the cyborg), Doomsday (1992), Connor Kent and Steel (1993), Livewire (1997; 2006 in the comics), and Jon Kent (2015; nearly 80 years after the first Superman comic!). Considering Superman was one of the first comic book superheroes of all and has been in constant publication since then, this was probably inevitable.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Of his supporting cast, only [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] has been around since day one. Perry White and [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]] were created for the radio series before making the shift to the comic in 1940 and 1941 respectively. Clark Kent's ''other'' iconic love interest, [[Characters/SupermanSupportingCast Lana Lang]], was created in 1950. Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} was created in [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959 1959]]. His iconic Rogues Gallery also developed slowly with only [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]], the Prankster, Toyman and Mr. Mxyzptlk appearing in the early [[TheForties 1940s]] and then a long gap until the arrival of [[Characters/SupermanBizarro Bizarro]] and [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Brainiac]] in 1958. Superman ''did'' have recurring supervillain foes in his early days, but they have either had a RoguesGalleryTransplant like the Ultra-Humanite (who became a [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]] foe), or have fallen into complete obscurity like J. Wilbur Wolfingham (who was a big deal in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] but whose appearances since can be counted on one hand.)
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) Superman has had plenty of other examples of side characters and rogues that didn't appear until decades after the start of the comic and yet are now iconic and show up in most adaptations that come along. Some of the most notable include: Keypto the Superdog (1955), Metallo (1959), General Zod (1961), Cyborg Superman (1990 as Hank Henshaw, 1993 as the cyborg), Doomsday (1992), Connor Kent and Steel (1993), Livewire (1997; 2006 in the comics), and Jon Kent (2015; nearly 80 years after the first Superman comic!). Considering Superman was one of the first comic book superheroes of all and has been in constant publication since then, this was probably inevitable.
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** Superman has had plenty of other examples of side characters and rogues that didn't appear until decades after the start of the comic and yet are now iconic and show up in most adaptations that come along. Some of the most notable include: Keypto the Superdog (1955), Metallo (1959), General Zod (1961), Cyborg Superman (1990 as Hank Henshaw) Doomsday (1992), Connor Kent and Steel (1993), Livewire (1997; 2006 in the comics), and Jon Kent (2015; nearly 80 years after the first Superman comic!)

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** Superman has had plenty of other examples of side characters and rogues that didn't appear until decades after the start of the comic and yet are now iconic and show up in most adaptations that come along. Some of the most notable include: Keypto the Superdog (1955), Metallo (1959), General Zod (1961), Cyborg Superman (1990 as Hank Henshaw) Henshaw, 1993 as the cyborg), Doomsday (1992), Connor Kent and Steel (1993), Livewire (1997; 2006 in the comics), and Jon Kent (2015; nearly 80 years after the first Superman comic!)comic!). Considering Superman was one of the first comic book superheroes of all and has been in constant publication since then, this was probably inevitable.
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** Superman has had plenty of other examples of side characters and rogues that didn't appear until decades after the start of the comic and yet are now iconic and show up in most adaptations that come along. Some of the most notable include: Keypto the Superdog (1955), Metallo (1959), General Zod (1961), Cyborg Superman (1990 as Hank Henshaw) Doomsday (1992), Connor Kent and Steel (1993), Livewire (1997; 2006 in the comics), and Jon Kent (2015; nearly 80 years after the first Superman comic!)

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** Special mention goes to [[Characters/MarvelComicsGwenStacy Gwen Stacy]]. Due to being referenced often in flashbacks and AdaptationDisplacement, it may come as a shock to some fans to find out that she was Spidey's third love interest (behind Liz Allan and [[DemotedToExtra Betty Brant]]). Likewise, Peter's best friend and eventual enemy Harry Osborn made his debut in the same issue Gwen did, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #31.

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** Special mention goes to [[Characters/MarvelComicsGwenStacy Gwen Stacy]]. Due to being referenced often in flashbacks and AdaptationDisplacement, it may come as a shock to some fans to find out that she was Spidey's third love interest (behind Liz Allan and [[DemotedToExtra Betty Brant]]). Likewise, Peter's best friend and eventual enemy Harry Osborn made his debut in the same issue Gwen did, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #31. Spider-Gwen, the most famous liviing variant of Stacy , did not appear until ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2, which debuted in ''2014''.


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** Ben Riley, AKA the Scarlet Spider, would first appear as a nameless clone in 1975. He would not be named or given the identity of Scarlet Spider until his return in 1994.
** Miguel O'Hara, AKA Spider-Man 2099, first appeared in 1992.
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** "Death P.A.C.T." and its successor group "Death P.A.C.T. Again" are two of the most popular teams in BFDI, but only one of the eleven contestants affiliated with either group debuted in Season 1. That contestant was Pen, who was picked last for Death P.A.C.T. and wasn't in Death P.A.C.T. Again. Of specific note are Pillow for her ComedicSociopathy, Black Hole for being a NiceGuy despite his destructive potential, Tree for being the de-facto leader of the group, and Fanny for being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold whose conflict with Black Hole plays a major role in "TPOT". Death P.A.C.T. Again also has Marker, who helped BFDI gain more mainstream attention when he was the focus of the Platform/{{Roblox}} game VideoGame/FindTheMarker, and a plush toy of him appeared on BBC News.

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** "Death P.A.C.T." and its successor group "Death P.A.C.T. Again" are two of the most popular teams in BFDI, but only one of the eleven contestants affiliated with either group debuted in Season 1. That contestant was Pen, who was picked last for Death P.A.C.T. and wasn't in Death P.A.C.T. Again. Of specific note are Pillow for her ComedicSociopathy, Black Hole for being a NiceGuy despite his destructive potential, Tree for being the de-facto leader of the group, and Fanny for being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold whose conflict with Black Hole plays a major role in "TPOT". Death P.A.C.T. Again also has Marker, who helped BFDI gain more mainstream attention when he was the focus of the Platform/{{Roblox}} game VideoGame/FindTheMarker, VideoGame/FindTheMarkers, and a plush toy of him appeared on BBC News.

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