History SignificantAnagram / ComicBooks

* In ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', the protagonist's name, Jesse Custer, is an anagram of "Secret Jesus." And his initials are JC, so that shouldn't be a surprise.

* ''ComicBook/ADistantSoil'' features the giant starship ''Siovansin'' - which happens to be an anagram of "invasions".
* Early ''ComicBook/TheTick'' comics has the Tick's {{sidekick}} visiting a psychiatrist by the name of ''Dr. Footcey''. The Tick would [[SpannerInTheWorks inadvertently figure out]] he was the [[PaperThinDisguise totally disguised]] ''toy De Force'' villain probing the sidekick for Tick's weakness.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* In a ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' story, the 'new' American Defense Secretary, a highly sensitive position, is Dell Rusk. Juggling the letters in the name reveals 'ComicBook/RedSkull', an infamous Nazi super-criminal. Oops.
* In ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'', the [[spoiler: Packard-Yerr corporation]] is secretly run by [[spoiler: Darcy Parker]].
* In the ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'' book ''The Voronov Plot'', Olrik becomes a Captain in the Soviet Army under the name "Ilkor"
* Pajan, the fantasy version of Japan in ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}''.
* Possibly Reka and Aker's names in ''ComicBook/TheSecretHistory''. No reason has been shown as yet.
* Stabe Motel, the roundabout ShoutOut to [[Film/{{Psycho}} Bates Motel]] in ''Comicbook/FreddyVsJasonVsAsh''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Falling Sky'' has the Gauls get caught in a war between two alien races: the cartoony Tadsilweny (an anagram of "Creator/WaltDisney") and the {{Animesque}} Nagma (an anagram of "manga").
* In ''ComicBook/RickAndMorty'', the titular duo are arrested and sent to the Clackspire Labyrinth. [[spoiler:"Clackspire" is an anagram of "Rick's Place", because he built the thing.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' comics, Cobra has a tendency to do this. Notable examples include Arbco (a shell company used to hide their activities) and Broca (the last name of several Crimson Guardsmen). They later had as headquarters Broca Beach on the south Jersey shore, and Rancho Corba in Northern California.
* ''ComicBook/ScoobyDooTeamUp'': Madame ''Tregani'' is [[spoiler:''Granite'' Lady in disguise]].
* When Creator/NeilGaiman was told he couldn't use ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} in ''Green Lantern/Superman: Legends of the Green Flame'', he named the SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute "Gintear".
* Paul Grist wrote an older and semi-retired version of the old British comics supervillain the Spider into ''ComicBook/JackStaff'' and gave him the civilian name of '''A'''lfred '''Chinard''' (an anagram of "arachnid"). This came in useful when the rightsholders sued and the eventual settlement meant that Grist could carry on using the character, but no longer use [[WritingAroundTrademarks his codename]].
* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/SteveTrevor and ComicBook/EttaCandy find themselves fighting the militant [=SEAR=]s Group. They eventually work out that SEAR is an anagram for Ares.
* In ''ComicBook/GreenLanternLegacy'', Xander Griffin's company Tression is discovered by Serena to be an anagram of "Sinestro". Sure enough, despite his attempt to laugh it off, Griffin reveals he's been a Yellow Lantern all along.
* One ''Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'' storyline revealed that every time he actually ''died'' before his HealingFactor kicked in, he had to fight an Angel of Death named Lazaer before he could return. "Lazaer" is not a known angel in Abrahamic mythology, but is an anagram of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azrael Azrael]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' comics, Cobra has a tendency to do this. Notable examples include Arbco (a shell company used to hide their activities) and Broca (the last name of several Crimson Guardsmen).

* In the {{Elseworld}}s storyline ''ComicBook/SupermanAndBatmanGenerations'' an elderly Lois is being treated by a Dr. Holurt who turns out to be Luthor.
* The ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' once battled a robot called Urthlo, who turned out to have been sent to the future by Luthor. And, in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}}, Luthor's family changed their name to Thorul to avoid association with him.
* In an ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]'' story, the 'new' American Defense Secretary, a highly sensitive position, is Dell Rusk. Juggling the letters in the name reveals 'ComicBook/RedSkull', an infamous Nazi super-criminal. Oops.

* Cobra from ''Franchise/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' has a tendency to do this. Notable examples include Arbco (a shell company used to hide their activities) and Broca (the last name of several Crimson Guardsmen).

* ''ComicBook/ScoobyDooTeamUp'': Madame ''Tregani'' is ''[[spoiler:Granite]]'' [[spoiler:Lady in disguise]].
* When Creator/NeilGaiman was told he couldn't use Comicbook/{{Etrigan}} in ''Green Lantern/Superman: Legends of the Green Flame'', he named the SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute "Gintear".

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/SteveTrevor and ComicBook/EttaCandy find themselves fighting the militant [=SEAR=]s Group. They eventually work out that SEAR is and anagram for Ares.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' comic book, the titular duo are arrested and sent to the Clackspire Labyrinth. [[spoiler:"Clackspire" is an anagram of "Rick's Place", because he built the thing.]]

* Paul Grist wrote and older and semi-retired version of the old British comics supervillain the Spider into ''ComicBook/JackStaff'' and gave him the civilian name of '''A'''lfred '''Chinard''' (an anagram of "arachnid"). This came in useful when the rightsholders sued and the eventual settlement meant that Grist could carry on using the character, but no longer use [[WritingAroundTrademarks his codename]].