16 Characters Who Got Their Start as Second-Bananas

Sometimes, when a fictional character is busy, another gets a chance to shine.
16 Characters Who Got Their Start as Second-Bananas

Writing for franchises is complicated. It’s a complex ecosystem where you coexist with a lot of other artists while obeying corporate masters. Sometimes a character is off-limits, or the actor who plays it isn’t available -- or you just plain don’t feel like using it. In that case, you can repurpose a different character -- or, being a creative type, just do what creative types do and creativify.

And that’s what this list is about. All the characters listed here got their start as second-rate substitutes (and a few even got stuck there).

Teen Titans Miss Martian Supergirl replaced Teen Titans writer Geoff Johns wanted the girl from Krypton to join the team, but DC had the character ear

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Marvel Comics Firestar replaced The Human Torch. FoR the 1981 cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Peter Parker was going to be roommates with

Source: CBR

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