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2	* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': The story ''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").
3	* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': In the ''Red Zone'' story arc, 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.
4	* ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'': In the book ''The Voronov Plot'', Olrik becomes a Captain in the Soviet Army under the name "Ilkor"
5	* ''ComicBook/ADistantSoil'': The comic features the giant starship ''Siovansin'' - which happens to be an anagram of "invasions".
6	* ''ComicBook/FreddyVsJasonVsAsh'': Stabe Motel, the roundabout ShoutOut to [[Film/{{Psycho}} Bates Motel]].
7	* ''Franchise/GIJoe'': In the 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.
8	* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'':
9	** 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".
10	** 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.
11	* ''ComicBook/JackStaff'': Paul Grist wrote an older and semi-retired version of the old British comics supervillain the Spider into ''Jack Staff'' 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]].
12	* ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'': Pajan, the fantasy version of Japan.
13	* ''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.
14	** Also "Uses Rejects".
15	* ''ComicBook/RickAndMortyOni'': 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.]]
16	* ''ComicBook/TheTick'': Early 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.
17	* ''ComicBook/ScoobyDooTeamUp'': Madame ''Tregani'' is [[spoiler:''Granite'' Lady in disguise]].
18	* ''ComicBook/TheSecretHistory'': Possibly Reka and Aker's names. No reason has been shown as yet.
19	* ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'': The [[spoiler:Packard-Yerr corporation]] is secretly run by [[spoiler: Darcy Parker]].
20	* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
21	** In the {{Elseworld}}s storyline ''ComicBook/SupermanAndBatmanGenerations'' an elderly Lois is being treated by a Dr. Holurt who turns out to be Luthor.
22	** The ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' once battled a robot called Urthlo, who turned out to have been sent to the future by Luthor.
23	** ''ComicBook/Superboy1949'': In issue #217, Clark Kent and Lois Lane's descendant Laurel Kent uses "Elna" as an alias.
24	** [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] storyline ''ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind'' reveals Luthor's family changed their name to Thorul to avoid association with him.
25	* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': The story arc ''Logan Dies'' 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]].
26	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'', Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor and Etta Candy find themselves fighting the militant [=SEAR=]s Group. They eventually work out that SEAR is an anagram for Ares.
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