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** It's a mild running gag that despite all his prep time, Batman can't hope to beat ComicBook/SwampThing. Everytime the two fight Batman can barely hold against the BotanicalAbomination.
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* In Dynamite Entertainment's first ''Franchise/JamesBond'' series, everyone is constantly insulting Bond's Walther P99, with remarks ranging from "funny little gun" to "a gun for ladies... and not very nice ladies at that." Later when Bond is forced to disarm while in the UK due to new regulations, Moneypenny gives him a small pocketknife as a consolation, remarking that it's just as dangerous. Writer Creator/WarrenEllis noted in an interview that this was based on Geoffrey Boothroyd, a British firearms expert and the inspiration for the Q character of the films, who wrote to Ian Fleming on a few occasions objecting to 007's underpowered choice of armament.
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* ''ComicBook/StarTrekIDW'':
** After Kirk complains that he isn't facing any credible challengers in the multi-dimensional chess game, Spock steps up and begins beating him every time they have a match. This continues into [[VideoGame/StarTrekTheVideoGame the video game adaptation]].
** Spock makes a habit of doing dangerous solo missions, sometimes as a HeroicSacrifice, in order to rescue crew members or the ''Enterprise'' itself. He is berated constantly for this by Kirk and Uhura.
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** [[HollywoodDateless Melusine inability to find a boyfriend despite her good looks and magical talents]].

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** [[HollywoodDateless [[UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter Melusine inability to find a boyfriend despite her good looks and magical talents]].
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* ''ComicBook/EmmieAndFriends'' has a background character called "Baked Bean Girl" seen rushing dramatically into the girls' restroom while loudly announcing what (likely) upset her stomach. It's not until ''Remarkably Ruby'' that she's given a first name and explains ''why'' she does so: she has IBS that is triggered by stress.

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* ''ComicBook/EmmieAndFriends'' has a background character called "Baked Bean Girl" frequently seen rushing dramatically into the girls' restroom while loudly announcing what (likely) upset her stomach. It's not until ''Remarkably Ruby'' that she's given a first name and explains ''why'' she does so: she has IBS that is triggered by stress.
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* ''ComicBook/Emmie and Friends'' has a background character called "Baked Bean Girl" seen rushing dramatically into the girls' restroom while loudly announcing what (likely) upset her stomach. It's not until ''Remarkably Ruby'' that she's given a first name and explains ''why'' she does so: she has IBS that is triggered by stress.

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* ''ComicBook/Emmie and Friends'' ''ComicBook/EmmieAndFriends'' has a background character called "Baked Bean Girl" seen rushing dramatically into the girls' restroom while loudly announcing what (likely) upset her stomach. It's not until ''Remarkably Ruby'' that she's given a first name and explains ''why'' she does so: she has IBS that is triggered by stress.
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* ''ComicBook/Emmie and Friends'' has a background character called "Baked Bean Girl" seen rushing dramatically into the girls' restroom while loudly announcing what (likely) upset her stomach. It's not until ''Remarkably Ruby'' that she's given a first name and explains ''why'' she does so: she has IBS that is triggered by stress.
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* Franchise/TheDCU's ''ComicBook/{{Invasion}}'' miniseries frames several of its scenes as television newscasts. Whenever a reporter tries to interview one of the heroes, the hero invariably replies with, "Get that @%&£$€# camera out of my face!"

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* Franchise/TheDCU's ''ComicBook/{{Invasion}}'' ''[[Comicbook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]'' miniseries frames several of its scenes as television newscasts. Whenever a reporter tries to interview one of the heroes, the hero invariably replies with, "Get that @%&£$€# camera out of my face!"

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** ComicBook/RedRobin is often mistaken and compared with Dr. Midnight due to the original costume's red vest and cowl looking similar to that of the older hero. Tim gets fairly exasperated when his even his friends like [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie]] get in on it.

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** ComicBook/RedRobin is often mistaken and compared with Dr. Midnight due to the original costume's red vest and cowl looking similar to that of the older hero. Tim gets fairly exasperated when his even his friends like [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie]] Stephanie Brown get in on it.



* ''ComicStrip/ThePhantom'' has endless variations on this exchange.
--> You can't bring that dog in here!
--> Devil is a wolf.
--> Well... you can't bring a wild animal in here.
--> Devil is completely tame.



* ''Robin Dubois'', a parody of ''Myth/RobinHood'' has several running gags:

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* ''Robin Dubois'', ''ComicBook/RobinDubois'', a parody of ''Myth/RobinHood'' has several running gags:



* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Tim's girlfriend Stephanie has a poster of a flirtatiously smirking Superboy (Kon-El) hanging over her bed that annoys Tim to no end, even though he quickly gives up asking her to take it down. The thing remains even after she learns that Kon is Tim's best friend and meets and befriends him herself, it's shown every time the inside of her bedroom appears on panel.

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* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Tim's ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Tim Drake's girlfriend Stephanie Brown has a poster of a flirtatiously smirking Superboy ComicBook/{{Superboy}} (Kon-El) hanging over her bed that annoys Tim to no end, even though he quickly gives up asking her to take it down. The thing remains even after she learns that Kon is Tim's best friend and meets and befriends him herself, it's shown every time the inside of her bedroom appears on panel.



* ''[[Comicbook/{{X 23}} All-New Wolverine]]'': Bellona's solution to ''every situation she finds herself in'' is to [[TriggerHappy shoot something]]. Laura finds the Sisters' hideout? Shoot her. Taskmaster is lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood? Shoot him. [[ItMakesSenseInContext A cabinet serving as a portal to evil starts winking at her?]] Shoot it. Need to release an Comicbook/AntMan suit from storage? ShootOutTheLock. It gets to the point that Laura ''yelling'' at her for shooting everything has become a running gag in of itself.
* ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'':
** Whenever [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]] would [[CaptainObvious state the obvious]], another character would say, "Obviously you've been trained by the world's greatest detective." Even Batman got one in once.

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* ''[[Comicbook/{{X 23}} All-New Wolverine]]'': ''ComicBook/{{X 23}}'': Bellona's solution to ''every situation she finds herself in'' is to [[TriggerHappy shoot something]]. Laura finds the Sisters' hideout? Shoot her. Taskmaster is lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood? Shoot him. [[ItMakesSenseInContext A cabinet serving as a portal to evil starts winking at her?]] Shoot it. Need to release an Comicbook/AntMan suit from storage? ShootOutTheLock. It gets to the point that Laura ''yelling'' at her for shooting everything has become a running gag in of itself.
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** Whenever [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]] Robin would [[CaptainObvious state the obvious]], another character would say, "Obviously you've been trained by the world's greatest detective." Even Batman got one in once.

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