31 Unexpected Origin Stories of Beloved Pop-Culture Staples
Pop-culture origin stories are just as good as superhero origin stories

A lot of pop-culture staples have fascinating stories behind their creation. Did you know, for example, that Harley Quinn was originally intended to just be a one-off joke? More on that and 30 other fascinating pop-culture origin stories below…


The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles






Wonder Girl






Teen Wolf (Again)

Wallace & Gromit







Alan Moore





Pokemon


Where the Wild Things Are

