History HeterosexualLifePartners / ComicBooks

* SpiderWoman and MsMarvel (now Captain Marvel). They're even approached as a pair during the recruitment drive in ''Avengers'' #2, while everyone else, except for Cannonball and Sunspot (another pair of Life Partners), got approached individually.

* Absolutely endemic in classic Franco-Belgian comics, whenever they [[StrictlyFormula followed the formula]]: a young, [[AlwaysMale male]] hero, without any personality beyond some vague benevolence, going on adventures with an older, more emotional, sarcastic and morally flawed [[OddCouple lifelong companion]]. The two would live in the same house; the young hero would never show or be shown any interest for/by the opposite sex, and, while the older one could sometime get involved in a [[SatelliteLoveInterest romantic C-plot]], the girl [[GirlOfTheWeek rarely reappeared in subsequent books]] and the romance would never go beyond a kiss on the cheek or [[{{Asterix}} the nose]]. The formula went [[DeadHorseTrope out of fashion]] a while ago, and is now either [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded to death]] or exploited to [[HoYay its logical conclusion]].
** Partly due to the MoralGuardians of the time, which explicitely prevented attractive women to appear in comics.

* ''{{Asterix}}'' came a few decades after the previous examples and averts the character types, but not the dynamics.

* Until recently, ''{{X-Men}}'' villains Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut.

* Depending on the writer, Dick Grayson (Robin I/Nightwing/Batman II) had this with either Wally West (Kid Flash/Flash III) or Roy Harper (Speedy/Red Arrow/Arsenal).

* {{Spider-Man}} and the [[FantasticFour Human Torch]] definitely.

* The GreenLantern Corps is rife with this as is probably to be expected. In particular, Isamot Kol and his sector-partner Vath Sarn bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple and their interactions are loaded with HoYay.

* Absolutely endemic in classic Franco-Belgian comics, whenever they [[StrictlyFormula followed the formula]]: a young, [[AlwaysMale male]] hero, without any personality beyond some vague benevolence, going on adventures with an older, more emotional, sarcastic and morally flawed [[OddCouple lifelong companion]]. The two would live in the same house; the young hero would never show or be shown any interest for/by the opposite sex, and, while the older one could sometime get involved in a [[ShallowLoveInterest romantic C-plot]], the girl [[GirlOfTheWeek rarely reappeared in subsequent books]] and the romance would never go beyond a kiss on the cheek or [[{{Asterix}} the nose]]. The formula went [[DeadHorseTrope out of fashion]] a while ago, and is now either [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded to death]] or exploited to [[HoYay its logical conclusion]].

* In the American Civil War-set adventure comic ''TheBluecoats'', patriotic and often naive Chesterfield tends to consider Corporal Blutch to be an defeatist coward while cynical and pragmatic Blutch considers Sergeant Chesterfield to be an obnoxious blowhard, but are virtually inseperable from the other.

** HardTravelingHeroes was full of this. And it was {{lampshaded}} by Creator/KevinSmith in his early run by Roy Harper (Red Arrow/Arsenal), saying that it was "typical Ollie, get a kid ward, train them, get close to Dinah then leave them both to go hang out with Hal". This is AFTER Queen had come back from the dead, and was brought to the afterlife to talk with Hal Jordan/Spectre to see what was up.

** And now it's back to Heterosexual Life Partners status, with the launch of the [[SlashFic Superman/Batman title]]. But with the incoming DC Reboot, who knows where the relationship is going?

* The GreenLantern Corps is rife with this as is probably to be expected. In particular, Isamot Kol and his sector-partner Vath Sarn bicker like an old married couple and their interactions are loaded with HoYay.

* The GreenLantern Corps is rife with this as is probably to be expected. In particular, Isamot Kol and his partner Vath Sarn bicker like an old married couple and their interactions are loaded with HoYay.

* {{X-23}} and Jubilee, the two 'daughters' of Wolverine who have similar issues. Its a tad darker then normal as it partially formed out of the two agreeing to take the other down if they loose control.

** The last thing Tim thinks of when he almost dies is how he'll get to see Conner again.

** After [[spoiler: Conner's death]], Tim changes his Robin costume from the traditional green and red to red in black, in honor of Conner's colors.

-->'''Tim:''' And you'll always be my clone boy

* Robin/Red Robin (Tim Drake) and Superboy (Conner Kent)
-->'''Conner:''' As far as I'm concerned, you're *my* Robin. Always will be.
'''Tim:''' And you'll always be my clone boy
** After [[spoiler: Conner's death]], Tim changes his Robin costume from the traditional green and red to red in black, in honor of Conner's colors.
** Tim spends a great deal of time [[spoiler: trying to clone Conner after his death]]. He almost allies himself with Ra's al Ghul at one point in order to perfect his [[spoiler: cloning]] technique.
** The last thing Tim thinks of when he almost dies is how he'll get to see Conner again.

* The Iron Man book gives us Tony Stark and his best buddy Jim Rhodes (War Machine).

* [[X-23]] and Jubilee, the two 'daughters' of Wolverine who have similar issues. Its a tad darker then normal as it partially formed out of the two agreeing to take the other down if they loose control.

* [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Rocket Raccoon and Groot]]. As the series went on, Rocket's relationship with Groot went from wanting TheBigGuy for back up to this. And it only became more apparent after the Timely Inc. mini-series as they're currently the only active members of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

* Comicbook/{{Cable}} and {{Deadpool}} in, well, ''ComicBook/{{Cable and Deadpool}}'' (although many fans perceive this as going straight into HoYay). They are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times, and Deadpool was the first person Cable pictured/made psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to [[spoiler: blow himself up. They were genetically commingled, so that "one phone call" would have happened even without intent....And Cable needed to make that contact to manipulate Deadpool into Doing The Right Thing.]]

* {{Sandman}}: The Dead Boy Detectives. It helps that they're, y'know, dead, and also [[{{Shotacon}} really, really young.]]

* [[{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] and his law partner[=/=]{{cowardly sidekick}} Foggy Nelson.

* ''{{Asterix}}'' came a few decades after the previous examples and subverts the character types, but not the dynamics.

** Add in Impulse/Kid Flash (Bart Allen) for a three way one.

** Deadpool is pretty much an omnisexual due to his mental instability, but there is not enough evidence to prove anything more than this trope.

** Beatriz "Fire" [=DaCosta=] and Tora "Ice" Olafsdotter. Heck, it was even in-canon -mistaken- for gay when Tora was temporarily dead and her replacement, who (for some reason) looked a lot like her, misunderstand Bea's mourning. Admittedly, Bea was really off the deep end but still. The way it was written it did seem to indicate that Bea's close friendship towards Tora had sapphic undertones and that the resultant subconscious sexual jealousy was a big reason for Bea's sometimes extreme antipathy towards Tora's boyfriend, Guy Gardner. Once Icemaiden made her face up to that, Bea could learn to appreciate Guy's good qualities, and for a time the two found solace in each other's arms.

* ''{{Tintin}}'', of course. The eponymous hero started his adventures alone, but was soon joined by Captain Haddock. It's debatable whether the two are heterosexual or {{asexual}}, though they're both definitely {{Celibate Hero}}es. This is probably due to Herge being a devout (liberal in later years) Catholic who didn't believe in including any romance in his works.

* Am I the only one who gets this vibe off of [[{{Sandman}} the Dead Boy Detectives?]] It helps that they're, y'know, dead, and also [[{{Shotacon}} really, really young.]]

** Heck, HardTravelingHeroes was full of this. And it was {{lampshaded}} by Creator/KevinSmith in his early run by Roy Harper (Red Arrow/Arsenal), saying that it was "typical Ollie, get a kid ward, train them, get close to Dinah then leave them both to go hang out with Hal". This is AFTER Queen had come back from the dead, and was brought to the afterlife to talk with Hal Jordan/Spectre to see what was up.

* Comicbook/{{Cable}} and {{Deadpool}} in, well, ''CableAndDeadpool'' (although many fans perceive this as going straight into HoYay). They are extremely close despite Deadpool's personality being obnoxious even at the best of times, and Deadpool was the first person Cable pictured/made psychic contact with while trying to decide whether to [[spoiler: blow himself up. They were genetically commingled, so that "one phone call" would have happened even without intent....And Cable needed to make that contact to manipulate Deadpool into Doing The Right Thing.]]

** This is a rare case of DependingOnTheWriter in Franco-Belgian comics, as Fantasio has been shown to be very interested in girls in the earliest books, with usually horrible luck (except when using a MindControlDevice to get kisses). Latest books have downplayed this, though. Conversely, Spirou, usually close to Asexual, has occasionnally shown interest to girls.

** Heck, HardTravelingHeroes was full of this. And it was {{lampshaded}} by KevinSmith in his early run by Roy Harper (Red Arrow/Arsenal), saying that it was "typical Ollie, get a kid ward, train them, get close to Dinah then leave them both to go hang out with Hal". This is AFTER Queen had come back from the dead, and was brought to the afterlife to talk with Hal Jordan/Spectre to see what was up.