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** Shadowcat, on the other hand, yet remains perhaps the only female character in Marvel over the age of twelve to retain her petiteness. Although that's partly due to every writer at Marvel except [[Joss Whedon]] having forgotten she existed.
** Shadowcat, on the other hand, yet remains perhaps the only female character in Marvel over the age of twelve to retain her petiteness. Although that's partly due to every writer at Marvel except [[Joss Whedon]] having forgotten she existed.
** Wolfsbane and (usually) Moonstar are ''usually'' given petite frames. The few exceptions have either been by bad artists ([[Cough-Snark-Cough|*cough*]][[Rob Liefeld|robliefeld]][[Cough-Snark-Cough|*cough*]]) and/or just look ridiculous because all the past art has them slender.
** Wolfsbane and (usually) Moonstar are ''usually'' given petite frames. The few exceptions have either been by bad artists ([[Cough-Snark-Cough|*cough*]][[Rob Liefeld|robliefeld]][[Cough-Snark-Cough|*cough*]]) and/or just look ridiculous because all the past art has them slender.
*** With the return of her Valkyrie powers, Dani has shot up all the way to [[Hot Amazon]] status. Also, her depiction is [[Depending On the Artist|sometimes]] [[Amazonian Beauty|quite buff as well]] and still [[Ms. Fanservice|hot]]...
*** With the return of her Valkyrie powers, Dani has shot up all the way to [[Hot Amazon]] status. Also, her depiction is [[Depending on the Artist|sometimes]] [[Amazonian Beauty|quite buff as well]] and still [[Ms. Fanservice|hot]]...
** Emma Frost, on the other hand, is the epitome of this trope. Especially in the infamous Greg Horn covers. She seems to be fully [[Genre Savvy]] about this. [[World War Two|Doctor]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Nemesis]] recently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades this]] by [[Crowning Moment of Funny|finding new ways to non-stop insult Frost about this during an entire story, culminating in telling her that if she doesn't immediately follow his orders he will personally destroy every fetish wear store on the planet]].
** Emma Frost, on the other hand, is the epitome of this trope. Especially in the infamous Greg Horn covers. She seems to be fully [[Genre Savvy]] about this. [[World War Two|Doctor]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Nemesis]] recently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades this]] by [[Crowning Moment of Funny|finding new ways to non-stop insult Frost about this during an entire story, culminating in telling her that if she doesn't immediately follow his orders he will personally destroy every fetish wear store on the planet]].
** Also, [[Leotard of Power|Psylocke]]. Not so much with the [[Most Common Superpower]], but her costume is still [[Stripperiffic]], giving her what might possibly be [[Thong of Shielding|the worst wedgie in the entire Marvel Universe.]]
** Also, [[Leotard of Power|Psylocke]]. Not so much with the [[Most Common Superpower]], but her costume is still [[Stripperiffic]], giving her what might possibly be [[Thong of Shielding|the worst wedgie in the entire Marvel Universe.]]
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* [[Empowered (Comic Book)|Empowered]] herself is arguably a deconstruction of this trope, being a [[Faux Action Girl]] whose suit [[Vapor Wear|tends to rip up at the worst possible moment]] and [[Fetish Fuel|being tied up and gagged]], and thus the center of many people's attention left her in a neurotic mess of self-esteem and body-image issues, and yes -- she does provide most of the fanservice in the series, and [[Meta Guy|is fully aware of that, making her an even bigger neurotic mess]].
* [[Empowered (Comic Book)|Empowered]] herself is arguably a deconstruction of this trope, being a [[Faux Action Girl]] whose suit [[Vapor Wear|tends to rip up at the worst possible moment]] and [[Fetish Fuel|being tied up and gagged]], and thus the center of many people's attention left her in a neurotic mess of self-esteem and body-image issues, and yes -- she does provide most of the fanservice in the series, and [[Meta Guy|is fully aware of that, making her an even bigger neurotic mess]].
** Ocelotina on the other hand intentionally plays to this trope, pretending to be a superheroine and getting into the same situtations Emp does for profit.
** Ocelotina on the other hand intentionally plays to this trope, pretending to be a superheroine and getting into the same situtations Emp does for profit.
* ''[[Archie Comics]]'': Cheryl Blossom defined this in the 1980s (where it got her written out of the books) and '90s, where she was basically red hair on Pamela Anderson's face and body (the ones ''she'' had in the 1990s). Melody was this for [[Josie and The Pussycats]], wearing the skimpiest outfits and drawing all the male attention.
* ''[[Archie Comics]]'': Cheryl Blossom defined this in the 1980s (where it got her written out of the books) and '90s, where she was basically red hair on Pamela Anderson's face and body (the ones ''she'' had in the 1990s). Melody was this for [[Josie and the Pussy Cats]], wearing the skimpiest outfits and drawing all the male attention.
* Almost any female character in ''[[Lil Abner]]'' who wasn't an old lady, especially Daisy Mae, Stupifyin' Jones, Moonbeam McSwine and the Wolf Gal. Since the strip started in 1934, this means it's [[Older Than Television]].
* Almost any female character in ''[[Li'l Abner]]'' who wasn't an old lady, especially Daisy Mae, Stupifyin' Jones, Moonbeam McSwine and the Wolf Gal. Since the strip started in 1934, this means it's [[Older Than Television]].
* Tiffany, The [[Alpha Bitch]] from ''[[Luann]]'', is this for the strip, giving much [[Snark Bait]] to online fans, considering the head writer is over 60, and Tiffany's a teenager. One memorable strip featured her in a ''string bikini'', and most of the time she's just in a cheerleader outfit.
* Tiffany, The [[Alpha Bitch]] from ''[[Luann]]'', is this for the strip, giving much [[Snark Bait]] to online fans, considering the head writer is over 60, and Tiffany's a teenager. One memorable strip featured her in a ''string bikini'', and most of the time she's just in a cheerleader outfit.
* The British wartime newspaper comic ''Jane'' featured a title character who was always willing to help the war effort--which usually involved losing her clothes in some way. In [[Real Life]], it was claimed that this actually helped boost troop morale. This may have been the first newspaper strip ever to include ''complete nudity'', and was seen as unbelievably daring at the time.
* The British wartime newspaper comic ''Jane'' featured a title character who was always willing to help the war effort--which usually involved losing her clothes in some way. In [[Real Life]], it was claimed that this actually helped boost troop morale. This may have been the first newspaper strip ever to include ''complete nudity'', and was seen as unbelievably daring at the time.
** There were rumours that when she appeared completely starkers it would be D-Day. Sir [[Winston Churchill]] personally intervened on the matter to make it so.
** There were rumours that when she appeared completely starkers it would be D-Day. Sir [[Winston Churchill]] personally intervened on the matter to make it so.
* ''[[Modesty Blaise (Comic Strip)|Modesty Blaise]]'' frequently depicted its title character in various states of undress, contrary to her name.
* ''[[Modesty Blaise (comic strip)|Modesty Blaise]]'' frequently depicted its title character in various states of undress, contrary to her name.
* Ms. Buxley, from ''[[Beetle Bailey]]''. She was even more so earlier in the 1970s and '80s.
* Ms. Buxley, from ''[[Beetle Bailey]]''. She was even more so earlier in the 1970s and '80s.
* June Morgan, the wife and nurse of ''[[Rex Morgan MD (Comic Strip)|Rex Morgan MD]]'', drawn with a Patrick Nagel face and... prominent attributes.
* June Morgan, the wife and nurse of ''[[Rex Morgan, M.D.|Rex Morgan MD]]'', drawn with a Patrick Nagel face and... prominent attributes.
* La Mulatona from ''Clemente''. The artists even mix in some [[Fetish Fuel]] when they show Clemente swimming between her breasts (a common scene in macrophile porn) a running gag.
* La Mulatona from ''Clemente''. The artists even mix in some [[Fetish Fuel]] when they show Clemente swimming between her breasts (a common scene in macrophile porn) a running gag.
* Gaturranta in the very first strips of ''Gaturro''.
* Gaturranta in the very first strips of ''Gaturro''.
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** Um, played in the movies by Jennifer Love Hewitt. So, yeah.
** Um, played in the movies by Jennifer Love Hewitt. So, yeah.
* Thorn from ''[[Bone]]'', not so much in early chapters, though. In later chapters, you get to see her bare legs quite a bit, and almost a little boobage due to [[Clothing Damage]]. There's even a gag (that actually ''is'' in an early chapter) where Fone Bone is nervous enough to accidentally eat a bar of soap because he's taking a bath with Thorn. (And before that, he watches a bird that seems to be there for the sole purpose of averting Fone's gaze away from Thorn while she's getting nude, before she goes into the water.) [[Love At First Sight|Needless to say, Fone Bone takes an instant liking to her.]]
* Thorn from ''[[Bone]]'', not so much in early chapters, though. In later chapters, you get to see her bare legs quite a bit, and almost a little boobage due to [[Clothing Damage]]. There's even a gag (that actually ''is'' in an early chapter) where Fone Bone is nervous enough to accidentally eat a bar of soap because he's taking a bath with Thorn. (And before that, he watches a bird that seems to be there for the sole purpose of averting Fone's gaze away from Thorn while she's getting nude, before she goes into the water.) [[Love At First Sight|Needless to say, Fone Bone takes an instant liking to her.]]
* Panda Delgado from ''[[Body Bags (Comic Book)|Body Bags]]''. She's only 14, but she sports a serious pair of breasts and wears a super-short cheerleader skirt and skintight sweater set. The skirt is so short the reader gets panty shots when she's standing still.
* Panda Delgado from ''[[Body Bags]]''. She's only 14, but she sports a serious pair of breasts and wears a super-short cheerleader skirt and skintight sweater set. The skirt is so short the reader gets panty shots when she's standing still.
* Parodied and subverted in ''[[The Boys]]'' where all the superheroines working for Vought American are turned into Ms. Fanservice as part of their image for merchandising. Takes a considerably darker turn when VA give Starlight a makeover consisting of high heels and a costume composed of about three grams of fabric due to them wanting her character to have been [[Rape As Backstory|raped as a child]] and turn into a sex-crazed slut as a result. It doesn't go down well with her, especially when she reveals she was indeed sexually assaulted.
* Parodied and subverted in ''[[The Boys]]'' where all the superheroines working for Vought American are turned into Ms. Fanservice as part of their image for merchandising. Takes a considerably darker turn when VA give Starlight a makeover consisting of high heels and a costume composed of about three grams of fabric due to them wanting her character to have been [[Rape as Backstory|raped as a child]] and turn into a sex-crazed slut as a result. It doesn't go down well with her, especially when she reveals she was indeed sexually assaulted.
* For the most part, Anderson in ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' doesn't provide much fanservice other than being hot in general. Her own spinoff, however, is a different story. In the first collected volume alone, she spends half a story naked in a coma (she is mostly covered by a sheet, but still), has another judge walk in on her in a shower, and goes clubbing in a low-cut, tight minidress.
* For the most part, Anderson in ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' doesn't provide much fanservice other than being hot in general. Her own spinoff, however, is a different story. In the first collected volume alone, she spends half a story naked in a coma (she is mostly covered by a sheet, but still), has another judge walk in on her in a shower, and goes clubbing in a low-cut, tight minidress.
* Druuna, from the Italian graphic novel series of the same name, is either naked or wearing a skimpy tank-top-and-thong combo roughly ninety percent of the time.
* Druuna, from the Italian graphic novel series of the same name, is either naked or wearing a skimpy tank-top-and-thong combo roughly ninety percent of the time.
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