History IAmNotShazam / ComicBooks

* Zig-zagged with the ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'', which official name in-universe is "Task Force X" with Suicide Squad often portrayed as an InSeriesNickname for the team. However, most people would probably think Suicide Squad is the official team-name as it is included in all the titles and marketing.

** Eric actually does refer to himself as "The Crow" in [[Comicbook/TheCrow the comic]] when speaking to police, although it's more of a thinly veiled clue than a superhero alter-ego. (His last words, heard by the police captain, were "The crow said don't look!")
* The short-lived Marvel book ''Marvel Knights'' revolved around a street-level team of heroes led by Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}. The team was never named and "Marvel Knights" was only used by the readers and the book's title.

* ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' is not the team's official name, and was not even spoken in dialogue until issue #86 of the series, wherein [[Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}} Lady Blackhawk]] suggested it as a potential name. In later issues the characters ''specifically said'' that it was not their team name when Zinda Blake continues to use it, and it has never been used on "official" business (i.e. the induction of new members or cooperations with other superteams). However, the writers themselves often seem to forget this point, as numerous characters (Both on and off the team) refer to them as 'the birds' on a semi-regular basis, and the full "Birds of Prey" title itself makes an occasional appearance.
* Similar to the ''Birds of Prey'' example, ''Comicbook/UncannyAvengers'' is the title of the book, not the actual team featured. The team itself is referred to as the Avengers Unity Squad, while the title of the book is just a ShoutOut to the iconic ''Uncanny X-Men'' series.

* The third ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'' series, ''ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman'', is not about a team of [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]; it's about Comicbook/TheIlluminati. ''New Avengers'' is basically the title because it wasn't being used and [[WolverinePublicity Marvel has realized any book with "Avengers" in the name is a guaranteed sales hit]].

* "Witchblade" is the name of the weapon/bracelet/thing, not the person wielding it. But plenty of people seem to think [[Comicbook/{{Witchblade}} Sara Pezzini]] or [[Anime/{{Witchblade}} Masane Amaha]] are named "Witchblade".

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan''

* ''Comicbook/EnemyAce'' is the title of the Creator/DCComics feature starring Hans von Hammer. Von Hammer is never actually referred to by that name (except generically - to the Allies he is of course ''an'' "enemy ace.") His actual RedBaron moniker is "The Hammer of Hell."

* In ''Comicbook/TheMask'', anyone who wears the title artifact is called "Big Head" - unlike in [[Film/TheMask the movie]] and derivated material, where masked Stanley goes by "The Mask".

* ComicBook/CaptainAtom's splinter [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]] in the '90s? They aren't actually ''called'' "Extreme Justice," you know; that's just the name of the book.

* Alison from ComicBook/UltimateXMen gets called "Comicbook/{{Dazzler}}" by other X-Men, even though she stresses that Dazzler is the name of her band and not her superhero name.

** [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] has probably come the closest, since at the end of one crossover, he walks away from an encounter with Morpheus singing "Mister Sandman."

* Zig-zagged with the ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'', which official name in-universe is "Task Force X" with Suicide Squad often portrayed as an InUniverseNickname for the team. However, most people would probably think Suicide Squad is the official team-name as it is included in all the titles and marketing.

* The ComicBook/{{Micronauts}} lampshade this in the case of Commander Rann who is supposed to be based on the Space Glider toy from the Mego toyline. In the roll-call artwork on the splash page, he is named as "Space Glider", but never in the actual dialogue. While recounting events from his early life, he actually notes that "Space Glider" is not a name but a rank. Understandably, this was probably done in a move to establish Commander Arcturus Rann as a Marvel created character, thus assuring ownership. Easily done, as his character wasn't too dependent on looking that much like the toy, anyway.

* The third ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'' series is not about a team of [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]; it's about Comicbook/TheIlluminati. ''New Avengers'' is basically the title because it wasn't being used and [[WolverinePublicity Marvel has realized any book with "Avengers" in the name is a guaranteed sales hit]].

*** Shortly after this it was announced that [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] would start headlining a new ''[[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]'' series for Marvel, with a live-action film in the works as well. WordOfGod claims the timing was a complete coincidence though. And the fact this all came a couple years after [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope Disney bought Marvel Comics]] has ''nothing'' to do with it...