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6	A comic trope in which either the two last panels of a strip each contain a {{punchline}}, or the last panel contains double the punchlines for double the fun.
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8	This sometimes takes the form of [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]]. The penultimate panel is often a sight gag or {{take}}, and if this is true, then the last panel may add a spoken punchline to this. Conversely, the spoken punchline may be in the penultimate panel with a WildTake or GrossUpCloseUp added as the second punchline.
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10	Related to EscalatingPunchline. For webcomics, AltText is frequently used as a way to convey the second punchline.
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13	!!Examples:
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17	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
18	* Often used in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', especially in the pun strips, in which the first punchline is a contrived pun after a long setup, with the second being someone, usually Rat, [[LamePunReaction reacting with annoyance]].
19	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Bill Watterson was fond of these, with Hobbes adding another punchline on the far right of the last panel, often a mockery or lampshade hanging on what Calvin was saying.
20	%%* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' is fond of this.
21	* ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' was the first newspaper comic strip to regularly use this, and was directly or indirectly the inspiration for most modern uses.
22	* The "two punchlines in last panel" variation is frequently seen in ''ComicStrip/CulDeSac''.
23	* In PoliticalCartoons an additional punchline / comment is sometimes supplied by an AuthorAvatar drawn in the last panel or in the bottom left. Currently satirized by Website/TheOnion's [[http://www.theonion.com/features/editorial-cartoon "Kelly"]].
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27	* Sometimes in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', as seen [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1812 here]]. In [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1557 one case]], a double punchline is given after a pair of {{Silent Scenery\|Panel}} {{Beat Panel}}s.
28	* In an example from ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', after [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011209 Bob revives from unconciousness off panel]], when he actually appears in the penultimate panel of [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011210 the next comic]], he is wearing a ridiculous girly costume. The final panel has him making a reference to [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/011031 the prior Halloween comic]], which is where the costume originated.
29	* ''Webcomic/CatAndGirl'' uses a fairly standard size format for its comics, but sometimes there will be an extra panel or two drawn in grey that adds a punchline.
30	%%* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' does this quite a lot.
31	* Many Webcomics (including ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' and ''Webcomic/{{Achewood}}'') will include secondary punchlines in hover-over AltText. ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' and ''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'' go a step further, including an entire bonus second-punchline panel. The former by hovering over a red button at the end of the strip, and the latter by clicking a hidden question mark at the comic's side.
32	* ''Webcomic/{{Achewood}}'' often has multiple punchlines strewn throughout the strip.
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