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Flatman and Squirrel Girl did make a guest appearance on ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'' as part of a [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]]. Both were rejected. Flatman also appeared in ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]''.
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* [[Acronym Confusion]]: Living Lightning thinks 'GLA' stands for 'Gay-Lesbian Alliance.'
* [[Aliens in Cardiff|Superheroes in Wisconsin]]
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** Which makes a little bit of sense as he litterally ''cannot'' die. ''Ever''.
* [[Red Shirt]] - Mr. Immortal is essentially a full red shirt army by himself. He even got a red shirt during Glx-Mas.
* [[Resurrective Immortality]]
* [[Running Gag]] - Grasshoppers getting killed, each with less screen time.
* [[Shout-Out]] - {{spoiler|Monkey Joe}}'s death is a very intricate shout-out to that of {{spoiler|Sue Dibny}} in [[Infinite Crisis]], with details down to the scorching to death, the off-panel killing, the [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|footprints on the brain]], and the fact that {{spoiler|the murderer being a forgotten friend}}. Plus, #3 of the 4-issue-special is called "Mistaken Identity Crisis".
** Issue #2 of that series had an extended sequence with the GLA reaching out to every superhero they could think of to join their team - and all of them saying no. This was a reference to the then-recent first issue of DC's ''Villains United'', where Lex Luthor's villain squad contacted every baddie imaginable to join up, most of them saying yes.
** "You call yourself 'Flatman'? Do you have a sidekick named 'Ribbon'?" -- paraphrased from one of their earliest appearances.
* [[The Slow Path]] - Squirrel Girl travels to the future and meets Mr. Immortal, only to find he isn't there using a time machine.
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]] - Squirrel Girl.
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* [[West Coast Team|Great Lakes Team]]
** Lampshaded by the Vision, who asked them if the name "Midwest Avengers" wouldn't make more sense. Mr. Immortal argued that no, the name should have something to do with ''coasts''.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|What Kind Of Lame Power Is Being A Door Anyway]] - Or being flat? Or dying a lot? Or being fat?
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]] - Mr. Immortal.
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