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* In ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #2, the first appearance of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrulls]], the FF bluff them into thinking that Earth is crawling with giant monsters by [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/10.jpg showing them pages from a comic book], pretending they're real photographs. |
* In ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #2, the first appearance of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrulls]], the FF bluff them into thinking that Earth is crawling with giant monsters by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150405232524/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/10.jpg showing them pages from a comic book], pretending they're real photographs. |
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* In one issue of the ''[[West Coast Team|West Coast]] [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]'', the aliens test the WCA line-up individually, putting their battle robot (and ship's power systems) under increasing stress. Then they finally get to [[Moon Knight]], who is empowered by the ancient Egyptian moon god. And they're testing the heroes ''in a dimension filled with moons''. |
* In one issue of the ''[[West Coast Team|West Coast]] [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]'', the aliens test the WCA line-up individually, putting their battle robot (and ship's power systems) under increasing stress. Then they finally get to [[Moon Knight]], who is empowered by the ancient Egyptian moon god. And they're testing the heroes ''in a dimension filled with moons''. |
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** Then again, contemporary Earth in the Marvel Universe [[Subverted Trope|doesn't usually ''need'' to bluff the advance scout]] -- something noted in an issue of ''[[X-Men]]'' where an alien invasion is called off after one of the leaders gets a summary on Earth's recent history, and reads, with increasing horror, "Homeworld of the current Sorcerer Supreme? Executed the Kree Supreme Intelligence? Has repelled Galactus ''four times in the last ten years''? All ships halt! Reverse course!" |
** Then again, contemporary Earth in the Marvel Universe [[Subverted Trope|doesn't usually ''need'' to bluff the advance scout]] -- something noted in an issue of ''[[X-Men]]'' where an alien invasion is called off after one of the leaders gets a summary on Earth's recent history, and reads, with increasing horror, "Homeworld of the current Sorcerer Supreme? Executed the Kree Supreme Intelligence? Has repelled Galactus ''four times in the last ten years''? All ships halt! Reverse course!" |
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