Funny / Secret Wars (1984)

• The maxi-series starts off on the right foot, with classic FF banter at the heart of some of the very first dialogue. When Mister Fantastic gives his typical long-winded explanation for how the heroes suddenly found themselves transported there (with the Banner-guided Hulk commenting "that's obvious, Richards!"), the Human Torch advises a confused Spider-Man to just be patient until Reed explains to everyone else in "English", and then to the Thing in "two syllable words". Ben's only response is to tell Johnny to "shaddup and look awestruck like the rest of us".
• As Doom makes his way through Galactus's world-ship, he narrates every bit of his journey aloud. When Klaw asks him if he's taping himself, Doom replies that, as a matter of fact, he is. "Every utterance of Doom must be recorded for posterity!"
• At one point Doom tells Klaw that he needs his help. Klaw, understandably confused, asks what he wants.
  Doom: Come to the lab, I'm going to dissect you!
  Klaw: Oh, goody!
  • It should be noted, for those not familiar with the material, that Klaw's response was not him being a Deadpan Snarker. It was genuine enthusiasm.
• After Colossus is wounded in battle by the Wrecker, Iron Man calls out to the Human Torch to compel Zsaji, Johnny's alien girlfriend, to heal Piotr with her powers. The Torch doubts she can, as "(mutants) are a totally different species (from humans)". Iron Man (whose armor, it must be noted, is being worn by African-American James Rhodes during this event), quips "a guy who can burst into flame has doubts this chick from planet Mongo can help this mutant dude? Thank God he ain't black, huh?"
• A depowered Ben Grimm and arrowless Hawkeye find themselves trapped in a confrontation with the fully-powered but simple-minded Lizard and Klaw. We cut to follow the action of some other characters, and when we come back, we see these four engaged in a game of patty-cake.
  • The Lizard's reaction is priceless.
  "Disssturb our gamesss and the Lizard will dessstroy you!"
• The Lizard is actually a fountain of hilarity this series. After the Wasp wraps his wounds, he becomes quite exasperated by her ditzy chattering, causing him to call her crazy. Insulted, Jan demands he immediately apologize, threatening to sic Gucci (the world famous maker of crocodile skin goods) on him.
• As the X-Men approach Magneto's fortress, it cuts to ominous narration describing how Magneto is focusing enough power to level a city, for the purpose of... making Wasp a comb out of metal.
• Enchantress getting blind stinking drunk and randomly talking to herself... while still retaining her faux-Shakespearean speech patterns.
  "Innkeeper! Fetch me another flagon of mead! Fie, no one attends! I shall have to conjure my own mead again... or an innkeeper!"
• Reed finally finds a way to return the heroes home, but insists on explaining it.
  Spider-Man: Ah phooey, Reed! We just wanna go home!
  • And after Reed does explain it.
• When he can't find a rock tall enough to swing from, Spider Man hitches the leaping Hulk for a ride with his webs.
• In one splash scene featuring the villains, the Absorbing Man and Thunderball from the Wrecking Crew can be seen in the background, cheerily comparing their balls. No, not in that sense — they're comparing their weapons of choice: the Absorbing Man's prison ball-and-chain and Thunderball's wrecking ball.
• Enchantress needs to conjure a water elemental in secret... and does so in the villains' bathroom. She has to end the spell quickly when the Absorbing Man bangs on the locked door and screams "What, did'ja fall in? Anytime this year, Enchantress! We're not all immortal, you know!"
• When the rest of the heroes are buried under a mountain, Thor attempts to dig them out with Mjolnir. Later, when they're all reunited, he is horrified to learn that his efforts were detected by Mister Fantastic and Captain America as "a faint tapping sound".