Buying into the idea of a superhero is one thing, but the idea of a teenager operating in that world becomes especially absurd if you apply some logic to the situation. They would have to grow up and lose their innocence if they had to fight crime everyday. Their minds would be shattered.
— ComicTropes on Brat Pack
Swamp Thing: A boy fought by Batman's side?
Robin: That should tell you something.
Swamp Thing: Batman is irresponsible.
Robin: That should tell you something.
Swamp Thing: Batman is irresponsible.
"And, of course, Betsy and Ted got ‘ooohh... nifty keano super powers’ and became his kid sidekicks. Don’t ask me how he talked their parents into going along with all that. But then, Champ really did have this... bizarre... charisma... I mean, you really couldn’t help but liking the big bozo, and thinking the best of him. ”
— Mephisto the Mentalist, describing how The Champion (the setting's Superman Substitute) got his two sidekicks, Junior Champion and Miss Champion, Whateley Universe, "Razzle-Dazzle", part 2
