Tommy Tompkins, Jr.

Debuting in the Bronze Age pages of The Superman Family #190 (1978), courtesy of creators Tom DeFalco and Kurt Schaffenberger, Tommy Tompkins, Jr. is a small but genuine piece of DC's rich Superman mythos. With a publishing history that quietly stretches all the way to 2006, this character has shared the page with some of the most iconic figures in comics — Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman himself, and even The Guardian — turning up most often in the beloved Adventures of Superman and Superman titles. Four catalog appearances may be a modest footprint, but one of them carries key-issue weight, making Tommy Tompkins, Jr. a rewarding little discovery for the dedicated Superman completist who loves unearthing every corner of the Man of Steel's world.