DC Comics started the trend when Batman got his “Boy Wonder,” Robin (Detective Comics #38, April 1940).
The youthful comics audience loved a hero the same age as them, so it wasn’t long before DC began printing stories about Superman when he was but a youth — Superboy.
A full feature is available for you at Golden Age Comics.
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