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* Magneto had long been established as a Jewish [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], but when Marvel decided to move him back into full-out villainy in the early 90's, they were worried about accusations of Antisemitism. So they presented the [[Retcon]] that he was really a Gypsy, delivering the [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]] that [[Roma|Gypsies]] are [[Acceptable Targets]]. When people realized what a bad idea this was a few years later, Marvel established that Magneto's Gypsy identity was false, returning him to his Jewish roots.

** Speaking of Magneto, the [[Retcon]] of the ''Planet X'' storyline counts too. [[Grant Morrison]] sees Mags as a [[Draco in Leather Pants]] and so when writing him, took [[Ron the Death Eater]] [[Up to Eleven]] to show him as he "truly" was in Morrison's eyes, and ended with him (intended as) [[Killed Off for Real]]. Needless to say, that didn't last very long. The retcon was exceptionally sloppy (two authors who didn't know what the other was doing ''each'' wrote the story of who Xorn-Magneto "really" was) but hey, Magneto's back to being the Magneto we know and that's what it was to accomplish.

* There's a bit of a Saving Throw War going on between people at Marvel who like [[Squirrel Girl]] and those who don't: Originally, Squirrel Girl beat Dr. Doom by herself. A later comic indicated [[Actually a Doombot|it was a Doombot]]. Another later comic revealed that it was not a Doombot. Then, Squirrel Girl beats Thanos ([[Take Our Word for It|offscreen]]) and the Watcher himself is there verifying that it is not a "robot, clone, or simulacrum" and is indeed the real Thanos. Later on, Thanos reveals he can make really ''good'' clones that even fool the Watcher. But according to [[Word of God]], that really ''really'' was the real Thanos. And to make things goofier, ''everything'' about the Thanos fight was written by [[Dan Slott]]. An even later [[Deadpool]] comic has her borrow a time machine from Doom, and announces its own canon.

* The JLA arc featuring the [[Milestone Comics|Milestone characters]] and the female Dr. Light, started off with a monologue by the character used by [[Dwayne McDuffie]] to address [http://marionetteblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/incandescent-losing-light.html recent conflicting appearances] in other titles and attempt to fix the continuity problems that resulted from them.