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* The ''[[X Wing Series]]'' comics, after their [[No Ending|abrupt end]], had an issue of Star Wars Handbook come out, which elaborated on various ships and the backstories of a number of pilots, major villains, and [[Monster of the Week|villains of the arc]]. |
* The ''[[X Wing Series]]'' comics, after their [[No Ending|abrupt end]], had an issue of Star Wars Handbook come out, which elaborated on various ships and the backstories of a number of pilots, major villains, and [[Monster of the Week|villains of the arc]]. |
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* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' had three RPG modules made of it in the 1980's, which incorporated information directly provided by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Said info '''greatly''' fleshes out the characters' histories and provides details about their equipment (and relative levels of skill, if you understand the system). [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|They're out of print, of course.]] |
* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' had three RPG modules made of it in the 1980's, which incorporated information directly provided by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Said info '''greatly''' fleshes out the characters' histories and provides details about their equipment (and relative levels of skill, if you understand the system). [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|They're out of print, of course.]] |
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* In ''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics) |
* In ''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|The Transformers]]'', a fair bit about the origin of the Transformer [[Civil War]] is only provided in text stories in the annuals. |
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* ''[[Chassis]]'': Due to the short run of the title (and the fact that it moved between three publishers), many details of the world where only spelled out in #0 issue which was intended as an introduction for new readers. This included profiles of characters who never made it into the series proper. |
* ''[[Chassis]]'': Due to the short run of the title (and the fact that it moved between three publishers), many details of the world where only spelled out in #0 issue which was intended as an introduction for new readers. This included profiles of characters who never made it into the series proper. |
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* Before ''[[House of M]]'', the numerous ''[[X-Men]]'' titles were loaded with students of the Xavier Institute whom were never given proper codenames or an identification of their powers. They were finally identified and sorted in ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z'' #13 in 2010, five years after most of them lost their powers (and a good number killed). |
* Before ''[[House of M]]'', the numerous ''[[X-Men]]'' titles were loaded with students of the Xavier Institute whom were never given proper codenames or an identification of their powers. They were finally identified and sorted in ''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z'' #13 in 2010, five years after most of them lost their powers (and a good number killed). |
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