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* ComicBook/BoosterGold had the misfortune of having this happen to him ''twice''. The first time, his series ended as a tie-in to the ''ComicBook/{{Millennium}}'' crossover event. The second time was a casualty of the ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' event that lead to The New 52.
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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler:Max Lord hijacking one of Batman's plans, Lord using his mind control powers to sic Superman on Batman when Bruce figures it out, and Wonder Woman killing Lord]].

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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler:Max [[spoiler:Maxwell Lord hijacking one of Batman's plans, Lord using his mind control powers to sic Superman on Batman when Bruce figures it out, and Wonder Woman killing Lord]].
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* ''Fanfic/PowerRangersWildFury'' did an adaptation of [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger its source material’s]] VS movie with Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger for its finale, so the cast of Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel put in an appearance to help defeat the BigBad,


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** The last episodes of ''Series/SpaceSheriffSharivan'' and Series/SpaceSheriffShaider are crossovers with their predecessors.
** Downplayed by Series/TokusouExceedraft, which has TheMentor to Series/TokkeiWinspector and Series/TokyuuShireiSolbrain in a guest role, who ceases to be important partway through the storyline.
** Series/JukkouBFighter ends with a two episode crossover with Series/TokusouRoboJanperson and Series/BlueSwat.
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A SisterTrope to FullyAbsorbedFinale; if the Grand Finale takes place entirely in a Crossover MiniSeries or another series, it fits that trope, not this one. However, if the early installments are billed as portions of the series that's ending, the fact that the final installment happens elsewhere need not disqualify an example. For that reason, be especially careful to avoid Administrivia/ZeroContextExamples when adding entries. Occasionally, this trope works as an InvertedTrope to Fully Absorbed Finale, as characters from another series show up and "take over'' the GrandFinale storyline.

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A SisterTrope to FullyAbsorbedFinale; if the Grand Finale takes place entirely in a Crossover MiniSeries or another series, it fits that trope, not this one. one - this trope is for when a series still ends in a normal way, but also crosses over with another series. However, if the early installments of a separate crossover are explicitly billed as portions of the series that's ending, the fact that the final installment happens elsewhere need not disqualify an example. For that reason, be especially careful to avoid Administrivia/ZeroContextExamples when adding entries. Occasionally, this trope works as an InvertedTrope to Fully Absorbed Finale, as characters from another series show up and "take over'' the GrandFinale storyline.

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* Creator/MarvelComics has done this twice over to ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' and related titles:
** "Avengers Disassembled" was more of a CrossThrough, ending the original incarnation of the main title and the ongoing volumes of ''ComicBook/IronMan'', ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'', and both ongoing ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' series using tie-ins to the Scarlet Witch's reality manipulations. While most of the books were quickly relaunched afterwards, Thor seemingly died at the end of his Disassembled storyline and didn't come back for several years.
** Over a decade earlier, Marvel used the ''ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}'' crossover to end the same books listed above, as well as ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', so that the books could be relaunched with [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn a different shared continuity]] and helmed by the Creator/ImageComics crew of Creator/JimLee and Creator/RobLiefeld. When Marvel decided to bring the "Heroes Reborn" books back with the ''ComicBook/HeroesReturn'' miniseries, all four series spent their final issues on an IntercontinuityCrossover with Lee's WildstormUniverse characters called "World War Three" before the opportunity vanished.
* Another casualty of Onslaught was the short-lived ''Green Goblin'' series about Phil Urich as a heroic Goblin. The Sentinel attack during Onslaught destroyed Phil's stolen Goblin equipment, which he didn't know how to reconstruct on his own, and thereby ended his career as a hero.
* The 2013 volumes of ''Cable and X-Force'' and ''Uncanny X-Force'' ended with a crossover storyline between the two books.
* A {{Paratext}} example: In 1968, two of Creator/MarvelComics' anthology series became solo series for two of their stars: ''Tales to Astonish'' became ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''Tales of Suspense'' became ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''. Meanwhile the two co-starring characters in those books, Prince Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner and ComicBook/IronMan, got new books starting with #1. To assist in the transition, there was a one-issue comic ''Iron Man & Sub-Mariner'', which contained the second half of each of their stories which had started in the previous issues of ''Suspense'' and ''Astonish'', respectively, allowing their solo books to launch a month later than their respective co-stars'.
* The final issues of the first volumes of ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'', ''New Avengers'', and ''Mighty Avengers'' ended with tie-ins to ''ComicBook/{{Siege}}'', because the event radically altered the status quo crucial to these books' premises. (''New Avengers'' also had a special finale one-shot tying into the same event.) The final issue of ''Dark Avengers'' and the ''New Avengers: Finale'' one shot each provide epilogues to the crossover MiniSeries.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' ended its best-known run by Creator/MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch by bringing in virtually every other hero in the UltimateUniverse, normally relatively self-contained, for the final battle against ComicBook/{{Loki}} and the monsters of Asgard.

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* Creator/MarvelComics has done this twice over to ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' A {{Paratext}} example: In 1968, two of Creator/MarvelComics' anthology series became solo series for two of their stars: ''ComicBook/TalesToAstonish'' became ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk1968'' and related titles:
''ComicBook/TalesOfSuspense'' became ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''. Meanwhile the two co-starring characters in those books, Prince Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner and ComicBook/IronMan, got new books starting with #1. To assist in the transition, there was a one-issue comic ''Iron Man & Sub-Mariner'', which contained the second half of each of their stories which had started in the previous issues of ''Suspense'' and ''Astonish'', respectively, allowing their solo books to launch a month later than their respective co-stars'.
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
** "Avengers Disassembled" ''ComicBook/AvengersDisassembled'' was more of a CrossThrough, ending the original incarnation of the main title and the ongoing volumes of ''ComicBook/IronMan'', ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'', and both ongoing ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' series using tie-ins to the Scarlet Witch's reality manipulations. While most of the books were quickly relaunched afterwards, Thor seemingly died at the end of his Disassembled storyline and didn't come back for several years.
** Over ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' ended its run by setting up the ComicBook/{{AXIS}} crossover, after which it will be relaunched as part of a decade earlier, ReTool.
** Marvel's ''Avengers Assemble'' title was basically reserved as the series for crossover stories, and fittingly ended with a tie-in to the company's ''ComicBook/{{Inhumanity}}'' event.
* ''ComicBook/Druid1995'': The Creator/MarvelComics miniseries ended when the characters from ''ComicBook/{{Hellstorm}}'' showed up and killed Doctor Druid, the VillainProtagonist.
* ''ComicBook/IronFist'': ''ComicBook/IronFist1975'' finished its run with a simple FullyAbsorbedFinale in ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'', where ComicBook/SpiderMan appears mostly to get swatted out of the way while IF has his final duel with his ArchEnemy, the Steel Serpent. The crossover elements themselves add little or nothing to the finale, which is what keeps it out of this trope.
* ''ComicBook/LukeCage'': The finale of the 1970s ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' series in the 1970s brought in ComicBook/IronFist and his supporting cast, revealing that Iron Fist's archfoe had he evidence to clear Cage's name (and end the "framed fugitive" plotline of Cage's solo adventures). The book was then relaunched as ''Power Man and Iron Fist''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}'':
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Marvel used the ''ComicBook/{{Onslaught}}'' ''Onslaught'' crossover to end the same books listed above, as well as ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', so that the books could be relaunched with [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn a different shared continuity]] and helmed by the Creator/ImageComics crew of Creator/JimLee and Creator/RobLiefeld. When Marvel decided to bring the "Heroes Reborn" books back with the ''ComicBook/HeroesReturn'' miniseries, all four series spent their final issues on an IntercontinuityCrossover with Lee's WildstormUniverse Creator/{{Wildstorm}} Universe characters called "World War Three" before the opportunity vanished.
* ** Another casualty of Onslaught was the short-lived ''Green Goblin'' ''ComicBook/GreenGoblin'' series about Phil Urich as a heroic Goblin. The Sentinel attack during Onslaught destroyed Phil's stolen Goblin equipment, which he didn't know how to reconstruct on his own, and thereby ended his career as a hero.
* The 2013 volumes of ''Cable and X-Force'' and ''Uncanny X-Force'' ended with a crossover storyline between the two books.
* A {{Paratext}} example: In 1968, two of Creator/MarvelComics' anthology series became solo series for two of their stars: ''Tales to Astonish'' became ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''Tales of Suspense'' became ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''. Meanwhile the two co-starring characters in those books, Prince Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner and ComicBook/IronMan, got new books starting with #1. To assist in the transition, there was a one-issue comic ''Iron Man & Sub-Mariner'', which contained the second half of each of their stories which had started in the previous issues of ''Suspense'' and ''Astonish'', respectively, allowing their solo books to launch a month later than their respective co-stars'.
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''ComicBook/{{Siege}}'': The final issues of the first volumes of ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'', ''New Avengers'', and ''Mighty Avengers'' ended with tie-ins to ''ComicBook/{{Siege}}'', ''Siege'', because the event radically altered the status quo crucial to these books' premises. (''New Avengers'' also had a special finale one-shot tying into the same event.) The final issue of ''Dark Avengers'' and the ''New Avengers: Finale'' one shot each provide epilogues to the crossover MiniSeries.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': ''ComicBook/WebOfSpiderMan'' was cancelled during ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' in the 90s, with issue #129, with the last part of the arc "Time Bomb".
* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'':
''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' ended its best-known run by Creator/MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch by bringing in virtually every other hero in the UltimateUniverse, normally relatively self-contained, for the final battle against ComicBook/{{Loki}} and the monsters of Asgard.



* The Creator/MarvelComics miniseries ''Druid'' ended when the characters from ''Hellstorm'' showed up and killed Doctor Druid, the VillainProtagonist.
* The finale of the 1970s ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' series in the 1970s brought in ComicBook/IronFist and his supporting cast, revealing that Iron Fist's archfoe had he evidence to clear Cage's name (and end the "framed fugitive" plotline of Cage's solo adventures). The book was then relaunched as ''Power Man and Iron Fist''.
** By contrast, ''Iron Fist'' finished its Seventies run with a simple FullyAbsorbedFinale in ''Marvel Team-Up'', where ComicBook/SpiderMan appears mostly to get swatted out of the way while IF has his final duel with his ArchEnemy, the Steel Serpent. The crossover elements themselves add little or nothing to the finale, which is what keeps it out of this trope.
* Marvel's ''Avengers Assemble'' title was basically reserved as the series for crossover stories, and fittingly ended with a tie-in to the company's "Inhumanity" event.
* ''Comicbook/UncannyAvengers'' ended its run by setting up the Comicbook/{{Axis}} crossover, after which it will be relaunched as part of a ReTool.

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* ''ComicBook/XForce2013'': The Creator/MarvelComics miniseries ''Druid'' ended when the characters from ''Hellstorm'' showed up 2013 volumes of ''Cable and killed Doctor Druid, the VillainProtagonist.
* The finale of the 1970s ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' series in the 1970s brought in ComicBook/IronFist
X-Force'' and his supporting cast, revealing that Iron Fist's archfoe had he evidence to clear Cage's name (and end the "framed fugitive" plotline of Cage's solo adventures). The book was then relaunched as ''Power Man and Iron Fist''.
** By contrast, ''Iron Fist'' finished its Seventies run with a simple FullyAbsorbedFinale in ''Marvel Team-Up'', where ComicBook/SpiderMan appears mostly to get swatted out of the way while IF has his final duel with his ArchEnemy, the Steel Serpent. The crossover elements themselves add little or nothing to the finale, which is what keeps it out of this trope.
* Marvel's ''Avengers Assemble'' title was basically reserved as the series for crossover stories, and fittingly
''Uncanny X-Force'' ended with a tie-in to crossover storyline between the company's "Inhumanity" event.
* ''Comicbook/UncannyAvengers'' ended its run by setting up the Comicbook/{{Axis}} crossover, after which it will be relaunched as part of a ReTool.
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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler:Max Lord hijacking one of Batman's plans, Lord using his mind control powers to sic Superman on Batman when Bruce figures it out, and Wonder Woman killing Lord]].

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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler:Max Lord hijacking one of Batman's plans, Lord using his mind control powers to sic Superman on Batman when Bruce figures it out, and Wonder Woman killing Lord]].
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*** And now they're doing it again, relaunching every current title and ending certain series entirely with the ''Cataclsym'' crossover featuring the mainstream MarvelUniverse version of Galactus merging with his Ultimate counterpart to menace everyone.

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*** And now they're doing it again, relaunching every current title and ending certain series entirely with the ''Cataclsym'' crossover featuring the mainstream MarvelUniverse Franchise/MarvelUniverse version of Galactus merging with his Ultimate counterpart to menace everyone.
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** The original series ended with a StoryArc tying in to the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'' crossover, showing how the loss of legal and public support for superheroes left the title's characters vulnerable to a [[KillEmAll murderous attack by one of their old enemies.]]

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** The original series ended with a StoryArc tying in to the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'' crossover, showing how the loss of legal and public support for superheroes left the title's characters vulnerable to a [[KillEmAll murderous attack by one of their old enemies.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'' is the GrandFinale of the [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse DCAMU]], and brings together characters from the previous films together to fight Darkseid such as Justice League Dark, the main [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar Justice League]], the [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTheJudasContract Teen Titans]] and the [[[WesternAnimation/SuicideSquadHellToPay Suicide Squad]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'' is the GrandFinale of the [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse DCAMU]], and brings together characters from the previous films together to fight Darkseid such as Justice League Dark, the main [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar Justice League]], the [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTheJudasContract Teen Titans]] and the [[[[WesternAnimation/SuicideSquadHellToPay Suicide Squad]].

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** While most MCU films could be considered crossovers to a certain extent, the ''Avengers'' films have taken this UpToEleven, and with [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar one exception]] they've each served as the GrandFinale of their respective phases of the MCU.

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** While most MCU films could be considered crossovers to a certain extent, the ''Avengers'' films have taken this UpToEleven, and films, with [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar one exception]] they've exception]], have each served as the GrandFinale of their respective phases of the MCU.

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* ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' is the finale of the (first) trilogy of solo ''Spider-Man'' films in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, and is an IntercontinuityCrossover with the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.

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** The original series ended with a StoryArc tying in to the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DC}}'' crossover, showing how the loss of legal and public support for superheroes left the title's characters vulnerable to a [[KillEmAll murderous attack by one of their old enemies.]]

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** The original series ended with a StoryArc tying in to the ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DC}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'' crossover, showing how the loss of legal and public support for superheroes left the title's characters vulnerable to a [[KillEmAll murderous attack by one of their old enemies.]]
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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler: Wonder Woman killing Max Lord]].

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** Likewise, the death knell for ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler: [[spoiler:Max Lord hijacking one of Batman's plans, Lord using his mind control powers to sic Superman on Batman when Bruce figures it out, and Wonder Woman killing Max Lord]].
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* Overlapping with FullyAbsorbedFinale, the Creator/ChrisCarter show ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' finished up in an episode of ''[[Series/TheXFiles The X Files]]'' despite there being no previous indication that the two were part of a SharedUniverse.

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* Overlapping with FullyAbsorbedFinale, the Creator/ChrisCarter show ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' ''Series/Millennium1996'' finished up in an episode of ''[[Series/TheXFiles The X Files]]'' despite there being no previous indication that the two were part of a SharedUniverse.
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** Likewise, the death knell for ''JLA'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler: Wonder Woman killing Max Lord]].

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** Likewise, the death knell for ''JLA'' ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' started with ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'', culminating in the events of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' seeing that version of the League shut down between word of the Power Pact's mindwiping getting out and the Big Three's falling out from [[spoiler: Wonder Woman killing Max Lord]].
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* The last two episodes of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'' have [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi, Yamato]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke, Ken]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]] coming together with some spacetime thing to fight against Quartzmon. (It's not only them: Mimi and Ruki appeared some episodes before, the main episode itself includes brief cameos of Jou, Tentomon and Chackmon with Takeru, Hikari, Ryo, Miyako and others appearing as shilouettes in the beginning, while it's stated they're fighting Quartzmon's minions around the world).

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* The last two episodes of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'' have [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi, Yamato]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke, Ken]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Masaru]] coming together with some spacetime thing to fight against Quartzmon. (It's not only them: Mimi and Ruki appeared some episodes before, the main episode itself includes brief cameos of Jou, Tentomon and Chackmon with Takeru, Hikari, Ryo, Miyako and others appearing as shilouettes in the beginning, while it's stated they're fighting Quartzmon's minions around the world).
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* The finale of the 1970s ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' series in the 1970s brought in [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]] and his supporting cast, revealing that Iron Fist's archfoe had he evidence to clear Cage's name (and end the "framed fugitive" plotline of Cage's solo adventures). The book was then relaunched as ''Power Man and Iron Fist''.

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* The finale of the 1970s ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' series in the 1970s brought in [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]] ComicBook/IronFist and his supporting cast, revealing that Iron Fist's archfoe had he evidence to clear Cage's name (and end the "framed fugitive" plotline of Cage's solo adventures). The book was then relaunched as ''Power Man and Iron Fist''.
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* Creator/DCComics is perhaps the primary example of this trope. From the 1980s to the 1990s, they had annual CrisisCrossover stories which launched books. Because titles were renewed on a yearly basis, a title spinning out of one annual crossover was often ended during a tie-in to the next one. In particular, several books launched during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'' were cancelled during ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'' tie-ins.

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* Creator/DCComics is perhaps the primary example of this trope. From the 1980s to the 1990s, they had annual CrisisCrossover stories which launched books. Because titles were renewed on a yearly basis, a title spinning out of one annual crossover was often ended during a tie-in to the next one. In particular, several books launched during ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'' ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' were cancelled during ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'' tie-ins.



* ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'' not only played this trope straight, but also had a few [[SeriesFauxnale Crossover]] ''[[SeriesFauxnale Fauxnales]]''.

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** The finale itself is also this as several characters from other shows, most of whom originated on Arrow before moving onto the various spinoffs appear to help wrap things up.

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* A few of the Showa-era ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series had classic Riders showing up at the end to help the hero save the day, ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' being a notable one as the last one. ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' had a [[PostScriptSeason Post-Script Two-Parter]] that brought in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', cameo'd the other Heisei Riders and introduced Series/KamenRiderGaim. This was repeated for the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', where Series/KamenRiderGhost makes his debut TV appearance; and the final episode of ''Kamen Rider Ghost'', where Series/KamenRiderExAid and his prototype, Kamen Rider Genm, make their debut TV appearances. ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', the final series of the franchise's Heisei era, is a season-long crossover with every past Heisei series.

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* A few of the Showa-era ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series had classic Riders showing up at the end to help the hero save the day, ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' being a notable one as the last one. ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' had a [[PostScriptSeason Post-Script Two-Parter]] that brought in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', cameo'd the other Heisei Riders and introduced Series/KamenRiderGaim. This was repeated for the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', where Series/KamenRiderGhost makes his debut TV appearance; and the final episode of ''Kamen Rider Ghost'', where Series/KamenRiderExAid and his prototype, Kamen Rider Genm, make their debut TV appearances. appearances.
** Averted in ''V3'', while the original Riders were recurring characters, the finale was left to V3 himself. More closely averted in ''X'', while V3 and Rider 2 returned to assist X-Rider in the latter episodes, all three Riders split up to find the BigBad. Of course, it is X-Rider who takes down the BigBad in the very last episode, which doesn't even feature as much as cameo from the other Riders.
** The last few episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'' brings back the previous Riders one by one before all seven assemble to take down the Great Leader. Also counted is the Post-Script RecapEpisode which sees the seven dealing with TheRemnant.
** ''Series/KamenRiderSkyrider'' brought back the seven Riders as recurring characters mid-season, with all eight assembling again to face the Great Leader in the finale.
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* ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'' not only played this trope straight, but also had a few [[SeriesFauxnale Crossover]] ''[[SeriesFauxnale Fauxnales]]''.
** ''Team Titans'' a ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' spin-off, ends with a crossover book with their mysterious leader Monarch -- who would go on to become BigBad Extant -- preparing for their FaceHeelTurn.
** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' and ''Legionaries'' both ended with the storyline "End of an Era", which saw the pre-Crisis/post-Crisis Legion being erased. The Zero Issues launch a new continuity.
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* The last two episodes of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' have [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi, Yamato]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke, Ken]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]] coming together with some spacetime thing to fight against Quartzmon. (It's not only them: Mimi and Ruki appeared some episodes before, the main episode itself includes brief cameos of Jou, Tentomon and Chackmon with Takeru, Hikari, Ryo, Miyako and others appearing as shilouettes in the beginning, while it's stated they're fighting Quartzmon's minions around the world).

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* The last two episodes of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'' have [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi, Yamato]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke, Ken]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]] and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]] coming together with some spacetime thing to fight against Quartzmon. (It's not only them: Mimi and Ruki appeared some episodes before, the main episode itself includes brief cameos of Jou, Tentomon and Chackmon with Takeru, Hikari, Ryo, Miyako and others appearing as shilouettes in the beginning, while it's stated they're fighting Quartzmon's minions around the world).
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* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' ended its best-known run by Creator/MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch by bringing in virtually every other hero in the UltimateUniverse, normally relatively self-contained, for the final battle against ComicBook/Loki and the monsters of Asgard.

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* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' ended its best-known run by Creator/MarkMillar and Bryan Hitch by bringing in virtually every other hero in the UltimateUniverse, normally relatively self-contained, for the final battle against ComicBook/Loki ComicBook/{{Loki}} and the monsters of Asgard.
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** Another series that is set to be concluded with ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is ''Series/{{Arrow}}''; although there are two more episodes after the crossover, one is a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a potential spin-off, while the other is the GrandFinale that will address the aftermath of the crossover event.

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** Another series that is set to be concluded with ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is ''Series/{{Arrow}}''; although there are two more episodes after the crossover, one the first is a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a potential spin-off, while the other is the GrandFinale that will address addresses the aftermath of the crossover event.

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* The season finale of ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' featured a crossover with many Rangers of seasons past, including the return of fan-favorite Tommy Oliver.



* A few of the Showa-era ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series had classic Riders showing up at the end to help the hero save the day, ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' being a notable one as the last one. ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' had a [[PostScriptSeason Post-Script Two-Parter]] that brought in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', cameo'd the other Heisei Riders and introduced Series/KamenRiderGaim. This was repeated for the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', where Series/KamenRiderGhost makes his debut TV appearance; and the final episode of ''Kamen Rider Ghost'', where Series/KamenRiderExAid and his prototype, Kamen Rider Genm, make their debut TV appearances.

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* A few of the Showa-era ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series had classic Riders showing up at the end to help the hero save the day, ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' being a notable one as the last one. ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' had a [[PostScriptSeason Post-Script Two-Parter]] that brought in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', cameo'd the other Heisei Riders and introduced Series/KamenRiderGaim. This was repeated for the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', where Series/KamenRiderGhost makes his debut TV appearance; and the final episode of ''Kamen Rider Ghost'', where Series/KamenRiderExAid and his prototype, Kamen Rider Genm, make their debut TV appearances. ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', the final series of the franchise's Heisei era, is a season-long crossover with every past Heisei series.



** Power Rangers Super Megaforce takes this UpToEleven, with every single Power Ranger from the beginning appearing in the grand finale.

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** The finale of ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce takes this UpToEleven, Megaforce]]'' featured a crossover with every single Power Ranger from many Rangers of seasons past, including the beginning appearing in the grand finale.return of fan-favorite Tommy Oliver.
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* Series/{{Arrowverse}}:
** Doubling as a FullyAbsorbedFinale, ''{{Series/The Flash|1990}}'' gets concluded long after the series ended with the ''{{Series/Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'' crossover event, in which [[spoiler:Barry Allen of Earth-90 dies after sacrificing himself to stop the antimatter wave]].
** Another series that is set to be concluded with ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is ''Series/{{Arrow}}''; although there are two more episodes after the crossover, one is a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a potential spin-off, while the other is the GrandFinale that will address the aftermath of the crossover event.

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