History CaptainObvious / ComicBooks

* In ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Vol. 1 #4, a villain helpfully tells Hawkeye, [[CardCarryingVillain "I am a villain."]]

** And in issue #115:

'''Sonic:''' Tails, you always were an expert at stating the [[GoshDangItToHeck flipping]] obvious!

* In the X-Men/Teen Titans crossover "Apokolips...Now" Deathstroke takes an unconnected swing at an unseen figure behind him while [[TalkingIsAFreeAction delivering a spiel about how the figure missed his chance to land a punch on him,]] then says "What--?! I missed!"

* In the X-Men/Teen Titans crossover "Apokolips...Now" Deathstroke takes an unconnected swing at an unseen figure behind him while delivering a spiel about how the figure missed his chance to land a punch on him, then says "What--?! I missed!"

* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Reed Richards is constantly pointing obvious things out, especially in the early years of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. It got to be a running gag of The Thing pointing out how crazy it was for Reed to take the time to point this stuff out.

* [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], in one of his "[[SoBadItsGood works]]" called [[http://www.chick.com/reading/comics/0112/albertoindex.asp Alberto]] found it necessary to fill the thing with [[UnwantedAssistance helpful]] definitions of complex words, like "deacon", and "sacraments" and "Dominicans". And "deny", "documents", and "intense". And "stone". He seriously found it necessary to tell us all what a stone is. It turns out it's actually subverted, however: he fails to [[CriticalResearchFailure define stone correctly]].
--> [[http://www.websnark.com/archives/2005/03/because_im_in_a.html Stone (which apparently means a 'small pebble')]]
* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Reed Richards is constantly pointing obvious things out, especially in the early years of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. It got to be a running gag of the Thing pointing out how crazy it was for Reed to take the time to point this stuff out.
-->'''The Thing''': Ya know, Reed, if a Martian came around, you'd be too busy trying ta figure out how he got to Earth than fighting back!

* Mocked by the abrasive Dr Nemesis in ''ComicBook/NewMutants'':
-->'''Sunspot:''' I need help here!\\

---> '''Magneto:''' We shouldn't go into the island's interior until we're sure this site is secure.
---> '''Nightcrawler:''' Thank you, Magneto. It's good to have you on my team. From now on you can be in charge of stating the obvious.
* Wallace from ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' is actually helpful most of the time, but once a fight actually starts..."Scott, watch out! I think that guy might be Gideon!"
** "[[UnwantedAssistance OKAY, THANK YOU WALLACE!]]"

-->'''Tails:''' Wow! The Death Egg!
-->'''Sonic:''' Tails, what is it with you and stating the blatantly obvious?
*** And later on in the same strip:
--->'''Tails:''' Sonic! You're alive!
--->'''Sonic:''' And ''you're'' still stating the obvious, I see.

-->'''Tails:''' They... they're joining together!
-->'''Sonic:''' Tails, you always were an expert at stating the [[GoshDangItToHeck flipping]] obvious!

-->'''Tails:''' Sonic! He's attacking us!
-->'''Sonic:''' Thanks Tails, I had noticed.

--> '''Janocz:''' Kelly! A giant '''tentacle''' is going to '''grab''' me!
--> '''Kelly:''' Oh no! Janocz is being '''grabbed''' by a giant '''tentacle'''!
--> '''Giant tentacle:''' Ha ha! I, a giant '''tentacle''', have '''grabbed''' Janocz!

** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Superman falls into this:

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* Reed Richards is a king of this trope, especially in the early years of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. It got to be a running gag of the Thing pointing out how crazy it was for Reed to take the time to point this stuff out.

** This actually became Robin's PhraseCatcher.

** In ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252'', Superman falls into this:

* Reed Richards is a king of this trope, especially in the early years of Comic/FantasticFour. It got to be a running gag of the Thing pointing out how crazy it was for Reed to take the time to point this stuff out.

* Several issues of ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' back in the 60's had an advanced alien race send a "recorder" android along with him to an unknown galaxy to observe information. He said almost ''everything'' that was going on in the panel. Granted he was a ''recording'' android and everything, and he was probably making notes to himself, but still...
-->[Thor and the android get sent into a vortex of "biochemical molecules"].\\

* Mocked by the abrasive Dr Nemesis in ComicBook/NewMutants
--> '''Sunspot:''' I need help here!
--> '''Dr Nemesis:''' Is that the game? We all bark out something stunningly obvious? In that case... ICE CREAM IS DELICIOUS!
--> '''Moonstar:''' You're not funny Dr Nemesis. Amara's hurt.
--> '''Dr Nemesis:''' Double points. My turn.

* Spoofed in an issue of Creator/PeterDavid's comic book ''ComicBook/SoulsearchersAndCompany'', where the opening caption reads: ''What if Soulsearchers And Company talked like 1960's Creator/HannaBarbera heroes?''

* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:
** In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Superman falls into this:
--->'''Supergirl:''' Why my father's name was Zor-El, your father's brother!\\

** Lampshaded in ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1972}} Supergirl Vol 1]]'' #1 when a blackmailer sees Supergirl swooping down on him:

** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'' this was done in tongue-in-cheek fashion when Comicbook/TheSpectre and Fatalist turn up:

* In ''Comicbook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' Comicbook/LexLuthor sometimes falls into due to his hamminess.
-->'''Lex:''' And, Franchise/{{Superman}}... My greatest enemy... is you!

--> '''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]:''' The kids... They've turned old! And those other kids are dancing out of control!\\

* ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}''

* In ''Franchise/{{Star Wars|Expanded Universe}}: [[ComicBook/DarkEmpire Empire's End]]'', Palpatine has an announcement to make after Han Solo has shot him: "The Corellian has killed me."
** ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire'' also contains a [[Administrivia/NotAnExample non-example]]: When Palpatine is about to pass his spirit into a fresh clone body, Luke walks in, revealing his status as a FakeDefector and his intent to destroy all the clones in the room, preventing Palpatine's perpetuation. Palpatine's response ("Very well... then I must '''die'''.") is not a case of stating the obvious, but rather a challenge for Luke to BringIt. [[spoiler: He brings it, but it's not enough.]]

** ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire'' also contains a [[NotAnExample non-example]]: When Palpatine is about to pass his spirit into a fresh clone body, Luke walks in, revealing his status as a FakeDefector and his intent to destroy all the clones in the room, preventing Palpatine's perpetuation. Palpatine's response ("Very well... then I must '''die'''.") is not a case of stating the obvious, but rather a challenge for Luke to BringIt. [[spoiler: He brings it, but it's not enough.]]

* In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', Tails' Captain Obvious statements did not go unnoticed by SonicTheHedgehog.

* Spoofed in an issue of Creator/PeterDavid's comic book ''Soulsearchers & Company'', where the opening caption reads: ''What if Soulsearchers And Company talked like 1960's Creator/HannaBarbera heroes?''

* Xavier is well aware that he's saying something obvious, but he says it anyway, as it does not seem so obvious to Magneto: he's not God.
* Pym tells the Wasp that everything is OK, that she's going to be fine. Hawkeye pointed: "She's '''not''' OK. '''She's dead'''."

--> '''Robin:''' The kids... They've turned old! And those other kids are dancing out of control!\\

** During ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInTheEightGrade'', Supergirl, Lena and Belinda track Streaky down and find a huge hole in the floor.