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** These were actually required by law. In order to qualify as second-class mail, a publication had to have a certain amount of straight text.
* Comic books from a lot of different companies back then also sometimes had the starring characters advertising and selling war bonds on the front cover.
* DC Comics once commissioned a series of in-house PSAs in the early 90s featuring several DC heroes like [[Batman|Robin]], [[Booster Gold]], [[The Flash]], among others getting informed about the real facts concerning HIV and AIDS. The most well known of the bunch was the adult-oriented Neil Gaiman and Dave Mckean authored ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120308200136/http://members.fortunecity.com/bookdepository/comics/death/life.html Death Talks About Life]'', featuring Death of the Endless from ''[[The Sandman]]'' and John Constantine.
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== Webcomics ==
* Parodied in [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220714/http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/22/safety-first-kids/ this PVP comic] that suggests what "the other half of the battle" is.
* Also parodied by ''[[Overcompensating]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810185338/http://www.overcompensating.com/posts/20050809.html here].
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20090624222720/http://www.scottpilgrim.com/index.php?id=previews Free Scott Pilgrim] ends with "Scott Pilgrim Says", where we are taught never to hit a girl. Unless it is an emergency. And that's what Scott Pilgrim says!
* Parodied by name, in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0145.html this] ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', complete with a ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' [[Shout-Out]].
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' concludes every chapter with one of these.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221155913/http://theslackerz.com/index.php?nav=Comic&Page=106 The Slackerz] features G.I Derek: Magical Marine Pimp Supreme, a parody of [[G.I. Joe]] complete with [[Shout-Out]]
* ''[[Sam and Fuzzy]]'' parodied the good touch/bad touch "Sonic Sez" in [http://samandfuzzy.com/580 this strip.]
* Used in [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229192549/http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=625 this] ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'' strip.
* ''[[The Dragon Queen]]'' gives one on the [http://www.dragonqueencomic.com/2010/08/18/transgender-tips/ proper way to pick up a transexual].
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== Web Original ==
* Also parodied in [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eILYTLKJqtQ this] ''[[Mass Effect]]'' fan video, in which [[Action Girl|Ashley's]] line "shooting people isn't always the answer" is presented as one of these.
* Parodied in [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813035428/http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=176 McCourt's In Session] where the eponymous judge delivers a slightly disturbing warning to kids.
* Given the contents of the website, it seems only fitting that ''Encyclopedia Dramatica'' uses a variant of NBC's TMYK logo for their section, "THE MOAR YOU KNOW."
* Quoted in ''[[Chad Vader]]'', S2 Ep8 "Bandito Beatdown" :
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