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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* All of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's ''[[~~The Sandman (Comic Book)|~~The Sandman]]'' display this to a greater or lesser extent: Delirium is eternally childlike, and even dignified Dream has his moments of angsting like a lovelorn teenager. On the other hand, Death looks and talks like a teenage [[Perky Goth]], but she is also one of the most mature and philosophical characters in the series and clearly knows the weight of her age and responsibility.

* All of the Endless in Neil Gaiman's ''[[The Sandman]]'' display this to a greater or lesser extent: Delirium is eternally childlike, and even dignified Dream has his moments of angsting like a lovelorn teenager. On the other hand, Death looks and talks like a teenage [[Perky Goth]], but she is also one of the most mature and philosophical characters in the series and clearly knows the weight of her age and responsibility.

** In fact, later issues imply that Death matured ''to'' become the quasi-teenage [[Perky Goth]] we all know and love: in her "youth," billions and billions of years ago, she was cold and cruel.

** Similarly, Delirium is quite capable of acting like an adult when she needs to. It just really, really hurts her to become something she is not. Whether it is a physical or mental pain is never stated, however.

*** Delirium's introduction cites her tragedy as being "forever the youngest of the Endless", despite the fact that she is older than all of humanity. This is only one interpretation, however.

* One of the subplots in the latter part of ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'' is the general immaturity of the vampire Cassidy, and its destructive impact on not just himself but the people he comes into contact with.

* Somewhat back and forth in ''[[~~Fables (Comic Book)|~~Fables]]''. Most of the characters act like the thirty-somethings they are physically, except for Pinocchio, who, [[Not Growing Up Sucks|much to his annoyance]], is still pre-pubescent. (Though for some reason the artist is fond of drawing him with a rather strong jaw.)

* Somewhat back and forth in ''[[Fables]]''. Most of the characters act like the thirty-somethings they are physically, except for Pinocchio, who, [[Not Growing Up Sucks|much to his annoyance]], is still pre-pubescent. (Though for some reason the artist is fond of drawing him with a rather strong jaw.)

* In ''[[Tom Strong]]'', Tesla Strong, despite really being seventy-five years old, looks, acts, and is treated like a teenager.

* {{spoiler|Topher}}, the vampire foe of the ''[[Runaways]]'', is an aversion. He hasn't aged past being a teenager in 100 years. Hasn't stopped him from making a killing on the stock markets in the 1920s and losing it all in the Dot Com bubble.