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9* ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'': AIQ Squared give us, "Nothing *on Earth* is unlawful about what's taking place."
10* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'''s Doctor Dinosaur did not reference ''Series/DoctorWho''. That was merely a coincidence! He is not even aware of who Creator/TomBaker is!
11** In a later Free Comic Book Day strip, his SurpriseWitness ''absolutely is not'' a genetically engineered super monster. Cue laser-shooting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyreophora thyreophoran]].
12* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'': In the final issue, Stephanie wakes up in a hospital, being tended to by her own mother.
13-->'''Batgirl:''' Thank you... registered nurse I've never met.
14* In ''ComicBook/TheCowboyWallyShow'' by Creator/KyleBaker, the titular Cowboy Wally and his friend Lenny is arrested, so Wally has his lawyer tell the judge "The evidence against my clients is circumstantial, and the girls brought their own drugs and Wally and Lenny didn't know it was a laundromat, and the pony was there when they arrived". Unfortunately, as it would turn out, they were only arrested for peeing in an alley, which is a $100 fine, but now the judge is curious...
15* In a Dandy comic, "George vs. the Dragon", a Trojan Horse (or dragon, rather) is made. But there's nothing in it that will slay a dragon.
16* Creator/DCComics covers from UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} often include amazing premises (e.g., the hero KilledOffForReal!) accompanied by promises like "Not a hoax! Not a dream! Not an [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment imaginary story]]!" Invariably, the promise turns out to be [[ExactWords literally true]], but not specific enough to cover the cheap trick they ''did'' use (e.g., an alternate universe.)
17* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': Averted, mainly due to Deadpool's insanity, being scatterbrained, and overall simply not giving a fuck.
18-->'''Police Officer:''' Do you have any guns, knives, or explosives in your vehicle?\
19'''Deadpool:''' I got ''all'' them things.
20* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Was the titular character ever spanked by Sistah Spooky? She doesn't want to comment.
21* ''Webcomic/{{Henchgirl}}'': Mary's roommate Sue gets Mary a job interview to try to get her to go straight...
22-->'''Manager:''' Have you ever been convicted of a crime?\
23'''Mary:''' N-not convicted. No.\
24'''Manager:''' Is there a reason you stressed 'convicted'? \
25'''Mary:''' No, I didn't!
26* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': "You're Green Lantern!" "No, I'm not. Bye!"
27* In one issue of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', the team is on a recruiting drive, during which they ask the various people under consideration some basic questions. In a likely ShoutOut to ''Film/{{Stripes}}'', they ask ComicBook/TheCreeper if he's ever been convicted of a crime, ComicBook/TheCreeper scratches his chin and says, vaguely, "Convicted? I don't think I was ever actually ''convicted''."
28* Creator/MarvelComics tended to do this sort of thing less often during UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}}, but when they did...
29** An X-Men cover promised that the heralded ''Death of Professor X!'' was "Not a hoax! Not a dream! Not an imaginary tale! This is for real!" It was actually true... for that particular story, anyway. A {{retcon}} later made it exactly what they said it wasn't -- an InUniverse hoax.[[note]]X-Men #42 (1968)[[/note]]
30** The same book did it ''again'' several years later with "Not a hoax! Not a dream! This issue an X-Man dies!" (Yes, at the time [[DeathIsCheap that was still news]].) This time, it was true enough, and an X-Man ''did'' die... [[WeHardlyKnewYe but he'd only been introduced two issues before, so it didn't exactly have the same impact as killing, say, Cyclops.]][[note]]X-Men #95 (1975)[[/note]]
31** ''Marvel Team-Up'' had a story where Aunt May was the herald of ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. The cover promised "Not a hoax! Not a What If! Not an Imaginary Story!" That denial was specific enough to exclude [[AllJustADream dreams]], which of course it turned out to be.
32* In ''ComicBook/{{PS238}}'', FunPersonified character [[FriendToBugs the Flea]] explains to [[FlyingBrick 84]] why he hasn't joined a superhero team:
33-->'''Flea:''' I was for about five minutes. It turns out a ''lot'' of people are icked out by bugs.\
34'''84:''' What did you [[TheBeastmaster make the bugs]] ''do''?\
35'''Flea:''' I'm ''shocked'' you'd even ''think'' I might give someone a wig made from live crickets [[ItAmusedMe because it was funny]].
36** [[BigBadWannabe Zodon]], after being caught red-handed cheating at blackjack.
37--->'''Zodon:''' I'm not doing anything suspicious that can be ''proven'' within a hundred decimal places!
38** When [[MuggleBornOfMages Tyler]] and [[ArtAttacker Alec]] need to pretend that they're threatening [[WitchClassic Ms. Imperia]]:
39--->'''Alec:''' And I'll use this ''magic wand'' that looks like a pencil but ''totally'' isn't!
40* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': When Tim realizes his father Jack is angry he makes a joke about it being good Jack's girlfriend is present so he can't hit Tim. Jack then gets in his face goes on long a screaming tirade about never laying a hand on Tim. While Jack was never seen beating Tim he was guilty of child abuse, which he never owned up to.
41* In Volume 4 of ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'', Scott is leaving his house when he randomly runs into his StalkerWithACrush ex-girlfriend Knives, who greets him with "H-hi! I'm not even stalking you!"
42** Ramona is also guilty of this in Volume 2 when talking to Scott about Lucas.
43--->'''Ramona:''' And I didn't even string him along or cheat on him with any cocky pretty boys.
44* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Creator/JoeQuesada [[WordOfGod claimed]] that Spider-Man's unmasking would not be undone by a "magic retcon". ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' then proceeded to use magic to conceal his identity (as well as undo a very-well established relationship between him and Mary Jane, which Joe hated).
45* In ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Lee]] does this ''at least once per issue''.
46** In Issue #1, Linda accidentally breaks a desk in half:
47--->'''Linda:''' That was... an accident! I just put my hand on it like any normal human would. Because I'm normal and human! I am!
48** Linda tries to explain why she dozed off during Science Class. Unforunately she can't talk about being a hero:
49--->'''Linda:''' I'm sorry, Mr. Kretch. I just had a long night... a very long night doing normal teenage Earth girl things. Yes!
50** She hears someone stating that Super Speech is one of her superpowers, and she shouts:
51--->'''Supergirl:''' WHAT?! I don't have super powers! I'm totally from Earth, and I like Earth things and...
52** After Belinda begins imitating a duck:
53--->'''Linda:''' Okay. The planet Earth officially scares me.\
54'''Lena:''' That's a weird thing to say.\
55'''Linda:''' Uh... It's an expression from... Kansas. My very normal hometown.
56** Belinda suggests there is something super about Linda...
57--->'''Belinda:''' See, I'm like, super popular. And the only thing super about Linda is...\
58'''Linda:''' Nothing! There is nothing super about me in any way, shape or form! Really!
59* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Rodimus's way of covering up that there's a sparkeater on board is to say that he wants everyone to pair off and retreat to living quarters, just as a precaution, because nothing is wrong, except for Ratchet, Trailbreaker, and Chromedome, who are needed for something very unremarkable and boring -- and to invite anyone who can generate level 9 containment fields, turn into a nullification booth, or has access to industrial-strength energy dampeners to tag along. You know, if they feel like it. Rodimus is not a very good liar.
60* In ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'', Spider Jerusalem starts watching porn based around his persona, preceded by this disclaimer: "ThisIsAWorkOfFiction not intended to represent anyone living, dead or writing a weekly column for a newspaper."
61* ''ComicBook/WelcomeToTheJungle'': Harry as narrator states; ''"Will screams like a girl as a truck nearly flattens us. Really. It was Will. No one can prove otherwise."''
62* Baphomet decapitates [[spoiler:The Morrigan]] in Issue #2 of ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine''. Her head then proceeds to sing his praises, make bad puns and declare that "Baphomet is definitely ''not'' fucking with you!". [[spoiler:He was -- the head was fake]].
63* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': After Franchise/WonderWoman is able to capture the Sangtee Emperor's personal advisor the man proclaims he'll die before telling the revolutionaries his Emperor's devastating secret, letting Wondy and her high command know there's a secret to be unraveled that could be important to their goals.
64* At the end of ''ComicBook/YoungJustice: Sins of Youth'', [[ComicBook/KlarionTheWitchBoy Klarion (bum bum BUM) the Witch Boy]] ''swears'' that "everyone on Earth has been restored to their normal selves.", prompting Franchise/{{Batman}} to say [[ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts "'On Earth...' Odd phrasing." ]] As it turns out, Klarion was telling the truth... but alien bounty hunter Lobo, who was off-world throughout the ordeal, soon turned up on Earth looking for the fraggin' bastitch that turned him into a teenager.
65* ''ComicBook/YouAreDeadpool'': Ghost Rider's mysterious friend, who shows up whenever he's in trouble to save him with the power of love and parables, is definitely ''not'' Jesus! And he'll say as much, even before anybody said he was. In fact, he gets quite irritable when Deadpool presses the matter. Because honestly. Not Jesus.
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