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• Happens in a strip of Freefall, to an unfortunate commuter.
• Happens in a strip of Everyday Heroes after Iron Jane throws a kick to unsuspecting superhero from behind, only to learn the hard way where "Mr. Mighty" gets his name from.
  Mr. Mighty: Now see miss, if you had attacked me from the front like a civilized person, this could have been avoided...
  Iron Jane: STUFF IT mullet head! What the %$#&@% is your skull made of anyway, concrete?!
  Mr. Mighty: ...Now that's just rude.

Oh, and this takes place during a flashback. Present day, they're married and have two teenage kids. Heck of a first meeting.

• Happens in a strip of Girl Genius to Agatha (along with subtitled Symbol Swearing) after being attacked by a pair of her little clanks turning against their mistress.
• Happens in a strip of Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic to Gruumsh. You'd think very few would be crazy enough to try this on a god, but Jone Half-Orc certainly is.
• Happens in a page of the Mulberry comic "Artifacting", as Jack steps on the sharp object that substituted for an Indiana Jones-style Paramount logo.
• Happens in a page of Think Before You Think, when Julia and the employee at the armor store drop a lead helmet on her foot.
• MeatShield
  • Becky Sourbottom, following a "Be Quiet!" Nudge (or rather, Stomp) from Dhur.
  • Karma than catches up Dhur when he tries to kick a giants' (and giant) door open.
• Adventurers!: Why telepathy is preferable to whispering in the dark.
• When Donald of Dark Legacy Comics stubs his toe, it inspires the yell: "And dollars at star number!"
• Happens in The Packrat's August 2005◊ strip. Packrat accidentally dropped a 220-pound Yamaha CS80 on his feet.
• Sinfest: Monique tries to climb a tree barefoot, and steps on a sharp part of a branch.