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* ComicBook/BatLash always referred to himself as a "peaceable man", but this did not detract from his skills with a pistol. Bat was extremely fast on the draw, and could oftentimes outdraw multiple opponents.
* Despite his reluctance to use guns, Franchise/{{Batman}}. Only ComicBook/JonahHex has defeated Batman in a quick draw. This only makes him more badass.
* In a ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' story, one-shot antagonist Manko was able to light a cigarette, drop the lighter, draw, shoot three men, re-holster his gun, and then catch the still-lit lighter before it hit the ground.

* As a nod to the strip's SpaceWestern motif, ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' has done this on occasion, most notably against his brother, Rico. More impressively, Dredd holsters his lawgiver in his boot, yet can still outdraw other characters with ease.
* ''ComicBook/KidColt2009'': In the final issue, [[spoiler:BountyHunter Sherman Wilks, the main antagonist of the series, won't let Colt escape, but his [[HonorBeforeReason personal code of honor]] means he'll put down his rifle and offer a fair gunfight instead of shooting Colt in cold blood. Both men approach the duel in good faith. Colt wins. Despite shooting left-handed, as his right (dominant) arm is still in a sling]].

* The Saint of Killers from ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' is explicitly described as having a draw so fast the policemen attacking him only saw blurs. This also serves to neutralize the protagonist's CompellingVoice. The first time the two met the Saint was taken by surprise and forced to obey Jesse's commands. The next time they met the Saint threatened to shoot Jesse the exact second he heard a single syllable from him, and Jesse (wisely) decided not to try his luck then, or any other time the two met.
* While ComicBook/ThePunisher generally relies on thorough planning, surprise, overwhelming firepower, hitting his opponents at their weak point, and getting the drop on his targets, he has also been shown to be incredibly fast on the draw. Part of the reason for this is that he doesn't waste time talking or looking for a nonviolent solution. If violence is called for, his guns are coming out from under his badass longcoat in a hurry.

* The ComicBook/TwoGunKid. He once managed to outdraw an opponent whose guns were built into his arms.
* In the WeirdWest ''ComicBook/JusticeRiders'', [[Comicbook/TheFlash Wally "Kid Flash" West]] is, of course, a quick draw. When Comicbook/BoosterGold asks him to demonstrate, an entire row of bottles seems to explode without Wally apparently moving.
-->'''Booster:''' Well, there's not much sense in me trying to compete with that.
-->'''Wally:''' It'd be damn near impossible, since your gun's empty. I hadda borrow it for them last few bottles.

* ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'' is [[TheAtoner reluctant to kill]] so in one scene he tucks his hands into his belt to show he has no intention of drawing. When the villains are about to shoot him anyway (in fairness, they even give him a warning shot) he draws and kills them both.

* ''Series/Hunter1984''. Hunter kills a Central American diplomat who raped his partner Dee Dee [=McCall=]. A later episode has the man's brother turning up for revenge. He's a fan of Westerns so he kidnaps Hunter and says he will duel him for his life. Hunter shoots the gun out of his hand, then repeatedly shoots the pistol as the man keeps grabbing for it. This was despite a previous episode where Hunter ridiculed the idea of BlastingItOutOfTheirHands.

* ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'': Upon depleting the last of The Vigilante's HP, he'll rope you into a draw duel for one last attack, and you have to fire first to finish the fight.

* In ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', Mal finds himself up against The Operative who is a more skilled opponent, but Mal has a faster draw as seen in their final confrontation. The Operative's StaticStunGun ''is already drawn'' and Mal still draws and fires before the Operative can get a shot off, sending him diving for cover. This is pointed out in the film's commentary.

* ''Film/LeProfessionnel'': Though Beaumont has a chance to shoot Rosen in the back during the climax, he calls out and gives him a chance to drawn his gun. Cue a classic staredown followed by a quick draw.

* In the first ''Film/RushHour'' movie, Detective Carter is able to drop from a standing position, fire an ankle-holstered gun, stabilize his aim with his off-hand, and get a kill shot, in the time it takes the assassin Sang to draw and shoot a waist-holstered gun. In the second film, in the time Kenny takes to assume his fighting stance, Carter has his gun out and aimed at Kenny's ''head''. Because of the over the shoulder camera shot, viewers can see Jackie Chan's Inspector Lee visibly startled. An earlier shot does show that about 8 seconds prior, Carter has his hands on his hips, and subtly moved his suit jacket out of the way of his draw, in case the weapon was necessary.