History BrickJoke / ComicBooks

** In issue #3 of the ComicBook/MarvelNow Thunderbolts series, when after Deadpool finds out that General Ross/Red Hulk is using and holding captive an amnesiac and almost depowered [[spoiler:Leader]] for info and for future use behind the rest of the team's backs, Deadpool notes to Ross that if their teammate ComicBook/ThePunisher finds out, he'll put a bullet right into [[spoiler: Leader's]] forehead. Come the end of the issue, Deadpool is proven right, and he happily responds with a "HA! Told you!"

** In "The Discount of Monty Cristo", there's a scene displaying the scoreboard as Yogis 60; Scoobys; 40; and Rottens 10. There's a note next to the Rottens' score reading "but they don't deserve it". Later, the scoreboard reads Yogis 70; Scoobys 65; and Rottens 15. The note now reads "and they '''''still''''' don't deserve it"

* ''ComicBook/{{Thor}}'': In the satirical story "When Warriors Clasp!" the {{Lemony Narrator}}s argue about a lot of things, including the [[PurpleProse verbiage]] used in the story. Ron Frenz, seeing Creator/TomDeFalco use the word "incomprehensible", wonders if it's not supposed to be "[[PerfectlyCromulentWord uncomprehendable]]". Tom then promises to use them both (cue Ron going "I was afraid you'd say that!"). A few pages later, we get this...
-->'''Narration:''' Continuing their heroic struggle, '''Thor''' and '''Hercules''' exert all their '''godly strength'''... all their '''immortal power'''... '''power''' which is truly incalculable, unmentionable, unrecordable, uncomprehendable!\\
'''Ron:''' Ouch! [[SelfDeprecation Someone should burn your thesaurus!]]

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': In Vol. 2 #202 (2004), when ComicBook/{{Colossus}} asks ComicBook/KittyPryde if he should try to reconnoiter with a missing team of X-Men, Kitty answers, "[[NeverSplitTheParty You mean 'split up'?]] [[GenreSavvy Someday I've got to sit you down in front of some good horror movies, babe.]]" Later, as Kitty and Colossus double-check the mansion's security, Kitty explains the plot of ''Film/TheShining'' to Colossus.

** In issue #3 of the Comicbook/MarvelNow Thunderbolts series, when after Deadpool finds out that General Ross/Red Hulk is using and holding captive an amnesiac and almost depowered [[spoiler:Leader]] for info and for future use behind the rest of the team's backs, Deadpool notes to Ross that if their teammate Comicbook/ThePunisher finds out, he'll put a bullet right into [[spoiler: Leader's]] forehead. Come the end of the issue, Deadpool is proven right, and he happily responds with a "HA! Told you!"
* In ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', objects Mark tosses across the world with his super-strength will occasionally crash down several issues later, with humorous results. For example, when Mark's powers first manifest in issue 1, he is throwing a bag of garbage into a dumpster; it lands in issue 6, in another country, with no explanation. And then we [[RunningGag return in issue 20]], and...
* In ''Comicbook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'' #1, a toll booth operator calls Spider a hillbilly. Spider responds with a "I'll be back for you, shiteyes." Five years, 60 issues, a renewed career, two assistants, [[spoiler: an impeached president]] and some [[spoiler: brain damage]] later, he comes back and has the guy beaten with bricks.

* ''VideoGame/BuffyTheVampireSlayerChaosBleeds'' has Faith suggesting she uses stakes as dildos. For anyone remembering that small detail this comes back on her big time when Giles' aunts stay with her in the [[ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer season nine comic series]]: one of them tells Faith she found earplugs where she keeps her sex toys.
* In ''Comicbook/{{Bone}}'', the reason why the Bone cousins were run out of Boneville is because Phoney's campaign balloon ran amok, among other things. This is quickly forgotten as the Bones get caught up in the conflict of the Valley, with the mysterious Hooded One seeking Phoney because of an "omen". At the showdown at Old Man's Cave, the Hooded One finally reveals the omen: that giant campaign balloon of Phoney with a torn banner that reads "Phonicible P. Bone Will Get You". The balloon had drifted across the desert into the valley, and the banner used to read "Phonicble P. Bone Will Get You''r Vote''".
--->'''Phoney:''' O boy. Fone Bone is gonna be cranky when he hears about this.
* ''Comicbook/ZipiYZape'': The "Around the world" story has one. When the family wins a free trip around the world and they're told that any extra cost will also be covered. Once they finish the trip, they find that the company that gave them the trip is now in bankrupt after paying for [[WalkingDisasterArea all the destruction]] caused by the twins.
* ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}:''
** Captain Haddock's difficulties with sticking plaster in ''The Calculus Affair'' are briefly referenced in ''Flight 714.''
** In ''Destination Moon,'' Thompson and Thomson believe that there's a skeleton sneaking around the moon project, due to a misunderstanding involving an x-ray machine. In ''Explorers on the Moon,'' when TheMole has been revealed and is being interrogated, they break in with a vital question: "The skeleton, [[spoiler:Wolff]]. Was that you?"
** In ''The Red Sea Sharks'', a shark swallows a stray landmine and hiccups in all sorts of directions, after it gets lost by a mook trying to sabotage the ship Tintin is on. Several strips later, a hiccup immediately followed by a loud underwater explosion can be seen on the horizon.
** In ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'', Thompson and Thomson are shown fleeing a boat they think is about to explode due to a dropped grenade (unaware it wasn't primed before being dropped). After several unrelated panels, including one labeled "Next morning," they are shown to still be waiting for the explosion.
* During the honey harvesting in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyMicroSeries'' Issue 3, Rarity complains about Flax Seed [[LikeIsLikeAComma using "like" in every other word.]] The comic ends with ''Wheat Grass'' calling him out on it.
-->'''Flax Seed:''' Whoa! Anger.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Violine}}'':

* A dark variant happens in ''Preacher''. Early on, Cassidy expresses his dislike of bacon gravy by saying "It tastes like fuckin' semen! ...[[OrSoIHeard or so I'd assume."]] Some forty-odd issues later, we learn that in the past, [[spoiler: Cassidy has indeed sucked dick for heroin.]]
* ''Comicbook/LaffALympics'': In "The Ends of the Earth", Huckleberry Hound asks an ice cream man (Fondoo in disguise) to make him a banana split and Fondoo literally turns him into a banana split. At the end of the episode, upon a similar request, Fondoo turns Dread Baron, Mumbly, Dastardly Dalton and Daisy Mayhem into ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits''.
** In "The Discount of Monty Cristo", there's a scene displaying the scoreboard as Yogis 60; Scoobys; 40; and Rottens 10. There's a note next to the Rottens' score reading "but they don't deserve it". Later, the scoreboard reads Yogis 70; Scoobys 65; and Rottens 15. The note now reads "and they '''''still''''' don't deserve it"
* ''[[ComicBook/RatMan1989 Rat-Man]]'' is a heavy user, with a previous joke often referenced a few issues later. A typical example is Cynthia, the transexual in love with Rat-Man, offering our hero something he assumes being [[GagPenis 30 cm long]] with Cynthia remarking it's actually a rose... [[ByNoIMeanYes That happens to be tattooed on her penis]]. At the end of the story arc, six months later publication-wise, Rat-Man and another character are about to have a horse race and Cynthia says she'll give a rose to the winner, prompting Rat-Man to shoot his horse.
* In ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', a brick tossed in the original ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' lands: the latter comic had various newspapers and characters wonder if “RR” will run for president in 1988, a seemingly obvious reference to UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. Cut to the first issue of ''Doomsday Clock'', set in the 90’s, and people are talking about how [[spoiler:Creator/RobertRedford]] is president now.
* In ''ComicBook/XMen'' #202 (2004), When ComicBook/{{Colossus}} asks ComicBook/KittyPryde if he should try to reconnoiter with a missing team of X-Men, Kitty answers, "[[NeverSplitTheParty You mean 'split up'?]] [[GenreSavvy Someday I've got to sit you down in front of some good horror movies, babe.]]" Later, as Kitty and Colossus double-check the mansion's security, Kitty explains the plot of ''Film/TheShining'' to Colossus.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Early on, Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} claims to have saved Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Comicbook/BlackWidow multiple times during a mission. During Vol 2., it turns out Quicksilver moves so fast no-one ever notices what he's doing, and during a splash page in the final fight, he's seen doing exactly that.
* In ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' #4, Comicbook/ProfessorX and Comicbook/JeanGrey are able to save Comicbook/{{Beast|Marvel Comics}} from his nearly fatal injuries by using their psychic powers to copy an experimental procedure from a bio-tech team in Seattle. Jean claims that the procedure had only ever been tested on animals before, and that the only side effect was that it had caused some monkeys to grow blue fur. At the end of the issue, an alarmed Beast awakens in the infirmary and asks why his hair has suddenly turned blue.
* In a five-issue ''Comicbook/SpiderMan / Comicbook/HumanTorch'' mini series written by Dan Slott, each issue was set during a different time during Spider-Man and the Torch's relationship. In the first issue, set early in their careers, Spider-Man first encounters the villain Paste-Pot Pete and ends up laughing hysterically when he introduces himself, leading to Pete leaving in a huff, grumbling about how he was going to change his name. In the last issue, set during Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', when Peter, MJ and Aunt May are having dinner with the Fantastic Four, Johnny asks Peter, "That's why he changed his name to the Trapster?"
* ''ComicBook/{{Cardboard}}'': Early in the book, Mike snarks that Marcus should get a haircut. At the end, after losing his house to cardboard monsters, we see Marcus got that haircut after all.
* In one of Bongo Comics' ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Bartman]]'' comics, a masked vigilante is going around hypnotizing mischief makers and making them do things to embarrass themselves. Bart soon discovers the culprit is [[spoiler:Principal Skinner]] using a hypnosis coin he used to have and goes to Groundskeeper Willie for details. Willie mentions the past incident with the coin that had the entire faculty hypnotized into acting like chickens and says you can't say "barnyard" in the teacher's lounge without a recurrence. After Bart defeats the vigilante, he plants a hypnotic suggestion in his head. The vigilante then enters the teacher's lounge and says "It looks like a barnyard in here!" Cue clucking.
* ''ComicBook/StarTrekIDW'': In the 2009 film, Scotty tells Kirk that he was exiled to Delta Vega for accidentally losing [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Admiral Archer's prized beagle, Porthos]], in a transporter accident. At the end of the "Truth about Tribbles" arc, Scotty hitting random buttons on the transporter console causes the dog to beam back in, where it looks at him happily.

* ''[[[[ComicBook/RatMan1989 Rat-Man]]1989 Rat-Man]]'' is a heavy user, with a previous joke often referenced a few issues later. A typical example is Cynthia, the transexual in love with Rat-Man, offering our hero something he assumes being [[GagPenis 30 cm long]] with Cynthia remarking it's actually a rose... [[ByNoIMeanYes That happens to be tattooed on her penis]]. At the end of the story arc, six months later publication-wise, Rat-Man and another character are about to have a horse race and Cynthia says she'll give a rose to the winner, prompting Rat-Man to shoot his horse.

* ''[[ComicBook/RatMan1989 Rat-Man]]'' is a heavy user, with a previous joke often referenced a few issues later. A typical example is Cynthia, the transexual in love with Rat-Man, offering our hero something he assumes being [[GagPenis 30 cm long]] with Cynthia remarking it's actually a rose... [[ByNoIMeanYes That happens to be tattooed on her penis]]. At the end of the story arc, six months later publication-wise, Rat-Man and another character are about to have a horse race and Cynthia says she'll give a rose to the winner, prompting Rat-Man to shoot his horse.

* ''ComicBook/RatMan'' is a heavy user, with a previous joke often referenced a few issues later. A typical example is Cynthia, the transexual in love with Rat-Man, offering our hero something he assumes being [[GagPenis 30 cm long]] with Cynthia remarking it's actually a rose... [[ByNoIMeanYes That happens to be tattooed on her penis]]. At the end of the story arc, six months later publication-wise, Rat-Man and another character are about to have a horse race and Cynthia says she'll give a rose to the winner, prompting Rat-Man to shoot his horse.

* In ''ComicBook/XMen'' #202(2004), When ComicBook/{{Colossus}} asks ComicBook/KittyPryde if he should try to reconnoiter with a missing team of X-Men, Kitty answers, "[[NeverSplitTheParty You mean 'split up'?]] [[GenreSavvy Someday I've got to sit you down in front of some good horror movies, babe.]]" Later, as Kitty and Colossus double-check the mansion's security, Kitty explains the plot of ''Film/TheShining'' to Colossus.

* In one of Bongo Comics' ''[[comicBook/TheSimpsons Bartman]]'' comics, a masked vigilante is going around hypnotizing mischief makers and making them do things to embarrass themselves. Bart soon discovers the culprit is [[spoiler:Principal Skinner]] using a hypnosis coin he used to have and goes to Groundskeeper Willie for details. Willie mentions the past incident with the coin that had the entire faculty hypnotized into acting like chickens and says you can't say "barnyard" in the teacher's lounge without a recurrence. After Bart defeats the vigilante, he plants a hypnotic suggestion in his head. The vigilante then enters the teacher's lounge and says "It looks like a barnyard in here!" Cue clucking.

* In a five-issue ''Comicbook/SpiderMan / Comicbook/HumanTorch'' mini series written by Dan Slott, each issue was set during a different time during Spider-Man and the Torch's relationship. In the first issue, set early in their careers, Spider-Man first encounters the villain Paste-Pot Pete and ends up laughing hysterically when he introduces himself, leading to Pete leaving in a huff, grumbling about how he was going to change his name. In the last issue, set during Creator/JMichaelStraszinksi's run on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', when Peter, MJ and Aunt May are having dinner with the Fantastic Four, Johnny asks Peter, "That's why he changed his name to the Trapster?"

* In ''Comicbook/{{Bone}}'', the reason why the Bone cousins were run out of Boneville is because Phoney's campaign balloon ran amok, among other things. This is quickly forgotten as the Bones get caught up in the conflict of the Valley, with the mysterious Hooded One seeking Phoney because of an 'omen'. Halfway through the story it is revealed what this omen is; [[spoiler: a giant balloon of Phoney with a torn banner that reads "Phonicible P. Bone Will Get You". Turns out the campaign balloon drifted across the desert into the valley. The banner used to read "Phonicble P. Bone Will Get You''r Vote''"]].

* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Early on, Quicksilver claims to have saved Hawkeye and Black Widow multiple times during a mission. During Vol 2., it turns out Quicksilver moves so fast no-one ever notices what he's doing, and during a splash page in the final fight, he's seen doing exactly that.

** In ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'', Thompson and Thomson are shown fleeing a boat they think is about to explode due to an (unarmed) grenade. After several unrelated panels, including one labeled "Next morning," they are shown to still be waiting for the explosion.