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3''[[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/ Everyday Heroes]]'' is a webcomic written and drawn by Ed Gedeon. It centers on Mr. Mighty, a PunchClockHero, and his family. Other characters include his wife, Jane, who has a DarkAndTroubledPast; his BrattyTeenageDaughter Summer who is trying to deal with new-found superpowers, and a host of teammates with {{Punny Name}}s.
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5Originally a gag-a-day comic, more recent [[StoryArc Story Arcs]] have been more [[AnyoneCanDie dark]] and [[CerebusSyndrome dramatic]]. Originally drawn by Gedeon, it started with a MWF update schedule, but soon fell victim to ScheduleSlip, and only updated weekly (or less). Eric Boismier took over art duties for a time and got the comic onto a regular twice-a-week schedule. Eric has since moved and left the strip, but Ed managed to (mostly) maintain the schedule, updating the strip on Mondays and Fridays. Unfortunately, due to the combination of his wife's death, and having to look for a job, Ed went on a nearly year-long hiatus after the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/513/ February 6th, 2016]] strip before resuming the strip on [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/514 January 5th, 2017]]. Updates were sporadic for the next several months, then artist duties were taken up by Elisa Price. Gedeon took over drawing again as of November 2018.
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7Originally on Webcomics Nation, then on [=SmackJeeves=], it's current hosted on Platform/ComicFury at http:/eheroes.thecomicseries.com ; also has a [[https://www.facebook.com/EverydayHeroesComic Facebook page]].
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10!!This Comic contains examples of:
11* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/300/ The home of Hornswoggle (and family).]]
12* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Mr. Mighty will occasionally work this into his speech (see page image).
13* AlliterativeFamily: Also most with {{Alliterative Name}}s:
14** The Mighty family (Marion, Michael, Morrison, Marilyn, and Monroe)
15** Glen Goode (and daughters Gloria & Greta)
16** The [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/323 two]] known members of the Mann (Charisma) family: Curtis and Chris, grandfather and grandson.
17* AlliterativeName: The Mighty family (Marion, Michael, Morrison, Marilyn, and Monroe), Glen Goode (and daughters Gloria & Greta), Odin Odious, Winslow Weirdlike
18* AlterKocker: [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/252#content-start Defied]] by Jakob, who's been living in the US for over 60 years and is thoroughly nationalized by now.
19* AltText: On just about every page. However, during the comic's migration from [=WebComicsNation=] to [=SmackJeeves=] to [=ComicFury=], some alt text and [[TheRant author commentaries]] were lost and had to be roughly reconstructed from memory.
20* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Their motto: "Truth! Justice! Lawn care!"
21** Dr. Unpleasant is described as a "notorious villain, evil genius, and [[spoiler: parking-ticket scofflaw]]".
22** To keep unwanted visitors away from Hornswoggle's underground home, there are signs reading "Warning - Unstable", "Radon", "Biohazard", and "[[spoiler: Amway]]".
23* AuthorAvatar: Ed Generic (complete with BigOlUnibrow).
24* BefriendingTheEnemy: While Jane was in prison, Mr. Mighty visited her when he was in town and sent mail when he wasn't. The contrast between the superhero who'd captured her treating her like family and her actual family treating her as a potentially useful asset motivated her to [[HeelFaceTurn turn away from villainy]].
25* BigApplesauce: Subverted; Mr. Mighty's home and much of the action is in UsefulNotes/{{Indianapolis}}.
26* BilingualBonus: The [[ConcussionsGetYouHigh nonsense phrase]] used as a RunningGag also appears in [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/393/ Spanish]] and [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/479/ Thai]].
27** Also, Carrie got her habit of exclaiming "Holy cow!" [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/421/ from her Italian grandmother.]]
28** In a parody of the MGM lion, when Steve gets hungry, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/548/ his stomach complains]] [[spoiler: "Feed me, for Pete's sake!]]
29* BlandNameProduct: Mr. Mighty once held a civilian job "hauling concrete blocks at [=SuperHomeCenterMart=]". Several strips also show "Sundo's" coffee (sun = star, dough = money = bucks).
30* BlessedWithSuck: Shrinking Violent can only be snapped out of Hulk mode with a large dose of sugar. This only works because she's a type-1 diabetic and eating that much sugar puts her into hyperglycemic shock.
31* BrainsEvilBrawnGood: ''Every'' supervillain seen on-screen (with the exception of the PunchClockVillain Hornswoggle) has been a MadScientist or a BadassNormal, and every MadScientist seen on-screen has been a supervillain.
32* BrickJoke: In one strip, Scary Mary gives a [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/187/ seemingly senseless rant]] which turned out to be an accurate prediction of the future. Although the events took place only a few weeks later in comic time, in real time they were published over '''four years''' later.
33* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Mr. Mighty's "M", Captain Charisma and Kid Charisma with a "C", Dot Dash's dot-and-dash
34* BullyingADragon:
35** Angela constantly picks on Summer and Carrie, despite the fact that either of them could take her apart with little effort. And also despite the fact that she comes out on the wrong end of those altercations more often than not.
36** Kid Charisma hitting on Summer.
37* BunnyEarsLawyer: Lee Free (senior), literally. The majority of his work is ''pro bono''. Is there such a thing as a [[BadAssBiker Good Ass Biker]]?
38* BusFullOfInnocents: An inconvenience when you're [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/16/ late for work.]]
39* CaptainErsatz: Mr. Mighty's old teammate Carlos, who is an [[Series/ElChapulinColorado insect-themed size-changing superhero from Mexico]] (apparently with his own TV show as well).
40* CaptainObvious: Does this really need to be explained?
41** [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/171/ No, but in the spirit of the trope...]]
42* ChestInsignia: Subverted by Matt O'Morph, whose insignia constantly changes shape (like his RubberMan body).
43* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Wrecking Paul, a sociopathic serial killer with a preference for ladies... who hires them as sidekicks, in case his attempts on his targets don't go as planned.
44* ChristianityIsCatholic: Carrie's denomination hasn't been openly stated, but she did say that she wanted to be a nun when she was young and she has been seen praying to Mary, something Protestants rarely if ever do.
45* ComboPlatterPowers: Summer has EyeBeams, SuperStrength, and what appears to be SuperSenses. She's also immune to both Kid Charisma and Captain Charisma's superhuman charm.
46* ComedicUnderwearExposure:
47** Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/70/ accidentally flashes]] his GoofyPrintUnderwear to the next-door neighbor.
48** Later, he laments having to fight Blades again, because [[ClothingDamage his costume isn't knife-proof]], leading to underwear exposure.
49* ConcussionsGetYouHigh: See RunningGag.
50* TheConscience: Carrie.
51* CoolOldGuy: Lee Free senior.
52* CurseCutShort: [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/30/ Right here]]!
53* CuteMonsterGirl: Hornswoggle's [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/502 wife and children]] are much more humanoid than he is. Then again, it's implied that his wife [[WasOnceAMan was a human that was altered by some mad scientist]].
54* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] with a villainess named "Dark Ann" Troubled.
55** Not to mention her son, the [[IncrediblyLamePun dork Ken Troubled.]]
56** Played dead straight with Jane Mighty in the TroubledBackstoryFlashback featured in the [=VilAnon=] arc.
57* DatingCatwoman: Mr. Mighty's wife, Jane, is a former villainess.
58* DeadpanSnarker: Zinger Sharpley.
59* DeathByChildbirth: Thump's biological mother.
60* DramaticThunder: Lampshaded when Mr. Mighty meets the neighbors, apparently he keeps an electrostatic pulse generator just for this purpose.
61* DynamiteCandle: June Unpleasant (the wife of Mr. Mighty's nemesis) [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/338/ visits the Mighty home]] with [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/344/ just such a cake.]]
62* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Thump's full name is Thomas [[spoiler: Humperdinck]] Sharpley.
63* EvenEvilHasStandards: Goldie may be a villain now, but she's [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/83/ not working for the IRS]].
64* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Mel and Greta are eight years old and can't stand each other; and of course, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/259/ you know what that means.]]
65* ExpressiveMask:
66** Most heroes and villains have this, with MonochromaticEyes. [[spoiler: Justified for Summer, since it's to keep her EyeBeams from... [[PowerIncontinence leaking]].]]
67** Occasionally, Carrie's eyes will also OpenTheIris.
68* EyeGlasses: Several characters, including Carrie, Ken Troubled, Greta Goode, and Jane's mother Hannah.
69* TheFaceless: Even though we see quite a few people behind masks; the most constant is Mister Mighty whom we get to see remove his mask, but only as silhouette. Granted, we see his face in Jane's BackStory arc, but every other time in the comic he never takes his mask off, even when just doing normal stuff like reading the paper at home or having meal with the family.
70** One time he was seen [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/214/ coming out of the shower.]] Readers speculated as to whether he’s bald.
71** The BigBad, Doc Tormentor, is shown either in silhouette, or [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/298/ from an angle where is face is not seen.]]
72* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: When Wrecking Paul cuts loose.
73* FilleFatale: Gloria Goode has the boys [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/243/ eating out of her hand.]] Well, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/248/ sort of.]]
74* FingerPokeOfDoom: Mr. Mighty can knock people unconscious by [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/99/ flicking a finger.]]
75* FollowInMyFootsteps: Summer is kind of limited in [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/172/ choice of career]] (having superpowers and all).
76* FourFingeredHands: Invoked with Uma and her father; otherwise averted.
77* FunWithAcronyms: [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/19/ S.A.V.E.U.S.]] Also, Mr. Mighty's previous group, G.O.O.D.G.U.I.S.E. (Group Of Official Do-Gooders United In Suppressing Evil).
78** Also the villainous group [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/269 M.W.A.H.A.H.A.H.A.H.A.H.A.]]
79** For a while, Mr. Mighty worked with the American-Mexican International Group of Superheroes (A.M.I.G.O.S.). For added fun, that organization is known as Fuerzas Regulatorias Internacional Entre Norteamericanos de Superheroes (F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) in Spanish.
80* GenderBlenderName: Mr. Mighty's name is Marion. Explained in [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/419/ this strip]] as being the result of his parents being old movie buffs. His other two brothers are named Michael and Morrison, the other two parts of Creator/JohnWayne's original name. His sisters come off a bit better with [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Marilyn and Monroe]].
81* GentleGiant: Thump Sharpley. Also an example of DumbIsGood.
82* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Again, see page image. [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/65/ His nefarious nemesis is nearby.]]
83* GlowingEyes: Summer has them when she [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/330/ takes her mask off.]] She can dim them with a bit of concentration, but can't turn them off yet.
84* HalfHumanHybrid: Dolly Bird and G-Nat. Also, the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/509/ children of G-Nat and Julia.]]
85* HappilyMarried: Mr. Mighty and Jane. (When the kids are away, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/203/ the grown-ups will play]]...)
86* HardHead: See HurtFootHop.
87* HarmlessElectrocution: Played straight [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/205/ here]]; subverted [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/123/ here]]. Justified in that, while the first one's a super and nigh-invulnerable, the second is just an ordinary human.
88* HarmlessFreezing:
89** Matt O'Morph [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/44/ falls victim to this.]]
90** Also subverted with [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/97/ Cool Hand Lucy]] - she can only drop her opponent's body temperature by five degrees, but that's plenty to leave a normal person nearly paralyzed with hypothermia.
91* HeelFaceTurn: Regulated in this universe. Whenever an ex-supervillain moves to a new house they have to do a version of Megan's Law. This involves them dressing up in their old costume and telling their life's story. A major plot arc was Jane telling the new neighbors about her life in the Jane Gang.
92* HeManWomanHater: Wrecking Paul (violently).
93* HeroesRUs: S.A.V.E.U.S.
94* HurtFootHop: Amusingly, this is how Jane and Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/98/ first met]]. (though what happened next was a [[WhamEpisode lot less funny]])
95-->'''Mr. Mighty:''' Now see miss, if you had attacked me from the front like a civilized person, this could have been avoided...\
96'''Iron Jane: ''STUFF IT''''' mullet head! What the %$#&@% is your skull made of anyway, ''concrete''?!\
97'''Mr. Mighty''': Now that's just rude.
98* HyperspaceMallet: Most of the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/6/ girls]] [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/60/ have access]] [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/312/ to these.]]
99** Although, due to her SuperStrength, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/56/ Summer generally only uses a]] [[GroinAttack fly swatter]]. [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/309/ She discovers she can use a full mallet on Kid Charisma]] (who is tough enough to survive the hit).
100* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: [[spoiler:Mr. Mighty to Jane, as she plans on killing her boss in order to take revenge for her friend]].
101* IfYouTauntHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Carrie refuses to respond when [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/140/ insulted.]]
102* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/337/ Summer]]. She practically cries in frustration when she finds out there's a power suppression drug but she can't have it.[[note]]It's not given to minors, it has to be adjusted for the individual so she can't just take her dad's, it only lasts a few hours, and not waiting long enough between doses can be lethal[[/note]]
103* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Kid Charisma is never seen with the same enthralled girl in more than one panel, but spends dozens of strips continuously hitting on Summer after he finds out that she's immune to [[CharmPerson his power]]. [[DeconstructedTrope She finds this both creepy and incredibly obnoxious]] and [[MegatonPunch hits back]]. Unfortunately, KC has a pretty strong HealingFactor.
104* ImprobableWeaponUser: Summer's [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/56/ fly swatter.]]
105* ImprobablyPredictable: In one strip, we get [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/68/ simultaneous]] SpitTake prediction.
106* IntelligibleUnintelligible: People can understand Mecha-Nicole, even though [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/73/ she can only]] [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/124/ say "beep".]]
107* InTheBlood: Invoked, then subverted by Jane Mighty.
108* IronicEchoCut: Invoked [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/152/ here]].
109* JediMindTrick: Kid Charisma (and his family) have a {{Glamour}} that can be used to compel criminals to surrender. For the Kid, this also leads to quite a bit of PowerPerversionPotential, where he has a different girl on his arm every five minutes.
110* KidAnova: Ryan, who usually ends up on the wrong end of a HyperspaceMallet.
111* KryptoniteRing: In a flashback to just after Jane got out of prison, she laments that her record makes it hard to find anyone who trusts her. Mr. Mighty assures her that ''he'' trusts her, but she points out that it's easy for him to trust someone who can't hurt him. A bit later, he [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/555 gives her one of his power suppression pills]]:
112-->'''Mr. Mighty:''' Jane, you said it was easy for me to trust you because you couldn't hurt me. Well, with that pill... you could.
113* LargeHam: Mr. Mighty, intentionally.
114* LetterMotif:
115** Mr. Mighty and his two brothers are [[StealthPun Marion, Michael, and Morrison]]. His sisters are Marilyn and Monroe.
116** Also, the neighborhood moms are Jane, Joan, Jenny, Ginny, June, Jan, Jin, and Gina; the single dads are John and Jean (French).
117* WebOriginal/LOLCats: Parodied when a Jewish character wears a t-shirt reading [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/239/ "cant haz cheezeburger".]]
118* MagicPants: When Summer is attacked by a villain's lightning gun while in her pajamas, the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/539 result]] is still rated PG.
119* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: There's [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/551 a special drug]] that can temporarily disable superpowers, used to prevent this exact problem.
120* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/419 Mighty siblings]], three boys, two girls.
121* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Carrie's hair can do things that would count as a full-blown superpower in most any other setting, but nobody seems to class her as a super. Also, everyone seems to have access to {{Hammerspace}}.
122* MayDecemberRomance: Ben Sharpley and his second wife, Jintara. Enough of an age difference that she's a year ''younger'' than her stepson, Thump. [[spoiler: Justified: she was a mail-order bride.]]
123* MissingMom: Carrie's parents split up when she was six. All we know about what happened is that Carrie now lives with her father, and that she considers her mother "lost" (but prays for her to find her way back, implying that she's ''not'' dead).
124* MistakenForCheating: When Mr. Mighty explains "Violet Wanda" as "a freelance villainess" and says that Jane is [[ExactWords "out of the house right now"]], Dr. Unpleasant concludes that he's "getting a little somethin'-somethin' on the side".
125* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Iron Jane, following Wrecking Paul revealing his true colors.
126* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Several mad-scientist characters such as Dr. Unpleasant, Dr. Gene Gromene, Dr. "Dark Anne" Troubled. BigBad Doc Tormentor is a variation on the theme.
127** Played with when [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/543 a wannabe supervillain]] says that he's thinking of calling himself "Dr. Destruction", only to be asked if he actually has a doctoral degree and told "That won't work, then" when he admits that he doesn't.
128* MundaneFantastic: Being a superhero (or villain) is just another profession.
129* MundaneUtility: Frequently showing. Super strength means it's easy to [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/205/ rip down walls and panels to replace them.]] Super speed means you can [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/206/ drop off vital documents easily.]]
130* MutuallyAssuredDestruction: Mutually Assured Humiliation: After Carrie finds out that Angela's mother [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/234 used to be a prostitute]], Angela assumes Carrie will tell everyone and panics. Carrie establishes a "truce" by telling Angela about whatever it was ''her'' mother did that led to her parents splitting up.
131* MysteriousWatcher: The [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/11 Mysterious Watchful Presence]], a CoatHatMask vigilante.
132* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/419 Mighty siblings]], Marion, Michael, and Morrison after Creator/JohnWayne's real name, and [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Marilyn, and Monroe]].
133* NeverBareheaded: Mr. Mighty always keeps his mask on, even when relaxing at home.[[note]]In flashback, we've seen Mr. Mighty both unmasked in civilan clothes and in a costume that showed his hair[[/note]]
134* NighInvulnerability: Mr. Mighty (and to a lesser extent, [[RubberMan Matt O'Morph]]).
135* NighthawksShot: Found [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/200/ here.]]
136* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Lee Free Sr. bears more than a passing resemblance in both looks and personality to George Carlin. In fact the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/156/ strip he's introduced in]] has him using a line by Carlin.
137* NonSequiturThud:
138** After the first time Summer tries coffee, once the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/377 caffeine wears off.]]
139** When Jane gets [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/99 knocked semi-conscious]] in her first encounter with Mr. Mighty.
140** Seen [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/148/ after a particularly vigorous]] HyperspaceMallet attack. The line "Thank you Bishop, I'd like another pint of concrete" got elevated to running gag status when it made its glorious return later, when some supervillains got a righteous asskicking. The last of them politely refuses the pint before collapsing, since she is driving.
141* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Beetrix insists her friend Walter [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/527 isn't imaginary, just invisible.]] Since she's barely a few months old and reads at a fourth-grade level already, her parents don't complain.
142** Judging by [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/532/ this strip]], [[spoiler:Walter appears to be telepathic to at least some degree, and is currently locked away in the bowels of M.W.A.H.A.H.A.H.A.H.A.H.A. behind a door labeled "DANGER Hideous Abomination!"]]
143* OlderThanTheyLook: Thump is a year older than his stepmother Jintara, who is herself old enough to have a teenage daughter.
144* OnceMoreWithClarity: Jane's [[TroubledBackstoryFlashback account of life as a villainous henchwoman]] includes a couple of scenes where Wrecking Paul noisily uses his ball-and-chain weapon offstage while the Jane Gang is [[WithCatlikeTread trying to be stealthy]], which is PlayedForLaughs. Just after Paul's [[SerialKiller true nature]] is revealed, we see another viewpoint of each scene showing a woman he's just bludgeoned to death.
145* PaperThinDisguise: Uma and her father, aliens stranded on Earth, disguise themselves by [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/132/ wearing glasses.]] Later subverted, when they mention using an [[WeirdnessCensor "Adams Field"]] (a ShoutOut to Douglas Adams' ''Literature/LifeTheUniverseAndEverything'').
146* ParentalSexualitySquick: Summer's [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/550 reaction]] in the arc "The Talk" when Jane explains about the drug used to [[PowerNullifier temporarily suppress superpowers]] and its use.
147-->'''Jane:''' Now, ordinarily intimacy between superhumans and standard humans is too dangerous. No matter how careful you are, one little mistake could [[ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex injure or even kill your partner]]!\
148'''Summer:''' But, you and Dad have managed... at least twice.\
149'''Jane:''' Oh, [[HappilyMarried much more than that]].\
150'''Summer:''' Again, [[TooMuchInformation T.M.I.]] Also eww.
151* PowerIncontinence: Summer has to wear a special mask, 24/7, to keep her EyeBeams in check. Might be a shout out to the ComicBook/XMen member ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, who has the same problem (needing eyewear to keep his beams in check).
152* PrehensileHair: Carrie.
153* PubertySuperpower: Summer's powers activated when she was 12, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/332 right in the middle of a volleyball match.]]
154* PunchClockHero[=/=][[PunchClockVillain Villain]]:
155** Pretty much everyone.
156** Enforced too. Mister Mighty got into some trouble by superheroing with out the proper paperwork. (In fact, said superheroing happened as he was ''on his way'' to drop off said paperwork.)
157* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Mr. Mighty does this to Hornswoggle [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/281/ during an attempted heist.]]
158* PunnyName: Enough to warrant [[PunnyName/EverydayHeroes their own page]].
159* RestrainingBolt: Summer's mask, which keeps her eye beams in check.
160* RunningGag:
161** The neighborhood moms are named Jane, Joan, June, Jan(uary), Jin, Jenny, Ginny, and Gina. The single dads are John and Jean (pronounced "zhawn"... [[BlatantLies he’s from France]]).
162** Whenever a character is smacked in the head:
163---> ''[[ConcussionsGetYouHigh "Yes, thank you, Bishop, I would like another pint of concrete."]]''
164** People [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/65 occasionally]] [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/546 remark]] that Dr. Unpleasant's head [[BaldOfEvil looks like a light bulb]].
165* ScaryShinyGlasses: Subverted by Prof. Odious, who is actually a reformed villain.
166* ScoobyStack: Jane, Joan, and Dot [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/489 keep an eye on a suspicious shopper.]]
167* SerialKiller: Wrecking Paul turns out to be one. He targets women exclusively, which is why he insists on hiring female henchmen (so he can use them as [[TeamKiller backup victims]]).
168* ShoutOut:
169** Other webcomics such as ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Girly}}'', ''Webcomic/TheWotch'', ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'', ''Webcomic/{{Xkcd}}''...
170** Website/TVTropes gets one too.
171-->'''Ed:''' "(yeah, this will go into TV Tropes soon)"
172** The Halloween storyline has ''numerous'' costumes and cameos from various webcomics.
173** The "Take Your Kids To Work Day" story includes a brief appearance by a pair of scientists named [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Fletcher and Flynn]]
174* SnicketWarningLabel: The details of Wrecking Paul's murders are preceded by a completely serious author's warning that the comic is about to depict and describe acts of brutal violence against women, read at your own discretion.
175* SomethingPerson: Mr. Mighty, of course.
176* StealthHiBye:
177** [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/206/ Cappuccino, anyone?]]
178** [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/369/ Summer changes into her sports gear.]]
179* StepfordSmiler:
180** Jane's cousin, June Unpleasant. She keeps a [[SlasherSmile creepy grin]] on her face even as she describes [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/340/ committing atrocities]] with [[NoodleImplements household goods.]]
181** [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/355/ It's heavily implied something happened to cause her to act like that.]]
182* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Mr. (Marion John "Marko") Mighty.
183* {{Stripperiffic}}:
184** [[LeotardOfPower Leotards Of Power]] for the [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/91/ Jane Gang]], complete with CleavageWindow and CombatStilettos. Jane still complains about it when she's much older as a woman her age shouldn't be wearing something like that.
185** The costume Jane wears as [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/541 "Violet Wanda"]] is justified in-universe as the [[ReadyForLovemaking sexy outfit]] she was wearing in the bedroom with Mr. Mighty when a supervillain attack [[InterruptedIntimacy interrupted matters]].
186* StylisticSuck: Matt O'Morph doesn't have the best control over his ShapeshifterDefaultForm. The artist represents this by drawing him left-handed.
187* SuperRegistrationAct: Mr. Mighty gets [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/18/ ticketed for not carrying his ID]] while breaking up a bank robbery. WordOfGod is that this is just a plot device.
188* SuperStrength: Mr. Mighty & his daughter both have power. They won't try to hide it either.
189* SymbolSwearing: An occasional "damn" sneaks in, but [[SymbolSwearing grawlix]] are used for anything stronger.
190* ThatCameOutWrong: While [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/554 commiserating with Jane]] over her difficulties building a new life with a criminal record, Mr. Mighty asks her "Wanna come back to my place?" Mistaking this for a proposition (and perhaps suspecting that he only befriended her as [[WasItAllALie a cynical ploy]] to get into her pants), she slaps him. Fortunately, he's able to explain that he just wants to talk in private.
191* ThereWasADoor: Carlos ruins a perfectly good wall with a [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/399/ dramatic entrance]], and a villain calls him on it. Carlos immediately complains that using the door isn't dramatic enough.
192* TrashLanding: Mr. Mighty saves Jane from a lethal fall by tossing her toward a large sand pile. From the look of things, she lands without further[[note]]she'd already broken her ankle[[/note]] injury.
193* TropaholicsAnonymous: [=VilAnon=], an organization for recovering villains.
194* UnskilledButStrong: Summer puts little to no effort into practicing to control her powers, something Mr. Sharpley [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/372 calls her on.]]
195** A variation on the theme appears when she's [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/180 repairing a roof]] -- she has trouble using a hammer properly, but realizes that she can simply insert nails by hand as if they were thumbtacks.
196* VillainousCrush:
197** Dinah Might seems to [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/402/ have one for Mr. Mighty.]] Then again, she might be faking ... [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/414/ or might not.]]
198** Ken Troubled [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/221 has one for Summer]], who [[AbhorrentAdmirer wants absolutely nothing to do with him]].
199* VisibleSilence: Examples [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/25/ here]] and [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/483/ here]]. An example in response to an ArmorPiercingQuestion [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/113 here]].
200* WeHardlyKnewYe: Golden Jane.
201* WeirdnessCensor:
202** Uma's glasses, when turned to maximum power, project a weirdness censor so strong, it jams whatever devices the mysterious dog and cow guys are using to track her. Of course, that still provides ''some'' useful information...
203** The "emergency setting" interferes with [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/466/ all electronic devices in the area.]]
204* WhamEpisode:
205** The [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/102 reveal]] that Wrecking Paul is a SerialKiller.
206** The [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/154 reveal]] that one of the two mysterious characters searching for Uma wants to bring her home, and the other wants to kill her (without revealing which is which).
207* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Lee, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/571 you should know better ...]]
208* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: S.B.D can turn completely invisible, but emits a horrible odor when he does.
209* WhatTheHellHero: Ben Sharpley gives a well-deserved lecture to Summer about [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/372 learning to use her powers properly]], since she openly admits to avoiding using them, and has caused several accidents already, yet was prepared to fight Ben's unpowered daughter without considering the consequences. Time will tell if she takes this seriously or not.
210* WorkOffTheDebt: Summer and Carrie [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/167/ have to do this]] after doing a little damage to the local arcade.
211* WrittenSoundEffect: Brought to you by the Don Martin Memorial Onomatopoetic Society.
212* YouJustToldMe: Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/200/ engages a criminal in casual conversation]], with a little ObfuscatingStupidity thrown in.

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