250 – Supporting Feature

A panel from the first Adventures of Alfred story, Batman #22, February 1944
A panel from the first Adventures of Alfred story, Batman #22, February 1944

Alfred the Butler becomes the first non-sidekick supporting character to get his own stories in Batman #22 (February 1944). Mostly focusing on Alfred’s bumbling attempts to be a successful detective, Alfred’s stories came long before Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen got their supporting stories in Superman comics.