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*** To see this concept in action, read Waid's [[Justice League of America]] arc "Tower of Babel", in which the League {{spoiler|especially Batman}} go right on down the list.
* There was an issue of [[The Flash]] where Wally was involved with an uncomfortable relationship talk with his girlfriend. The captions really sum it up best:
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** And [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2583.html another one], with a link here!
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' Zoe gets [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=980902 pissed off] at how much this trope turns up in her life.
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* ''Strip Tease'' is a decent slice of life comic, until the writer decides to throw in some "drama" and has the main character's girlfriend kidnapped... three times... by the same people...
* ''[[Waterworks]]'' pulls this off when the plot seems to stall, and even the main character comments on how nothing vital seems to be happening. All of a sudden, after the readers have been fooled into thinking that a leisurely talk scene is about to follow, the hitherto [[Shrouded in Myth]] powerful villain bursts through a door, wrestling with a [[Mini-Mecha]]. Awesome three-on-one fight scene follows.
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