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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton heroes which people still remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes. Even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg. Though in TheNewTwenties, ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}}, who inspired the Comedian, has started to gain more popularity [[Film/TheSuicideSquad thanks]] [[Series/{{Peacemaker}} to]] Creator/JamesGunn and Creator/JohnCena.
* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black (who would ironically go on to help Superman form the Authority in ''Superman and the Authority''), have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Rova Barkitt is a play on gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who isn't exactly a household name any more.
* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black (who would ironically go on to help Superman form the Authority in ''Superman and the Authority''), have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Rova Barkitt is a play on gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who isn't exactly a household name any more.
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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton Creator/CharltonComics heroes which people still remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies {{exp|y}}ies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes. Even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to it being erroneously believed ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed that Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg. Though However, in TheNewTwenties, ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}}, ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}} -- who inspired the Comedian, Comedian -- has started to gain more popularity [[Film/TheSuicideSquad thanks]] [[Series/{{Peacemaker}} [[Series/Peacemaker2022 to]] Creator/JamesGunn and Creator/JohnCena.
*The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a an issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman ComicBook/{{Superman}} having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black (who would ironically go on to help Superman form the Authority in ''Superman and the Authority''), have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Rova Barkitt is a play on gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who isn't exactly a household nameany more.anymore.
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* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Rova Barkitt is a play on gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who isn't exactly a household name
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* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black, have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
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* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black, Black (who would ironically go on to help Superman form the Authority in ''Superman and the Authority''), have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
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* The infamous "Arm Fall Off Boy" of ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' was essentially an early AscendedMeme; the AtrociousAlias was a joke thrown around a lot in the book's letters page. With the rise of the Internet enabling his single scene to be posted everywhere, people remember him a lot more than the original joke (and a good chunk of them seem convinced he was serious).
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* The infamous "Arm Fall Off Boy" of ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' was essentially an early AscendedMeme; the AtrociousAlias was a joke thrown around a lot in the book's letters page. With the rise of the Internet enabling his single scene to be posted everywhere, people remember him a lot more than the original joke (and a good chunk of them seem convinced he was serious).serious), which even inspired his [[UnexpectedCharacter surprise appearance]] as "The Detachable Kid" in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''.
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* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called... the Hellfire Club. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.
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* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called... the Hellfire Club. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.time, and the tendency [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries for]] [[WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen adaptations]] to have the organization undergo {{Bowdlerization}} to the more family friendly name "Inner Circle" further distances the team from its inspiration.
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* The pirates in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comics are close parodies (allowing for the difference in art style) of Captain ComicBook/BarbeRouge (Redbeard) and his crew in the comic of the same name. Originally published in the same magazine as ''Asterix'', ''Barbe-Rouge'' is almost unknown outside France. You have a shot at recognizing them if you've seen one of the 90s cartoon shows, but the parody characters have such a distinct look that it's not obvious.
** ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' contained a ShoutOut to specifically to the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' versions of the pirates in one story. They look much more like their ''Asterix'' designs and the crow's nest pirate observes that the ship they're about to attack 'has no Gauls on it'.
** ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' contained a ShoutOut to specifically to the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' versions of the pirates in one story. They look much more like their ''Asterix'' designs and the crow's nest pirate observes that the ship they're about to attack 'has no Gauls on it'.
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** The pirates in''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' the comics are close parodies (allowing for the difference in art style) of Captain ComicBook/BarbeRouge (Redbeard) and his crew in the comic of the same name. Originally published in the same magazine as ''Asterix'', ''Barbe-Rouge'' is almost unknown outside France. You have a shot at recognizing them if you've seen one of the 90s cartoon shows, but the parody characters have such a distinct look that it's not obvious.
**obvious. ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' contained a ShoutOut to specifically to the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' versions of the pirates in one story. They look much more like their ''Asterix'' designs and the crow's nest pirate observes that the ship they're about to attack 'has "has no Gauls on it'.it".
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** ''Asterix'' generally is packed solid with references to French politics, society, and other such in-jokes, though in some cases the original reference are quite obscure nowadays. In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBanquet'' Asterix meets a group of characters in Marseille, who are a shout-out to the 1930s movies ''Fanny'' and ''Marius'' by Marcel Pagnol, something most people of today, even in France, wouldn't get. The antagonist from ''Recap/ObelixAndCo.'' is supposed to be a parody of Jacques Chirac. Yes, as in ''former President of France'' Jacques Chirac, though the parody was focused on his largely-forgotten-outside-France stint as Prime Minister.
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** ''Asterix'' generally is packed solid with references to French politics, society, and other such in-jokes, though in some cases the original reference are quite obscure nowadays. In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBanquet'' Asterix meets a group of characters in Marseille, who are a shout-out to the 1930s movies ''Fanny'' and ''Marius'' by Marcel Pagnol, something most people of today, even in France, wouldn't get. The antagonist from ''Recap/ObelixAndCo.'' ''Recap/ObelixAndCo'' is supposed to be a parody of Jacques Chirac. Yes, as in ''former President of France'' Jacques Chirac, though the parody was focused on his largely-forgotten-outside-France stint as Prime Minister.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]]. And then there's Casey Jones, who started out as a parody of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilante_film films about urban vigilantes]] (like the ''Film/DeathWish'' movies) that were popular in the '70s and '80s; thanks to becoming a fan-favorite ''Turtles'' character, though, he remained popular long after "vigilante flicks" were mostly forgotten.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another X-Men -- another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]]. And then there's Casey Jones, who started out as a parody of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilante_film films about urban vigilantes]] (like the ''Film/DeathWish'' movies) that were popular in the '70s and '80s; thanks to becoming a fan-favorite ''Turtles'' character, though, he remained popular long after "vigilante flicks" were mostly forgotten.
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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton heroes which people still remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes. Even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg.
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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton heroes which people still remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes. Even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg. Though in TheNewTwenties, ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}}, who inspired the Comedian, has started to gain more popularity [[Film/TheSuicideSquad thanks]] [[Series/{{Peacemaker}} to]] Creator/JamesGunn and Creator/JohnCena.
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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton people remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes -- and even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg.
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* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton heroes which people still remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes -- and even goes. Even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg.
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* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Rova Barkitt is a play on gossip columnist Rona Barrett, who isn't exactly a household name any more.
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* ComicBook/LuckyLuke: How many people today think of the Dalton brothers as the historical Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett, compared to the Dalton Brothers as ''Lucky Luke's'' Joe, Jack, William and Averell? In Europe and the French-speaking world, at least, it's not even a contest.
** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be identical-looking cousins to the real Dalton brothers. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be identical-looking cousins to the real Dalton brothers. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
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* ComicBook/LuckyLuke: ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'': How many people today think of the Dalton brothers as the historical Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett, compared to the Dalton Brothers as ''Lucky Luke's'' Joe, Jack, William and Averell? In Europe UsefulNotes/{{Europe}} and the French-speaking world, at least, it's not even a contest.
** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be identical-looking cousins to the real Dalton brothers. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably[[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny Creator/ReneGoscinny [[MyRealDaddy didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
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** Morris' work on the series in general has resulted in this. He liked to parody various overused tropes from Western films, and the distinctive features and screen personas of actors associated with the genre. While the comics keep getting reprinted, much of the European audience is no longer particularly familiar with the parodied films, or with tropes that haven't seen much use since the 1960s. Most of the actors parodied are also long gone, and in some cases poorly remembered.
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** Morris' Creator/{{Morris}}' work on the series in general has resulted in this. He liked to parody various overused tropes from Western films, and the distinctive features and screen personas of actors associated with the genre. While the comics keep getting reprinted, much of the European audience is no longer particularly familiar with the parodied films, films (except perhaps the European SpaghettiWestern subgenre), or with tropes that haven't seen much use since the 1960s. Most of the actors parodied are also long gone, and in some cases poorly remembered.
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** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be the Dalton ''cousins''. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
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** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be identical-looking cousins to the real Dalton ''cousins''.brothers. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
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* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called...[[NamesTheSame the Hellfire Club]]. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.
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* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called...[[NamesTheSame the Hellfire Club]].Club. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]].
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* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]]. And then there's Casey Jones, who started out as a parody of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilante_film films about urban vigilantes]] (like the ''Film/DeathWish'' movies) that were popular in the '70s and '80s; thanks to becoming a fan-favorite ''Turtles'' character, though, he remained popular long after "vigilante flicks" were mostly forgotten.
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* The pirates in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' comics are close parodies (allowing for the difference in art style) of Captain ComicBook/BarbeRouge (Redbeard) and his crew in the comic of the same name. Originally published in the same magazine as ''Asterix'', ''Barbe-Rouge'' is almost unknown outside France. You have a shot at recognizing them if you've seen one of the 90s cartoon shows, but the parody characters have such a distinct look that it's not obvious.
** ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' contained a ShoutOut to specifically to the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' versions of the pirates in one story. They look much more like their ''Asterix'' designs and the crow's nest pirate observes that the ship they're about to attack 'has no Gauls on it'.
** Furthermore the pirates, on yet another occasion when their ship is smashed by Asterix and Co, end up in a sequence with them parodying the painting "The Raft of the Medusa". Said painting is actually pretty famous in France, and a mainstay of school textbooks on French painting, but non-French readers will be less likely to recognize it.
** ''Asterix'' generally is packed solid with references to French politics, society, and other such in-jokes, though in some cases the original reference are quite obscure nowadays. In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBanquet'' Asterix meets a group of characters in Marseille, who are a shout-out to the 1930s movies ''Fanny'' and ''Marius'' by Marcel Pagnol, something most people of today, even in France, wouldn't get. The antagonist from ''Recap/ObelixAndCo.'' is supposed to be a parody of Jacques Chirac. Yes, as in ''former President of France'' Jacques Chirac, though the parody was focused on his largely-forgotten-outside-France stint as Prime Minister.
* ComicBook/LuckyLuke: How many people today think of the Dalton brothers as the historical Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett, compared to the Dalton Brothers as ''Lucky Luke's'' Joe, Jack, William and Averell? In Europe and the French-speaking world, at least, it's not even a contest.
** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be the Dalton ''cousins''. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
** There are others who may associate the Daltons as Dinky, Pinky, Stinky, etc. from ''Huckleberry Hound''.
** Morris' work on the series in general has resulted in this. He liked to parody various overused tropes from Western films, and the distinctive features and screen personas of actors associated with the genre. While the comics keep getting reprinted, much of the European audience is no longer particularly familiar with the parodied films, or with tropes that haven't seen much use since the 1960s. Most of the actors parodied are also long gone, and in some cases poorly remembered.
* [[Characters/GreenLantern1941 Solomon Grundy]], born on a Monday. Also, he is a zombie. If you know of Solomon Grundy, chances are you probably know him from [[Franchise/TheDCU the comics]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} and]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague cartoon]], but not from the nursery rhyme. In Mexico, there is a wrestler known as Solomon Grundy, and people don't know about any rhyme, comic, or cartoon. The rhyme itself IS mentioned in the popular Batman series ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween''. It is also briefly referenced in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and Arkham City. One ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon episode has him sacrifice himself for something (nevermind that being a zombie, he can't really die off permanently). The gravestone shown usually mentions the rhyme. The rhyme is also referenced in the Batman story "One Night in Slaughter Swamp", published in Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 39 (1995). The Crash Test Dummies also used his name for their Superman song, only because it rhymed with money. ...sorta. The rhyme was also used in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', with [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Ollie]] quipping "[[PostMortemOneLiner Died on Saturday; buried on Sunday]]" after defeating him.
** Note that the 19th-century nursery rhyme has a couple of variations, but is only eight lines long and gives the Grundy depicted no individual traits. Making it unlikely to receive many memorable adaptations. In its longer form, the nursery rhyme simply describes the rather conventional course of life for a man. Grundy was (in order) born, Christened, married, taken ill, having his medical condition further deteriorating, died due to his illness, and then buried.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} was originally conceived by Creator/RobLiefeld as a rather blatant ripoff of Creator/DCComics supervillain Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}}. [[MyRealDaddy Later writers]] took the character and [[ParodyRetcon revamped him into a parody]] to save Marvel some face. While Deathstroke still has a strong fan following, Deadpool has pretty well eclipsed him in terms of popularity.
* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]].
* Even with proper annotation you'll be hard pressed to identify most of the references to Victorian literature in ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', with bonus points if you are even aware of the original work. To understand how far Creator/AlanMoore goes, there are references to ''Victorian porn novels that have been out of print for decades'', and visual reference gags can number in the triple figures ''on one page''. It gets even worse once he gets into the twentieth century.
** In some cases the characters mentioned or encountered are from the 19th century, but not from British literature. There are cameos for example of Auguste Dupin (created by Edgar Allan Poe) and Anna/Nana Coupeau (created by Émile Zola). Also there are references to even older characters. Issue second includes a reference to the character Lady Termagant Flaybum. Flaybum is a major character in an 18th-century novel concerning flagellations, and having a sado-masochistic tone.
** There are also unusual depictions of famous characters, such as Charles Dickens' characters outside their typical era. One scene involves an aging thief giving Fagin-like training to a group of child thieves. Moore does not give a name for the old man, but the implication is that we are seeing child-thief Artful Dodger in his old age. He became a copy of his mentor. Another scene involves a young rape victim who seems unusually optimistic. The name given for her is Polly Whittier, a character better known as "Pollyanna".
* ''ComicBook/{{Viz}}'' started as a parody of British children's comics and now the genre it parodies is all but dead with the exception of ComicBook/TheBeano, which Viz even outsells.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Nero}}'': To this day many Flemings (especially from the older generation) will think of the protagonist from this popular comic book series whenever they hear the name "Nero", instead of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Roman Emperor on which his name was based]]. Meneer Pheip's son, Clo-Clo, has a name based on French singer Claude-François' AffectionateNickname, but how many people remember that?
* ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'': Similarly, the name "Barabas" will remind many people in Belgium and the Netherlands of the AbsentMindedProfessor in this comic book series, rather than the biblical character.
** There is a Suske en Wiske story called ''De Texasrakkers'' ("The Texas Scoundrels"), which was originally a shout-out to the popular 1950s TV western series ''The Texas Rangers'', but this show is nowadays completely forgotten. In fact mention ''The Texas Rangers'' today in Flanders or the Netherlands and everybody assumes you mean ''De Texasrakkers''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Agent 327}}'': This series started out as a parody of Franchise/JamesBond, but mostly the campy 1960s version. For many people unaware of these movies they may not notice the parody element anymore. Similarly the character Olga L'''a'''wina has a PunnyName (''lawine'' means ''avalanche'' in Dutch and the character is of Swiss nationality) which refers to the nowadays almost forgotten Dutch singer Olga L'''o'''wina.
* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called...[[NamesTheSame the Hellfire Club]]. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.
** Fewer people still may be aware that the Hellfire Club was a real thing, albeit not necessarily evil, but rather a series of 18th century gentlemen's clubs that took a satirical and ironic view of society and religion. Calling themselves "devils" and engaging in mock ceremonies that mostly just involved alcohol and pranks, {{Flanderization}} and ArtisticLicenseHistory likely inspired their appearance in ''The Avengers''.
** The other part of Jason Wyngarde's name is from the TV series ''Series/JasonKing'' (1971–72), in which Wyngarde portrayed a foppish writer who is often mistaken for the hero of his adventure novels.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman|1993}}'' featured a TakeThat in its ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' issue to NinetiesAntiHero Gunfire, who was at the time fairly new, having debuted in the same CrisisCrossover as the protagonist of ''Hitman.'' In the years since that issue came out, Gunfire has appeared in about ten issues, and [[CListFodder had a speaking role in only two of them]], while ''Hitman'' remains a CultClassic - consequently, chances are that if anyone has read an issue featuring the character, it's the one where he [[BloodyHilarious turned his ass into a hand grenade]].
* The second annual for the ''ComicBook/SpongeBobSquarePants'' comic features a story that's a WholePlotReference to ''ComicBook/StardustTheSuperWizard'', even being written in part by the guy largely responsible for bringing the series to the public eye. Considering that ''Stardust'' is deep inside "cult fanbase" territory, and the few fans it does have generally don't overlap with people who buy ''[=SpongeBob=]'' tie-in comics, it's anyone's guess how many kids were left very confused by that issue.
* ''ComicBook/MeggMoggAndOwl'' is a SubvertedKidsShow parody of the children's picture book and TV cartoon franchise ''WesternAnimation/MegAndMog'', about a kindly WitchClassic and her cat, which depicts the characters as nihilistic, self-destructive stoners. It's become sufficiently successful as to be more famous than ''Meg and Mog'', which is now remembered only by those who were children during the era.
* The infamous "Arm Fall Off Boy" of ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' was essentially an early AscendedMeme; the AtrociousAlias was a joke thrown around a lot in the book's letters page. With the rise of the Internet enabling his single scene to be posted everywhere, people remember him a lot more than the original joke (and a good chunk of them seem convinced he was serious).
* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton people remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes -- and even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg.
* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black, have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
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** ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' contained a ShoutOut to specifically to the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' versions of the pirates in one story. They look much more like their ''Asterix'' designs and the crow's nest pirate observes that the ship they're about to attack 'has no Gauls on it'.
** Furthermore the pirates, on yet another occasion when their ship is smashed by Asterix and Co, end up in a sequence with them parodying the painting "The Raft of the Medusa". Said painting is actually pretty famous in France, and a mainstay of school textbooks on French painting, but non-French readers will be less likely to recognize it.
** ''Asterix'' generally is packed solid with references to French politics, society, and other such in-jokes, though in some cases the original reference are quite obscure nowadays. In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBanquet'' Asterix meets a group of characters in Marseille, who are a shout-out to the 1930s movies ''Fanny'' and ''Marius'' by Marcel Pagnol, something most people of today, even in France, wouldn't get. The antagonist from ''Recap/ObelixAndCo.'' is supposed to be a parody of Jacques Chirac. Yes, as in ''former President of France'' Jacques Chirac, though the parody was focused on his largely-forgotten-outside-France stint as Prime Minister.
* ComicBook/LuckyLuke: How many people today think of the Dalton brothers as the historical Bob, Grat, Bill and Emmett, compared to the Dalton Brothers as ''Lucky Luke's'' Joe, Jack, William and Averell? In Europe and the French-speaking world, at least, it's not even a contest.
** Joe, Jack, William and Averell are supposed to be the Dalton ''cousins''. The "historical" Dalton ''brothers'' were featured (caricatured) in the album ''Outlaw'' which is probably [[MyRealDaddy forgotten because Goscinny didn't write it]], plus it's just one album vs. over 20, plus they were actually KilledOffForReal whereas Lucky Luke moved to ThouShaltNotKill a few albums later.
** There are others who may associate the Daltons as Dinky, Pinky, Stinky, etc. from ''Huckleberry Hound''.
** Morris' work on the series in general has resulted in this. He liked to parody various overused tropes from Western films, and the distinctive features and screen personas of actors associated with the genre. While the comics keep getting reprinted, much of the European audience is no longer particularly familiar with the parodied films, or with tropes that haven't seen much use since the 1960s. Most of the actors parodied are also long gone, and in some cases poorly remembered.
* [[Characters/GreenLantern1941 Solomon Grundy]], born on a Monday. Also, he is a zombie. If you know of Solomon Grundy, chances are you probably know him from [[Franchise/TheDCU the comics]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} and]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague cartoon]], but not from the nursery rhyme. In Mexico, there is a wrestler known as Solomon Grundy, and people don't know about any rhyme, comic, or cartoon. The rhyme itself IS mentioned in the popular Batman series ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween''. It is also briefly referenced in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and Arkham City. One ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon episode has him sacrifice himself for something (nevermind that being a zombie, he can't really die off permanently). The gravestone shown usually mentions the rhyme. The rhyme is also referenced in the Batman story "One Night in Slaughter Swamp", published in Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 39 (1995). The Crash Test Dummies also used his name for their Superman song, only because it rhymed with money. ...sorta. The rhyme was also used in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', with [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Ollie]] quipping "[[PostMortemOneLiner Died on Saturday; buried on Sunday]]" after defeating him.
** Note that the 19th-century nursery rhyme has a couple of variations, but is only eight lines long and gives the Grundy depicted no individual traits. Making it unlikely to receive many memorable adaptations. In its longer form, the nursery rhyme simply describes the rather conventional course of life for a man. Grundy was (in order) born, Christened, married, taken ill, having his medical condition further deteriorating, died due to his illness, and then buried.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} was originally conceived by Creator/RobLiefeld as a rather blatant ripoff of Creator/DCComics supervillain Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}}. [[MyRealDaddy Later writers]] took the character and [[ParodyRetcon revamped him into a parody]] to save Marvel some face. While Deathstroke still has a strong fan following, Deadpool has pretty well eclipsed him in terms of popularity.
* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'' started as an underground comic strip that [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodied]] many popular Creator/MarvelComics series of its era, but it went on to become much better-known than most of them after [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon adaptation]] became a major hit. In particular, the comic took major cues from the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' and ''ComicBook/XMen'' issues penned by Creator/FrankMiller, who was famous for his [[CreatorThumbprint fascination with Japanese culture]]. The most obvious aspects were the Turtles' mentor "Splinter" (as opposed to Daredevil's mentor "Stick"), and their enemies "The Foot Clan" (Daredevil's were "The Hand"). The Turtles' origin story, involving a runaway canister of radioactive chemicals, also parodied Daredevil's origin.[[note]] Matt Murdock was hit in the eyes with a canister of radioactive chemicals as a teenager, while the Turtles were mutated after a canister of radioactive chemicals leaked into the sewers after hitting a teenage boy "near his eyes"; some versions even strongly imply that the teenage boy actually ''was'' Matt Murdock in a LawyerFriendlyCameo.[[/note]] And their basic character dynamic parodied the X-Men--another surrogate family of temperamental teenage mutants with contrasting personalities. Even their most iconic villains, the samurai Oroku Saki ("The Shredder") and the grotesque alien Krang, took some obvious inspiration from the Marvel villains [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Samurai Keniuchio Harada]] ("The Silver Samurai") and the grotesque mutant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MODOK MODOK]].
* Even with proper annotation you'll be hard pressed to identify most of the references to Victorian literature in ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', with bonus points if you are even aware of the original work. To understand how far Creator/AlanMoore goes, there are references to ''Victorian porn novels that have been out of print for decades'', and visual reference gags can number in the triple figures ''on one page''. It gets even worse once he gets into the twentieth century.
** In some cases the characters mentioned or encountered are from the 19th century, but not from British literature. There are cameos for example of Auguste Dupin (created by Edgar Allan Poe) and Anna/Nana Coupeau (created by Émile Zola). Also there are references to even older characters. Issue second includes a reference to the character Lady Termagant Flaybum. Flaybum is a major character in an 18th-century novel concerning flagellations, and having a sado-masochistic tone.
** There are also unusual depictions of famous characters, such as Charles Dickens' characters outside their typical era. One scene involves an aging thief giving Fagin-like training to a group of child thieves. Moore does not give a name for the old man, but the implication is that we are seeing child-thief Artful Dodger in his old age. He became a copy of his mentor. Another scene involves a young rape victim who seems unusually optimistic. The name given for her is Polly Whittier, a character better known as "Pollyanna".
* ''ComicBook/{{Viz}}'' started as a parody of British children's comics and now the genre it parodies is all but dead with the exception of ComicBook/TheBeano, which Viz even outsells.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Nero}}'': To this day many Flemings (especially from the older generation) will think of the protagonist from this popular comic book series whenever they hear the name "Nero", instead of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} Roman Emperor on which his name was based]]. Meneer Pheip's son, Clo-Clo, has a name based on French singer Claude-François' AffectionateNickname, but how many people remember that?
* ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'': Similarly, the name "Barabas" will remind many people in Belgium and the Netherlands of the AbsentMindedProfessor in this comic book series, rather than the biblical character.
** There is a Suske en Wiske story called ''De Texasrakkers'' ("The Texas Scoundrels"), which was originally a shout-out to the popular 1950s TV western series ''The Texas Rangers'', but this show is nowadays completely forgotten. In fact mention ''The Texas Rangers'' today in Flanders or the Netherlands and everybody assumes you mean ''De Texasrakkers''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Agent 327}}'': This series started out as a parody of Franchise/JamesBond, but mostly the campy 1960s version. For many people unaware of these movies they may not notice the parody element anymore. Similarly the character Olga L'''a'''wina has a PunnyName (''lawine'' means ''avalanche'' in Dutch and the character is of Swiss nationality) which refers to the nowadays almost forgotten Dutch singer Olga L'''o'''wina.
* The Hellfire Club's introductory appearance in ''ComicBook/XMen'' was originally a parody/homage of the classic ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", where Steed and Peel battle a genteel criminal organization called...[[NamesTheSame the Hellfire Club]]. Practically everything about the story arc's plot was inspired by the ''Avengers'' episode in some way: Jean Grey's famously kinky "Black Queen" outfit was an exact replica of Emma Peel's "Queen of Sin" costume, and Jason Wyngarde was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled after]] British actor Creator/PeterWyngarde, who guest-starred as that episode's villain. But while the Hellfire Club in ''The Avengers'' appeared only once, Marvel's Hellfire Club has remained a major part of the X-Men mythos for over three decades, and most younger fans don't know about its origins, especially in the US, where the syndication package [[NoExportForYou omitted that episode]] and it only became available much later. It helps that their introductory appearance was in the first part of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', the most beloved ''X-Men'' story of all time.
** Fewer people still may be aware that the Hellfire Club was a real thing, albeit not necessarily evil, but rather a series of 18th century gentlemen's clubs that took a satirical and ironic view of society and religion. Calling themselves "devils" and engaging in mock ceremonies that mostly just involved alcohol and pranks, {{Flanderization}} and ArtisticLicenseHistory likely inspired their appearance in ''The Avengers''.
** The other part of Jason Wyngarde's name is from the TV series ''Series/JasonKing'' (1971–72), in which Wyngarde portrayed a foppish writer who is often mistaken for the hero of his adventure novels.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman|1993}}'' featured a TakeThat in its ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' issue to NinetiesAntiHero Gunfire, who was at the time fairly new, having debuted in the same CrisisCrossover as the protagonist of ''Hitman.'' In the years since that issue came out, Gunfire has appeared in about ten issues, and [[CListFodder had a speaking role in only two of them]], while ''Hitman'' remains a CultClassic - consequently, chances are that if anyone has read an issue featuring the character, it's the one where he [[BloodyHilarious turned his ass into a hand grenade]].
* The second annual for the ''ComicBook/SpongeBobSquarePants'' comic features a story that's a WholePlotReference to ''ComicBook/StardustTheSuperWizard'', even being written in part by the guy largely responsible for bringing the series to the public eye. Considering that ''Stardust'' is deep inside "cult fanbase" territory, and the few fans it does have generally don't overlap with people who buy ''[=SpongeBob=]'' tie-in comics, it's anyone's guess how many kids were left very confused by that issue.
* ''ComicBook/MeggMoggAndOwl'' is a SubvertedKidsShow parody of the children's picture book and TV cartoon franchise ''WesternAnimation/MegAndMog'', about a kindly WitchClassic and her cat, which depicts the characters as nihilistic, self-destructive stoners. It's become sufficiently successful as to be more famous than ''Meg and Mog'', which is now remembered only by those who were children during the era.
* The infamous "Arm Fall Off Boy" of ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' was essentially an early AscendedMeme; the AtrociousAlias was a joke thrown around a lot in the book's letters page. With the rise of the Internet enabling his single scene to be posted everywhere, people remember him a lot more than the original joke (and a good chunk of them seem convinced he was serious).
* ComicBook/CaptainAtom, ComicBook/TheQuestion, and ComicBook/BlueBeetle are possibly the only Charlton people remember, the others being eclipsed by their expies in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' as far as fame goes -- and even then, they can't escape the shadow of their ''Watchmen'' counterparts, from Captain Atom gaining a blue-silver inspired form based on Dr. Manhattan instead of his earlier more-humanoid one, to the Question being used as an expy of Rorschach in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', to ([[https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-81/ until it was debunked by J.M. DeMatteis]]) it being erroneously believed Ted Kord's weight gain during ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'' was an homage to Dan Dreiberg.
* The Franchise/{{Superman}} story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' was a issue-long TakeThat to the then-popular NinetiesAntiHero series ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', featuring Superman having to deal with a group of murderous anti-heroes known as The Elite. While ''The Authority'' maintains enough of a cult following to have been rebooted using Superman characters as ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority'' in 2021, ''What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?'' has become one of the quintessential and most iconic Superman stories, having been [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite adapted into an animated movie]], and The Elite, and their leader Manchester Black, have pretty well eclipsed The Authority in terms of popularity.
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