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* PublicDomainCharacter: The series features guest appearances by WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere and Max Atom, both of whom are fair-use characters.

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* PublicDomainCharacter: The series features guest appearances by WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere MediaNotes/JennyEverywhere and Max Atom, both of whom are fair-use characters.
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* HasTwoMommies: Claire Jones is the future daughter of Kate Five and Centennia.
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* EthnicityObscuringMutation: Burst Lion is a white girl with auburn hair in her normal form, but has blue hair and red and yellow fur in her cat form.
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There is also a sister series, ''WebComic/SectionP'', and Captain Evening plays a prominent role in ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse''.

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There is also a sister series, ''WebComic/SectionP'', ''Webcomic/SectionP'', and Captain Evening plays a prominent role in ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse''.''Webcomic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse''.
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* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeanette is a trans woman, as is her alternate-reality counterpart Nattie, and Rae, the daughter of an alternate-reality version of Nattie.
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* TalkShowAppearance: One multipart story in sees Kate Five going on a talk show to discuss her recent [[BackFromTheDead return from the dead.]]
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* TheAtoner: Kate Five was originally a supervillain; her merger with Ghede was rougher than expected and his primitive instincts cuased her to kill and maim some people before she got him under control.
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* ButNotTooBi: Frequent guest star Ultimate Power is bisexual, according to creator Tony Smith, but in ''Tales'', his on-panel hook-ups are all with women.


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* GoKartingWithBowser: During the "Battle in Crisis" arc, villains Pogo Pirate and Harvester end up stuck in the Fortress of Evening due to the quarantine, and are eventually allowed to join in the Odds'... activites.
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There is also a sister series, ''WebComic/SectionP'', and Captain Evening plays a prominent role in ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse''.


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* DestructoNookie: Centennia and Kate Five decide to celebrate Kate's return with some good hard sex. Considering how powerful they both are, they end up doing a lot of damage to Captain Perfect's apartment.
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* BackFromTheDead: After being dead for a while, Kate Five suddenly returns to life, just in time for the birth of her lover Centennia's daughter.

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* BackFromTheDead: After being dead for a while, Kate Five suddenly returns to life, life thanks to her connection with her symbiote, just in time for the birth of her lover Centennia's daughter.



* HomosexualReproduction: Claire Jones is the future biological daughter of Kate Five and Centennia. How they managed to have a daughter is unrevealed.

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* HomosexualReproduction: Claire Jones is the future biological daughter of Kate Five and Centennia. How they managed to have a daughter It's eventually revealed how - Kate's symbiote impregnated Centennia, which is unrevealed.also how Claire inherited Kate's symbiote powers.



** Cery (AKA Ms. Perfect) is the alternate-future daughter of Centennia and Captain Perfect. Centennia, who happens to be pregnant when she first meets Cery, is weirded out by this.

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** Cery (AKA Ms. Perfect) is the alternate-future daughter of Centennia and Captain Perfect. Centennia, who happens to be pregnant with Kate Five's child when she first meets Cery, is weirded out by this.

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* BackFromTheDead: After being dead for a while, Kate Five suddenly returns to life, just in time for the birth of her lover Centennia's daughter.



* StatuesqueStunner: Kimberly Jones, AKA Emerald Valkyrie, is a tall, muscular, attractive redhead.

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* StatuesqueStunner: Kimberly Jones, AKA Emerald Valkyrie, is a tall, muscular, attractive redhead. Her sister Kate is similarly built.
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** Kate Five is the future daughter of Claire Jones and Centennia.

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** Kate Five Claire Jones is the future daughter of Claire Jones Kate Five and Centennia.
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* EveryoneHasLotsOfSex: Most of the cast is pretty sexually active, particularly in "Battle in Crisis", where most of them get stuck in quarantine and decide to kill time by engaging in as much sex as possible.


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* SexIsInteresting: The series often delves into the sex lives of the characters whenever Beholder needs some filler.

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''Tales to Behold'' is a webcomic by Paul Hoppe (AKA Beholder), chronicling the adventures of Captain Evening and the Odds as they battle various supervillains. The official series can be read [[http://cosmicbeholder.blogspot.com here]]. New pages are posted every Saturday. There are also stories published on Beholder's page at [=DeviantArt=].

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''Tales to Behold'' is a webcomic by Paul Hoppe (AKA Beholder), chronicling the adventures of Captain Evening and the Odds as they battle various supervillains. The official series can be read [[http://cosmicbeholder.blogspot.com here]]. New pages are posted every Saturday. There are also stories published on Beholder's page at [=DeviantArt=].

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* TangledFamilyTree: The Beholderverse is, in fact, a multiverse, with all the headaches that implies.
** Kate Five is the future daughter of Claire Jones and Centennia.
** Rae is the future daughter of Nattie, who is herself an alternate-reality version of Jeanette.
** Cery (AKA Ms. Perfect) is the alternate-future daughter of Centennia and Captain Perfect. Centennia, who happens to be pregnant when she first meets Cery, is weirded out by this.



* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeanette is a trans woman, as is her alternate-reality counterpart Nattie.

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* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeanette is a trans woman, as is her alternate-reality counterpart Nattie, and Rae, the daughter of an alternate-reality version of Nattie.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The "Battle in Crisis" arc, beginning in 2020, sees many of the Odds stuck in quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving their less immunologically-vulnerable colleagues to tackle all the various crimes, invasions, and other weirdness going on outside.



* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeanette is a trans woman.

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* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeanette is a trans woman.woman, as is her alternate-reality counterpart Nattie.
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* EthnicityObscuringMutation: Burst Lion is a white girl with auburn hair in her normal form, but has blue hair and red and yellow fur in her cat form.
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* CosmicKeystone: According to ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse'', every universe has its own version of Captain Evening, and if a universe loses their version, it ceases to exist.

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* CosmicKeystone: According to ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse'', every universe has its own version of Captain Evening, and if a universe loses their version, it ceases to exist.gets irreparably altered.

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* TheAlcoholic: Rodney is a heavy drinker.



* TheCape: Captain Perfect is a parody of the concept, being a FlyingBrick who's also a womanizing ass.
* CosmicKeystone: According to ''WebComic/StrangeTalesOfTheDAMultiverse'', every universe has its own version of Captain Evening, and if a universe loses their version, it ceases to exist.



* EthicalSlut: Many of the characters are in open relationships with each other.



* GoingCommando: Very few of the series regulars bother with underwear.

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* FullFrontalAssault: In "The Mighty Bares", the team is hired to investigate a strange occurrences at a nudist resort. Naturally, they all end up naked by the end of it, and have to fight giant insects in the buff.
* FunnyAnimal: Rodney is an anthropomorphic rabbit. He's also an alcoholic.
* GoingCommando: Very few of the series regulars bother with underwear. Special mention goes to Kimberly Jones, who often walks around wearing only a t-shirt.



* PlotRelevantAgeUp: WordOfGod from Ionic Angel's creator is that she is a teenager, but for her guest appearances in ''Tales to Behold'', she is written as at least 18 years old.

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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: WordOfGod from According to Ionic Angel's creator is that creator, she is a teenager, but for her guest appearances in ''Tales to Behold'', she is written as at least 18 years old.



* StatuesqueStunner: Kimberly Jones, AKA Emerald Valkyrie, is a tall, muscular, attractive redhead.



* WeirdnessCensor: In "Rockin' the Paper Scissors", Liath attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony while in her usual garb, which includes gauntlets, boots, and absolutely nothing covering her torso. Nobody seems to find this odd.

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* WeirdnessCensor: In "Rockin' the Paper Scissors", Liath attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony while in her usual garb, which includes gauntlets, boots, and absolutely nothing covering her torso.torso except some war paint. Nobody seems to find this odd.

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* ReallyGetsAround: In "Gary's Busy Day", Captain Perfect blows off a whole day of superheroics to have sex with Jeannette. Then Claire shows up for a training session and he convinces her to blow that off for sex. And just when he's gotten his costume on and is ready to go out the door, Centennia shows up and has her way with him.



* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeannette is a trans woman.

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* TransEqualsGay: Defied in one comic where a reporter brings up Captain Perfect's relationship with Jeanette and asks if the fact that he's dating a trans woman means he's gay. Gary's response is to ask if a gay man would grope Jeanette's breasts as much as he does.
* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeannette Jeanette is a trans woman.

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* PublicDomainCharacter: The series features guest appearances by WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere and Max Atom.

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* PublicDomainCharacter: The series features guest appearances by WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere and Max Atom.Atom, both of whom are fair-use characters.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: In "The Skeleton Crown Affair", White Light has to battle Ossibus the Bone God using only the nearest available superheroes.
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''Tales to Behold'' is a webcomic by Paul Hoppe (AKA Beholder), chronicling the adventures of Captain Evening and the Odds as they battle various supervillains. The official series can be seen at http://cosmicbeholder.blogspot.com. New pages are posted every Saturday. There are also stories published on Beholder's page at [=DeviantArt=].

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''Tales to Behold'' is a webcomic by Paul Hoppe (AKA Beholder), chronicling the adventures of Captain Evening and the Odds as they battle various supervillains. The official series can be seen at http://cosmicbeholder.read [[http://cosmicbeholder.blogspot.com.com here]]. New pages are posted every Saturday. There are also stories published on Beholder's page at [=DeviantArt=].
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* NakedOnArrival: Time-traveler Claire arrives in the present naked, in a homage to the ''Film/{{Terminator}}'' franchise.

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* NakedOnArrival: Time-traveler Claire arrives in the present naked, in a homage to the ''Film/{{Terminator}}'' ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise.

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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Sharply averted; all the humanoid characters in the series have nipples and genitalia.



* DatingWhatDaddyHates: One of Captain Evening's paramours is Jesse Brain, the daughter of his nemesis Dr. Brain.



* {{Expy}}: As this series is an affectionate tribute to Silver Age comics, it often features thinly-veiled expies of famous heroes.
* FriendlySkeleton: The Human Skeleton is, as his name suggests, a talking skeleton. He's one of the good guys.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Dr. Brain is a mad scientist whose head is a glass ball with brain inside.
* {{Expy}}: As this series is an affectionate tribute to Silver Age comics, it often features thinly-veiled expies of famous heroes.
heroes, most notably Rockslab, who is a barely-concealed expy of Thing from the ComicBook/FantasticFour.
* FriendlySkeleton: The Armstrong the Human Skeleton is, as his name suggests, a talking skeleton. He's one of the good guys.guys.
* GoingCommando: Very few of the series regulars bother with underwear.
* HasTwoMommies: Claire Jones is the future daughter of Kate Five and Centennia.
* HomosexualReproduction: Claire Jones is the future biological daughter of Kate Five and Centennia. How they managed to have a daughter is unrevealed.
* MadScientist: Dr. Brain, full stop. In his first appearance, he creates a large portal just to dispose of paperwork.
* NakedOnArrival: Time-traveler Claire arrives in the present naked, in a homage to the ''Film/{{Terminator}}'' franchise.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: WordOfGod from Ionic Angel's creator is that she is a teenager, but for her guest appearances in ''Tales to Behold'', she is written as at least 18 years old.
* PublicDomainCharacter: The series features guest appearances by WebOriginal/JennyEverywhere and Max Atom.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Cassandra is a shameless exhibitionist, often walking around in just a full-body symbiotic suit.
* SkewedPriorities: In "Attention Deficit", Captain Evening and Ionic Angel talk about their complicated relationship while hanging over a boiling pot. Dr. Brain is incensed that they refuse to take his attempt to kill them seriously.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: White Light's nemesis Hexia is actually an alternate personality of White Light herself.
* {{Transgender}}: Frequent guest character Jeannette is a trans woman.
* WeirdnessCensor: In "Rockin' the Paper Scissors", Liath attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony while in her usual garb, which includes gauntlets, boots, and absolutely nothing covering her torso. Nobody seems to find this odd.
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''Tales to Behold'' is a webcomic by Paul Hoppe (AKA Beholder), chronicling the adventures of Captain Evening and the Odds as they battle various supervillains. The official series can be seen at http://cosmicbeholder.blogspot.com. New pages are posted every Saturday. There are also stories published on Beholder's page at [=DeviantArt=].

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!!This series contains examples of:

* AuthorAppeal: As Beholder is a naturism enthusiast, the series often features uncensored (though not pornographic) nudity.
* BedTrick: In the "Nite Girl" arc, Captain Evening tries to get his girlfriend Jesse to become his new sidekick, Nite Girl. She isn't interested in becoming a superhero, so she instead convinces Katie Wright, better known as Ionic Angel, to don the costume and pretend to be her. While posing as Nite Girl, Katie decides to have sex with Captain Evening, who has no idea that she isn't Jesse.
* DemBones: In "The Skeleton Crown Affair", White Light leads an improvised crew against Ossibus, the Bone God.
* {{Expy}}: As this series is an affectionate tribute to Silver Age comics, it often features thinly-veiled expies of famous heroes.
* FriendlySkeleton: The Human Skeleton is, as his name suggests, a talking skeleton. He's one of the good guys.

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