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** Similar to the above example with Sabretooth: ''Web of Spider-Man Annual #4'' showed Spidey about to throw down with the huge, looming, menacing form of the Miami drug czar called the Slug. First of all, the Slug was at most a background figure in the story, appearing in only two brief scenes; Spidey never crossed paths with him, and while he did tangle with a few Mooks who worked for him, the true threat in the story were the minions of the High Evolutionary (the story being a tie-in to The Evolutionary War crossover). And the Slug could hardly have been a threat to any superhero in a physical confrontation anyway; he’s so obese, he can’t even move, needing a mechanical wheelchair to do so.

** The last chapter of ''[[Spider-Man: Quality of Life]]'', featured the snake-like assassin Yith grinning evilly as she strangled Spidey with her tail. This was almost contradictory to the actual story, as Yith had never expressed a desire or need to kill or even oppose the hero during the entire storyline (she wasn't the main antagonist at all, having been hired by a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] to kill Curt Connors) and had been a reluctant ally for the most part. In this specific issue, she turned against her employer, killing him and sparing Connors after falling in love with him. (Probably.)

* ''[[X-Men]]'' examples:

* From an issue of ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]: First Class'': Human Torch, Iceman, and Spider-Man appear on the cover. Fine, except Spider-Man appears for only 2 panels, pretty much to tell the Torch and Iceman to do whatever they want.

** From an issue of ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]: First Class'': Human Torch, Iceman, and Spider-Man appear on the cover. Fine, except Spider-Man appears for only 2 panels, pretty much to tell the Torch and Iceman to do whatever they want.

** The cover of ''Uncanny X-Men #244'' showed [[Dazzler]], [[Psylocke]], [[Rogue]] and [[Storm]] cowering in terror from a foe they called "the M-Squad". In the actual story, the M-Squad was [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain| a bunch of losers]] who fancied themselves mutant hunters, who the X-Ladies came across trying to apprehend a young mutant while they were shopping at a mall; the heroines pretty much trounced them good. (The cover was [[Implied Trope| likely a joke]].) Still, the issue was rather significant due to who the "young mutant" in question was; {{spoiler|Jubilee , making her debut in this issue.}}

* An old issue of ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' promises that [https://web.archive.org/web/20110115091959/http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/16291-2400-18158-1-captain-america_super.jpg Cap's partner the Falcon, all of S.H.I.E.L.D., and some random newbie heroes turn on him, all at once.] He does fight S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and later the random newbie heroes, but it is neither all at once nor does [[the Falcon]] join in.

** The very first issue of ''Captain America Comics'' shows CA punching out [[Adolf Hitler]]. Hitler doesn't appear in the comic (although various other Nazis do, including the Red Skull).