Homer

Golden Age DC has no shortage of fascinating bit players, and Homer is one of those quietly intriguing figures who debuted in the pages of Batman #21 back in 1944, brought to life by the legendary Dick Sprang and writer Al Schwartz. Over a surprisingly long stretch spanning into the late 1960s, Homer turned up most frequently in Superman, Showcase, and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, keeping rarefied company alongside the likes of Clark Kent, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen himself. Twenty-one appearances across a quarter-century of DC publishing makes Homer a modest but genuinely persistent presence in the Silver Age universe — the kind of character that rewards the dedicated reader hunting for continuity's quieter corners.