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'''The title of each novel contains some sort of wordplay on "miss" or "mis-" or "mess" (in the first novel), The "first" series contains twelve novels:'''
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* ''Myth-Fortunes'' (2009)
Additionally, the first novel was adapted into an eight-part graphic novel by [[
Now has a [[Myth Adventures/Characters|character sheet]].
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* [[ET Gave Us Wi-Fi]]: Most "inventors" are alleged to be closet dimensional travelers, who generally introduce technology from more-advanced dimensions in order to make a buck.
* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Although Grimble frequently engages in power struggles with General Badaxe, he has no desire to rule.
* [[Explosive Breeder]]: There is a [[Running Gag]] in one of Foglio's comic adaptations involving small dragons that [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428205442/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20070204 reproduce on contact with water] (The Myth Adventures sequence can be read starting [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428205842/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/mythcomic.php?date=20101002 HERE]) One of them happens to get into a market stall demonstrating umbrellas, and after that they keep showing up everywhere, until at the end of the scene the original owners are forced to round them all up.
* [[Expy]]: In ''Something M.Y.T.H. Inc.'', parodies of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Zorro, and the Fellowship of the Ring all make trouble for Possiltum. In the latter case, their expy status is deliberately self-engineered ("We need a dwarf!").
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Aahz, in a visual [[Running Gag]] in Foglio's graphic novels, is occasionally seen snacking on various objects not usually considered food. However, considering the content of Pervian food (See [[Masochist's Meal]], below), this may be entirely justified - or just Foglio's sly way of pointing out Aahz's [[Large Ham|scenery-chewing ways]] in the novels.
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* [[From a Single Cell]]: In one of the comics, Isstvan gets blown up by a spell, and then rather squishily reconstitutes.
* [[Fur Against Fang]]: In one dimension Skeeve visits, vampires are urbanites who look down on werewolves as country bumpkins.
* [[Gambling Game]]: Dragon Poker from ''Little Myth Marker'', appears to be a cross between standard poker and [[Calvin Ball|the fictional "Fizzbin"]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', and is always played for a [[w:table stakes|table stake]].
* [[Gayngster]]: Don Bruce, the Mob's "fairy Godfather". Skeeve suspects, of course, but it's not confirmed until the books from Guido's point of view.
* [[Genie in a Bottle]]: Skeeve meets one of these, a Djin from the dimension Djinger. They are only three inches tall, and hire themselves out for Bottle Duty because their entire dimension is in debt. They tend to be a bit short on Phenomenal Cosmic Powers, though, despite what the salesmen say.
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* [[Psmith Psyndrome]]: Go ahead. Call him "Oz the Pervert". We'll wait.
* [[Rock Beats Laser]]: In ''Little Myth Marker'', a crooked casino dealer disdains magical cheating methods (which the gamblers are watching for) in favor if the simple finesse of a marked deck (which they aren't).
* [[Shirley Template]]: "Markie" from ''Little Myth Marker'' is a classic Shirley Temple [[expy]], which is to be expected considering the title and half of the plot of the novel comes from the Shirley Temple movie ''[[Little Miss Marker]]''. The trope is played with when the book's plot diverges from the movie.
* [[Shout-Out]]: E.g. Guido & Nunzio (see their [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] prototype in the [[Unrelated Brothers]] article).
** Idnew and Drahcir, the Woof Writers - A shout out to Wendi and Richard Pini... in werewolf form.
*** Phil Foglio's illustration of Don Bruce for one book looks like a certain [[Barnaby|Mr. O'Malley.]]
**** For that matter, Nick the Vampire is Phil's avatar in-universe.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Asprin dealt with writer's block by doing research. On the negative side, this sometimes led to the [[Author Filibuster
* [[Smoke Out]]: Skeeve tries a variation of this to intimidate an army. Unfortunately, he quickly learns that his ninja smoke makes him sneeze.
* [[Springtime for Hitler]]: Guido and Nunzio's attempts to disrupt the Possiltum army in ''M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action'' only end up improving the army and/or getting them promoted. Even when they go as far as to have supplies delivered at random.
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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: As a magic-user, Skeeve only knows a handful of basic spells. Nevertheless, he's able to use these ([[Guile Hero|along with copious amounts of cunning, negotiation, and B.S.]]) to get the reputation of a sorcerous demi-god.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: {{spoiler|Isstvan}} in Foglio's comic-book adaptation.
* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: ''Little Myth Marker'', to ''[[Little Miss Marker]]''.
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