"the Arctic', 'Trouble in Space (Parts 1 & 2)' and 'SuperTed and the Gun Smugglers'. Episodes featured- 'SuperTed in Spotty and the Indians', 'SuperTed and the Crystal Ball', 'SuperTed and the Lumerjacks', 'SuperTed's Dream', 'Bulk's Story' and 'SuperTed meets Father Christmas'. In 1989, two bumper special videos of SuperTed were released. Episodes featured- 'SuperTed at Creepy Castle', 'SuperTed and the Pearl Fishers', 'SuperTed at the Funfair', 'SuperTed and Nuts in Space', 'SuperTed and the Elephants' Graveyard', 'SuperTed and the City of the Dead', 'SuperTed and the Stolen Rocket Ship', 'SuperTed on Planet Spot' and 'SuperTed and the Inca Treasure'. Episodes"
"SuperTed SuperTed is a Welsh animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by Welsh writer and animator Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1983 to 1986. An American-produced series, ""The Further Adventures of SuperTed"", was produced by Hanna Barbera in 1989. It also aired in Australia on ABC (27 April 1987 - 13 May 1997). The character was created by Mike Young in 1978 for his"
"Found by a kindly homespun farming couple, the turtle grew up and gained super-powers, becoming Super-Turtle, the Reptile of Steel. Super-Turtle's enemies and allies include parodies of Superman's (such as Brainy-yak, who is a parody of Brainiac and Lex Luthor) and, in curious circumstances, Superman himself. Super-Turtle has the same powers as Superman: Flight, invulnerability, superhuman speed and strength, vision powers, et cetera. Super-Turtle Super-Turtle (or Super Turtle) is a fictional character from DC Comics, created by Henry Boltinoff; he's depicted as a bipedal anthropomorphic turtle wearing a cape like Superman's. His emblem, which is on his cape, is a"
"swap bodies with a gorilla and his strip was renamed Congorilla. The introduction of Supergirl by Otto Binder and Al Plastino occurred in issue #252 (May 1959). Following this debut appearance, Supergirl adopted the secret identity of an orphan ""Linda Lee"" and made Midvale Orphanage her base of operations. In ""Action Comics"" #261 (February 1960), her pet cat Streaky was introduced by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. Supergirl joined the Legion of Super-Heroes in issue #276 and acted for three years as Superman's ""secret weapon,"" until her existence was revealed in ""Action Comics"" #285 (January 1962). In the view of"
"her teen sidekick Dyna Girl (Judy Strangis), who worked in their off-time as reporters for Newsmaker Magazine (The full real names of the two were never revealed in any of the installments, although their first names were Lori and Judy, respectively.) In each episode, the duo would don skintight spandex in a bright flash of light called an ""Electra-Change,"" get into the ""ElectraCar,"" and use an array of technically advanced gadgets to thwart an eclectic collection of supervillains. They were assisted by Frank Heflin (Norman Alden), a scientist who stayed at their ""ElectraBase,"" operating its highly sophisticated ""CrimeScope"" computer, a"
"has remained affiliated with the team throughout several of its many incarnations. Aqualad first appeared in 1960 in ""Adventure Comics"" #269 and was created by Robert Bernstein and Ramona Fradon. In 1996, Aqualad appeared in his own 4-issue limited series, under a new alias: ""Tempest"". In the 2009–2010 miniseries, ""Blackest Night"", Tempest is murdered in battle. Aqualad was initially known as Aquaman's teenage partner, and like many other such ""kid sidekicks"" popular in the Silver Age, his powers originally varied very little from his mentor. Aqualad was a founding member of the Teen Titans. His origin is similar to that"
"TNT (comics) TNT is a DC Comics superhero from the 1940s. TNT and his side-kick Dan the Dyna-Mite were created by Mort Weisinger for DC Comics, and made their debut in ""Star-Spangled Comics"" #7 (April 1942) The ""human hand grenades"" had a short lived career during the Golden Age of Comic Books, reappearing occasionally in reprint form during the seventies, returning in ""Super Friends"" # 12, and appearing from time to time in ""All-Star Squadron"" and its Post-Crisis sequel, ""Young All-Stars"". TNT and Dan The Dyna-Mite are the secret identities of chemistry teacher and track coach Thomas N. ""Tex"" Thomas"
"Wendy and Marvin Wendy Harris and Marvin White are fictional characters, two teen-aged sidekicks of the Super Friends. Along with Marvin's pet dog Wonder Dog, they first appeared in the 1973 animated series ""Super Friends"". Because of the success of the ""Super Friends"" cartoon, a ""Super Friends"" comic book was also created, in which Wendy and Marvin made their first comics appearance. The duo has been re-introduced in the ""Teen Titans"" comic book as the caretakers of Titans Tower, as twins Wendy and Marvin Harris. Wendy would eventually become the protege of Barbara Gordon while the latter was operating as"
"Ted Kord Theodore Stephen ""Ted"" Kord is the second Blue Beetle, a superhero who was originally published by Charlton Comics and later picked up by DC Comics. This version of the character was created by Steve Ditko and first appeared as a back-up feature in ""Captain Atom"" #83 (November 1966), with Gary Friedrich scripting from Ditko's conception and plot. Ted Kord was a genius-level inventor and a gifted athlete, sharing much more in common with the Fox original than did Charlton's earlier reimagining of the character. Kord's signature equipment was his bug-shaped personal aircraft, which he entered and exited typically"
"Super Friends characters Zan and Jayna, better known as the Wonder Twins. Available both at San Diego and on MattyCollector.com, the set comes with the aforementioned twins, along with a bucket featuring Zan in his water form and Jayna in the shape of an eagle. Gleek, their pet monkey, was available for convention attendees only. An exclusive five-pack was offered by Walmart stores in 2009. Four of the five figures (Superman, Batman, Two-Face, and Catwoman) are repaints of figures from the DC Superheroes and DC Universe Classics lines, while the fifth figure (Lex Luthor) is an all-new sculpt. The delayed"
"Sidekick A sidekick is a slang expression for a close companion or colleague (not necessarily in fiction) who is, or generally regarded as, subordinate to the one he or she accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato, Shrek's Donkey (and sometimes Puss in Boots), Mario's Luigi, Sonic's Tails (and sometimes Knuckles) and Batman's Robin. The term originated in pickpocket slang of the late 19th and early 20th century. The ""kick"" was the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, and it was known as"
"Marvin and Wendy's cleverness and resourcefulness made them invaluable to the other Super Friends. The one notable resource Marvin provided to the Super Friends was his pet dog, Wonder Dog (or just ""Wonder"" for short), who was preternaturally intelligent, though bumbling as well. After two seasons of the ""Super Friends"" cartoon, it was cancelled, though re-runs were shown through 1976. When the show returned as ""The All-New Super Friends Hour"" in 1977, Wendy and Marvin had been replaced by two other teenagers, Zan and Jayna, the Wonder Twins, along with their pet, the alien monkey Gleek. Marvin and Wendy would"
"a ""SuperTed""-sequel-type cartoon called ""Fantastic Max"" produced by Hanna-Barbera, who decided to create a new series of ""SuperTed"". This new version takes on a more epic Americanized format, with Texas Pete, Bulk and Skeleton also joined by new villains, the theme song was replaced with a more American overture, and the show poked fun at all aspects of American culture, from the Grand Ole Opry to ""Star Wars"". Only two of the original cast were used for this new series Victor Spinetti and Melvyn Hayes returning to voice Texas Pete and Skeleton. In the UK, Mike Young and the BBC"
"Dan the Dyna-Mite Dan the Dyna-Mite is a fictional character, a teen-aged superhero published by DC Comics. He was the young sidekick to the character TNT, and was created by Mort Weisinger and Hal Sharp in 1942. TNT and Dyna-Mite made their debut in ""World's Finest Comics"" #5, and starred in ""Star-Spangled Comics"" #7-23. Danny Dunbar was the star pupil of Thomas N. Thomas, a high school chemistry and physical education teacher. One evening while Thomas and Dunbar are working on an experiment, Thomas' hand accidentally touches Dunbar's and both teacher and student find themselves feeling more energized. Thomas realizes"
"the DC Universe. Comet the Super-Horse is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Comet was introduced in the Superboy story in ""Adventure Comics"" #293 in February 1962, then appeared regularly with Supergirl beginning in ""Action Comics"" #292 in September 1962. Comet was one of a series of super-powered animals, including Streaky the Supercat and Beppo the Supermonkey, that were popular in DC's comics of the 1960s. Comet was Supergirl's pet horse and, while in his human form as Bill Starr, her brief boyfriend. Comet also had a brief romance with Lois Lane in her"
"Super-Turtle Super-Turtle (or Super Turtle) is a fictional character from DC Comics, created by Henry Boltinoff; he's depicted as a bipedal anthropomorphic turtle wearing a cape like Superman's. His emblem, which is on his cape, is a letter T in a shield. Created to be a lighthearted parody of Superman, Super-Turtle appeared mostly in one-page comic stories in Silver Age comic books, starting in ""Adventure Comics"" #304 (January 1963). An accepted part of DC Comics history, Super-Turtle tends to show up once in a while in one form or another; e.g., a Super-Turtle figure hangs from the ceiling of the"
"Kid Devil Kid Devil (real name Edward Alan ""Eddie"" Bloomberg), currently known as Red Devil, was a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by Alan Kupperberg, Dan Mishkin, and Gary Cohn, he first appeared in ""Blue Devil"" #14. Eddie had the good fortune of being a gofer in his Aunt Marla's film company. He met Blue Devil on a film set, and became quite a fan of the hero, dreaming about one day becoming Blue’s sidekick. Edward snuck into Blue Devil's workshop at night and, using his prodigious knowledge of electronics, created a battlesuit incorporating the designs of the"
"to Ted DiBiase. This would essentially end his two-year primary quest to end Hulk Hogan's reign, and he would instead turn his efforts to The Islanders. They became embroiled in a feud with The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid), whose mascot Matilda was ""dog-napped"" by The Islanders on an episode of ""Superstars""; in the weeks following the ""dog-napping"" incident, The Islanders and Heenan brought a leash to the ring and — to taunt their foes — would pantomime feeding and caressing a dog. The two teams met on opposite sides of a six-man tag team match"
"until mid-summer when he and DiBiase helped instigate a 2-on-1 attack against Savage as he was delivering a promo. Savage quickly recovered and challenged André and DiBiase to a tag team match against him and a partner to be named. That partner later was revealed to be Hogan; the team became known as ""The Mega Powers."" The André-DiBiase team—which dubbed itself ""The Mega Bucks""—retaliated by announcing the guest referee would be someone they declared to be fair and neutral: Jesse Ventura, a color commentator on the WWF's programs who favored the villains, though according to the main storyline, Ventura was"
"his new daughter, something that increased the heat on the Freebirds to the point where they needed police escorts in and out of arenas. The feud ended with the still-blinded JYD and Freebird leader Michael ""P.S."" Hayes wrestling in a steel cage dog collar match. Other notable feuds involved Ernie Ladd, Ted DiBiase, Kamala, King Kong Bundy, and ""Butch Reed. The 1982 feud with DiBiase was particularly notable as DiBiase, once JYD's friend and tag-team partner, turned heel and subsequently won a loser-leaves-town match against JYD with the help of the loaded glove, which was a DiBiase calling card, at"
"long-running superhero named Silverwing and Eddie's transformation into the newest incarnation of Silverwing. Eddie is then approached by Alphaman and offered membership in his team, which was named ""The Hyper-Actives"" by the media and not Alphaman. Eddie arrives at the team's headquarters, referred to as the ""Hypersphere"" and is initially dismissed as a fanboy. It is here that we see superheroes first referring to normal people as ""peds."" The term is derogatory and phonetically reminiscent of the word ""sped"" (an inappropriate term used in referring to the mentally disabled). ""Ped"" is derived from the word ""pedestrian"", which is the word"
"was available in his black and blue costumes. Wildcat briefly appears in ""Robot Chicken DC Comics Special"" seen fighting alongside the Justice League against the Legion of Doom. He is shown being confused over his fight against Darkseid and is quickly disintegrated by the villain. IGN listed Wildcat as the 71st greatest comic book character of all time stating that, due to his age as a superhero, he is almost more mystifying than the Spectre. Wildcat (comics) Wildcat is the name of several fictional characters, all DC Comics superheroes, the first and most famous being Theodore ""Ted"" Grant, a long-time"
"to include ""Nature Boy"" Buddy Landel as Reed’s tag team partner and saw Reed attack Taylor with a “Coalminer’s Glove"" on several occasions. After fighting with Terry Taylor for months on end, Reed’s attention turned from Taylor back to his old enemy the Junkyard Dog. During a match, Reed and Landel attacked JYD as he performed under a mask as “Stagger Lee"" and painted him yellow. The war between the two brought in Sonny King and later Ernie Ladd to team with Junkyard Dog. After the tag matches, came brutal singles matches such as Dog Collar Matches. Just as the"
"Super Sidekicks Super Sidekicks is a series of soccer video games made by SNK for its console, the Neo-Geo. Published in 1993, the original ""Super Sidekicks"" (known as ""Tokuten Ou"", ""Goal-Scoring King"" in Japan) was SNK's first soccer video game. It features 12 teams divided into two groups which compete for the ""SNK Cup"" (the main differences between teams is their formations on the field): The players' team plays against all the others in their group, then it goes into an elimination tournament's semifinals and then the final to win the cup. There was also a hidden feature in the"
"gameplay in the 1990s, and as helping ""Sonic 2"" become the second highest-selling game for the Genesis through allowing a second player to join the game. He has been featured on many ""Top Sidekicks"" lists. ScrewAttack listed him as the greatest sidekick in gaming. Maximum PC listed him as their third greatest sidekick, WhatCulture listed Tails as the 10th greatest sidekick out of a field of 20, Machinima.com ranked him fifth, and Maxim listed him as the eighth most underrated sidekick. Dorkly listed him as the greatest sidekick in gaming. Ranking him as the sixth greatest, Mashable stated that Tails"
"knockoff of Sam Spade, from the ""Maltese Falcon"", using the word ""gunsel"" as Spade did to refer to low-level hoodlums and mentioning his late partner Archie Miles (Spade's partner was Miles Archer). Tim aided Wonder Woman and I Ching in defeating the terrorist Doctor Cyber, but Wonder Woman's long-time boyfriend Steve Trevor was killed in the process. Trench exited with issue #182 (May–June 1969), taking with him a box of gems stolen from Doctor Cyber. Trench was reintroduced in ""Detective Comics"" #460 (June 1976) with a two-part back-up feature in ""Detective Comics"". Appearing considerably younger, the tough-talking gumshoe Trench was"
"Sidekick (film) Sidekick is a 2005 Canadian independent film in the comic-book/fantasy genre. Tech support nerd and comic-book fan Norman Neale discovers that suave co-worker Victor Ventura has telekinetic powers. Neale trains Ventura with the intention of creating a super-hero, but Ventura has other uses for his powers in mind. Norman Neale: Norman lives a dull life in a small apartment. He works as a computer technician in a large corporation to pay the bills and on the side he works at his favorite comic book store in exchange for free comic books. He also refuses to let Chuck pay"
"briefly with Rick Rude as his tag team partner/bodyguard. They feuded with Dustin Rhodes and Road Warrior Hawk. He also teamed with Paul Orndorff. His biggest push started in the summer of 1994 when he became ""Dave Sullivan"" the dyslexic brother of Kevin Sullivan who regularly mispronounced his own forename as ""Evad"". He was being picked on by The Nasty Boys and brought Kevin in to help him against them. He was injured by them, so Kevin Sullivan brought in Cactus Jack to help them out. After Kevin and Jack took care of The Nasty Boys, they split up, and"
"Super Ted being acquired by the newly formed Abbey Home Entertainment with Young retaining the other 25% The ownership nowadays is through AHE’s successor company Abbey Home Media alongside Mike Young. The story follows an ordinary teddy bear who, upon his creation at a toy factory, was deemed defective and thrown away into an old dark storeroom. By chance, he is discovered by Spotty, a visiting alien from the Planet Spot, who decides to bring the bear to life using his cosmic dust. Spotty then brings the now living teddy bear to Mother Nature, who gives the bear special powers,"
"Brotherhood of Mutants. Toad (comics) Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in ""X-Men"" #4 (March 1964). He is most often depicted as an enemy of the X-Men, and was originally a weak, hunchbacked mutant, with a superhuman leaping ability. He was Magneto's sniveling servant in the 1960s line-up of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. He eventually led his own version of the Brotherhood, which was more involved in petty crime than mutant liberation. Since his inception,"
"serious and competent of the Super Teens, and the others would defer to his leadership, in contrast to Jughead's perceived status as Archie's sidekick and a generally lazy individual. Hot Dog is a long-haired mutt who resembles a white Old English Sheepdog. He belongs to Jughead, although when he first appeared in ""Pep Comics"" #224 (December 1968), he belonged to Archie. Hot Dog switched owners frequently in his early appearances, but was eventually given a permanent home with Jughead. Hot Dog usually thinks like a human, in that his thoughts are presented in thought bubbles. He is lazy, constantly hungry,"
"Sideswipe (Transformers) Sideswipe is a fictional robot superhero character in the ""Transformers"" franchise. Because of trademark restrictions, toys of the character are sometimes marketed as SideSwipe. Sideswipe (sometimes"" 'Agujero in Mexico, Lambor in Japan, Frérot Québec, Freccia""' (meaning ""arrow"") in Italy) is described in his tech file as a brave but often brash warrior. He is almost as skilled as his twin brother Sunstreaker in combat, but is less ruthless. Sideswipe transformed into a red Lamborghini Countach, while his brother, Sunstreaker, transformed into a yellow Lamborghini Countach. Because of his jetpack, Sideswipe was one of few G1 Autobots with the"
"understood, he is considered a peer of Isaac Newton and Galileo. Starman (Ted Knight) Starman (Theodore Henry ""Ted"" Knight) is a fictional superhero in the , and a member of the Justice Society of America. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, he first appeared in ""Adventure Comics"" #61 (April 1941). As Starman, Ted wears a costume of red and green tights, and a helmet with a fin on the top. He uses a gravity rod (later cosmic rod) which allows him to fly and to manipulate energy, at times in a manner similar to Green Lantern's power"