Summary

• The comic series "The Boys" had 72 issues from 2006-2012, boasting outlandish superhero characters loved by fans.
• Characters like Terror, Love Sausage, & Auntie Sis have yet to appear on the TV show, offering more depth for fans to explore.
• The comic series features unique characters like Tek Knight, Pops, & The Female, adding complexity to the world of "The Boys."

Created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Windstorm and Dynamite Entertainment's beloved comic series The Boys had 72 issues published between 2006 and 2012. One of the primary reasons for the widespread appeal of the series was its outlandish cast of diverse superhero characters, many of which have been translated to the screen in the TV adaptation of The Boys on Prime Video.

While many of the storylines of the main characters in the comics have been used to inspire plots of the TV show, a few standouts from the comics have yet to appear in the small-screen adaptation. Which means plenty of characters that TV fans will need to know more about, whether they end up being adapted or not.

20 Terror

Terror was Butcher's beloved dog in both the TV show and the comic. But Terror was far more important in the comic. On the TV show, viewers only got to see Butcher for Season 1, after which, Butcher leaves Terror behind at his home while he goes after the Seven. In the comics, Terror is with Butcher the entire time. He's honestly the only companion that Butcher seems to actually like. Which is why it's all the more heartbreaking that Terror is eventually killed by Black Noir. If Butcher wasn't willing to genocide all supes before, it was this event that fully cemented Butcher's resolve to kill every last supe he could.

19 Love Sausage

While there are a lot of very unlikable supes in the universe of The Boys, Love Sausage is one of the few who seems like a good guy. This large and boisterous Russian superhero is an ally of the Boys and helps them on some of their missions. It is easy to like Love Sausage as he is a powerful yet gentle supe who despises the corporate superheroes in the world. He also forms a charming friendship with Hughie, taking him under his large wing.

18 Auntie Sis

There are several superteams from The Boys comics that have yet to be introduced in the show. One of them is the low-powered yet wholesome Super Duper filled with a lot of innocent younger supes with their unofficial leader, Auntie Sis.

Though she doesn't see herself as the team's leader, Auntie Sis is very protective and caring of her young teammates. She is aware of the more villainous supes that are out there and wants to protect them from any such influences and dangers.

17 The Legend

The Legend was one of the new characters introduced in The Boys' season 3, though he is very different from his more heroic comic book counterpart. In the comics, Legend was a comic book mogul who helped produce propaganda about Vought's supes. However, when the supes caused a disaster battling in Vietnam (which also killed Legend's son), he began working to bring Vought down. He secretly es along information to the Boys, helping in their mission. He also has a romantic relationship with Queen Maeve, which makes for an unexpected pairing.

16 Pops

Pops was the loving father of Mother's Milk. He had a minor role in the comic, but he's arguably one of the most important characters as he's one of the first characters to defeat Vought. Mother's Milk's mother used to work in a dog food canning factory which was infected with residual compound V. This gave Mother's Milk and his brother health issues growing up. When Pops learned of this, he spent five whole years studying law and suing Vought. After nine attempts, he finally proved his case and won. It marks the first time that someone in The Boys comic beat Vaught.

15 Stillwell

Madelyn Stillwell was a notable character in season 1 of The Boys as one of the top Vought executives who is ultimately killed by Homelander. However, the comic book version of Stillwell is a much more intimidating and significant part of the story. James Stillwell is a Vought executive whose reputation makes him more terrifying and sadistic than even Homelander. He barely ever shows emotion and will face off with the out-of-control supes, putting them in their place.

14 Monkey

Monkey was another character who didn't appear in the show, instead being replaced by the excellent Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Joe Kessler. Monkey was instrumental in helping the Boys operate, as he was where they got most of their information. As Kessler was a CIA-Analyst, he had access to huge amounts of government information, which Butcher would often torture him for. Monkey was a character that absolutely no one respected and was often played off as a joke, but without his information, the Boys never would've brought down Vought or the Seven, making him absolutely essential.

13 Starlight

Though the television version of Starlight is a more compelling and well-rounded character, she is still a terrific part of the comics. Many of the sad things that happen to Starlight in the series happen in the comics as well, yet she still maintains that strong heroic persona.

Though her relationship is not quite as charming and she doesn't take a stand quite as quickly as in the show, comic book Starlight is proof that not all supes are bad people, and she is a hero worth cheering for.

12 Tek Knight

One of the best and most memorable characters in The Boys is Tek Knight, a character loosely based on a Batman/Iron Man hybrid. As the leader of the supergroup known as Payback, Tek Night is one of the few characters devoid of superpowers. Instead, he relies on advanced technological gadgetry.

This hilarious character is defined by his strange sexual peccadilloes, which are said to stem from a large brain tumor. Tek once tried to save earth from a meteor while hallucinating, unaware that the falling object was a common wheelbarrow.

11 Jack From Jupiter

Jack from Jupiter is a character who never appeared in the TV show, instead, he was replaced by the character Translucent. This is a bit of a missed opportunity, as Jack from Jupiter had far more impact on Butcher than Translucent did. Like many characters on the Seven, Jack From Jupiter was a sexual deviant, and when this information was leaked to the media, he immediately believed the Boys to be responsible.

But after an investigation by Homelander confirms Butcher had nothing to do with it, Butcher's dog Terror ends up killed. Butcher assumes Jack did it, and immediately brutally kills Jack. While it was revealed to be Black Noir who ultimately did it, the loss of Terror is one of the biggest loses Butcher goes through since his wife, and he blames Jack for it.