Eiffel Tower Effect / Comic Books

• Blake and Mortimer:
  • In the story Professor Sató's Three Formulae - volume 1, Tokyo Tower is really prominently seen. Funny enough, while the story mostly does take part in Tokyo, apart from one panel where it is seen broadcasting a TV signal, and one panel where it's a vague outline in the background, it doesn't appear whatsoever in the story itself. It also doesn't appear in the second volume of the story.
  • In the story SOS Meteore, the Eiffel Tower is prominently seen on the cover, but not once in the story itself, despite the story otherwise faithfully showing many places in Paris.
  • Jacobs seemed aware of this trope, since the other story taking place in Paris, The Necklace Affair, also never shows the Eiffel Tower.
  • In the story The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent - volume 1 however, the Atomium in Brussels is not only seen on the cover, but also rather prominent in the story itself, which is no wonder, since the story takes place at the world fair for which it was built.
  • The Palace of Westminster and its famous clock tower are shown in stories taking place in London, like The Yellow M and The Francais Blake Affair.
  • Since the first two-volume story was called The Mystery of the Great Pyramid, it was inevitable that the Pyramids of Gizeh are the center piece of this story taking place in Cairo.
  • Played dead-straight in the first story 'The Secret of the Swordfish. When the Yellow Epire announces its victory, they talk about the destruction of Rome, Paris and London. And indeed, we do see St. Peter's Basilica, the Eiffel Tower (collapsing) and the Palace of Westminster in Flames.
• Robin (1993): Tim Drake spends more time in Paris than any other members of the Bat-family and the Eiffel Tower is often used as shorthand to let the reader know when a story is taking place there, like on the cover◊ of the first issue.
• Supergirl:
  • In The Hunt for Reactron, Supergirl and two friends are staying in Paris. Then Kara and her friend Thara get into a fight during which the former gets accidentally slammed into the Eiffel Tower.
  • Strangers at the Heart's Core: When Supergirl lures villain Klax-Ar back to Earth, she makes landfall on Manhattan, right next to the Statue of Liberty, whose sight makes Klax realize where they have arrived.
  • The Strange Revenge of Lena Luthor: When Supergirl takes Lena back home, the silhouette of the Empire State Building in the background of one panel reminds readers that the story is set in New York City.
  • Girl Power: When Power Girl agrees to see Supergirl, the younger Kara chooses the Statue of Liberty as the meeting point for no particular reason.
• Superman:
  • In Who Took the Super out of Superman?, Xviar teleports several Superman's enemies to Egypt... concretely to the Valley of the Kings for no particular reason.
  • During the final battle in Two for the Death of One, Superman gets blasted across half world and randomly crashes into, of all places, the face of the Great Sphinx of Giza.
  • The Super-Duel in Space: So that readers can tell right away what cities are being collected by Brainiac, the artist makes sure that their main landmarks (the Roman Coliseum, the Eiffel Tower, the Big Ben Tower, the Empire State Building...) are always clearly visible.
  • Superman vs. Shazam!:
    • Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel's first scene has them save New York City's Brooklyn Bridge.
    • Later, the Sandman Superman places Karmang's device in the World Trade Center for no particular reason.
    • When Karmang imagines the damage which his devices might cause, visions show a tidal wave engulfing the Big Ben, and a lightning storm hitting Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
    • Superman and Captain Marvel's brawl takes all the way to the Canadian border... concretely, the Niagara Falls.
  • Superman: Savage Dawn establishes a flashback to medieval Rome by showing Vandal Savage admiring a newly painted Sistine Chapel, instead of the dozens of others churches in the area.
• Wonder Woman:
  • Wonder Woman (1942): During Judgment In Infinity the Adjudicator appears next to the Washington Monument for no particular reason. Later, Supergirl and Madame Xanadu are teleported into Earth-X's Paris, right in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Wonder Woman (1987): One of the panels showing civilians watching Diana's duel with Medusa shows the Eiffel Tower and two French flags in the background, just to make sure the reader knows these people are in France.
  • The Legend of Wonder Woman (2016): Priscilla Rich's abode is in Cairo, which is established by having a view off her balcony in which the Pyramids of Giza are clearly visible.
  • Wonder Woman 600: The setting for the fight in "Valedictorian" is made clear by having the White House very visible in the background.
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: "Mayhem of the Madbomb!" takes place in the Empire State Building. Black Panther demands himself and Hulk to reach the bomb at the top with stealth, fearing a battle with the HYDRA agents inside could damage the building, while Hulk doesn't care if they have to destroy the structure to save the city.
• Jo, Zette and Jocko: A part of The Secret Ray is set in New York. The Statue of Liberty is visible in a panel.
• In Gargoyles spin-off comic Gargoyles: Bad Guys:
  • Every sequence set in Paris (there are several, as that's where the team is based) opens with a shot of the Eiffel Tower.
  • The scene in Sydney in the first issue opens with a shot of the Opera House.
• Ultimate Marvel
  • The Ultimates: When Tony Stark tries the new Iron Man suit, there is a sight of the Empire State building in the background.
  • Spider-Men II: The adult Miles Morales has made it to another dimension. The first time we see it, we recognize it's the Ultimate Marvel universe because, besides the Daily Bugle, there's the Baxter Building with the top part destroyed (something that happened in Ultimate Doomsday), and the Triskelion with SHIELD hellicarriers nearby.