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** Later in the same story, Thanos' friend and eternal nemesis Adam Warlock outright states that Thanos subconsciously sabotages his own schemes for ultimate power, as, in the darkest depths of his soul, he believes he's unworthy of it. |
** Later in the same story, Thanos' friend and eternal nemesis Adam Warlock outright states that Thanos subconsciously sabotages his own schemes for ultimate power, as, in the darkest depths of his soul, he believes he's unworthy of it. |
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* Subverted with [[Lex Luthor]]: the kryptonite ring that he used to bedevil Superman ends up giving him fatal radiation poisoning due to prolonged exposure. However, he cheats death because of his <s>brilliance</s> [[Joker Immunity]]. |
* Subverted with [[Lex Luthor]]: the kryptonite ring that he used to bedevil Superman ends up giving him fatal radiation poisoning due to prolonged exposure. However, he cheats death because of his <s>brilliance</s> [[Joker Immunity]]. |
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* Used in the tongue-in-cheek ''Punisher [[Kill |
* Used in the tongue-in-cheek ''Punisher [[Kill'Em All|Kills the]] [[Marvel Universe]]'': [[The Punisher]] actually manages to kill the nearly unkillable [[Wolverine]]. How does he do this? By forcing good ol' Logan into a generator, using his metal bones as a conductor to electrically fry every cell in his body. |
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** [[Power Creep Power Seep|It is worth noting]] [[Canon Sue|this wouldn't work these days]]. |
** [[Power Creep, Power Seep|It is worth noting]] [[Canon Sue|this wouldn't work these days]]. |
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* Mentioned for being [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]], the otherwise quite forgettable ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]'' vs. ''[[Dracula]]'' comic ended with Dracula draining Superman's blood and absorbing his power - at which point his ''[[Your Head Asplode|head exploded]]''. Superman, after all, is solar powered. |
* Mentioned for being [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]], the otherwise quite forgettable ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]'' vs. ''[[Dracula]]'' comic ended with Dracula draining Superman's blood and absorbing his power - at which point his ''[[Your Head Asplode|head exploded]]''. Superman, after all, is solar powered. |
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** A similar incident happened in ''[[Runaways]]'' - the teens discover that one of their newest companion is a vampire and, to save the others, Karolina offers herself to the vampire. When he goes to drain him, he realizes too late that Karolina is solar powered and he promptly explodes. |
** A similar incident happened in ''[[Runaways]]'' - the teens discover that one of their newest companion is a vampire and, to save the others, Karolina offers herself to the vampire. When he goes to drain him, he realizes too late that Karolina is solar powered and he promptly explodes. |
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* In ''[[Asterix]] and the Roman Agent'', [[Magnificent Bastard]] Tortuous Convolvulus has sown seeds of discord in our heroes' village, and for a time convinced them that Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix have been suborned by the Romans. After our heroes set their differences aside and pwn all four Roman garrisons, Asterix gives Convolvulus a gift and thanks him for "keeping your end of the bargain". Centurion Felix Platypus is enraged and has Convolvulus chained up and taken back to Rome as a traitor. Convolvulus is back up to his old tricks before long, however. |
* In ''[[Asterix]] and the Roman Agent'', [[Magnificent Bastard]] Tortuous Convolvulus has sown seeds of discord in our heroes' village, and for a time convinced them that Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix have been suborned by the Romans. After our heroes set their differences aside and pwn all four Roman garrisons, Asterix gives Convolvulus a gift and thanks him for "keeping your end of the bargain". Centurion Felix Platypus is enraged and has Convolvulus chained up and taken back to Rome as a traitor. Convolvulus is back up to his old tricks before long, however. |
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* [[Batman|"You committed a BONER, Joker! You were so busy forcing ME into a boner, you forgot you were committing one yourself!"]] |
* [[Batman|"You committed a BONER, Joker! You were so busy forcing ME into a boner, you forgot you were committing one yourself!"]] |
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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 (Comic Book)|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.''' |
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* 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. |
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* 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 (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.}} |
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