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* Averted in the ''[[Batman]]'' story arc "Prodigal"... eventually. Dick Grayson assumed the role of Batman while Bruce Wayne left Gotham to work on a case, the details of which were not made clear for some time. Several years later, in ''[[Batman: No Man's Land ~~(Comic Book)~~|No Man's Land]]'', the "case" was revealed as an excuse for him to secretly set up several mini-Batcaves throughout Gotham.

* Averted in the ''[[Batman]]'' story arc "Prodigal"... eventually. Dick Grayson assumed the role of Batman while Bruce Wayne left Gotham to work on a case, the details of which were not made clear for some time. Several years later, in ''[[Batman: No Man's Land|No Man's Land]]'', the "case" was revealed as an excuse for him to secretly set up several mini-Batcaves throughout Gotham.

** In another comic where The Joker is on death row ([[Not Me This Time|for a crime he didn't commit, ironically]]) and a preacher tells him to confess his sins, the last one we the end of he says "...And that's the last time I ever used glass" whatever he did with the glass was so horrible it causes the priest to flee in terror.

** The 'One Year Later' circumstances that saw Jim Gordon once again become Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and Detective Harvey Bullock returned to duty despite having been kicked off the force previously, along with a shake-up of the department which saw the previous commissioner removed from office, ended up becoming one of these. Reportedly, it was supposed to be explained in ''[[Fifty Two|52]]'', but the authors of that series ended up following completely different plotlines.

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* Brian Michael Bendis likes to use the line, "You still owe me eight dollars from that thing that time."

* ''[[Watchmen]]'' does this a little bit in the early chapters, like Hollis's reference to the Screaming Skull, but some references (like "Rorschach's nuts. He's been nuts ever since that kidnapping he handled three years back.") are revealed in full later on...and are downright horrifying, probably worse than most people imagined.

* ''[[~~Two Thousand~~ AD ~~(Comic Book)~~|Two Thousand AD]]'''s ''Caballistics, Inc.'' worked one into Lawrence Verse's backstory; all that is known about his past is that he had to leave the Catholic priesthood after using a chainsaw during the Rite of Exorcism, the details of which are never clearly or fully known to the reader.

* ''[[2000 AD|Two Thousand AD]]'''s ''Caballistics, Inc.'' worked one into Lawrence Verse's backstory; all that is known about his past is that he had to leave the Catholic priesthood after using a chainsaw during the Rite of Exorcism, the details of which are never clearly or fully known to the reader.

* ''The Intimates''' signature info scrolls at the bottom of most pages contained many of these concerning virtually every character at one point or another. The details behind Commander Presence's divorce, Dashman's nervous breakdown/super speeding accident, Sgt. Stomp's PTSD, the numerous arrests of Travis Duke by his sherriff half brother, Kefong's relationship with the Asia's youngest female assassin, and the ''future'' event where erectile dysfunction might ruin ''both'' of Punchy's marriages (to name but a few examples)... are all never expounded on.

* The ''[[X-Men]]'' has had several during a year long gap between the end of Uncanny X-Men #381/X-Men #99 and Uncanny X-Men #382/X-Men #100: the story of how Psylocke and Jean Grey switched powers, how Sage joined the X-Men after they freed her from Elias Bogan's minions, the resolution to the Baby Version of "Age Of Apocalypse" Apocalypse's take-over of the Mojoverse....

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** ''D.R. & Quinch Get Drafted'' begins at the tail end of one and immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|Hangs A Lampshade]] on it.

{{quote| '''Waldo "D.R." Dobbs''': I have no idea how I came to be in this incredibly strange, confusing situation. Actually, it has nothing to do with the following totally awesome story and I'd advise you to forget it, man. }}

* In ''[[~~The Goon (Comic Book)|~~The Goon]]'' noodle incidences are discussed frequently by the main characters, sometimes involving a man actually named Charlie Noodles who is never seen by the reader.

* In ''[[The Goon]]'' noodle incidences are discussed frequently by the main characters, sometimes involving a man actually named Charlie Noodles who is never seen by the reader.

* The nuclear war that provides much of the backstory in ''[[Strontium Dog]]'' isn't detailed much further than, "Nobody ever knew who fired the first missile--but suddenly the whole world went crazy!"

* A particularly literal case is found in volume 6 of ''[[XXXenophile]]'', after the villainess' main henchman is found trussed up and suspended. "Forgive me, Mistress. They had... macaroni."

* Several cases in ''[[Empowered (Comic Book)|Empowered]]''. Thugboy cosplaying, Thugboy wearing Empowered's suit, etc. Reason: Several storylines were (presumably temporarily) cut from the books, moved between books, etc.

* A ''[[Super Mario Bros]].'' comic in the [[Nintendo Comics System]] has Wart from ''[[~~Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|~~Super Mario Bros 2]]'' kidnapping King Toadstool. It's then implied that this has happened before:

* A ''[[Super Mario Bros.]].'' comic in the [[Nintendo Comics System]] has Wart from ''[[Super Mario Bros 2]]'' kidnapping King Toadstool. It's then implied that this has happened before:

{{quote| '''Mario''': Adding it all up, it's perfectly clear - Wart snatched the king... ''again!''}}

* [[Twisted Toyfare Theatre]] had [[Iron Man]] and [[Robert Downey Jr]] in court at the beginning of the story.

* [[Twisted Toyfare Theatre]] had [[Iron Man]] and [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] in court at the beginning of the story.

{{quote| '''Judge Quintesson''': In the case of Stamford, Connecticut, The Chuck E. Cheese Corporation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Kingdom of Atlantis, The Night Thrasher Estate and the Hooters on Route 9, versus Iron Man and Robert Downey Jr., the jury finds the defendants guilty! Your drunk and disorderly reign of terror is over!}}

* In an issue of ''[[The Simpsons (Comic Book)|The Simpsons]]'' comic book, Krusty the Clown founds his own country. When he and Bart try to come up with a name, Bart suggests "Krustyland", to which Krusty replies, "No, too many bad memories."