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* Technically, Batman Beyond star Terry Mcginnis aka Batman II is this in Comic verse. Like the darling Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya he was taken from DCAU due to the massive popularity with the charater and moved into Main Comic verse as a possiable alternate Batman (presumable after Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne's Batmen retire) - though where or not he's still Bruce' son, and so Damian's younger brother, in that future is uncertain but unlikely due to Bruce's prior murder. But then, Bruce didn't necessarily need to be around for Terry's conception in his orginal Verse either due to Cadmus' Project Batman Beyond. His popularity cause several comic series, including the current ongoing series, as well as a "spin of" of a "spin of" Zeta Project. Well, he's a cool kid and very cool Batman XD
* This has happened to a few members of the ''[[Green Lantern]]'' Corps. In the 80s, it was Kilowog, who's still a fun character and a foil to the four Earth Lanterns. Recently, it's Mogo the living planet, who was introduced in the 80s and then rarely used until ''[[Green Lantern]]: Rebirth''. He's had a lot to do since then, including being a key being in ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' and the [[Sinestro Corps War]] storylines.
** And of the four Earth Lanterns, Guy Gardner is himself the darkhorse; originally a one-shot character who was brought back just so that he could be injured and John Stewart could take his place, writers just kept using him. He eventually became a sort of [[Tragic Hero|tragic]]-[[Plucky Comic Relief|comic]] [[Anti
** In an odd example, the [[Green Lantern]] Sinestro Corps War storyline was originally meant as a [[Bat Family Crossover|minor storyline]], the big stories of the DCU were supposed to be [[Countdown to Final Crisis]] and [[Amazons Attack]]. However, Sinestro Corps War was a massive hit, and both Countdown and Amazons Attack were massive failures. In fact, Sinestro Corps War was such a great success, that its sequel, [[Blackest Night]], became THE next major [[Crisis Crossover]], and DC's way of [[
** [[Green Lantern|Orange Lantern]] Larfleeze.
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*** Like [[Star Wars|that other faceless EnsembleDarkhorse]], part of Wildfire's appeal is his unique design.
* ''[[One Hundred Bullets (Comic Book)|One Hundred Bullets]]'' author Brian Azzarello expresses dismay at the popularity of amoral sociopathic hitman Lono in [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=75284 this interview]:
{{quote| ''He's the most despicable character; a real shitbag. He enjoys [[Cold
* In ''[[Wildguard]]'' "Freezerburn" was originally going to die in #4, but the series site poll showed him to be one of the most popular characters. Crag Langley was dispatched instead.
* ''[[Watchmen]]'' has a flock of these in the form of the Minutemen. Also a good deal of the villains that are mentioned offhandedly, most notably the Twilight Lady.
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