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== Comic Books ==

* ''[[Tintin]]'' ("The Shooting Star"). The [[Go Mad ~~From~~ the Revelation|mad ex-astronomer Philippulus]] goes around in white robes, banging a gong and generally making a nuisance of himself.

* ''[[Tintin]]'' ("The Shooting Star"). The [[Go Mad from the Revelation|mad ex-astronomer Philippulus]] goes around in white robes, banging a gong and generally making a nuisance of himself.

* ''[[Watchmen]]''. {{spoiler|Rorschach uses this as his cover}}. It also lampshades the threat of nuclear annihilation hanging over everyone (not to mention future events in the comic).

* A guy like this is featured in one of the early issues of ''[[Buffy]] Season Eight''.

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* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' (in the episode that introduces Angel) features a doomsayer like this, bearing a sign with "Angels are among us!"

* ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]'' - a guy is holding a sign like this early in the episode. When we get to the [[Monster of the Week]] part it reads "Told You So".

* One of these appears in ''[[Hercules (~~Disney~~ film)|Hercules]]'' ranting on the streets of Thebes.

* One of these appears in ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'' ranting on the streets of Thebes.

* A rat wearing a sandwich board made out of two slices of bread can actually be seen warning all the other rats about the floodgates in ''[[Flushed Away]]''.

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