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* Apparently whenever ComicBook/SheHulk has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the {{Ultimate|Marvel}} incarnation, but on the classic 1990s cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" crowd.

* In the past, the situation of mutants in the ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'' comics was compared to ethnic minorities. More recent books have shown a tendency to make discussions of being a mutant sound like they're about homosexuality, particularly after racial minority groups complained of the co-option of their struggle for characters who, as a whole, are mainly white.

* In an arc of ''ComicBook/IronMan'', the armor is [[LightningCanDoAnything struck by lightning]]; this, in combination with [[MillenniumBug Y2K]], [[InstantAIJustAddWater made it sentient]]. Tony wants to transfer its mind to something less dangerous, or kill it, but then the armor tells him that it [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001w72b loves him]]. "How would you define the feelings I have for you? Because, if what I learned from your mind is true -- it feels exactly the same as what you feel -- for [[LoveInterest Ms. Fujikawa]]." Tony then decides to [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00023kfq see if he can be a better Iron Man]] while in the sentient armor, but can't control it... The armor claims to be [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001p754 protecting Tony]], and then it stops letting [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001s2xp his friends over]]. He puts on an older Iron Man suit to try and [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001fyfp escape]], [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001gcpy which]] [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001h4gt enrages]] the [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001kwyq armor]], and it takes him to an island and [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001y8ys tortures him]], then [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001z6g0 apologizes]].... Evidently, [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] taught Tony how to escape from being tied to a tree, and the thought of him [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00020c9a gives Tony strength]]. Still, Tony has a heart attack during the fight, and the armor, [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00022t51 horrified]], does a HeroicSacrifice[=/=]RedemptionEqualsDeath. Among many comic!Iron Man fans, the sentient armor is generally called "Tony's abusive boyfriend".

* Apparently whenever SheHulk has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the {{Ultimate|Marvel}} incarnation, but on the classic 1990s cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" crowd.

* Apparently whenever SheHulk has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the recent {{Ultimate|Marvel}} incarnation, but on the classic 1990s cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" crowd.

* In ''[[Franchise/{{XMen}} Phoenix: Endsong]]'' the titular bird-[[EldritchAbomination being]] is weakened, and needs energy to restore itself. So it crawls onto Scott's sleeping body, narrating how it "need[s] so much". This led to fans nicknaming it a "cosmic stalker." Other scenes are even better.

** Writer G. Willow Wilson specifically described the events of #15 as "''I wanted to talk about consent in a fun, accessible way, without making the world into a terrifying place''"... only for [[spoiler:Kamran to try to gaslight and victim-blame Kamala about her own kidnapping, and then her resolve to solidify when she realizes that [[WouldHitAGirl he actually will hit her]]]].

-->'''Ms. Marvel''': It's always the same. There's always one group of people who think they have special permission to '''terrorize anybody''' who disagrees with them. And then everybody else who '''looks like them suffers'''. Not again. '''NEVER AGAIN'''.
** Writer G. Willow Wilson specifically described the events of #15 as "''I wanted to talk about consent in a fun, accessible way, without making the world into a terrifying place''"... only for [[spoiler:Kamran to try to gaslight and victim-blame Kamala about her own kidnapping, and then her resolve to solidify when she realizes that [[WouldHitAGirl he actually will hit her]].

* The Aesop of {{Marvel|Comics}}'s ''Comicbook/CivilWar'' can best be summed up as [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop "If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide."]] Any American who hasn't been living under a rock knows why that sounds familiar (and why it is better phrased as "If you aren't doing anything the ''government/media thinks is wrong'', you have nothing to hide", a quite different concept.)
* TheHood's attack on Tigra in ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'' has some pretty blatant parallels to a rape, complete with a battered Tigra lying sobbing on the floor after it's over. A later arc in ''Comicbook/AvengersAcademy'' drives it home even further when Tigra discusses her assault on live television and states that it's not her shame to bare, but her attacker's.
* ComicBook/AmbushBug: Year None had a small storyline with Irwin marrying Dumb Bunny... and immediately seeking out [[DealWithTheDevil Neron]] [[OneMoreDay to have his marriage annulled]].

* LibertyMeadows practically [[DontExplainTheJoke explains]] the joke for you [[http://www.gocomics.com/libertymeadows/2009/01/13 here]].
* In the past, the situation of mutants in the ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' comics was compared to racial minorities. More recent books have shown a tendency to make discussions of being a mutant sound like they're about homosexuality, particularly after racial minority groups complained of the co-option of their struggle for characters who, as a whole, are mainly white.
* The classic, if [[{{Anvilicious}} anvilicious]] (but [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped considering the time it was written in]]), ECComics story "Judgment Day", in which an examiner comes from Earth to see if a planet inhabited by sentient robots is ready to join TheFederation. It's revealed that the robots are split into two groups identical except for the color of their outside casing, and the educational programming given to each color. One group of robots is given less useful programming, forced to live in inferior housing in a segregated part of the cities, relegated to less desirable jobs, etc., all based on the casing color. The examiner is forced to flunk the civilization, and the guide whines that he is "only one robot" who can't change the system. The examiner consoles the guide by mentioning that Earth used to be like this too until its people got their act together. Then the examiner gets into his spaceship, [[spoiler:takes off his helmet, and is revealed to be black.]] Read it [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/54803.html here!]]

* Apparently whenever SheHulk has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the recent {{Ultimate|Marvel}} incarnation, but on the classic 90's cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" crowd.
* After {{Superman}} gets temporarily [[BroughtDownToNormal de-powered]] in the events of ''InfiniteCrisis'', Lois' assurances that she loves him, that it's perfectly understandable, that she's sure he'll be back to normal in no time, and even that she loves him for who he is and not how well he can perform, sound rather like Superman is having a different kind of [[TheLoinsSleepTonight performance issue]].
* ComicBook/BlackPanther's debut issue in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' involved the character being falsely accused of murdering his teammates, and subsequently going on the run. While the hero's race is never brought up, it's hard not to read the story as a metaphor for racial profiling.
* In a ''{{ComicStrip/Dilbert}}'' comic, Tina got in trouble for sending a dirty e-mail and Catbert decided to look the other way if she rubbed his belly. It has a hell of a subtext:

* A ''[[TheFarSide Far Side]]'' panel had the Big Bad Wolf on a psychiatrist's couch, confessing that "on and off I've been dressing as a grandma ever since."
** This becomes even more blatant, or perhaps just more up-to-date, in ''{{Bizarro}}'''s [[http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=37936 take on it]].

* One ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comic has Faith first hiding in a Berlin bunker then escaping by train. However BookDumb she appears she recognizes the similarity to the Holocaust to be disturbed by it.

* In the past, the situation of mutants in the ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' comics was compared to racial minorities. More recent books have shown a tendency to make discussions of being a mutant sound like they're about homosexuality.

* The Aesop of {{Marvel|Comics}}'s ''Comicbook/CivilWar'' can best be summed up as [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop "If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide."]] Any American who hasn't been living under a rock knows why that sounds familiar.

* In ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' Issue 1, to enhance his powers with kryptonite, Ultraman crushes, burns, and inhales the kryptonite vapors. He then boasts about how he's the strongest before flying off to find some more.

* BlackPanther's debut issue in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' involved the character being falsely accused of murdering his teammates, and subsequently going on the run. While the hero's race is never brought up, it's hard not to read the story as a metaphor for racial profiling.

** My god. It's like somebody loaded ''Lifetime'' and the Sci-Fi Channel into opposite ends of a particle accelerator.
*** One of the now-obliterated comments on the original post for this arc went like: "So if Peter × Symbiote = OTP, and Tony × Armor = OTP... [[CrackPairing Peter×Symbiote×Tony×Armor]] is?"
** Wait wait wait... according to the armor, Tony wants Ms. Fujikawa ''inside'' of him?

* A pin-up page from the comic ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' gives us [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/26.jpg This.]]

* The classic (if {{Anvilicious}}) ECComics story "Judgment Day", in which an examiner comes from Earth to see if a planet inhabited by sentient robots is ready to join TheFederation. It's revealed that the robots are split into two groups identical except for the color of their outside casing, and the educational programming given to each color. One group of robots is given less useful programming, forced to live in inferior housing in a segregated part of the cities, relegated to less desirable jobs, etc., all based on the casing color. The examiner is forced to flunk the civilization, and the guide whines that he is "only one robot" who can't change the system. The examiner consoles the guide by mentioning that Earth used to be like this too until its people got their act together. Then the examiner gets into his spaceship, [[spoiler:takes off his helmet, and is revealed to be black.]] Read it [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/54803.html here!]]

* [[http://i47.tinypic.com/2wdr3hd.jpg This strip]] of ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe'' just says it all.

* AmbushBug: Year None had a small storyline with Irwin marrying Dumb Bunny... and immediately seeking out [[DealWithTheDevil Neron]] [[OneMoreDay to have his marriage annulled]].

* TheHood's attack on Tigra in ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'' has some pretty blatant parallels to a rape, with complete with a battered Tigra lying sobbing on the floor after it's over. A later arc in ''Comicbook/AvengersAcademy'' drives it home even further when Tigra discusses her assault on live television and states that it's not her shame to bare, but her attacker's.

* [[http://i47.tinypic.com/2wdr3hd.jpg This strip]] of ''GastonLagaffe'' just says it all.

* Apparently whenever SheHulk has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the recent {{Ultimate|Marvel}} incarnation, but on the classic 90's cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" set.

* In a ''{{Dilbert}}'' comic, Tina got in trouble for sending a dirty e-mail and Catbert decided to look the other way if she rubbed his belly. It has a hell of a subtext:

* In an arc of ''IronMan'', the armor is [[LightningCanDoAnything struck by lightning]]; this, in combination with [[MillenniumBug Y2K]], [[InstantAIJustAddWater made it sentient]]. Tony wants to transfer its mind to something less dangerous, or kill it, but then the armor tells him that it [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001w72b loves him]]. "How would you define the feelings I have for you? Because, if what I learned from your mind is true -- it feels exactly the same as what you feel -- for [[LoveInterest Ms. Fujikawa]]." Tony then decides to [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00023kfq see if he can be a better Iron Man]] while in the sentient armor, but can't control it... The armor claims to be [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001p754 protecting Tony]], and then it stops letting [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001s2xp his friends over]]. He puts on an older Iron Man suit to try and [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001fyfp escape]], [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001gcpy which]] [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001h4gt enrages]] the [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001kwyq armor]], and it takes him to an island and [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001y8ys tortures him]], then [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001z6g0 apologizes]].... Evidently, [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] taught Tony how to escape from being tied to a tree, and the thought of him [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00020c9a gives Tony strength]]. Still, Tony has a heart attack during the fight, and the armor, [[http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00022t51 horrified]], does a HeroicSacrifice[=/=]RedemptionEqualsDeath. Among many comic!Iron Man fans, the sentient armor is generally called "Tony's abusive boyfriend".