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* ComicBook/TransformersWindblade: Windblade believes Starscream has been sabotaging, Metroplex's power, set up a bomb to kill her, and has been mining the living citybot for resources. While Starscream is guilty of the last crime, he justifies it saying Metroplex is a big bot and can handle it, and instead accuses her of the sabotage and power failures all in an attempt to undermine his rule. It turns out he was sincere in his belief that the attempt on her life was merely a maintenance problem caused by her, and there really is another force at play that's been behind Metroplex's problems.

* In an issue of the ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' spin-off comic, TheQuestion sets out to discover who was responsible for a bomb smuggled into the Watchtower. Lex Luthor is the lead suspect, but when confronted Luthor points out that if the bomb had gone off as planned, the Justice League would never have known what hit them -- and when he destroys the Justice League, he'll do it in such a way that they'll know ''exactly'' what hit them.

** In a recent Batman issue, Batman pursues a recently escaped Joker because he thinks Joker was responsible for attacking and poisoning Commissioner Gordon's wife. After defeating him, however, and Batman tells him to stay away from the Gordons, Joker revealed that this time, he was completely innocent of attacking the Gordons. [[spoiler:It was actually James Gordon Jr. who did the deed]].

* Similar to the TV episode "Telephonies," ThePowerpuffGirls story "Mojo's Day Off" (which was unpublished) dealt with calamities striking Townsville, and the girls automatically suspect it's Mojo Jojo each time. Mojo is fatigued and is trying to relax, only for the girls to burst into his lair to accuse him of each calamity.

* Marvel Knights: {{Spider-Man}} kick off with a story where aunt May gets kidnapped and he goes running to ComicBook/NormanOsborn, who's in prison, demanding he return her. Osborn says he had nothing to do with it, what with, you know, being in prison and all...

** This happens to {{Spider-Man}} a LOT, apparently. During the Fallen Son arc mourning Captain America's death. While at the grave of Uncle Ben, Spidey sees Rhino walking through the cemetery. He attacks, thinking he's up to something (despite Rhino pleading that he isn't here to fight), and their fight breaks a gravestone belonging to Rhino's mother... which was the only reason he was there in the first place. When he realizes this, Spider-Man attempts to apologize, but Rhino is, understandably, far too angry to listen.

* Just before the OurWorldsAtWar Mega-Crossover over at DC, Superman is tussling with General Zod in the upper atmosphere, when a huge SOMETHING flies past Superman, towards the Earth. Supe's response?
--> '''Superman''' "You missed!"
--> '''Zod''' "...That wasn't mine."
--> '''Superman''' "I'm not falling for--"
--> '''Zod''' "No, listen, to me. That wasn't mine." (they stare at each other) "Perhaps this is best settled later?"

* Marvel Knights: {{Spider-Man}} kick off with a story where aunt May gets kidnapped and he goes running to NormanOsborn, who's in prison, demanding he return her. Osborn says he had nothing to do with it, what with, you know, being in prison and all...

* In ''{{Curtis}}'', Greg and Diane Wilkins are in their bedroom for the night, only to hear a crash originating from Curtis and Barry's room. They naturally assume that they got into a fight again. However, the final panel has them screaming for help with multiple crashing sounds, revealing that this time, the crash was not from one of their fights.

** In the year-long StoryArc "Hush", after having seen his [[OldFriend old childhood friend]] "Tommy" being supposedly gunned down by the Joker, Bruce is [[UnstoppableRage chasing after him in a murderous rage]]. A part of his mind is confused that the Joker is protesting his innocence (something he's [[CardCarryingVillain not exactly known for]]), but it's drowned out by the red rage.

* In ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', Dr. Arkham cannot bring himself to admit a gaggle of demons tried to open a portal to Hell in the Asylum, being a FlatEarthAtheist. So instead he reasons the Scarecrow released fear gas on the vents and has him thrown in solitary for a month. Scarecrow sputters a BigWhat. Not that anyone believes him.

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'', Black Canary's old mentor was murdered while she visited him in Hong Kong, even though he was terminally ill and would have died soon anyway. She quickly assumed that the supervillainess Cheshire committed the crime due to their history of animosity; the means of the crime, poison, also happened to be Cheshire's specialty. After Black Canary tracked Cheshire down, attacked and captured her, she found out that Cheshire did ''not'' do it; rather, it was the deed of a corrupt US senator who arranged the murder specifically so it would point to Cheshire. The two of ''them'' were enemies and he hoped Canary would deal with Cheshire for him. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope However, they eventually discover that it really was Cheshire after all]]. She made it look like she was being framed so that Canary would help her get back to the US as part of a GambitRoulette.]]

* Marvel's one-shot all-humor issue ''The Fantastic Four Roast'' has a mysterious figure out to do in the FF during the titular testimonial. Ben "The Thing" Grimm suspects it's Doctor Doom, who approaches the dias and bellows "WRONG, CAMEL BREATH!!"

-->'''Human Torch:''' Well, it isn't Soupy Sales, tin head!

* Marvel's one-shot all-humor issue ''The Fantastic Four Roast'' has a mysterious figure out to do in the FF during the titular testimonial. Ben "The Thing" Grimm suspects it's Doctor Doom, who approaches the dias as bellow "WRONG, CAMEL BREATH!!"

--> '''Superman''' "I'm not falling for-"

* Non-villainous example in ''{{Asterix}} and the Magic Carpet''. [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands Cacofonix's singing is now so bad it causes rainstorms to occur]], much to the annoyance of the rest of the village. On a trip to India to fix a drought, their flying carpet encounters a heavy storm, forcing Cacofonix to protest that this one has nothing to do with him.
** In ''Asterix and Son,'' the title character demands to know if the local Roman commander recognizes a baby left of on Asterix' doorstep.

* In ''StarWarsLegacy'', the Yuuzhan Vong were accused of using the terraforming to devastate the already damaged planets ecosystems even further by causing deformities in the terraforming process, an accusation that stemmed from their role in the Yuuzhan Vong conflict long ago. The Yuuzhan Vong protested that they were in fact innocent and that they did not cause the deformities, at least not deliberately, to which the Jedi believed them. Turns out, they really were innocent: The One Sith sabotaged the terraforming project with the help of a Yuuzhan Vong plant of theirs who wanted revenge for their defeat.

* In ''IdentityCrisis'', none of the supervillains had anything to do with Sue Dibny's death.

* A story in ''GothamCentral'' had someone killing teenagers dressed as Robin, but despite Batman's violent interrogations, none of the usual rogues turned out to have any involvement.
* In ''ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', Dr. Arkham cannot bring himself to admit a gaggle of demons tried to open a portal to Hell in the Asylum, being a FlatEarthAtheist. So instead he reasons the Scarecrow released fear gas on the vents and has him thrown in solitary for a month. Scarecrow sputters a BigWhat. Not that anyone believes him.

* In ''ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', Dr. Arkham cannot bring himself to admit a gaggle of demons tried to open a portal to Hell in the Asylum, being a FlatEarthAtheist. So instead he reasons the Scarecrow released fear gas on the vents and has him thrown in solitary for a month. Scarecrow sputters a BigWhat. Not that anyone can bring himself to believe him.

* ''{{Batman}}'':

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'', Black Canary's old mentor was murdered while she visited him in Hong Kong, even though he was terminally ill and would have died soon anyway. She quickly assumed that the supervillainess Cheshire committed the crime due to their history of animosity; the means of the crime, poison, also happened to be Cheshire's specialty. After Black Canary tracked Cheshire down, attacked and captured her, she found out that Cheshire did ''not'' do it; rather, it was the deed of a corrupt US senator who arranged the murder specifically so it would point to Cheshire. The two of ''them'' were enemies and he hoped Canary would deal with Cheshire for him. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope However, they eventually discover that it really was Cheshire after all]]. She made it look like she was being framed so that Canary would help her get back to the US as part of a XanatosRoulette.]]

* The ''AstroCity'' story "Adventures In Other Worlds" plays this to eleven. When Astra Furst of the First Family goes missing, they hunt down all of their usual super-villain enemies, convinced that one of them has captured her. Each villain's latest scheme gets disrupted, even though none of them are guilty of kidnapping Astra... who, instead, has run away from home to experience elementary school (and learn how to play hopscotch).