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13	* In an ''ComicBook/{{Archie Comic\|s}}'', Archie, Betty, and Veronica are at the beach. The girls refuse to sit near the lifeguard as they usually do because they hired a woman lifeguard. Naturally, Archie would like to be near there, but the girls are turned off by the guys going "goo-goo-eyed" over her. But when the shift changes and a muscular guy takes the lifeguard stand, Betty and Veronica waste no time moving near the lifeguard -- and endlessly swooning over him.
14	* ''Comicbook/{{Asterix}}'':
15	** In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheNormans'', Asterix and Obelix are ordered by Chief Vitalstatistix to see what a group of Norman invaders are doing in Gaul. On their return, Obelix reports to the chief that the Normans all "had such funny names, [[ThemeNaming all ending in -af]], like [[PunnyName Nescaf, Decaf and Autograf]]!" Vitalstatistix is highly amused, and says to the other Gaulish villagers: "Ha ha! Did you hear that, Cacofonix, Geriatrix, Operatix, Acoustix, Polyphonix and Harmonix?"
16	** An Asterix short has Getafix chiding the Gauls for using so many words with Latin roots taken from the invading Romans, suggesting they use the local Gaulish equivalents (which are often longer or more unwieldy). He finishes his long list of examples with "Etcetera, etcetera."
17	** In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', a psychiatrist druid mistakenly thinks Obelix is his patient, and begins telling him there is no reason to feel bad because he is too fat. When Asterix tells him Obelix did not come here to consult, the druid comments in surprise that ''he'' would feel bad if he were that fat.
18	** In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheChieftainsDaughter'', after being told by Getafix that violence is pointless when educating teenagers, Obelix breaks yet another fight between Fulliautomatix and Unhygienix... by bashing them both with a menhir while yelling at them that violence is pointless.
19	** The English translation of ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGriffin'' repeats the gag from ''Asterix and the Normans'' by having Obelix be amused that the Sarmatians' names all end in -ov. (The original French does something slightly different that isn't an example of this trope.)
20	* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', Crackerjack complains to Nightingale and Sunbird that his girlfriend Quarrel is unfairly accusing him of flirting with other women... while blatantly hitting on Nightingale.
21	* ''ComicBook/Batman66'': Egghead criticized Riddler for having "an eggcentric fixation".
22	* One ''Les Pretend'' strip in ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' had Les's dad discussing the daft things Les pretended to be with his friends, and them all laughing about it. It was at the end of this strip that we first learnt that Les's dad and his friends are all {{Elvis impersonator}}s.
23	* In [[http://pics.livejournal.com/uadlika/pic/00075z0y an issue]] of ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'', [[KidHero Misfit]] tells [[ComicBook/NewGods Big Barda]] she can't stand watching ComicBook/BlackCanary's adopted daughter. Misfit goes on a rant about how little girls are annoying. Barda agrees with that statement.
24	* A holiday special based on the ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' universe has comic book shop owners Steve-Dave and Walt head to the Quick-Stop because that's the only open store and Steve-Dave needs to pick up some Scotch tape to wrap up some last-minute gifts. As he proceeds to berate Dante for charging what he feels is an outrageous price for the tape, another costumer recognizes him and asks if he has any issues of a new title that just came out, to which Steve-Dave replies that it'll cost him $20.
25	* ''ComicBook/CreatureTech'' has a scene where a mother chastises her husband for saying "hell" in front of the children. Then a monster threatens one of her children, and she flips into MamaBear mode, shouting "Get your hands off my baby, you son of a bitch!"
26	* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'':
27	** Creator/CarlBarks's comic story ''ComicBook/OnlyAPoorOldMan'' had Uncle Scrooge lecturing WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck on how Donald would be more secure if he had wealth. While making sure a mouse didn't eat his dollar bills.
28	** Creator/DonRosa's "Gyro's First Invention" has Scrooge lecturing Gyro Gearloose on the dangers of overvaluing his first invention: "What sentimental rubbish is that?! You can't base your whole career on such a small achievement! You won't get far in life with such a warped sense of proportions!" -- all while carefully restoring his NumberOneDime to its pedestal.
29	** In another Don Rosa comic, ''ComicBook/TheTreasuryOfCroesus'', Scrooge uncovers the money bin of king Croesus, who had left a room for his first coin. A historian comments: "Who would have guessed someone would be crazy enough to consider a single coin his greatest treasure?" Scrooge isn't amused.
30	** Another Don Rosa's story features the running gag of the three nephews complaining that everyone but Donald consider them identical in looks and actions... While saying the very same words and making the same actions at the same time. To be fair, there ''are'' some differences, but they are so tiny that only they themselves and Donald (who in the story is revealed to have a very good sight and a near-impossible ability to check for details) can see them.
31	** The trope's main page has a panel with Beagle Boys finding it hilarious that Donald's [[SameSexTriplets three nephews]] are so identical they can't be told apart.
32	* Occurs fairly frequently in ''Webcomic/DorkTower'', either when the characters are complaining about a behavior they also embody, or when they're LeaningOnTheFourthWall about Creator/JohnKovalic's writing or art.
33	* Early in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', a superhero named Maidman comments on his disdain for {{Animal Themed Superbeing}}s, commenting that the idea is "incredibly humiliating" because [[FantasticRacism they're barely one step above]] [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furries]]. Considering he's a superhero whose entire costumed identity revolves around crossdressing -- '''badly''' -- as a French Maid, he's one to talk about "embarrassing costumed identities".
34	* ''ComicBook/TheExtremistVector'': Franchise/TheFlash, who is rather irritated, asks Rocket Red if the ship can go any faster. ComicBook/CaptainAtom tells him to shut up, as his attitude is not helping... and asks RR, in a lower tone, if the ship can go faster.
35	* In a bit of a dark way, as Paul was despairing at the time, but upon seeing his son in a newly donned Ghost Fox costume taking on a bank robber, the [[ComicBook/TheFoxHunt titular Fox]] can't help but wonder who gave his son the crazy idea of becoming a crime fighting vigilante.
36	* In ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe'', Gaston's boss Prunelle get yelled at by his own boss, then comments afterwards that shouting at people is not the way to make things go well. He then proceeds to yell at Gaston immediately after that.
37	* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/{{Girl}}'', Ethan gets drunk and [[InVinoVeritas reveals his disgust]] with his small-town neighbors' flaws; in the second issue they discuss it (paraphrased):
38	--> '''Older Woman:''' He said I crush my husband's self-esteem! Honey, tell them he's wrong!\
39	'''Black Woman:''' We moved here to get away from this sort of ''unpleasantness'' but then this ''white boy'' starts running his mouth! [emphasis in original]\
40	'''Young woman:''' And can you believe he called me a ''slut''?\
41	'''Crowd:''' [................]
42	* In an issue of ''Comicbook/GlobalFrequency'' a man claiming to be a magician (as in a proper one) is brought in, and claims that magic is a 'psychological discipline'. One of the people he's working with, a parapsychologist, makes a sneering comment about this. The magician is amused by the parapsychologist's superiority, pointing out that it's not as if her field is part of the rational orthodoxy. The parapsychologist is less amused by this.
43	* Creator/DCComics' ''[[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks The Golden Age]] Secret Files and Origins'' has a story called "Scenes From the Class Struggle at [[Comicbook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]] Mansion", set during a fancy banquet during which Dr Mid-Nite expresses the opinion that the less well-off members (Flash, Atom, Johnny Thunder, Hourman and Spectre) are somehow less well-suited to crimefighting than himself, Hawkman, Starman, Dr Fate and Green Lantern, much to the annoyance of GL, who sees himself as a SelfMadeMan who has as much in common with the first group as anyone. Mid-Nite is interrupted by a European nobleman making a sarcastic comment about him bringing his pet owl to the event, causing him to mutter "Snob", as GL fails to keep a straight face.
44	* In one panel of ''ComicBook/GothamCitySirens'', Batman makes a teeth-baringly horrific face while telling Riddler, "You're not helping people by scaring them."
45	* ''ComicBook/{{Huntress}}: Year One'': [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] and two colleagues from the justice department are attending a conference on organized crime in Italy when the news comes out of the murder of notorious crime boss, Capo di Tutti Capi Stephen Mandragora, and they toast his death at a local bar. A woman at the bar berates them for this, saying "'''Never''' toast someone's death," and that "it's naive to think death solves anything." All of which sounds quite reasonable, except that the woman at the bar, Helena Bertinelli, the Huntress, is the one who killed him.
46	* ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'':
47	** In a [[BeachEpisode beach story]], Iznogoud falls into a hole covered by a towel and sprains an ankle. The hole turns out to be a prank pulled by a boy whose father berates Iznogoud for not liking "childish pranks". Inspired by the prank, Iznogoud tries to get rid of the Caliph with a similar hole but instead gets the boy's father, who angrily shouts [="I'LL TEACH YOU TO PLAY STUPID PRACTICAL JOKES!"=].
48	** As part of a plan to become Caliph instead of the Caliph, Iznogoud tricks a porter whose role as Iznogoud's UnwittingPawn will get him decapitated if the plan works. The porter turns out to be Sultan Pullmankar's long-lost daughter under a spell cast by a magician she refused to marry. Sultan Pullmankar changes from being amused at the idea of decapitating someone to wanting to behead Iznogoud for trying to do it to his daughter.
49	* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' features another one for Batman as the Justice League enters the Marvel Universe. Aquaman and Green Lantern see Doctor Doom? [[AlienNonInterferenceClause He tells them to ignore him.]] Wonder Woman and the Martian Manhunter see the ruins of Genosha? Again, he says to ignore it. Superman sees the Hulk on a rampage? [[RuleOfThree Yet again, he says to ignore it.]] Bats himself and Plastic Man see the Punisher about to kill some drug dealers? Bruce Wayne proceeds to beat the shit out of Frank Castle. Plastic Man [[WhatTheHellHero calling out his hypocrisy]] is the page image of the series' [[Funny/JLAAvengers Crowning Moment of Funny page]].
50	* In an early issue of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', in a discussion of [[Franchise/GreenLantern Guy Gardner]]:
51	--> '''ComicBook/BlueBeetle:''' ...You think maybe it's too late to petition for a new Green Lantern? Hey Bats -- maybe ''you'' could wear the ring...\
52	'''Batman:''' It would only get in my way.\
53	'''Blue Beetle:''' ...Yeah... besides, who'd ever buy a super-hero called the "Green Batman"? I mean, that's as bad as--\
54	'''Batman:''' The '''''Blue Beetle'''''?\
55	'''Blue Beetle:''' Well... um... ah...
56	* In the Creator/DynamiteEntertainment MassiveMultiplayerCrossover ''Legenderry'', the [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals supernormal]] Silver Star is telling [[Comicbook/RedSonja Magda]] how amazing his powers are, and she asks him if this leaves him with any room for humility. He replies that he's got boatloads of humility, he just doesn't like to brag about it.
57	* ''Magazine/{{MAD}}''[='s=] early comic-book parody (in issue #12) of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' had a familiar-looking white-eyed redhead offering the following complaint: "That [[ParodyNames Starchie]] would be cute if only he changed his clothes once in a while! [[LimitedWardrobe He's been wearing that same outfit for years!]]" Said redhead is, of course, ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie making a LawyerFriendlyCameo.
58	* ''ComicBook/{{Melusine}}'': The titular character has a disagreement with her cousin [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Mélisande]]. Mélisande leave to clear her head and Mélusine muses how pathetic fairy magic is. She then start having fun playing with Mélisande's magic wand and conjure pastries and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cute furry animals]]. When Mélisande comes back and caught her, Mélusine sheepishly tries to pass it off as scientific curiosity.
59	* Creator/StanLee in ''The Origins of Creator/MarvelComics'':
60	--> "If you read the first two spellbinding parts of this literary landmark, [[BlatantLies you know how I hate to boast]]."
61	* The eighth issue of the ComicBookAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' had Ren portray a noir detective named Sam Spayed in a spoof of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon\|1941}}'' called ''The Maltese Stimpy''. At one point, he talks to a Creator/PeterLorre stand-in and berates him for not speaking proper English when Ren speaks exactly the same way.
62	* ''ComicBook/RickAndMortyOni'': In Issue 35, Rick tells Summer and Morty about how, when he ripped off Film/JurassicPark, his investors got cold feet and dropped out. Just as he's complaining about how low it is to just run off and leave someone hanging, he, Summer, and Morty encounter workers that Rick himself abandoned there when the park was shut down.
63	* ''ComicBook/ScoobyDooTeamUp'': Mr. Spacely says people from his time are too sophisticated to believe in ghosts. Then the Space-age Specter shows up and he changes his mind.
64	** Gold Key issue #28 of ''Scooby-Doo'' has the gang volunteering at a telethon. Velma is recruited to work the cue cards, which have the telethon host's "ad-libs."
65	* In the ''Comicbook/SensationalWonderWoman'' version of Myndi Mayer becoming Wonder Woman's agent, she tells Diana that if she doesn't keep control of her image, others will, and shows her a shoddily-built Wonder Woman doll as an example, highlighting that it's a danger to children. Once she's got Diana's agreement, she casually hands the doll to a child.
66	* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'': When Burns is chocking, Zoidberg decides to help him. How exactly? By putting Burns in a punch bowl and dropping a toaster in the bowl, thus electrocuting the old man. Dr. Nick then shows up and asks the alien while frowning "What are you, some kind of '''quack'''?" Considering this is [[BackAlleyDoctor Dr. Nick]] asking that...
67	* In ''Franchise/TheSmurfs'' comic book story (and AnimatedAdaptation) "King Smurf", the title character admonishes his captain of the guard, Hefty Smurf, for failing to have a sense of humor when dealing with Jokey playing one of his usual "surprise" jokes on him. Then after King Smurf pardons Jokey, he becomes the victim of Jokey's prank and immediately has the prankster sent to prison.
68	* ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW: In issue #9, during a game of cards, Tangle the Lemur playfully chides Silver on if he's cheating, distracting him while using her tail to swipe cards from his hand.
69	* In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', Chaotix Crew member Vector constantly yells at Charmy. When Charmy mentioned this, Vector says that was "Ridiculous! I NEVER YELL AT YOU!"
70	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #66, Spider-Man, of all people, tells Mysterio to ''Skip The Sarcasm''.
71	* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
72	** In the [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 2005 story arc]] ''ComicBook/GirlPower'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} meets Starfire, who tells her she has some of the answers she is looking for.
73	--->'''Supergirl:''' ''(thinking)'' What would a girl who comes from another planet in a faraway galaxy know about — Oh. Says me, the girl from another planet in a far... Huh.
74	** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'': While Clark and Lois are debating how to explain his absence during his death, Clark suggests several extremely stupid explanations, including riptides and alien abductions. When Lois asks him what idiots would buy such pathetic excuses, he said: "You did."
75	** The scene in ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', when Clark leapt off a building (he was depowered at the time, which is ''another'' long story) to get an interview with a new superhero. Lois wasn't happy about it. Clark [[LampshadeHanging pointed out]] that she used to do the same thing and could "write the book on it".
76	** In ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'', while ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/JimmyOlsen are covering one of Superman's battles, Lois remarks that the populace is treating it "like a cheap prize fight" only to murmur, "Ooh, good one" with the next punch.
77	** In ''ComicBook/SupermanVsShazam'', Supergirl gets annoyed by Mary Marvel constantly gushing over her cousin. Kara finally runs out of patience when Mary flirts with Superman, so she flirts with Mary's brother in retaliation. Mary instantly pushes both heroes apart, tells Kara off, and starts berating Captain Marvel when Supergirl basically says "Go ahead, Mary. Tell him why he should not flirt with someone older than him." Mary Marvel turns red in embarrassment.
78	** In one ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' story, Superman and Batman get [[LetsYouAndHimFight forced into a fight]] with a superhero team called [[ComicBook/TheUltimates The Maximums]]. When it is revealed that the Maximums' ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk {{Expy}} is a little girl in her true form, Batman is furious and yells, "[[WhatTheHellHero You brought a]] ''[[WhatTheHellHero child]]'' [[WhatTheHellHero into this conflict!?]]" Batman, who has many child sidekicks.
79	** ''ComicBook/LetMyPeopleGrow'': Jimmy Olsen assures Perry White that he will not call him "chief" again while doing just that.
80	--->'''Jimmy Olsen:''' You're welcome, chief. [...]\
81	'''Perry White:''' You're lucky I'm in a good mood, Olsen. I've told you a million times-- Don't call me chief!\
82	'''Jimmy Olsen:''' Don't worry, chief-- I'll never do it again!
83	** It's not drawn attention to, but in ''ComicBook/SupermanSonOfKalEl'', Jay and Robin encounter each other when they're trying to get information from a secure facility to help Jon, and shortly after they realise they're on the same side, Lois appears and says they're both trying to help, and it's very sweet, but it's still breaking and entering. Nobody feels like pointing out she is ''also'' in the facility, and wearing a labcoat and a S.T.A.R. Labs ID badge.
84	* In the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans ComicBook/LegionOfSuperheroes'' one-shot, Beast Boy -- who has been a member of multiple incarnations of the Titans based in a building shaped like a giant T -- makes fun of Legion HQ for being shaped like a giant L.
85	* Happens very frequently in ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}''.
86	** In "Tintin in Tibet", there is a RunningGag of Haddock repeatedly telling Tintin he will not follow him, only to have him accompanying Tintin [[GilliganCut on the following panel]].
87	** In "The Shooting Star", [[TheAlcoholic Captain Haddock]] has somehow become the President of the Society of Sober Sailors.
88	** In "Explorers on the Moon", Haddock snarkily comments that the Thompsons always need to find some way to get noticed when they begin exhibiting the symptoms from their poisoning from a previous story (causing their hair to grow incredibly fast). This happens mere minutes after Tintin managed to save him after he decided to leave the rocket while drunk, putting his and the whole crew's lives in danger.
89	* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'':
90	** In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDarkCybertron'', at one point, Kup pokes fun at Wheelie's [[RhymesOnADime rhyming]], then feels bad and comments that it can't be easy having absurd speech patterns. Kup in the IDW comics sounds like [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes a robotic Yosemite Sam]].
91	** During the post-Dark Cybertron period, Starscream gets called out for his dismissive attitude towards mental health issues by Bumblebee, whose point is somewhat underscored by the way [[HearingVoices Bumblebee is dead and only Starscream can see his ghost]]. [[spoiler:Although it is deflated when it turns out Bumblebee was alive all along.]]
92	* In ''{{ComicBook/Violine}}'', Kombo berates someone for betraying Violine, right after contemplating turning her in for the reward.
93	* Early in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Rorschach, shown as the biggest wingnut of the lot, laments the sad mental condition of his retired superhero colleagues.
94	* In an early issue of ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'', [[Franchise/TheFlash Impulse]], who acts without forethought ''or'' afterthought ''100% of the time'', said "Boy, don't you hate it when people go off and do whatever they feel like?" after ComicBook/{{Superboy}} headed out to confront a villain alone.
95	* ''ComicBook/Zatanna2010'': When Zatanna is lecturing Zach about using magic responsibly to restore the karmic balance he asks where was the karmic balance in [[ForcedTransformation turning the party girls into doves]] and dropping them into the pool. She has no answer other than "they pissed me off".

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