8 Scenes We Definitely Won't See In James Wan's Aquaman
7. Aquaman Gets A Clown Sidekick
There have been some dumb sidekicks in comics, like Martian Manhunter's Zook and Ambush Bug's Cheek, but Aquaman's 'sea-clown' companion Melvin tops them all.
In a Golden Age issue of Adventure Comics, it transpires that Arthur Curry's aquatic powers can be passed onto others via a blood transfusion, and when he saves a vaudeville clown's life by giving blood, the goofy performer becomes Aqua-Melvin.
Still dressed in his circus getup, Melvin takes to the seas alongside Aquaman and fulfils the sidekick role for the entire issue, helping the Atlantean stop a band of deep-sea treasure thieves, though his main contribution was (unfunny) comic relief.
Is it any wonder why DC's Marine Marvel has such a bad rep with characters like Aqua-Melvin blighting his formative years? Don't expect to see any deep-sea clowns in the movie, unless Willem Dafoe's Vulko is anything like his Norman Osborn.