History ComicBook / SergioAragonesDestroysDC

''(this scene is repeated three more times in the TerribleIntervieweesMontage)''\\

--> She leaps from... Well, where's she leaping from? That's something heroes always do, jumping from out of nowhere... It's like when someone swings back and forth between buildings. What's the rope tied to? How do you even go from point A to point B? It would be natural if anyone tried to figure out this sort of thing, but... Oh, sorry, I'm talking too much.

* TheCavalry: Once Johnny DC starts attacking Superman, Batman, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, the Flash, and Green Lantern, a horde of superheroes arrive to fight against Johnny.

-->'''Hawkman:''' Did I mention we're doomed?\\
'''Black Canary:''' Repeatedly.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: That's "The" Batman for you, scumbag!

* TheEndIsNigh: Krypton had one of those nice guys, with his banner "The world will end tomorrow". But he was in a mistake: the world ended on that day.

* EntendreFailure: When Sergio ended his great story about Batman, Mark pointed that "Bob Kane would be in tears!". And then thought "But not for the reasons you suspect".
* EspeciallyZoidberg: When Sergio Aragonés was first rejected in DC. "Sorry sir. It's my job to keep out fans, aspiring writers and artists, spies from Marvel, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking amway salespersons]]. Also, of course, anyone who has ever worked on [[ComicBook/GrooTheWanderer Groo]]"
* FauxlosophicNarration: Batman engauges in this, even when he realises that he's repeating adjectives.

* GratuitousSpanish: "Hola!" "Uno momento, señorita!"

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Batman took a random piece of human garbage to make him talk. "We've had reports of a psychotic masked man in a stupid costume beating the crap out of hoboes n this area! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?"
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' ''(thinking)'' How did this clown ever wind up in ''Detective Comics?''

* JerkassHasAPoint: After they defeated him, the heroes thought that Johnny DC was not so wrong after all. Superman could try not to break his clothes so often... Batman could try to be a bit less psychotic... Wonder Woman may try to have legs of human proportions...
* JokerImmunity: Invoked by the TropeNamer himself. Batman can not kill him, because he's his most profitable villain. Let's better make a pair of bad jokes and see that they are NotSoDifferent for a couple of pages, and leave it at that.

* LogicalWeakness: Oh, no! There's a man in Themyscira! The island is supposed to be destroyed if men ever set a foot on it! Right? Well, [[CampGay there are some exceptions]].
* MangledCatchphrase: "Faster than a speeding building! More powerful than a bullet! Able to leap tall locomotives in a single bound! (Wait a minute -- that's not quite right...)"

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Superman saved a kid that was about to be stomped by a car, but to do so he caused a massive automovile collision of several cars long. But, hey, the kid is all right!

-->-I am Deja Vu kid! I have the power to make events repeat themselves!
-->-We don't believe that's possible! Next!

* ShoutOut: Batman uses Groo's CatchPhrase "Did I err?" when he figures out he just violently beat up the wrong clown.

-->'''Batman:''' You know, Commissioner, if you want me, you could at least leave the window open! Hmmm?

-->-I am Nixon lad! I have the power to polarize people and to make a 18 minute gap appear anywhere!
-->-Didn't we get rid of you several times already? Next!
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}} tryouts are parodied. Not only do we have the above-mentioned Nixon Boy, but we have Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves), Cotton-Swab Boy (who can remove earwax anywhere in the universe), [[RunningGag Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves)]], Windows Lass (who can [[TakeThat actually understand Windows '97]]), and [[OverlyLongGag Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves)]].

What a great story! Or so thinks Sergio. He's kicked out of DC's premises, and the big chiefs tell a kid to get rid of those pathetic drawings. But he understood it wrong, and sent them for printing. The printers find it a bit strange, but surely it must be something for the Vertigo line. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong DC wouldn't request some millions of printed copies of the wrong comic book, right?]]

* JokerImmunity: Invoked by theTropeNamer himself. Batman can not kill him, because he's his most profitable villain. Let's better make a pair of bad jokes and see that they are NotSoDifferent for a couple of pages, and leave it at that.

* MangledCatchphrase: "Faster than a speeding building! More powerful than a bullet! Able to leap tall locomotives in a single bound! (Wait a minute [=--=] that's not quite right...)"

-->'''Batman:''' You know, Commissioner, if you want me, you could at least leave the window open! H[-mmm-]?

* {{Retcon}}: Criminals are a supersticious, cowardly lot, so Bruce Wayne needs a disguise to strike terror into their hearts. He saw something in his window, that gave him the idea. Thus is born the weird figure of the dark, the avenger of evil... the Jehovah witness man! [[SubvertedTrope Ejem, as we were saying]], thus is born the weird figure of the dark, the avenger of evil... Batman!

[[caption-width-right:346:A new Johnny DC for TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks]]

-->Who is trying to kill us?
-->'''Hawkman:''' I cannot tell you! I cannot tell you because it is too horrible! [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants And also because Sergio hasn't figured out that part yet!]]

One day, Creator/SergioAragones grew tired of writing at the sides of "Mad": it's about time he begins to write about big superheroes! First, Superman. Origin story, and Superman saves a kid, destroying his cape in the process, just because it's cool. And then Hawkman cries about a terrible villain coming to destroy them. Then, Batman: Origin story, Batman punishes a random criminal for information about a costumed vigilante that punishes criminals, Gordon sends him against the Joker, and Superman and Hawkman come to request his aid. Then, Wonder Woman: fighting something worse than an invasion of barbarians or gods: a ruling from the Supreme Court that rules that it is not constitutional to forbid the entry to the island based on sex. Hankman tries as well to request the help of the Legion of Super-Heroes, who reject him because he's in the wrong time period.

* AsYouKnow: "Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers...bend steel in his... aw, you all know how this goes. Let's just get on with the story"
* AuthorAppeal: Wonder Woman does not use the invisible plane since many years ago, but it's there anyway. Just because Sergio wanted to draw it.
* BatDeduction: Batman had absolutely no clues about the identity of this dangerous foe, but he guessed it anyway. Because he's "The" Batman.
* BookEnds: The fate of Mr. Mxyzptlk

One day, Creator/SergioAragones grew tired of writing at the sides of "Mad": it's about time he begins to write about big superheroes! First, Superman. Origin story, and Superman saves a kid, destroying his cape in the process, just because it's cool. And then Hawkman cries about a terrible villain coming to destroy them. Then, Batman: Origin story, Batman punishes a random criminal for information about a costumed vigilante that punishes criminals, Gordon sends him against the Joker, and Superman and Hawkman come to request his aid. Then, Wonder Woman: fighting something worse than an invasion of barbarians or gods: a ruling from the Supreme Court that rules that it is not constitutional to forbid the entry to the island based on sex. Hankman tries as well to request the help of the Legion of Superheroes, who reject him because he's in the wrong time period.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The LegionOfSuperheroes tryouts are parodied. Not only do we have the above-mentioned Nixon Boy, but we have Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves), Cotton-Swab Boy (who can remove earwax anywhere in the universe), [[RunningGag Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves)]], Windows Lass (who can [[TakeThat actually understand Windows '97]]), and [[OverlyLongGag Deja-Vu Kid (who can make events repeat themselves)]].

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The LegionOfSuperheroes tryouts are parodied. Not only do we have the above-mentioned Nixon Boy, but we have Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves), Cotton-Swab Boy(who can remove earwax anywhere in the universe), [[RunningGag Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves)]], Windows Lass, who can [[TakeThat actually understand Windows '97]], and [[OverlyLongGag Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves)]].

One day, Sergio Aragonés grew tired of writing at the sides of "Mad": it's about time he begins to write about big superheroes! First, Superman. Origin story, and Superman saves a kid, destroying his cape in the process, just because it's cool. And then Hawkman cries about a terrible villain coming to destroy them. Then, Batman: Origin story, Batman punishes a random criminal for information about a costumed vigilante that punishes criminals, Gordon sends him against the Joker, and Superman and Hawkman come to request his aid. Then, Wonder Woman: fighting something worse than an invasion of barbarians or gods: a ruling from the Supreme Court that rules that it is not constitutional to forbid the entry to the island based on sex. Hankman tries as well to request the help of the Legion of Superheroes, who reject him because he's in the wrong time period.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeart: The LegionOfSuperheroes tryouts are parodied. Not only do we have the above-mentioned Nixon Boy, but we have Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves), Cotton-Swab Boy(who can remove earwax anywhere in the universe), [[RunningGag Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves)]], Windows Lass, who can [[TakeThat actually understand Windows '97]], and [[OverlyLongGag Deja-Vu Kid(who can make events repeat themselves)]].

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Batman receives a letter from the Joker that says, "Dear Batman... I am in the amusement park at 1738 Gotham Drive... Yours truly, the Joker!" Batman starts pondering over where the Joker could possibly be.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: [[invoked]]As Hawkman points out, Sergio had not thought up who the villain that threatens the DC Universe is. When TheReveal comes, Sergio resorts to {{Archive Bing|e}}ing in order to find the "most digusting, loathsome villain of all DC history".

* EspeciallyZoidberg: When Sergio Aragonés was first rejected in DC. "Sorry sir. It's my job to keep out fans, aspiring writers and artists, spies from Marvel, and amway salespersons. Also, of course, anyone who has ever worked on [[ComicBook/GrooTheWanderer Groo]]"

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: [[invoked]]As Hawkman points out, Sergio had not thought up who the villain that threatens the DC Universe is. When TheReveal comes, Sergio resorts to {{Archive Bing|e}}ing in order to find the "most digusting, loathsome villain of all DC history".

-->'''Hawkman:''' I cannot tell you! I cannot tell you because it is too horrible! And also because Sergio hasn't figured out that part yet!

* FridgeLogic: At the beginning of Wonder Woman's story, the narrator gets distracted by her leaping from out of nowhere and goes off on a rant about how someone could swing from building to building.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: As Hawkman points out, Sergio had not thought up who the villain that threatens the DC Universe is. When TheReveal comes, Sergio resorts to {{Archive Bing|e}}ing in order to find the "most digusting, loathsome villain of all DC history".

-->-Didn't we get rid of you several times already? Next!

* EspeciallyZoidberg: When Sergio Aragonés was first rejected in DC. "Sorry sir. It's my job to keep out fans, aspiring writers and artists, spies from Marvel, and amway salespersons. Also, of course, anyone who has ever worked on Groo"

-->I am Deja Vu kid! I have the power to make events repeat themselves!
-->We don't believe that's possible! Next!

* TakeThatAudience: Superman has powers much greater than those of the wimps who read comic books.

-->We don't believe that's possible! Another!