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* The ''[[Marvel 2099|Punisher 2099]]'' villain Fearmaster has a hand (later a claw) that can turn anything biological it touches into anything else. When the Punisher finally corners him, he tries to turn Frank's entire body to mud. Too bad he forgot that he chopped off one of the Punisher's hands two issues prior; all Frank has to do is reach out with his prosthetic hand, grab Fearmaster's arm, and shove the claw right back in his face.
* The ''[[Marvel 2099|Punisher 2099]]'' villain Fearmaster has a hand (later a claw) that can turn anything biological it touches into anything else. When the Punisher finally corners him, he tries to turn Frank's entire body to mud. Too bad he forgot that he chopped off one of the Punisher's hands two issues prior; all Frank has to do is reach out with his prosthetic hand, grab Fearmaster's arm, and shove the claw right back in his face.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' Terra died by accidental suicide when she imploded the HIVE complex out of sheer rage, trying to kill Deathstroke when she thinks he betrayed her.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' Terra died by accidental suicide when she imploded the HIVE complex out of sheer rage, trying to kill Deathstroke when she thinks he betrayed her.
* The U-Foes, enemies of the [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]], seem to kill themselves off like this the first time they turn up-- their newly gained powers are strong enough to potentially take down the Big Green Machine, but [[Power Incontinence]] kicks in. Vapour can turn herself into any gas... but soon cannot keep her molecules together. Ironclad can increase his mass... which keeps increasing so he cannot move and sinks into the ground. And their leader Vector, just like Unus above, can repel things-- eventually he repels the air around him so he suffocates, then he repels ''Earth itself'' and shoots out into space. X-Ray's ability to manipulate radiation very nearly causes him explode from absorbing too much energy. [[Unexplained Recovery|They come back]].
* The U-Foes, enemies of the [[Incredible Hulk]], seem to kill themselves off like this the first time they turn up-- their newly gained powers are strong enough to potentially take down the Big Green Machine, but [[Power Incontinence]] kicks in. Vapour can turn herself into any gas... but soon cannot keep her molecules together. Ironclad can increase his mass... which keeps increasing so he cannot move and sinks into the ground. And their leader Vector, just like Unus above, can repel things-- eventually he repels the air around him so he suffocates, then he repels ''Earth itself'' and shoots out into space. X-Ray's ability to manipulate radiation very nearly causes him explode from absorbing too much energy. [[Unexplained Recovery|They come back]].
* In ''[[Final Crisis]]'', [[Batman]] shoots [[Darkseid]] with the same bullet that Darkseid used to kill his son, Orion. Then, [[The Flash|Wally West and Barry Allen]] turn intangible and run through him, causing the Omega Beams that were chasing them to hit the villain and blow him up.
* In ''[[Final Crisis]]'', [[Batman]] shoots [[Darkseid]] with the same bullet that Darkseid used to kill his son, Orion. Then, [[The Flash|Wally West and Barry Allen]] turn intangible and run through him, causing the Omega Beams that were chasing them to hit the villain and blow him up.
* In one of the later comics, [[Conan the Barbarian]] comes across a particularly vile Zingaran noble/religious fanatic who assassinates his rivals by giving them the Ring of Molub, a [[Clingy MacGuffin]] that can only be stolen or passed on to others without their knowledge. The ring is connected to an ancient, [[Nigh Invulnerable]] demon of the same name who graphically slaughters the bearer of the ring and anyone who tries to stop it. Conan later acquires the ring himself and then passes it to the noble by slipping it on his finger. Then he breaks his finger just to make sure he can't get rid of it.
* In one of the later comics, [[Conan the Barbarian]] comes across a particularly vile Zingaran noble/religious fanatic who assassinates his rivals by giving them the Ring of Molub, a [[Clingy MacGuffin]] that can only be stolen or passed on to others without their knowledge. The ring is connected to an ancient, [[Nigh Invulnerable]] demon of the same name who graphically slaughters the bearer of the ring and anyone who tries to stop it. Conan later acquires the ring himself and then passes it to the noble by slipping it on his finger. Then he breaks his finger just to make sure he can't get rid of it.
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* In ''[[Tintin|The Broken Ear]]'', after several failed attempts at assassinating General Alcazar, Corporal Diaz is given a time bomb set to go off at eleven o'clock. Diaz sets his watch by the street clocks, but at ten o'clock, when he thinks he still has time to spare, he is puzzled to see a municipal worker adjusting a street clock to make up for time lost due to an earlier power cut. The corrected time: eleven o'clock. '''BOOM.'''
* In ''[[Tintin|The Broken Ear]]'', after several failed attempts at assassinating General Alcazar, Corporal Diaz is given a time bomb set to go off at eleven o'clock. Diaz sets his watch by the street clocks, but at ten o'clock, when he thinks he still has time to spare, he is puzzled to see a municipal worker adjusting a street clock to make up for time lost due to an earlier power cut. The corrected time: eleven o'clock. '''BOOM.'''
* In the ''[[Batman]]'' mini-series, ''The Cult'', Bats is able to turn [[Complete Monster|Deacon Blackfire's]] own doctrine against him when he beats him within an inch of his life, then [[Do with Him as You Will|let him live for his followers to deal with]]. His followers, who were broken by him into believing that their own suffering meant nothing in the greater scheme of things, were so enraged by his own weakness, they literally tore him apart.
* In the ''[[Batman]]'' mini-series, ''The Cult'', Bats is able to turn [[Complete Monster|Deacon Blackfire's]] own doctrine against him when he beats him within an inch of his life, then [[Do with Him as You Will|let him live for his followers to deal with]]. His followers, who were broken by him into believing that their own suffering meant nothing in the greater scheme of things, were so enraged by his own weakness, they literally tore him apart.
* In ''[[Flashpoint (Comic Book)|Flashpoint]]'', the Reverse Flash had suddenly appeared and began attacking Barry Allen while telling him {{spoiler|that the reason this timeline exists was because Barry tried to save his mother from Zoom and suceeded, only to screw up the rest of the world.}}. As he does, he tells him that, because how things are, Barry could never kill him lest {{spoiler|he break time again.}} As he said that, he learns of a loophole too late as {{spoiler|Thomas Wayne!Baman impales him with a sword.}}
* In ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'', the Reverse Flash had suddenly appeared and began attacking Barry Allen while telling him {{spoiler|that the reason this timeline exists was because Barry tried to save his mother from Zoom and suceeded, only to screw up the rest of the world.}}. As he does, he tells him that, because how things are, Barry could never kill him lest {{spoiler|he break time again.}} As he said that, he learns of a loophole too late as {{spoiler|Thomas Wayne!Baman impales him with a sword.}}
* In the ''[[Mickey Mouse]]'' comic, "Race To Death Valley", Mickey swipes a map out of Shyster's hand from a window, boating [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"It's an old Shyster custom I learned from you!"]].
* In the ''[[Mickey Mouse]]'' comic, "Race To Death Valley", Mickey swipes a map out of Shyster's hand from a window, boating [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"It's an old Shyster custom I learned from you!"]].
* General Spears in ''[[Alien|Aliens: Nightmare Asylum]]'' is a General Ripper on a remote colony who does not believe the heroes when they tell him that {{spoiler|Earth has been overrun by the Aliens.}} He has been training Aliens to be his own personal soldiers by training their Queen with Pavlovian responses to fire. The moment they touch down on Earth and he plans to defeat the entrenched natives, the Queen turns her drones on him. She hadn't learned to fear him--she had ''[[Nightmare Fuel|learned to be clever]]''.
* General Spears in ''[[Alien|Aliens: Nightmare Asylum]]'' is a General Ripper on a remote colony who does not believe the heroes when they tell him that {{spoiler|Earth has been overrun by the Aliens.}} He has been training Aliens to be his own personal soldiers by training their Queen with Pavlovian responses to fire. The moment they touch down on Earth and he plans to defeat the entrenched natives, the Queen turns her drones on him. She hadn't learned to fear him--she had ''[[Nightmare Fuel|learned to be clever]]''.
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