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* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': The "ComicBook/PublicEnemies" arc provides some belated comeuppance for Lex Luthor's term as [[PresidentEvil President]]. After spending his term flouting the law and abusing his position to cause harm to his enemies (such as getting his ex-wife killed or framing Bruce Wayne for the murder of Vesper Fairchild), Luthor's hatred of Superman proves to be his undoing when his attempt to destroy the Man of Steel using Apokoliptian battle armor results in everyone seeing his true colors as an unstable madman and they summarily have him impeached.

* The finale of the first arc of ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier'' has Savitar finally pay for his actions in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', which resulted in the destruction of Sanctuary, the deaths of several heroes, and ComicBook/WallyWest being [[FrameUp set up to take the fall]]. Namely, through Wally himself effortlessly catching up to and beating him - after giving him a 3-second head start.

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Geoffrey St. John got away with committing treason, which included a long list of actions such as letting Dr. Robotnik usurp the kingdom because he was pardoned by his then recently crowned master, Ixis Naugus. When Naugus' plan to use MindControl on the Council of Acorn fails and Geoffrey finally sees Naugus for what he is, he tries to appeal to Naugus to change his ways and gets [[GrandTheftMe possessed]] by Naugus. Now that the book has gone through a ContinuityReboot, Geoffrey's ultimate fate is unclear, but he's no longer relevant to the book. Though it's very possible that he's been [[RetGone wiped from existence]] [[ScrewedByTheLawyers due to the lawsuit that resulted in said reboot]].
** Thrash the Devil threw the ''entire'' echidna race into an unknown dimension out of revenge for him and his race being experimented on, nevermind that many of the echidnas were completely innocent. Knuckles, Sonic, and Amy tried to force him into revealing their location, but he escaped. It can be assumed that, [[ScrewedByTheLawyers because of the lawsuit]], Thrash ended facing the very same fate he inflicted on the echidnas, gone and never coming back.

** Jughead in a story takes part in a Photo Club contest and messes up the others' pictures (running over Archie and breaking his camera, accidentally mixing his Ice Cream with Dilton's film) and winds up winning the contest, due to being the only one who entered. As he celebrates his winnings, Archie and Reggie invite him over, ending with Moose behind a corner ready with a club.

* ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' had the ''Thunderworld'' one-shot take place in a universe based on classic ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' (to the point of Billy Batson's alter ego still being called Captain Marvel with nary a care for possible litigious retaliation from Creator/MarvelComics also having a Captain Marvel) where the villains are Dr. Sivana and [[AllianceOfAlternates several counterparts of himself from other worlds]]. One of the Sivanas is a SerialKiller who succeeded in defeating his world's counterpart to Earth's Mightiest Mortal by using time travel to slaughter Billy Batson before he gained his powers and gets away in the end to continue killing other people in the multiverse when the other Sivanas are beaten. He eventually gets his comeuppance during the series' conclusion when he wanders into the ComicBook/JusticeRiders universe and gets shot in the head.

* ''ComicBook/{{Avengers}}'' #200 infamously ended with the Avengers bidding ComicBook/CarolDanvers a fond farewell with Marcus Kang, a man who basically raped Carol. ''Avengers'' Annual #10 later brought Carol back, revealing that [[OffscreenKarma Marcus died]] a short while after she left with him and having her scream at her useless ex-teammates for none of them doing anything about the fact she'd been raped and brainwashed. And most distressingly of all, that all of them took everything Marcus said at face value. Carol doesn't return to the Avengers, choosing to stick with the X-Men, as the Avengers shamefully leave realizing they betrayed one of their friends.

* ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' had the ''Thunderworld'' one-shot take place in a universe based on classic ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' (to the point of Billy Batson's alter ego still being called Captain Marvel with nary a care for possible litigious retaliation from Creator/MarvelComics also having a Captain Marvel) where the villains are Dr. Sivana and several counterparts of himself from other worlds. One of the Sivanas is a SerialKiller who succeeded in defeating his world's counterpart to Earth's Mightiest Mortal by using time travel to slaughter Billy Batson before he gained his powers and gets away in the end to continue killing other people in the multiverse when the other Sivanas are beaten. He eventually gets his comeuppance during the series' conclusion when he wanders into the ComicBook/JusticeRiders universe and gets shot in the head.

* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': The "ComicBook/PublicEnemies" arc provides some belated comeuppance for Lex Luthor's term as [[PresidentEvil President]]. After spending his term flouting the law and abusing his position to cause harm to his enemies (such as getting his ex-wife killed or framing Bruce Wayne for the murder of Vesper Fairchild), Luthor's hatred of Superman proves to be his undoing when his attempt to destroy the Man of Steel using Apokoliptian battle armor results in everyone seeing his true colors as an unstable madman and summarily have him impeached.

* ''ComicBook/GothamCentral'' ends with it's BigBad [[spoiler:Jim Corrigan]] getting off the hook with his many crimes (including [[spoiler:murdering Crispus Allen]]) [[OffOnATechnicality because of a variety of circumstances and prior mistakes by the MCU]], and while he gets beaten severely, humiliated, and nearly killed by Renee, it's still made clear that there's nothing legally that can be done to bring him to justice and [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim Renee ultimately can't bring herself to kill him]]. Later comics, however, show that [[spoiler:Corrigan's]] actions and the things he did suffer [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome end up having realistic consequences]]; when he see him again, he's a broken, miserable man drinking himself into an early grave after the beating he got from Renee left him both mentally and physically traumatized and the fact his crimes are an OpenSecret ruined his life. [[spoiler:And then his sins ''really'' catch up to him, as Crispus' son, Malcolm Allen, gets ahold of his father's old service pistol and corners Corrigan in an alleyway, vengefully shooting him dead.]]

* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': The "ComicBook/PublicEnemies" arc provides some belated comeuppance for Lex Luthor's term as [[PresidentEvil President]]. After spending his term flouting the law and abusing his position to cause harm to his enemies (such as getting his wife killed or framing Bruce Wayne for the murder of Vesper Fairchild), Luthor's hatred of Superman proves to be his undoing when his attempt to destroy the Man of Steel using Apokoliptian battle armor results in everyone seeing his true colors as an unstable madman and summarily have him impeached.

* ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' had the ''Thunderworld'' one-shot take place in a universe based on classic ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' (to the point of Billy Batson's alter ego still being called Captain Marvel with nary a care for possible litigious retaliation from Creator/MarvelComics also having a Captain Marvel) where the villains are Dr. Sivana and several counterparts of himself from other worlds. One of the Sivanas is a SerialKiller who succeeded in defeating his world's counterpart to Earth's Mightiest Mortal by using time travel to slaughter Billy Batson before he gained his powers and gets away in the end to continue killing other people in the multiverse when the other Sivanas are beaten. He eventually gets his comeuppance during the series' conclusion when he wanders into the Justice Riders universe and gets shot in the head.

* ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} ended with [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ozymandias]] killing three million people as part of a GenghisGambit for world peace [[MeaninglessVillainVictory and getting away with it, only to discover his efforts merely delayed]] WorldWarIII]]. In the sequel ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', [[spoiler:he's shot by [[TokenEvilTeammate the Comedian]] only for Rorschach to [[SaveTheVillain stop the bleeding so he can be judged for his crimes]], and Ozymandias spends the rest of his life in prison [[DarkMessiah instead of becoming a martyr like he wanted]].]]

* ''ComicBook/GothamCentral'' ends with it's BigBad [[spoiler:Jim Corrigan]] getting off the hook with his many crimes (including [[spoiler:murdering Crispus Allen]]) [[OffOnATechnicality because of a variety of circumstances and prior mistakes by the MCU]], and while he gets beaten severely, humiliated, and nearly killed by Renee, it's still made clear that there's nothing legally that can be done to bring him to justice and [[Renee ultimately can't bring herself to kill him]]. Later comics, however, show that [[spoiler:Corrigan's]] actions and the things he did suffer [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome end up having realistic consequences]]; when he see him again, he's a broken, miserable man drinking himself into an early grave after the beating he got from Renee left him both mentally and physically traumatized and the fact his crimes are an OpenSecret ruined his life. [[spoiler:And then his sins ''really'' catch up to him, as Crispus' son, Malcolm Allen, gets ahold of his father's old service pistol and corners Corrigan in an alleyway, vengefully shooting him dead.]]

* In the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, there's Henry Peter Gyrich, an ObstructiveBureaucrat who has attempted numerous times to destroy the superhuman populace or at least control them. After years of this man's meddling and always getting away with it, he finally meets his end in ''ComicBook/{{SWORD}}'' when Abigail Brand, fed up with his incompetence within ORCHIS, has him [[ThrownOutTheAirlock shot out of an airlock]]. Despite this breaking one of Krakoa's three main laws, no one's really willing to actually want to try and convict her.

* ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} ended with [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ozymandias]] killing three million people as part of a GenghisGambit for world peace [[PyrrhicVillainy and getting away with it, only to discover his efforts merely delayed]] WorldWarIII]]. In the sequel ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', [[spoiler:he's shot by [[TokenEvilTeammate the Comedian]] only for Rorschach to [[SaveTheVillain stop the bleeding so he can be judged for his crimes]], and Ozymandias spends the rest of his life in prison [[DarkMessiah instead of becoming a martyr like he wanted]].]]

* In the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, there's Henry Peter Gyrich, an ObstructiveBureaucrat who has attempted numerous times to destroy the superhuman populace or at least control them. After years of this man's meddling and always getting away with it, he finally meets his end in ''ComicBook/{{SWORD}}'' when Abigail Brand, fed up with his incompetence within ORCHIS, has him [[ThrownOutAnAirlock shot out of an airlock]]. Despite this breaking one of Krakoa's three main laws, no one's really willing to actually want to try and convict her.