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* A downright ridiculous example is [http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+2263-1 the Disney comic "The Mystery of the Old Mansion"], where the villain is busy with his work and suddenly, for no reason, spontaneously decides to recite four pages' worth of backstory, complete with dramatic acting.
* A downright ridiculous example is [http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+2263-1 the Disney comic "The Mystery of the Old Mansion"], where the villain is busy with his work and suddenly, for no reason, spontaneously decides to recite four pages' worth of backstory, complete with dramatic acting.
** Lampshaded in [http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2000-013 "Snow It Goes"], where the villain, in the middle of his soliloquy, mentions that he's going to use the money he's villained away to get a psychiatrist and cure his inexplicable urge to talk to himself.
** Lampshaded in [http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2000-013 "Snow It Goes"], where the villain, in the middle of his soliloquy, mentions that he's going to use the money he's villained away to get a psychiatrist and cure his inexplicable urge to talk to himself.
* Extremely common in [[Superhero]] comics in general, at least as recently as the [[Bronze Age]]. Characters' thoughts would be written in regular round voice bubbles half the time, rather than bumpy thought bubbles, indicating that they were speaking out loud. It would frankly be easier to list [[Superhero|superheroes]] of the era who did ''not'' do this.
* Extremely common in [[Superhero]] comics in general, at least as recently as the [[Bronze Age]]. Characters' thoughts would be written in regular round voice bubbles half the time, rather than bumpy thought bubbles, indicating that they were speaking out loud. It would frankly be easier to list [[superhero]]es of the era who did ''not'' do this.
** Of particular note though is the cover of ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15, where [[Spider-Man]] annoucnes quite clearly that he is Peter Parker while holding a ne'er-do-well in one hand, thus telling him his [[Secret Identity]].
** Of particular note though is the cover of ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15, where [[Spider-Man]] annoucnes quite clearly that he is Peter Parker while holding a ne'er-do-well in one hand, thus telling him his [[Secret Identity]].
*** [[Retcon|Retconned]] in the more recent ''Amazing Fantasy'' series in a two-page story called "I was the Guy in [[Spider-Man]]'s Armpit," where he was just a [[White Collar Worker]] who fell out of his office window and Spider-Man saved. He was too busy screaming in terror to hear what Spider-Man was saying.
*** [[Retcon]]ned in the more recent ''Amazing Fantasy'' series in a two-page story called "I was the Guy in [[Spider-Man]]'s Armpit," where he was just a [[White Collar Worker]] who fell out of his office window and Spider-Man saved. He was too busy screaming in terror to hear what Spider-Man was saying.
* [[Doctor Doom]] does this a lot. In ''[[Secret Wars]]'', [[Talkative Loon|Klaw]] calls him out on it, asking if Doom is taping himself. Doom then reveals that he is, because [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Every utterance of Doom must be recorded for posterity!"]]
* [[Doctor Doom]] does this a lot. In ''[[Secret Wars]]'', [[Talkative Loon|Klaw]] calls him out on it, asking if Doom is taping himself. Doom then reveals that he is, because [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Every utterance of Doom must be recorded for posterity!"]]


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== Radio ==
== Radio ==
* [[Radio Drama|Radio Dramas]] are prone to this, because, you know, how would you tell the difference between narration and someone talking to himself?
* [[Radio Drama]]s are prone to this, because, you know, how would you tell the difference between narration and someone talking to himself?