History CanonForeigner / ComicBooks

* The ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' [[ComicBook/MortalKombat comic]] by Malibu, in addition to featuring drastically different portrayals of canonical characters (the original Sub-Zero and Baraka were both good guys, while Kitana is romantically involved with Kung Lao instead of Liu Kang), also featured several characters exclusive to the books such as Hydro, a Lin-Kuei ally of Sub-Zero and the twins Sing and Sang. [[CListFodder Most of them were written so that the characters could use their Fatalities without killing any of the major characters from the games.]] Hydro later showed up in the ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy'' web-series made to promote [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 the reboot]].

* If Franchise/TheSmurfs comic books are considered the official canon (and they most likely are in Europe), then the American-produced [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs cartoon show]] and [[Film/TheSmurfs film series]] have characters that are considered foreigners to it, which also include the human allies of the Smurfs as well as the villains created by Hanna-Barbera and Sony Pictures. For the Smurf characters of all three continuities to be present together, they would have to appear in MerchandiseDriven stories such as the ''Smurfs Village'' game app for the Apple iPad and Android.

** When Creator/MarvelComics had the license to publish ComicBook/{{Godzilla|KingOfTheMonsters1977}} comics back in the 70's, they didn't have the rights to any of Toho's other monsters, so writer [[ComicBook/MoonKnight Doug Moench]] had to invent new antagonists for Godzilla (apart from also having him spar with Marvel's established super-heroes, naturally). These included the ape-man Yetrigar, the monster-making mad scientist Dr. Demonicus, the alien Megans, and the giant robot Red Ronin -- all of whom are still part of Marvel continuity and have reappeared sporadically over the years (with Demonicus showing up to menace ComicBook/IronMan and the ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers). Heck, the Megans even got their own ''action figure'' in the 1990's ''WesternAnimation/SilverSurfer'' cartoon tie-in line.

** ''Comicbook/SonicTheComic'' (alternately known as ''Fleetway Sonic'') contained many canon foreigners, based on the various critters released from Badniks in the first Sonic game, such as Johnny Lightfoot (a rabbit) and [[PunnyName Porker Lewis]] (a pig). It also included squirrel turned invincible Badnik "Shortfuse the Cybernik", Amy's close friend Tekno the Canary, Ebony the cat, and a whole legion of MechaMooks known as "Troopers" amongst many other canon foreigners.
* The ''Comicbook/MegaManArchieComics'' series also introduced a few new characters, including Dr. Lalinde and her creation Quake Woman.
* Campion Bond of ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. When every other character, no matter how background or minor, is taken from a work of Victorian literature, it is a shock to find a main character that's completely original (although an ancestor of Literature/JamesBond). Other Canon Foreigners are ancestors of other fictional characters, like the ancestor of [[Film/TheBigLebowski The Dude]] who makes a brief appearance in [[AllThereInTheManual The New Traveler's Almanac]]. More prominently, William Sampson, the League's cabbie, is the father of the Wolf of Kabul, from ''The Hotspur''.

* ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures''

* In the early 90s, ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' published a series of comic adaptations of whatever game Nintendo was hyping during the year. They published ''Comicbook/SuperMarioAdventures'' (loosely based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'') and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' in 1992, ''VideoGame/{{Star Fox|1}}'' in 1993, and ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' in 1994. Each comic took liberties with their source material by introducing new characters such as Floyd the salesman in ''Super Mario'', Roam the archer in ''Zelda'' (who is incidentally an {{expy}} of "Jet Link" from ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}''), Fara Phoenix in ''Star Fox'', and Armstrong Houston in ''Super Metroid''.
* Marvel loved to do this in the 1980s with their adaptations from other media. They seemed to enjoy introducing relatives to certain characters; fathers, sons, and brothers, ESPECIALLY brothers! In ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'', Questar's brother pops up at the end of the 1st issue.

* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}: The Monster Society of Evil'' (and its sequel series, ''ComicBook/BillyBatsonAndTheMagicOfShazam'') featured a blonde Comicbook/LoisLane {{Expy}} named Helen Fidelity, who was in a TwoPersonLoveTriangle with Captain Marvel, and who (to date) has never appeared in the main Fawcett and DC Comics continuities.

* The IDW series for {{Franchise/Transformers}} has introduced a few new characters to the G1 Continuity. ''ComicBook/TheTransformersAllHailMegatron'' introduced us to Drift and ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' as well as ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' created Rung, Fulcrum, Atomizer, Ambulon, Pharma, Tyrest and the Decepticon Justice Division. ''ComicBook/TheTransformersCombinerWars'' came around and also introduced the Mistress of Flame, the Protectobot Rook and Off Road (a character who was originally meant to be Ruckus but made into his own individual).
* When Creator/JackKirby introduced the second generation of the Newsboy Legion (the [[GenerationXerox virtually identical sons]] of their [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] counterparts) in the pages of ''[[Comicbook/JimmyOlsen Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]],'' he added an extra member, the scuba diver Flippa Dippa -- who is [[TokenMinority black.]]

** When Creator/MarvelComics had the license to publish Comicbook/{{Godzilla|KingOfTheMonsters1977}} comics back in the 70's, they didn't have the rights to any of Toho's other monsters, so writer [[ComicBook/MoonKnight Doug Moench]] had to invent new antagonists for Godzilla (apart from also having him spar with Marvel's established super-heroes, naturally). These included the ape-man Yetrigar, the monster-making mad scientist Dr. Demonicus, the alien Megans, and the giant robot Red Ronin -- all of whom are still part of Marvel continuity and have reappeared sporadically over the years (with Demonicus showing up to menace Comicbook/IronMan and the Comicbook/WestCoastAvengers). Heck, the Megans even got their own ''action figure'' in the 1990's ''WesternAnimation/SilverSurfer'' cartoon tie-in line.
** When Creator/DarkHorseComics picked up the rights in the 1980s, they followed in Marvel's footsteps by creating new opponents for Godzilla. Some monsters are a clear CaptainErsatz of a classic Toho monster, like Cybersaur (Mechagodzilla) and Soran (Rodan), but others are entirely original, like Bagorah and Burtannus.
** Shinomura in the ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' tie-in comic ''Godzilla: Awakening'', much like the [=MUTOs=] in the film itself.
** When Creator/IDWPublishing obtained the rights to Godzilla, unlike Marvel and Dark Horse they also managed to get permission to use a sizable number of other Toho monsters, allowing them to generally avert this trope. However, ''ComicBook/GodzillaRulersOfEarth'' has the Devonians and the Cryog, two non-Toho related alien species while Trilopod appears as their first non-Toho Kaiju.

* ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn''

* ComicBook/UltimateMarvel: has its [[CanonForeigner/UltimateMarvel own page]].
* In the comic book tie-ins (one produced in 2015 and one in 2016) to the animated to [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]] cartoon, zero relation to Ultimate Marvel, a few characters appeared exclusively to the series.
** In the 2015 story-line Rival Schools, The Maggia, an criminal organization, found out about SHIELD's young trainees program, they decided to come up with their own version to counteract them. The ones the team fight against in the story is their own ThePsychoRangers.
*** Arachnikid
*** Black Rabbit
*** Skull Punch
*** Overcharge
*** Dark Matter

* In the early 90s, ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' published a series of comic adaptations of whatever game Nintendo was hyping during the year. They published ''Comicbook/SuperMarioAdventures'' (loosely based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'') and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' in 1992, ''VideoGame/{{Star Fox|1}}'' in 1993, and ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' in 1994. Each comic took liberties with their source material by introducing new characters such as Floyd the salesman in ''Super Mario'', Roam the archer in ''Zelda'' (who is incidentally an {{expy}} of "[[NamesTheSame Jet Link]]" from ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}''), Fara Phoenix in ''Star Fox'', and Armstrong Houston in ''Super Metroid''.

* DC Comics' ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' book introduced the [[ThePsychoRangers Powerpunk Girls]], who are popular in fan fiction. This one is rather debatable, since they were meant to show up in the TV series. But due to over-blowing their budget, the creators weren't able to make the episode and gave it to DC for a [[MilestoneCelebration 50th issue anniversary special]].

** The story of a one-shot comic taking place after the original ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' revolved around Speck, the puppy Andy got at the end of the movie. This was written years before ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', which introduced his canon equivalent, Buster.

* The [[ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures comic book tie-ins]] to ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' had a few original villains who never appeared in the show, such as Mr. Nice and the Japanese assassin Kit Nozawa (though the former did eventually show up in a few issues of ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'').

** Peter David attempted to add his own original characters, such as protocol officer R.J. Blaise, security officer Fouton, navigator Kathy Li, and a recurring villain, the Salla. Paramount (and [[ExecutiveMeddling Richard Arnold in particular]]) wasn't happy with anything taking focus away from the original cast, even though these characters existed primarily to play off of that cast (Blaise and the Salla for Kirk, Fouton for Chekov, and Li for Sulu), and Arnold ordered these characters removed by the end of the "Trial of James T. Kirk" arc. David, frustrated over his scripts getting rejected by Arnold, submitted a particularly violent story under the pen name ''[[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Robert Bruce Banner]]'', which ''was'' accepted. Concluding that his issues with Arnold had [[ItsPersonal become personal]], David quit the series following the "Return of the Worthy" arc, on which he collaborated with Bill Mumy; the "Banner" story would get published (under David's name) a few issues later. David did get to write a few more DC ''Star Trek'' issues (notably, the TNG portion of ''The Modala Imperative'', and a ''Star Trek'' Special that allowed him to give R.J. Blaise a proper send-off).

* In the late 1980s, Creator/DCComics did a ''Franchise/DocSavage'' series that centres around Doc being moved through time to the present day. The series included Doc's grandson and a team of new aides Doc assembled (as his original aides were now all old men). While interesting, these characters are unlikely to appear in any other version of the Literature/DocSavage saga.

* In the late 1980s, Creator/DCComics did a ''Franchise/DocSavage'' series that centres around Doc being moved through time to the present day. The series included Doc's grandson and a team of new aides Doc assembled (as his original aides were now all old men). While interesting, these characters are unlikely to appear in any other version of the Franchise/DocSavage saga.

* ''ComicBook/MalibuComicsStreetFighter'' had Nida, a woman who blames Ryu for her father's death. If the comic had continued [[spoiler: it would have turned out to have been an [[EvilKnockoff evil clone]] created by M. Bison]].

** When Creator/MarvelComics had the license to publish [[Comicbook/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters Godzilla]] comics back in the 70's, they didn't have the rights to any of Toho's other monsters, so writer [[ComicBook/MoonKnight Doug Moench]] had to invent new antagonists for Godzilla (apart from also having him spar with Marvel's established super-heroes, naturally). These included the ape-man Yetrigar, the monster-making mad scientist Dr. Demonicus, the alien Megans, and the giant robot Red Ronin -- all of whom are still part of Marvel continuity and have reappeared sporadically over the years (with Demonicus showing up to menace Comicbook/IronMan and the Comicbook/WestCoastAvengers). Heck, the Megans even got their own ''action figure'' in the 1990's ''WesternAnimation/SilverSurfer'' cartoon tie-in line.

* Campion Bond of ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. When every other character, no matter how background or minor, is taken from a work of Victorian literature, it is a shock to find a main character that's completely original, although an ancestor of Literature/JamesBond). Other Canon Foreigners are ancestors of other fictional characters, like the ancestor of [[Film/TheBigLebowski The Dude]] who makes a brief appearance in [[AllThereInTheManual The New Traveler's Almanac]]. More prominently, William Sampson, the League's cabbie, is the father of the Wolf of Kabul, from ''The Hotspur''.

* In the comic book tie-ins (one produced in 2015 and one in 2016) to the animated to WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} cartoon, zero relation to Ultimate Marvel, a few characters appeared exclusively to the series.

* Archie's ''Comicbook/MegaMan'' series also introduced a few new characters, including Dr. Lalinde and her creation Quake Woman.