History BigDamnHeroes / ComicBooks

* Tim pulls off an awesome save in ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' during Anarky II's rampage. He himself is saved in moments worthy of this trope by his sister [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] and brother [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] at different times, though in Cass's case it's revealed later to have been somewhat planned ahead of time by the two of them even if things did start spiraling out of Tim's control with Daughters of Acheron.

* Tim pulls off an awesome save in ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' during Anarky II's rampage. He himself is saved in moments worthy of this trope by his sister [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] and brother [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] at different times, though in Cass's case it's revealed later to have been somewhat planned ahead of time by the two of them even if things did start spiraling out of Tim's control with Nyssa Al Ghul.

* In the rebooted TeenTitans #1, Deathstroke points the muzzle of his rifle right in Robin's face and pulls the trigger. Cue Kid Flash appearing out of nowhere, plucking the bullet right out of the air, and quipping, "Bit of overkill, isn't it, using an elephant gun on a helpless teenager?" What follows is a truly epic curbstomping by a superfast yellow and red blur against a one-eyed assassin.

* In ''Justice League: Generation Lost'' #8, the League has been caught breaking into Checkmate headquarters, and are on the verge of being overwhelmed by Checkmate forces. Then the wall blows in, with Captain Atom coming to the rescue:

* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'': During the invasion of planet Grax in the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' arc, a Diasporan is about to kill a little girl. All of sudden Supergirl shows up and punches him across the city.

* [[http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8810/tfr4splashofawesome.jpg This]] absolutely ''awesome'' moment from ''[[TheFlash The Flash: Rebirth]]'' #4.

* Franchise/{{Superman}}: In ''Comicbook/WarWorld'' Mongul is about to crush Superman's friends when Comicbook/MartianManhunter turns up and frees them.

** In his ''JLA'' run, when the BigBad renegade angel Asmodel is wiping the floor with the ComicBook/MartianManhunter, Superman appears and tells J'onn, "Stand down old friend, I'll take it from here". Superman proceeds to fight Asmodel to a standstill during which Asmodel tells Superman to "Yield!" with Superman [[{{Determinator}} epically]] [[BattleCry shouting]] [[HeroicResolve "Never!"]].

* In TheThanosImperative: Devastation one-shot (a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for the next cosmic Marvel mini-series, Annihilators) features one of these when [[spoiler: Blastaar]] pulled a FaceHeelTurn:

** Subverted in issue 14. Darkwing battles a new, seemingly indestructible tank of a supervillain called Cat-tankerous, and is not having any luck - all of a sudden, out of absolutely nowhere, Launchpad flies to the rescue and [[RammingAlwaysWorks rams the plane straight into Cattankerous]]. It doesn't actually work.

** In the climatic battle at the end of the book, Rayek and the Holt Trolls charge in just as the Wolfriders and the Go-Backs were about to be beaten. It is lampshaded with Rayek complaining to Cutter that if he had sent Petalwing the Preserver back to guide them, they could have arrived much sooner.

* In ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' #245, Galactus is about to feast upon Earth, the FF held helpless in energy bubbles as the planet-destroying machine is set up. Galactus reaches for the lever to activate it...'''I SEE THEE NAY!''' A blast of lightning rocks him away as Thor and the Avengers arrive on the scene to help the FF.

* In TheThanosImperative: Devastation one-shot (a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for the next cosmic Marvel mini-series, Annihilators) features one of these when [[spoiler: Blaastar]] pulled a FaceHeelTurn:

--> [[spoiler: '''Blaastar''':]] [[CurseCutShort Oh shi--]]

* In the rebooted TeenTitans #1, Deathstroke is about to points the muzzle of his rifle right in Robin's face and pulls the trigger. Cue Kid Flash appearing out of nowhere, plucking the bullet right out of the air, and quipping, "Bit of overkill, isn't it, using an elephant gun on a helpless teenager?" What follows is a truly epic curbstomping by a superfast yellow and red blur against a one-eyed assassin.

* During ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', the Inheritors have invaded the thought-to-be-safe Earth-13 with the Inheritors' patriarch, Solus, absorbing the powers of that world's Spider-Man, granting him the powers of Captain Universe. When the Earth-616 Spidey returns with Arana and Spider-Gwen, he comes back with another Spidey - [[Series/SpiderManJapan the Japanese live-action Spidey]] complete with his HumongousMecha Leopardon.

* Subverted in ''Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'', during the Foot's attack at April's building; despite Casey Jones' BigDamnHeroes entrance, the Shredder's forces still manage to overrun the heroes, and they are eventually forced to retreat. The scene is eventually adapted into [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the first movie]] and the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 second cartoon]].

* In Transformers AllHailMegatron, the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron with an army of Insecticons that was busy overruning them. Right up to the point that Omega Supreme arrives and turns the tide [[IncrediblyLamePun singlehandedly]]. When he was first introduced in one of the Spotlight books prior to that, Optimus said that Omega Supreme existed more or less for that purpose.

* ''Comicbook/{{Justice}}'' has a scene where Superman has been dog-piled by four supervillains. Blindsided and beaten on by Bizarro and Solomon Grundy, weakened by Metallo's Kryptonite heart, his powers drained by the Parasite, Superman is helpless. The whole while, he's left wondering why none of the JLA are responding to his distress call, and finally, in a rather chilling scene, Superman cries out for help. Cue Big Damn Hero moment as a lightning bolt flashes across the sky, all of the villains get an "oh shit" look on their faces as a red and gold blur comes down and proceeds to take them apart. Bizarro? Punched into orbit. Metallo? Kryptonite yanked out of his chest. Parasite? Had said Kryptonite jammed in his chest, and since he had stolen Superman's powers and weaknesses, was instantly defeated by it. Solomon Grundy? Beaten unconscious into a crater. In the space of a page, these four powerful villains are handily and decisively dealt with. The blur finally slows down enough to reveal who it is, offering a hand to help Superman up.

* Subverted in ''{{Preacher}}'', with the truly epic failure of Cassidy's attempt at rescuing Jesse and Tulip from the Saint of Killers via [[CarFu pick-up truck.]]

* In PaperinikNewAdventures this was practically [[PhysicalGod Xadhoom]]'s job,so much that both she and Paperinik start lampshading it.

* When JessicaJones has been kidnapped by a group of Hydra agents in ''Comicbook/ThePulse'', a S.H.I.E.L.D. strike team led by Jessica's ex-boyfriend Clay Quartermain rescues her.

* In ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', The Battle of Metropolis is raging on and it seems that the villains are winning, especially when the Syndicate's flag bearer, Doomsday, charges forward and into the path of Arsenal and GreenArrow. Cue the arrival of Superman and Kal-L, who pummel Doomsday to the ground, followed by the other heroes who had been in the Antarctic with the two Kryptonians.

** Subverted in issue 14. Darkwing battles a new, seemingly indestructible tank of a supervillain called Cat-tankerous, and is not having any luck - all of a sudden, out of absolutely nowhere, Launchpad flies to the rescue and rams the plane straight into Cattankerous. It doesn't actually work.

** In his ''JLA'' run, when the BigBad renegade angel Asmodel is wiping the floor with the MartianManhunter, Superman appears and tells J'onn, "Stand down old friend, I'll take it from here". Superman proceeds to fight Asmodel to a standstill during which Asmodel tells Superman to "Yield!" with Superman [[{{Determinator}} epically]] [[BattleCry shouting]] [[HeroicResolve "Never!"]].

** When the BigBad renegade angel Asmodel is wiping the floor with the MartianManhunter, Superman appears and tells J'onn, "Stand down old friend, I'll take it from here". Superman proceeds to fight Asmodel to a standstill during which Asmodel tells superman to "Yield!" with Superman [[{{Determinator}} epically]] [[BattleCry shouting]] [[HeroicResolve "Never!"]].

** He takes it to its logical conclusion in ''SevenSoldiers'', which is just a bunch (conspicuously more than seven) of those moments strung together, from the badass ([[spoiler:"Gloriana! There is one!"]]) to the farcical ([[spoiler:Bulleteer accidentally running over the Queen of Darkness]] in a cartoony art style to boot) encompassing romantic, metafictional and slightly creepy along the way [[spoiler:even finding room for an ambiguous aversion, with Klarion merrily fulfilling his own personal character arc at the expense of the rest of the "team"]]
** Subverted in his JLA run when [[SmugSnake The Key]] devises a plan that actually depends on the Justice League's last minute heroic victory.
** Played straight moments later when Green Arrow Jr. shuts him down with a boxing glove arrow to the face.

** During the final battle to stop Krona, Batman, after having beaten Batroc. Faces Crossbones, Titania, Zaran, Razorfist, Libra and some other villains who want to give him some trouble. Normally even the Dark Knight would have ''real'' trouble with such an entourage of villains. But then...

* In ''ComicBook/KickAss'', Hit Girl pulls this after she disappears by [[spoiler:being shot and falling into the water. The mobsters assume that NoOneCouldSurviveThat, and assume she's dead. This allows her to sneak up on them just in time to save Kick-Ass from getting killed.]]

* In ''ComicBook/DeathVigil'', this is part of Bernie's job. She and [[TheDreaded Hugin]] show up in the first issue to rescue Sam from a banshee.

** In ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Ultra Comics #1]]'', [[spoiler:Ultra escapes the time loop established at the beginning with a promise that everything's going to be okay now, and manages to be the first hero in the Multiverse to successfully fight back against the Gentry...[[HopeSpot not that it ultimately does any good]] for more than a few seconds]].