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* Occurs in ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' on a regular basis.

== ~~Comics~~ ==

== Comic Books ==

* Contrary to the general consensus, this particular trope has a long and distinguished history in news-strips and comic books, particularly those of the "spicy" variety.

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** Making her debut in Britain's ''Daily Mirror'', Norman Pett's ''Jane'' (1932) usually [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/PZE13m1g/s7/0.43722979727089095/jane.jpg fell out of her clothes] in less time than it takes to read this sentence. The "strip" continued for another 27 years.

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** On the other side of the Atlantic, ''Sally the Sleuth'' (Adolphe Barreaux, 1934) would lose her dress somewhere on the first page, spending the remainder of the story in her underwear. [http://dc312.4shared.com/img/OMG8Hbxr/s7/0.3418735908522329/sally3.jpg Solving the crime] was considered an unnecessary distraction by most readers.

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** By the 1940s, hotblooded American troops were being entertained by the likes of Bill Ward's [http://dc198.4shared.com/img/5W4jRn6t/s7/0.5508564895554909/Torchy.jpg Torchy] and Milt Caniff's [http://dc299.4shared.com/img/iuzf4fjx/s7/0.414049851729393/MissLace.jpg Miss Lace] (presumably because flesh-and-blood women were unavailable on the frontline).

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* In the US, lingerie scenes were effectively banned by the Comics Code in 1955, but fortunately, these restrictions [http://dc316.4shared.com/img/eM8wdK95/s7/S006.jpg didn't extend to the news industry]. Mainstream features like ''On Stage, Apartment 3-G'' and ''The Heart of Juliet Jones'' spiced up the melodrama with the occasional striptease.

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* Meanwhile, back in Merry Old England, lingerie scenes were the main drawcard of the Sunday supplement. By the time ''Jane'' ended in 1959, Bond girls were [http://dc206.4shared.com/img/tuMv9nDy/s7/0.7382149490058713/S017a.jpg already appearing] in ''The Daily Express,'' and Jim Holdaway's ''Romeo Brown'' was being duped by [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/vOLpsYRD/s7/0.1689296119616397/S008.jpg scantily-clad seductresses]. ''Modesty Blaise'' started a few years later in 1963—a strip [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/AzMtCYmG/s7/0.6965081427707515/S019.jpg so rife with black underwear] that the American press hesitated to publish it.

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** For more on the subject of black underwear, check ~~the comics section of the~~ [[Black Bra and Panties|relevant article]].

* More recent examples: Vicki Vale's first appearance in ''[[All-Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder]]'' is her strutting around her apartment in frilly pink knickers. This lasts for about three pages. The author's commentary admits, "Okay, I'm shameless. Let's go for the ass shot."

== Newspaper Comics ==

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* Contrary to the general consensus, this particular trope has a long and distinguished history in news-strips and comic books, particularly those of the "spicy" variety.

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** Making her debut in Britain's ''Daily Mirror'', Norman Pett's ''Jane'' (1932) usually [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/PZE13m1g/s7/0.43722979727089095/jane.jpg fell out of her clothes]{{dead link}} in less time than it takes to read this sentence. The "strip" continued for another 27 years.

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** On the other side of the Atlantic, ''Sally the Sleuth'' (Adolphe Barreaux, 1934) would lose her dress somewhere on the first page, spending the remainder of the story in her underwear. [http://dc312.4shared.com/img/OMG8Hbxr/s7/0.3418735908522329/sally3.jpg Solving the crime]{{dead link}} was considered an unnecessary distraction by most readers.

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** By the 1940s, hotblooded American troops were being entertained by the likes of Bill Ward's [http://dc198.4shared.com/img/5W4jRn6t/s7/0.5508564895554909/Torchy.jpg Torchy]{{dead link}} and Milt Caniff's [http://dc299.4shared.com/img/iuzf4fjx/s7/0.414049851729393/MissLace.jpg Miss Lace]{{dead link}} (presumably because flesh-and-blood women were unavailable on the frontline).

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* In the US, lingerie scenes were effectively banned by the Comics Code in 1955, but fortunately, these restrictions [http://dc316.4shared.com/img/eM8wdK95/s7/S006.jpg didn't extend to the news industry].{{dead link}} Mainstream features like ''On Stage, Apartment 3-G'' and ''The Heart of Juliet Jones'' spiced up the melodrama with the occasional striptease.

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* Meanwhile, back in Merry Old England, lingerie scenes were the main drawcard of the Sunday supplement. By the time ''Jane'' ended in 1959, Bond girls were [http://dc206.4shared.com/img/tuMv9nDy/s7/0.7382149490058713/S017a.jpg already appearing]{{dead link}} in ''The Daily Express,'' and Jim Holdaway's ''Romeo Brown'' was being duped by [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/vOLpsYRD/s7/0.1689296119616397/S008.jpg scantily-clad seductresses].{{dead link}} ''Modesty Blaise'' started a few years later in 1963—a strip [http://dc196.4shared.com/img/AzMtCYmG/s7/0.6965081427707515/S019.jpg so rife with black underwear]{{dead link}} that the American press hesitated to publish it.

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** For more on the subject of black underwear, check [[Black Bra and Panties#Comic Books|the Comic Books section of the relevant article]].

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