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** And in the Tim Drake era, Robin generally only occasionally appears as a regular in Batman's series, appearing more in his own book and in [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]].
* [[Spider-Man]]'s Aunt May. Her original purpose was to be an unwitting obstruction in Peter's life for drama's sake: She was very frail so illness could strike at any moment, she didn't have much money so Peter had to get a job to support the family and her constant worrying about Peter not meant sneaking out to be Spider-Man was tricky but kept Peter from telling her his secret (out of fear she'd die of shock). When Peter finally moved out of the house and was on his own he was free from her smothering while May herself was able to sell her house and move in with her friend, meaning she had a nest egg to live off of and had someone to take care of her. After that there wasn't really anything for her to do in the book except die. In-fact on her death bed, pre-retcon, she revealed ''she knew Peter was Spider-Man''.
** And as of the reintroduction of Spider-Man to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], Aunt May is now a healthy, fit woman in late middle age, who as of the end of ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' knows what her nephew does with his free time.
* This has increasingly applied to the [[Young Justice]] members. When they made their debut in the 90s, they were meant as a [[Lighter and Softer]] [[Reconstruction]] of the [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]], but away from all the angst and drama the Titans had, and they were widely praised for having all of the camaraderie and none of the drama that had affected the Titans. Unfortunately, the ''Graduation Day'' event saw both the Titans and Young Justice disband, and the team becoming part of the Titans proper, where they were given very different characterization. While criticized for the characterization, the run did start well, but [[Infinite Crisis]] saw the death of Superboy due to [[Screwed by the Lawyers]] and Impulse, who already had become Kid Flash during the Titans run, getting an [[Age Lift]] and becoming the Flash due to [[Executive Meddling]], while Robin and Wonder Girl got hit with severe [[Flanderization]], obsessing over Connor, having violent tempers and treating the other Titan members horribly, especially Rose Wilson. This, combined with the Titans introducing new members, then killing them off, caused the popularity of the Young Justice members to plummet. The New 52 reboot that followed was even worse, with their personalities becoming nothing like they were in their Young Justice days, and their popularity entered a brutal nadir. While the original team was revived and brought back in 2019, the reemergence of the core Teen Titans, and other characters taking the titles the Young Justice members originally held meant they lost the last remaining things that made them stand out, and unless it is a Young Justice event, they don't make appearances in other comic books.
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