The Green Hornet/Funny

NOW comics
"Green Hornet: What was that?? Kato: That was a side kick."
 * Around the middle of the first arc, the new Green Hornet is being held by thugs, and the new Kato (self-selected) comes to his rescue. After the bad guys are down, they proceed to bicker a bit; she criticizes his combat skills, and he snaps that he doesn't need a sidekick. He's on the ground five seconds later.

Kevin Smith comics

 * When Reid Jr. and Mulan go out fighting Reid has Mulan's cousin, and mechanic, start making him different costumes. First he dislikes the old costume since he got a dart in the butt. Then he got a spy/pre-Batman Begins costume with night vision, this is thwarted by a thug turning on the lights and blinding him (never mind that's not how goggles like that work). Then he wants something else and it's a caped insect-themed Batman costume (he even replays the entire "I'm Batman" scene). This doesn't work since the thug messes with his cowl and shoves him off the building. After that he finally decides to stick with the original, albeit slightly re-tooled.