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* [[Beta Ray Bill]]. He looks like an orange humanoid crocodile/horse hybrid, yet he is one of the noblest beings in the Marvel Universe. One of the most badass, too. After all, he was the ''first'' non-Asgardian to be deemed worthy enough to wield [[The Mighty Thor]]'s hammer, Mjolnir, which was of course intended to be a shock to both Thor and readers.
* The [[Anti-Hero]] mutant Wolverine--longstanding, undisputed favorite of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' franchise--was originally supposed to be a subversion. Five-foot-nothing, slightly hunched, enough hair on his body to wonder why he didn't wind up with the "Beast" codename, and reportedly, poor personal hygiene (even though ''you know was well as I do he couldn't maintain hair like that without being half-metrosexual''). However, because of [[Popularity Power]], many writers sometimes forget the above description and turn him into a [[Suetiful All Along|sexy funtastic lady-lovin' machine]]. Maybe it's animal magnetism, or his [[Running the Asylum|fan-favoritism (the current writers were fans in their youth)]], or they realize that one word has always defined Wolvie: stamina. Even at his ugliest, he looks pretty good for 113!
* [[Spider-Girl (Comic Book)|Spider-Girl]], in her identity as May Parker, started out as a star basketball player with short hair, a major subversion from just about all the mainstream superheroines who've ever gotten their own series. Since that time, while May has grown her hair a little longer, what little [[Fan Service]] exists is rather mild, if not non-existent, compared to what many readers have come to expect.
* ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' was started when the creator, Mike Mignola, wanted a hero that looked like a villain. [[Anti-Anti-Christ|Hence, Hellboy looks like a demon.]]
* ''[[Fables (Comic Book)|Fables]]'' has the actual Prince Charming as a major character and also shallow, heartless, bastard. Goldilocks is very attractive and turns out to be murderously violent. Bluebeard is well [[The Bluebeard|Bluebeard]]. Beauty is beautiful but happens to be a total bitch. Bibgy's looks are up for debate but his actions support him being a subversion whether you thing he's good looking or not.
* Of course, played with often in ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'', thanks to the series blurring the lines between ugliness and beauty, and heroism and villainy.
** Rorschach, despite being one of the main heroes (and most certainly is the star of the book), is ugly as sin. Uneven haircut (and ginger at that), short, pug nose, spotty face, dead eyes, aged face, he's described as being "fascinatingly ugly" by his psychiatrist. Hasn't stopped a small portion of the female fanbase being into him...