Who is the first superhero? I’m not writing about genre, such as comic books, but about who is the first superhero and how does he get the title of who is the first superhero. We know there were pulp fiction heroes, mystery men and the comic book heroes. But who is the first superhero that precedes them all?

Who is the first superhero sidekick? When I say “sidekick,” what springs to mind? Someone in tights, perhaps short and young, tagging along beside a great hero? If you’re anything like me, you think immediately of Robin, boyishly swinging alongside Batman, making puns and helping when he can.

The Dark Knight and the billionaire playboy. The Man of Steel and the mild mannered reporter. The majority of the superheroes in the DC Universe leads a double life. They can blend in with the world as ordinary people but then wears costumes when trouble is brewing.