Hi, I was wondering this: Has any long-running superhero ever been rebooted or written to have a child or children and this change in the character was actually SUCCESSFUL and stuck???
For example, Singer's inclusion of Superman being a father in "Superman Returns" seemed pretty much universally disliked.
In the comic world, has a superhero, who was once kid-less, ever been suddenly given off-spring and it was a big hit and stuck?
My thoughts:
--- Nobody seemed against Terry being Bruce's son in "Epilogue", the JLU episode from awhile back. But that's tv, not comics.
Batman fathered an illegitimate son with Talia named Damien. He is also the adoptive father of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake. And he was the legal guardian of Jason Todd.
Barry Allen, the second Flash, is both a father and a grandfather. His children with Iris Allen, Don and Dawn were the Tornado Twins who were killed defending the Earth in the future. Don has a son, Bart Allen (Impulse, Kid Flash, and the forth Flash), with Meloni Thawne. Dawn has a daughter XS of the Legion of Superheroes.
Wally West, the third Flash, is the father of Jai and Iris West with his wife Linda.
Oliver Queen, the first Green Arrow, learned that he conceived Connor Hawke, the second Green Arrow, during his college years. He also is the father of Shado's child, Robert in an act of rape (Shado raped him, thankfully not the other way around). He was also the legal guardian of Roy Harper (who has an illegitimate daughter with Cheshire) and Mia Dearden (who we are constantly reminded of the fact that she has AIDS).
Aquaman had two sons. He had an illegitimate son with an Inupat woman named Koryak who was killed during the Spectre's attack on Atlantis during Infinite Crisis. His son with Mera, Arthur Curry III, was murdered by Black Manta. He also served as the father figure to Garth, who has a son named Ceridian.
The Martian Manhunter had a daughter named K'ymm who died with the rest of her race.
Plastic Man is the father of an illegitimate son named Luke, who is currently the superhero Offspring.
Black Lightning has two daughters; Thunder of the Outsiders, and Lightning of the Justice Society of America.
Hawkman and Hawkgirl had a son named Hector Hall who was the Silver Scarab and eventually became Dr. Fate before going into the Dreaming. With his wife Lyta, Hector has a son named Daniel, Dream of the Endless.
Metamorho has an illegitimate son with Sapphire Stagg.
Red Tornado adopted a daughter named Traya.
Elongated Man was to be a father, but his wife Sue was killed while she was pregnant by Jean Lorring.
Wildcat has an illegitimate son named Tom Bronson, who is also Wildcat.
Alan Scott has two children with his wife Rose & Thorn, Jade who was a ****e and was killed in Infinite Crisis and Obsidian, who is gay.
Animal Man has children with his wife.
Adam Strange has a daughter named Aleea with his wife Alanna.
