History TookALevelInDumbass / Comicbooks

* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Compared to past versions of the character, Spinister has a notable mixture of stupidity and mental incapacity even by the standards of the Scavengers, the dysfunctional bunch of renegade Decepticons he hangs out with. He has trouble counting, fails to notice his own arm being removed except that his balance is weird afterwards, classifies objects as good or bad based on the noise that they make when he punches them, and so on. That being said, [[IdiotSavant he is a surgical genius]] - it's just that he's utterly dysfunctional in all other fields, including interacting with others and, um, noticing the number of arms he has.

* ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' suffers this, DependingOnTheWriter. His creator, Cris Claremont, intended for him to be the [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter superior]] version of Wolverine. He is shown as cunning. He was very emotionally intelligent, and could read others well enough to [[ManipulativeBastard hit all their weak spots, emotionally]]. He broke Boomer & had Rogue on the verge of tears when talking about her power. He also rattled Charles Xavier of all people, which contributed to him becoming Onslaught. He was sly enough to be a double agent in the Weapon X program without anyone suspecting it, and the Director himself mentioning that he underestimated Creed. He even hacked into the database to steal all of the mutant files. But some writers depict him as a complete oaf -usually whenever he's in team books. Greg Pak's Weapon X is the perfect example. In this run, he can't use a computer keyboard or hunt. And his stealth & infiltration skills are non-existent.
* Johnny Storm, AKA: The Human Torch, of the ComicBook/FantasticFour, started out having at least average intelligence (a little cocky and reckless sometimes, obviously not a rocket scientist like his team leader, but not out and out stupid either), but as time went by and his characterization turned him more and more of a shallow, superficial, borderline selfish man-diva, Johnny became increasingly stupid to coincide with this more irresponsible characterization.

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} did not start off as stupid as he's famously depicted as being, and in fact was more of a standard mercenary in his first appearance in ''ComicBook/XForce''. The whole "Dumbest guy on the planet" personality didn't really come into effect until he got his own solo series.

* ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' suffers this, DependingOnTheWriter. His creator, Cris Claremont, intended for him to be the [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter superior]] version of Wolverine. From the late 80's and up to early 2000's, he was shown as very cunning. He was very emotionally intelligent, and could read others well enough to [[ManipulativeBastard hit all their weak spots, emotionally]]. He broke Boomer, had Rogue on the verge of tears when talking about her power. He also rattled Charles Xavier of all people, which contributed to him becoming Onslaught. He was sly enough to be a double agent in the Weapon X program without anyone suspecting it, and the Director himself mentioning that he underestimated Creed. He even hacked into the database to steal all of the mutant files. Sabretooth is very intelligent. But some writers depict him as a complete oaf -usually whenever he's in team books. Greg Pak's Weapon X is the perfect example. In this run, he can't use a computer keyboard or hunt. And his stealth & infiltration skills are non-existent.

and there's been a good few instances where he's outright been called stupid.

* In SuperiorSpiderMan, as a result of the PlotArmor of the protagonist, all the supporting cast of SpiderMan suffers from this. The worst example is definitely Mary Jane that, despite having lived (or married before OMD) with him and his alter-ego for a long time, she does not have the slightest suspicion that "Peter" is actually an impostor.

* Like most of the characters in ''JusticeLeagueInternational'', BoosterGold underwent a fair bit of [[{{Flanderized}} Flanderization]] in the title. He started off as a fairly likable, competent hero in his own book, but got progressively stupider and more vain once he joined the Justice League. It's even {{Lampshaded}} in ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'', where BlueBeetle points out that Booster used to be fairly intelligent, and accuses him of acting dumb and childish on purpose. Later on, it is confirmed to be (mostly) an act.
* {{Deadpool}} did not start off as stupid as he's famously depicted as being, and in fact was more of a standard mercenary in his first appearance in ''{{X-Force}}''. The whole "Dumbest guy on the planet" personality didn't really come into effect until he got his own solo series.
* Johnny Storm, AKA: The Human Torch, of the FantasticFour, started out having at least average intelligence (a little cocky and reckless sometimes, obviously not a rocket scientist like his team leader, but not out and out stupid either), but as time went by and his characterization turned him more and more of a shallow, superficial, borderline selfish man-Diva Johnny became increasingly stupid to coincide with this more irresponsible characterization.

* Princess Leia in the comic adaptation of StarWars novel ''SplinterOfTheMindsEye''. In the novel itself she is a ShellShockedVeteran (leading to some {{Jerkass}} moments) but very smart and cosmopolitan. The comic cuts out a lot of these scenes leaving Luke to make essentially all the plans and guesswork, so Leia comes across as a little slow on the uptake.
* {{Superman}}'s IQ seems to drop a few points whenever he's with the Justice League, or more specifically whenever he's around {{Batman}}. Then again, Batman seems to have the power of making other characters dumber just by being there. Other times Superman gets dumber to varying degrees to contrast his super-scientist arch enemy Lex Luthor. And still other times, writers can't agree if Superman is a scientist like his father, how strong those scientific tendencies go, and how prominent his super-intelligence is.

* {{Superman}}'s IQ seems to drop a few points whenever he's with the Justice League, or more specifically whenever he's around {{Batman}}. Then again, Batman seems to have the power of making other characters dumber just by being there. Other times Superman gets dumber to varying degrees to contrast his super-scientist arch enemy Lex Luthor. And still other times, writers can't agree if Superman is a scientist like his father, how strong those scientific tendencies go, and how prominent his super-intelligence is.

* {{Superman}}'s IQ seems to drop a few points whenever he's with the Justice League, or more specifically whenever he's around {{Batman}}. Then again, Batman seems to have the power of making other characters dumber just by being there.

* Like most of the characters in ''JusticeLeagueInternational'', BoosterGold underwent a fair bit of [[{{Flanderized}} Flanderization]] in the title. He started off as a fairly likable, competent hero in his own book, but got progressively stupider and more vain once he joined the Justice League. It's even {{Lampshaded}} in ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'', where BlueBeetle points out that Booster used to be fairly intelligent, and accuses him of acting dumb and childish on purpose. Later on, it is confirmed to be (mostly) an act.
* {{Superman}}'s IQ seems to drop a few points whenever he's with the Justice League, or more specifically whenever he's around {{Batman}}. Then again, Batman seems to have the power of making other characters dumber just by being there.
* Princess Leia in the comic adaptation of StarWars novel ''SplinterOfTheMindsEye''. In the novel itself she is a ShellShockedVeteran (leading to some {{Jerkass}} moments) but very smart and cosmopolitan. The comic cuts out a lot of these scenes leaving Luke to make essentially all the plans and guesswork, so Leia comes across as a little slow on the uptake.

* Princess Leia in the comic adaptation of StarWars novel ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''. In the novel itself she is a ShellShockedVeteran (leading to some {{Jerkass}} moments) but very smart and cosmopolitan. The comic cuts out a lot of these scenes leaving Luke to make essentially all the plans and guesswork, so Leia comes across as a little slow on the uptake.

* Like most of the characters in ''JusticeLeagueInternational'', BoosterGold underwent a fair bit of [[{{Flanderized}} Flanderization]] in the title. He started off as a fairly likable, competent hero in his own book, but got progressively stupider and more vain once he joined the Justice League. It's even {{Lampshaded}} in ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'', where BlueBeetle points out that Booster used to be fairly intelligent, and accuses him of acting dumb and childish on purpose. Later on, it is confirmed to be (mostly) an act.

* Like most of the characters in ''JusticeLeagueInternational'', BoosterGold underwent a fair bit of [[{{Flanderized}} Flanderization]] in the title. He started off as a fairly likable, competent hero in his own book, but got progressively stupider and more vain once he joined the Justice League. It's even {{Lampshaded}} in ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'', where BlueBeetle points out that Booster used to be fairly intelligent, and accuses him of acting dumb and childish on purpose.

* {{Deadpool}} did not start off as stupid as he's famously depicted as being, and in fact was more of a standard hitman in his first appearance in {{X-Force}}. The whole "Dumbest guy on the planet" personality didn't really come into effect until he got his own solo series.

* {{Deadpool}} did not start off as stupid as he's famously depicted as being, and in fact was more of a standard hitman in his first appearance in Comicbook/X-Force. The whole "Dumbest guy on the planet" personality didn't really come into effect until he got his own solo series.

* {{Deadpool}} did not start off as stupid as he's famously depicted as being, and in fact was more of a standard hitman in his first appearance in Comicbook/{{X-Force}}. The whole "Dumbest guy on the planet" personality didn't really come into effect until he got his own solo series.