History BreakoutCharacter / ComicBooks

* ComicBook/{{Static}} of the Creator/MilestoneComics line. Originally created as one series among many during the companies run in the 90's, Static started off as a [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan favorite]]. Later on, he was even star of the, at the time, company's swan song; Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool. Due in part to his [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock cartoon series]], Static has gone on to become the most well known and famous of the Milestone characters, and has since become the poster child of the line.

* ''ComicBook/WarlordOfMars'': What warlord? For Creator/DynamiteComics, the normally DamselInDistress character of Dejah Thoris is so far beyond John Carter in popularity that she stars in a lot more series and crossovers than he does and outside of the Warlord of Mars titles, John's appearances are usually as a bit player.

** ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' has its own example in the psychic Judge Anderson, who was introduced in the same comic that introduced recurring villain Judge Death as one of the monster judge's unfortunate victims when she sacrifices herself to trap him inside a Boing-encased [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan Anderson-shaped can]]. Her looks (based on [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry]] initially) and [[DeadpanSnarker free-spirited jest]] in contrast with Dredd's [[PerpetualFrowner signature gruffness]] made her so popular that she was brought back and even got her own spinoff, ''ComicBook/AndersonPsiDivision''.

** Obelix was introduced as a supporting character in the first album, ''Recap/AsterixTheGaul''. He soon went on to become Asterix's sidekick in following stories and is nowadays seen as the {{deuteragonist}} of the series and part of a famous duo - the comics and movies would often be referred to by the general audience as ''Asterix & Obelix'' instead of its official title ''Asterix'', making Obelix in the eye of the public de facto as important as the TitleCharacter. The first live-action adaptation even did go with the duo's name: ''Film/AsterixAndObelixTakeOnCaesar'', and so did all the sequels except the third movie. Obelix got some self-titled albums too: ''Recap/ObelixAndCo'', ''Recap/AsterixAndObelixAllAtSea'' and ''How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy''. The special for the fiftieth birthday explicitly includes Obelix in its title (''Recap/AsterixAndObelixsBirthdayTheGoldenBook''), despite the series' official name still being ''Asterix''.

* ''ComicBook/GrimmFairyTales'': Britney Waters/Red Riding Hood. She gets heavy promoted, is in quite a few covers(almost as many, if not more than Sela) and has her own spin off title. May also cross over into WolverinePublicity. Robyn Hood also seems to have entered this territory.

* ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' has the Daltons. The original squad appeared as one-shot characters, as they were killed at the end of the story. However, they proved popular among the audience and Morris regretted killing them off. Creator/ReneGoscinny also liked them, so he created their cousins, who were similar in appearance and wanted to seek revenge from Lucky Luke. And ever since then, they've appeared in plenty of other stories, have become trademark characters, had their own [[WesternAnimation/TheDaltons spin-off series]] and there was even a point where they were more popular than Lucky Luke himself! It's true however that in later years they've turned into base-breaking characters, after years of overexposure.

** Doctor Aphra from ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader''. An unscrupulous evil combination of Han Solo and Indiana Jones, Aphra quickly gained popularity for her evil tendencies combined with her likeability and unique relationship with Vader, while also being a supporter of the Empire. Despite Vader trying to kill her, Aphra managed to FakeTheDead, going off into her spin-off ongoing series (as in plural).