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* DC also had a character called 'Mazing Man who fit this. Hilariously, Ambush Bug, mentioned above, last saw him on ''[[BlackComedy death row]]'' of all places.
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* Franchise/TheDCU's ComicBook/AmbushBug qualifies as well. He first appeared as a fairly standard supervillain, but within just a couple appearances had jumped into outright comedy, making fun of the fan obsessions of the day.
* After Franchise/{{Superman}} came BackFromTheDead, ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} stopped being as much of a {{Jerkass}} and became more of this type of character, until of course he became... [[DarkerAndEdgier you guessed it.]]
* Keith Giffen and J.M. [=DeMatteis=]'s run on ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League International/America]]'' veered between humorous and serious; this led to both ComicBook/BlueBeetle and ComicBook/BoosterGold taking on this role permanently.
** It's rumored that Creator/DanDiDio, DC's current Editor-in-Chief, dislikes "silly" comics, which is why many ex-JLI members have died under his reign (well, the ''lucky'' ones died, anyway); it's more likely due to the fact that most of them haven't been in the public eye for years, leading them to becoming CListFodder.
** Meanwhile, Gold and Rip Hunter are actively exploiting Booster's reputation as a second-rate hero to let him fight time-traveling opponents who would smother Booster in his cradle if only they figured out he was the problem.
** Keith Giffen also fathered Lobo with Roger Slifer, which is a BadassBiker coupled with professional wrestling {{camp}} and biker humor. The plot is always silly, including Lobo working as a mascot in a crappy amusement park, or the time the writer is wired to a jokes detector shocking him for each "adult joke", turning Lobo into Superbo, a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Superman ripoff to make him family-friendly, or other nonsensical stuff as the crossover ''Lobo vs ComicBook/TheMask'', or the mini-series Lobo's Back, about his failed resurrections.
* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':
** Chameleon Boy, who goes back and forth between the two extremes depending on who's writing them. The same is also true for Matter Eater Lad.
** Bouncing Boy also counts. When he first joined the Legion, he became the team's self-appointed "Morale Officer".
* The original ComicBook/RedTornado, Ma "Hit 'em with a Frying Pan" Hunkel.
* DC also had a character called 'Mazing Man who fit this.
* ComicBook/PlasticMan was the ''original'' Fun Personified character, back in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks. The man's powers are essentially to be a Creator/TexAvery cartoon.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}'s inventors, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, also invented ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyman_%28comics%29 Funnyman,]]'' which ran for six issues.
** One of Golden Age Superman's few recurring villains was Funny Face, a villain with a newspaper gag comic strip gimmick.
* [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart Allen, aka Impulse]], later Kid Flash, who even in his more serious Kid Flash incarnation was still epically hilarious.
** His ComicBook/YoungJustice teammate [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Kon-El/Superboy]] also fit into this trope, back before his backstory was {{Retconned}} to be DarkerAndEdgier.
* Stephanie Brown aka Spoiler / Robin / [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl]] is generally regarded as this amongst the Batfamily, beating out Dick Grayson as the most optimistic, least angst-ridden member.
* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''
** A subversion of this kind of character comes in the form of Kid Devil. Joining DC's Teen Titans after Kid Flash left, he was made to seem like the comic relief member of the team. However, unlike most of these characters, he was neurotic, envious, and very self-conscious. He projected a fun, optimistic attitude to hide his insecurities and the fact that he had sold his soul to get his powers. These shortcomings did a lot to make him more than just Kid Flash's replacement. His teammate Miss Martian comes closer to the spirit of the trope.
** Miss Martian was from the evil white martian race, but rejected that entirely to be one of the most bubbly characters in comics. At one point she got an evil side in her head, who she fought off via happy thoughts of puppies.
** Joker's Daughter as well as her ''actual'' father Jokester. Both [[CListFodder unceremoniously slaughtered]] for shock value in ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis.''
* Misfit of the ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' (who, in one possible future, ends up as ''Batgirl''). '''[[NoIndoorVoice DARK VENGEANCE!]]'''
* ComicBook/TheCreeper. Imagine the Joker in one of his wacky phases... ''as a good guy.'' Including the part where [[BewareTheSillyOnes wackiness doesn't mean not being good at what you do]].
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Even when talking about his past of being enslaved and helping lead a slave revolt "Glitch" manages to be upbeat. This attitude does not wane when his people's former enslavers show back up and he joins the fight against them, only sounding a bit stressed when he thinks he's put himself in a spot where he has to die in order to save his new human friends.
* Franchise/TheDCU's ComicBook/AmbushBug qualifies as well. He first appeared as a fairly standard supervillain, but within just a couple appearances had jumped into outright comedy, making fun of the fan obsessions of the day.
* After Franchise/{{Superman}} came BackFromTheDead, ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} stopped being as much of a {{Jerkass}} and became more of this type of character, until of course he became... [[DarkerAndEdgier you guessed it.]]
* Keith Giffen and J.M. [=DeMatteis=]'s run on ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League International/America]]'' veered between humorous and serious; this led to both ComicBook/BlueBeetle and ComicBook/BoosterGold taking on this role permanently.
** It's rumored that Creator/DanDiDio, DC's current Editor-in-Chief, dislikes "silly" comics, which is why many ex-JLI members have died under his reign (well, the ''lucky'' ones died, anyway); it's more likely due to the fact that most of them haven't been in the public eye for years, leading them to becoming CListFodder.
** Meanwhile, Gold and Rip Hunter are actively exploiting Booster's reputation as a second-rate hero to let him fight time-traveling opponents who would smother Booster in his cradle if only they figured out he was the problem.
** Keith Giffen also fathered Lobo with Roger Slifer, which is a BadassBiker coupled with professional wrestling {{camp}} and biker humor. The plot is always silly, including Lobo working as a mascot in a crappy amusement park, or the time the writer is wired to a jokes detector shocking him for each "adult joke", turning Lobo into Superbo, a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Superman ripoff to make him family-friendly, or other nonsensical stuff as the crossover ''Lobo vs ComicBook/TheMask'', or the mini-series Lobo's Back, about his failed resurrections.
* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':
** Chameleon Boy, who goes back and forth between the two extremes depending on who's writing them. The same is also true for Matter Eater Lad.
** Bouncing Boy also counts. When he first joined the Legion, he became the team's self-appointed "Morale Officer".
* The original ComicBook/RedTornado, Ma "Hit 'em with a Frying Pan" Hunkel.
* DC also had a character called 'Mazing Man who fit this.
* ComicBook/PlasticMan was the ''original'' Fun Personified character, back in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks. The man's powers are essentially to be a Creator/TexAvery cartoon.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}'s inventors, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, also invented ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyman_%28comics%29 Funnyman,]]'' which ran for six issues.
** One of Golden Age Superman's few recurring villains was Funny Face, a villain with a newspaper gag comic strip gimmick.
* [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart Allen, aka Impulse]], later Kid Flash, who even in his more serious Kid Flash incarnation was still epically hilarious.
** His ComicBook/YoungJustice teammate [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Kon-El/Superboy]] also fit into this trope, back before his backstory was {{Retconned}} to be DarkerAndEdgier.
* Stephanie Brown aka Spoiler / Robin / [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl]] is generally regarded as this amongst the Batfamily, beating out Dick Grayson as the most optimistic, least angst-ridden member.
* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''
** A subversion of this kind of character comes in the form of Kid Devil. Joining DC's Teen Titans after Kid Flash left, he was made to seem like the comic relief member of the team. However, unlike most of these characters, he was neurotic, envious, and very self-conscious. He projected a fun, optimistic attitude to hide his insecurities and the fact that he had sold his soul to get his powers. These shortcomings did a lot to make him more than just Kid Flash's replacement. His teammate Miss Martian comes closer to the spirit of the trope.
** Miss Martian was from the evil white martian race, but rejected that entirely to be one of the most bubbly characters in comics. At one point she got an evil side in her head, who she fought off via happy thoughts of puppies.
** Joker's Daughter as well as her ''actual'' father Jokester. Both [[CListFodder unceremoniously slaughtered]] for shock value in ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis.''
* Misfit of the ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' (who, in one possible future, ends up as ''Batgirl''). '''[[NoIndoorVoice DARK VENGEANCE!]]'''
* ComicBook/TheCreeper. Imagine the Joker in one of his wacky phases... ''as a good guy.'' Including the part where [[BewareTheSillyOnes wackiness doesn't mean not being good at what you do]].
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Even when talking about his past of being enslaved and helping lead a slave revolt "Glitch" manages to be upbeat. This attitude does not wane when his people's former enslavers show back up and he joins the fight against them, only sounding a bit stressed when he thinks he's put himself in a spot where he has to die in order to save his new human friends.
