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* In ''Negation'', [[spoiler: after months eluding the Negation forces and having many of their number die, Kaine still wants to lead the band of fugitives back to their home universe, but the others decide to hide out on a world and make the best of it there, since they're tired of running and fighting. Only Zaida, Memi, and Lizard Lady stick with Kaine]].
* In Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', it is the deep divisions that have grown between ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/WonderWoman that create the power vacuum the villains seek to exploit.
* This has happened to the ComicBook/TheAvengers a few times.
** First off, in the early days of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the founding line-up go their own ways, leaving only Captain America behind. He reforms with three other heroes, all with bad public reputations - Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
** After Roger Stern was fired in TheEighties, Creator/WaltSimonson's first run involved Stern's Avengers roster being torn apart piece-by-piece (including Marrina being killed off, Monica Rambeau being viciously shoved onto a bus, Black Knight crippled and She-Hulk totally demoralised) so that Simonson could introduce his own line-up.
** After the events of ''Onslaught'', where Iron Man, Captain America, Wasp, Ant-Man, and Thor all appeared to die, the Avengers kept going for a little while longer, before Black Widow disbanded them.
** ''Avengers: Disassembled'', due to the ComicBook/ScarletWitch going insane and blowing up the mansion and killing several long term members. Creator/BrianMichaelBendis used the opportunity to get rid of characters he didn't want to write and bring in his own team as the ComicBook/NewAvengers.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has had the Freedom Fighters break up a number of times. The first two times they were broken up, it was King Max Acorn-mandated - he preferred Geoffery St. John's Secret Service over them. Despite the fact that Robotnik was still around in some form. The most recent time was because [[spoiler: Sally was turned into a robot, Bunnie was BroughtDownToNormal and Antoine was nearly killed]].
* The Changelings do this to the Mane Six in issue #2 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'', and Queen Chrysalis even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this in issue #3 but by the end of issue #3, though, they're back together. Chrysalis claims that [[XanatosGambit this helps her in the long run]].
* The "Breakdowns" arc of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was this for the League, despite Max Lord's efforts to avert it right at the end. Rather bizarrely, however, DC decided to let the readers vote on who would be in the new version of the Justice League that was planned for after "Breakdowns." The problem, of course, was that the readers who voted were the ones who were reading the comics, so, unsurprisingly, the new League had almost the exact same membership as the old League. The only exceptions were the addition of Superman to the JLA and Green Lantern[[note]]Hal Jordan; Guy Gardner stayed with the JLA[[/note]] and Aquaman to the JLE, and the removal of Captain Atom[[note]]most likely because the character had been sent back in time and was presumed dead during the [[CrisisCrossover Armageddon 2001 crossover]] that coincided with "Breakdowns," not because the readers didn't like him[[/note]] from the JLE.
* The original ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' ended in similar manner. ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} had already disappeared, Elongated Man left to spend more time with his wife, Vibe was killed off, Steel was rendered braindead, Gypsy returned to her family and ComicBook/{{Vixen}} resigned to try and pursue a more peaceful existence. This left the world without a Justice League for a brief period, until a new team (the aforementioned Justice League International) was formed at the end of the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'' crossover.
* In the 2017 ''ComicBook/{{Runaways|RainbowRowell}}'' series, this is revealed to have happened to the team after Nico left the team to join ComicBook/AForce. With her gone, the state came and took away Molly and Klara, Victor left to join ComicBook/AvengersAI, and Karolina went off to college, as she no longer had anyone to care for, leaving Chase and Old Lace as the only remaining members.
* The aftermath of ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' leaves the Web Warriors split. With the [[spoiler: Web of Life seemingly destroyed]], Gwen is the only spider capable of traveling between universes, and after an encounter [[AlternateSelf with herself]], she decided to focus on protecting her own world. [[spoiler: Spider-UK and Karn]] [[DeathIsCheap were killed]], Anya is looking into the spider totems, and Spider-Punk faces the prophecy of his death he received in Edge of Spider-Geddon.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2008:'' After the truth comes out that Quill had Mantis use her powers to persuade everyone to join up quicker, they split, with only Rocket remaining to make a new Guardians team out of whoever he could find. The original line-up don't rejoin until ''War of Kings''. [[spoiler:The events of ''The Thanos Imperative'' end with half the line-up dead or missing in action.]]

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* In ''Negation'', [[spoiler: after months eluding the Negation forces and having many of their number die, Kaine still wants to lead the band of fugitives back to their home universe, but the others decide to hide out on a world and make the best of it there, since they're tired of running and fighting. Only Zaida, Memi, and Lizard Lady stick with Kaine]].
* In Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', it is the deep divisions that have grown between ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/WonderWoman that create the power vacuum the villains seek to exploit.
* This has happened to the ComicBook/TheAvengers a few times.
''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
** First off, in the early days of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, ''ComicBook/TheAvengersLeeAndKirby'', the founding line-up go their own ways, leaving only Captain America behind. He reforms with three other heroes, all with bad public reputations - Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
** After Roger Stern was fired in TheEighties, Creator/WaltSimonson's first run on ''ComicBook/TheAvengers1963'' involved Stern's Avengers roster being torn apart piece-by-piece (including Marrina being killed off, Monica Rambeau being viciously shoved onto a bus, Black Knight crippled and She-Hulk totally demoralised) so that Simonson could introduce his own line-up.
** After the events of ''Onslaught'', ''ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}'', where Iron Man, Captain America, Wasp, Ant-Man, and Thor all appeared to die, the Avengers kept going for a little while longer, before Black Widow disbanded them.
** ''Avengers: Disassembled'', ''ComicBook/AvengersDisassembled'', due to the ComicBook/ScarletWitch going insane and blowing up the mansion and killing several long term members. Creator/BrianMichaelBendis used the opportunity to get rid of characters he didn't want to write and bring in his own team as the ComicBook/NewAvengers.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has had ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': The page image comes from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour1961'' #191, during a storyline in which Reed disbands the Freedom Fighters break up team after a number of times. The first two times they were broken up, it fight between the team when Reed was King Max Acorn-mandated - he preferred Geoffery St. John's Secret Service over them. Despite the fact that Robotnik was still around in some form. The most recent time was because [[spoiler: Sally was turned into a robot, Bunnie was BroughtDownToNormal and Antoine was nearly killed]].
* The Changelings do this to the Mane Six in issue #2 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'', and Queen Chrysalis even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this in issue #3 but
possessed by the end of issue #3, though, they're back together. Chrysalis claims Molecule Man.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': In ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2008'', after the truth comes out
that [[XanatosGambit this helps Quill had Mantis use her in powers to persuade everyone to join up quicker, they split, with only Rocket remaining to make a new Guardians team out of whoever he could find. The original line-up don't rejoin until ''War of Kings''. [[spoiler:The events of ''The Thanos Imperative'' end with half the long run]].
line-up dead or missing in action.]]
* ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'': It is the deep divisions that have grown between ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/WonderWoman that create the power vacuum the villains seek to exploit.
* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'':
The "Breakdowns" arc of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was this for the League, despite Max Lord's efforts to avert it right at the end. Rather bizarrely, however, DC decided to let the readers vote on who would be in the new version of the Justice League that was planned for after "Breakdowns." The problem, of course, was that the readers who voted were the ones who were reading the comics, so, unsurprisingly, the new League had almost the exact same membership as the old League. The only exceptions were the addition of Superman to the JLA and Green Lantern[[note]]Hal Jordan; Guy Gardner stayed with the JLA[[/note]] and Aquaman to the JLE, and the removal of Captain Atom[[note]]most likely because the character had been sent back in time and was presumed dead during the [[CrisisCrossover Armageddon 2001 crossover]] that coincided with "Breakdowns," not because the readers didn't like him[[/note]] from the JLE.
* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': The original ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' series ended in similar manner. like this, as ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} had already disappeared, Elongated Man left to spend more time with his wife, Vibe was killed off, Steel was rendered braindead, Gypsy returned to her family and ComicBook/{{Vixen}} resigned to try and pursue a more peaceful existence. This left the world without a Justice League for a brief period, until a new team (the aforementioned Justice League International) was formed at the end of the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'' crossover.
* ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'': The Changelings do this to the Mane Six in issue #2, and Queen Chrysalis even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this in issue #3 but by the end of issue #3, though, they're back together. Chrysalis claims that [[XanatosGambit this helps her in the long run]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Negation}}'': After months eluding the Negation forces and having many of their number die, Kaine still wants to lead the band of fugitives back to their home universe, but the others decide to hide out on a world and make the best of it there, since they're tired of running and fighting. Only Zaida, Memi, and Lizard Lady stick with Kaine.
* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'':
In the 2017 ''ComicBook/{{Runaways|RainbowRowell}}'' series, this is revealed to have happened to the team after Nico left the team to join ComicBook/AForce. With her gone, the state came and took away Molly and Klara, Victor left to join ComicBook/AvengersAI, and Karolina went off to college, as she no longer had anyone to care for, leaving Chase and Old Lace as the only remaining members.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': The comic has had the Freedom Fighters break up a number of times. The first two times they were broken up, it was King Max Acorn-mandated - he preferred Geoffery St. John's Secret Service over them. Despite the fact that Robotnik was still around in some form. The most recent time was because [[spoiler: Sally was turned into a robot, Bunnie was BroughtDownToNormal and Antoine was nearly killed]].
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
The aftermath of ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' leaves the Web Warriors ComicBook/WebWarriors split. With the [[spoiler: Web of Life seemingly destroyed]], destroyed, Gwen is the only spider capable of traveling between universes, and after an encounter [[AlternateSelf with herself]], she decided to focus on protecting her own world. [[spoiler: Spider-UK and Karn]] Karn [[DeathIsCheap were killed]], Anya is looking into the spider totems, and Spider-Punk faces the prophecy of his death he received in Edge of Spider-Geddon.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2008:'' After the truth comes out that Quill had Mantis use her powers to persuade everyone to join up quicker, they split, with only Rocket remaining to make a new Guardians team out of whoever he could find. The original line-up don't rejoin until ''War of Kings''. [[spoiler:The events of ''The Thanos Imperative'' end with half the line-up dead or missing in action.]]
Spider-Geddon.

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