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* In the past, the situation of mutants in the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' comics was compared to racial minorities. More recent books have shown a tendency to make discussions of being a mutant sound like they're about homosexuality.
* The classic (if [[Anvilicious]]) [[EC Comics]] story "Judgment Day", in which an examiner comes from Earth to see if a planet inhabited by sentient robots is ready to join [[The Federation]]. It's revealed that the robots are split into two groups identical except for the color of their outside casing, and the educational programming given to each color. One group of robots is given less useful programming, forced to live in inferior housing in a segregated part of the cities, relegated to less desirable jobs, etc., all based on the casing color. The examiner is forced to flunk the civilization, and the guide whines that he is "only one robot" who can't change the system. The examiner consoles the guide by mentioning that Earth used to be like this too until its people got their act together. Then the examiner gets into his spaceship, {{spoiler|takes off his helmet, and is revealed to be black.}} Read it [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/54803.html here!]
* In an arc of ''[[Iron Man]]'', the armor is [[Lightning Can Do Anything|struck by lightning]]; this, in combination with [[Millennium Bug|Y2K]], [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|made it sentient]]. Tony wants to transfer its mind to something less dangerous, or kill it, but then the armor tells him that it [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001w72b loves him]. "How would you define the feelings I have for you? Because, if what I learned from your mind is true -- it feels exactly the same as what you feel -- for [[Love Interest|Ms. Fujikawa]]." Tony then decides to [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00023kfq see if he can be a better Iron Man] while in the sentient armor, but can't control it... The armor claims to be [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001p754 protecting Tony], and then it stops letting [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001s2xp his friends over]. He puts on an older Iron Man suit to try and [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001fyfp escape], [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001gcpy which] [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001h4gt enrages] the [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001kwyq armor], and it takes him to an island and [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001y8ys tortures him], then [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/0001z6g0 apologizes].... Evidently, [[Captain America (comics)|Steve Rogers]] taught Tony how to escape from being tied to a tree, and the thought of him [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00020c9a gives Tony strength]. Still, Tony has a heart attack during the fight, and the armor, [http://pics.livejournal.com/elspethdixon/pic/00022t51 horrified], does a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]/[[Redemption Equals Death]]. Among many comic!Iron Man fans, the sentient armor is generally called "Tony's abusive boyfriend".
** My god. It's like somebody loaded ''Lifetime'' and the Sci-Fi Channel into opposite ends of a particle accelerator.
*** One of the now-obliterated comments on the original post for this arc went like: "So if Peter × Symbiote = OTP, and Tony × Armor = OTP... [[Crack Pairing|Peter×Symbiote×Tony×Armor]] is?"
** Wait wait wait... according to the armor, Tony wants Ms. Fujikawa ''inside'' of him?
** Someone even made a [http://nosilencehere.livejournal.com/8733.html tongue-in-cheek fanmix soundtrack] about their "totally-not-abusive-love" full of songs on the [[Yandere (disambiguation)]] music page and quotes like "[[Domestic Abuse|The Armor says it loves you, Tony, but the bruises say otherwise.]] Don't they, Tony? ''Don't they?!''"
* Apparently whenever [[She Hulk]] has a transformation from her puny human state into the green goddess, it is the equivalent of sexual orgasm to her, as was showcased in not only the recent [[Ultimate Marvel]] incarnation, but on the classic 90's cartoon as well, which was supposedly for the "younger" set.
* After [[Superman]] gets temporarily [[Brought Down to Normal|de-powered]] in the events of ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Lois' assurances that she loves him, that it's perfectly understandable, that she's sure he'll be back to normal in no time, and even that she loves him for who he is and not how well he can perform, sound rather like Superman is having a different kind of [[The Loins Sleep Tonight|performance issue]].
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