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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Maximum Man is clearly the Wildstorm version of [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]], being a small mortal who transforms into a magically powered flying brick with a magic word. The twist? Maximum Man is a tiny old man rather than a child/teenager, and he transforms in a column of magical fire rather than lightning. He's also considered the "Mightiest Maxi" alive, according to Majestic.

* [[Comic Book Time]]: Judge Fury, Pink Bunny, Colonel Cragg and Bad Dog all look pretty good for people who fought back in the 1940's... {{spoiler|Fountain of Youth effect as it turns out.}}

* [[Conviction By Counterfactual Clue]]: [[Invoked]]. Emoticon is recounting one of the detective stories from Mr. Articulate's youth and he mentions one that always stuck in his mind: Mr. Articulate discovered the identity of the murderer because the "Korean" man at dinner left his chopsticks in his bowl of rice, something no actual Korean would do since it is a symbol for death and, therefore, he must not be Korean, but Japanese instead, and thusly the killer. However, Japanese culture has ''the same custom''. "So the ending doesn't ''work''. It's a ''cheat''."

* [[Conviction by Counterfactual Clue]]: [[Invoked]]. Emoticon is recounting one of the detective stories from Mr. Articulate's youth and he mentions one that always stuck in his mind: Mr. Articulate discovered the identity of the murderer because the "Korean" man at dinner left his chopsticks in his bowl of rice, something no actual Korean would do since it is a symbol for death and, therefore, he must not be Korean, but Japanese instead, and thusly the killer. However, Japanese culture has ''the same custom''. "So the ending doesn't ''work''. It's a ''cheat''."

* [[Crossover]]: In the second arc of the first volume, [[Gen 13]] guest starred as they were passing through Tranquility.

* [[The Dark Age of Comic Books]]: A young child explains to Pink Bunny that his favorite comic is his favorie because, unlike [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|the old comics his mother lets him read]], in this comic people ''die''. It is not real if nobody dies.

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: It is not real unless somebody ''dies''.

* [[Deconstruction]]: Of [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]]; the people who faught the Nazis are horribly scarred because of what they experienced, supervillains who faught ''with'' the Nazis have been shunned and hassled all their lives since then, and most characters are struggling to deal with growing old in a world where younger heroes have taken their places.

* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Mr. Articulate is a charming, sweet old man whom everybody liked, and when other people come back from the dead craving flesh all he wants is a nice piece of pie, but even his adventures from olden days are "culturally insensitive." [[Show Within a Show|One of the retold mysteries of his youth]] was solved by identifying a man as Japanese because he violated a Korean custom, but Emoticon is quick to point out that the story (and solution) do not work, [[Conviction By Counterfactual Clue|since Japan has the same custom]].

* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Mr. Articulate is a charming, sweet old man whom everybody liked, and when other people come back from the dead craving flesh all he wants is a nice piece of pie, but even his adventures from olden days are "culturally insensitive." [[Show Within a Show|One of the retold mysteries of his youth]] was solved by identifying a man as Japanese because he violated a Korean custom, but Emoticon is quick to point out that the story (and solution) do not work, [[Conviction by Counterfactual Clue|since Japan has the same custom]].

* [[Determinator]]: They are old, out of shape and hurting, but the people of Tranquility ''do not quit''.

* [[Devil in Disguise]]: Funky Freddy Beasel, a seemingly ageless radio DJ who turns out to be a satanic demon known as The Host.

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* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Bad Dog is strong, but not very sharp.

* [[Ensemble Cast]]: Pegging down one single "star" is difficult. Sheriff Tommy is clearly [[The Hero]], but she shares so much panel-time with other characters that even she might not be called the "main" character.

* [[Fan Service ~~With~~ a Smile]]: Pink Bunny wears [[Playboy Bunny|her outfit]] while serving in her cafe, and the restaurant in general seems to be a [[Maid Cafe]].

* [[Fan Service with a Smile]]: Pink Bunny wears [[Playboy Bunny|her outfit]] while serving in her cafe, and the restaurant in general seems to be a [[Maid Cafe]].

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: what happened to Cosmos in the backstory, when he supposedly betrayed his companions and killed Astro Man. {{spoiler|turns out he was just a drunk who was convinced by the real killer of Astro Man that he'd killed him}}

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: [[Averted]]. Pink Bunny is defeated with (relative) ease, but the point is also made that she was never a fighter to begin with. She might be as strong as Judge Fury, but without the experience and history to go with her strength there is nothing to set her up as an [[Action Girl]] in the first place.

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* [[Serious Business]]: Captain Cobra and Mongoose Man are "enemies to the DEATH" and each will damn-sure make sure the other does not get the apples that are their proper due.

* [[Show Within a Show]]: Many of the adventures of the heroes were reprinted and sold as comic books back in the 1940's, 50's and 60's, and their children and grandchildren had careers as voice-actors in cartoons based around their lives as the next generation of heroes.

* [[Sky Pirate]]: The...well, the [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Sky Pirate]].

* [[Sky Pirate]]: The...well, the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Sky Pirate]].

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The Sampson Twins. One of them speaks [[Ye Olde Butchered English]], the other talks like a modern frat boy

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Salabal eventually took over Terry Terrific's comic. He didn't mind, because he loves her.