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* Many superhero comics. [[Superman]] was a [[Flying Brick]] who couldn't fly, only jump (hence, "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound") and run (hence, "faster than a speeding bullet"); [[Batman]] killed his adversaries.
* Many superhero comics. [[Superman]] was a [[Flying Brick]] who couldn't fly, only jump (hence, "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound") and run (hence, "faster than a speeding bullet"); [[Batman]] killed his adversaries.
** [[X-Men]] villain [[Magneto]], in contrast to his contemporary portrayal as a [[Well Intentioned Extremist]], was a straightforward bad guy without any redeeming features. He also had psychic powers that were nearly a match for Charles Xavier's, including [[Astral Projection]].
** [[X-Men]] villain [[Magneto]], in contrast to his contemporary portrayal as a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], was a straightforward bad guy without any redeeming features. He also had psychic powers that were nearly a match for Charles Xavier's, including [[Astral Projection]].
** During the early years, DC's different heroes very clearly took place in separate continuities - an issue of ''Batman'' from the 40s, for instance, had Dick Grayson get an autograph from Jerry Siegel, identified by name and explicitly noted as "the creator of Superman".
** During the early years, DC's different heroes very clearly took place in separate continuities - an issue of ''Batman'' from the 40s, for instance, had Dick Grayson get an autograph from Jerry Siegel, identified by name and explicitly noted as "the creator of Superman".
*** Early Timely (Marvel) Comics did the same. In the very first [[Captain America]] story, the Human Torch is mentioned as being "a hero from the comic books". About a year later, Cap and the Torch met in a crossover story.
*** Early Timely (Marvel) Comics did the same. In the very first [[Captain America]] story, the Human Torch is mentioned as being "a hero from the comic books". About a year later, Cap and the Torch met in a crossover story.
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** Also, Rotor Walrus was named 'Boomer' and Sally was pink. Later on Sally had blonde hair before changing to a brunette.
** Also, Rotor Walrus was named 'Boomer' and Sally was pink. Later on Sally had blonde hair before changing to a brunette.
*** The reprints of the early issues have been subjected to a bit of [[Orwellian Retcon]]; the plots are obviously unchanged, but the design and naming continuity errors have been edited.
*** The reprints of the early issues have been subjected to a bit of [[Orwellian Retcon]]; the plots are obviously unchanged, but the design and naming continuity errors have been edited.
* ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' was just as bad. For a while it was full of one-shots that barely related to each other, often with [[Off Model]] drawings. It took several issues for it to become plot-orientated, and even afterwards it took a while for it to drop the oneshot routine.
* ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' was just as bad. For a while it was full of one-shots that barely related to each other, often with [[Off-Model]] drawings. It took several issues for it to become plot-orientated, and even afterwards it took a while for it to drop the oneshot routine.
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|Usagi Yojimbo]]'' had a bit of unevenness in the beginning: in addition to being a bit more violent than it is now, non-mammals and humans are seen in crowd shots and two human/oids have speaking roles [[Humans Are Bastards|(they're both villains)]]. Currently the only non-mammal characters are Lord Hebi, [[Snakes Are Evil|a giant snake]], and his human boss Lord Hikiji, [[The Faceless|whose face hasn't been seen in ages.]] I can only speculate what foreigners could look like since [[Misplaced Wildlife|lions, tigers, and rhinos]] already live in Japan.
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|Usagi Yojimbo]]'' had a bit of unevenness in the beginning: in addition to being a bit more violent than it is now, non-mammals and humans are seen in crowd shots and two human/oids have speaking roles [[Humans Are Bastards|(they're both villains)]]. Currently the only non-mammal characters are Lord Hebi, [[Snakes Are Evil|a giant snake]], and his human boss Lord Hikiji, [[The Faceless|whose face hasn't been seen in ages.]] I can only speculate what foreigners could look like since [[Misplaced Wildlife|lions, tigers, and rhinos]] already live in Japan.
** Stan Sakai has stated that he regrets having made Hikiji human.
** Stan Sakai has stated that he regrets having made Hikiji human.
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