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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': In "Wise Raven and Old Crow," Molly has a flashback to when she was little and Grandma Catherine was still alive, and she taught her how to tan hides.

* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': "A Song For Lola" features a flashback to when Molly and her family performed a song for Auntie Merna.

* Lampshaded in [[http://the-qlc.com/loserz/go/134 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'' strip.

* Lampshaded with sarcasm in [[http://guildedage.net/webcomic/chapter-1/chapter-1-page-15/ here]] in ''Webcomic/GuildedAge''.
* Lance complains about having to [[http://www.goldcoincomics.com/?id=9 go through a flashback scene]] in ''Webcomic/GoldCoinComics''.

* ''Webcomic/EvilDiva'': The trial sequence was littered with them, such as [[http://www.evildivacomics.com/?p=815 here]].
* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter005/ib026.html Roan's recounting the past of his people has a flashback backdrop, of many scenes from the past.]]

** Chapter 13 ends on an ominous {{cliffhanger}}, as Tessa discovers [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-12-page-33 an threatening message left on her window]] just as the scene ends. Several weeks later, when Tessa prepares to finally confront the author of the message, a [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chaper-18-page-26 brief flashback]] shows the rest of their conversation, revealing the entity's [[DealWithTheDevil true intentions]] in contacting her.

* Lampshaded in [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-03-05 this]] ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' strip.

* ''Webcomic/{{Strays}}'' [[http://www.straysonline.com/comic/77.htm One panel Meela-induced flashback]]
* [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4768099/ Shows]] [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4771235/ up]] [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4771236/ occasionally]] [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4819814/ in]] ''Webcomic/TheKAMics''

* In ''Webcomic/NipAndTuck'', [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00570.html how Zelda got her job.]]

g ''VideoGame/ToyStory3'': The story mode is told in this form.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsMovie'' is told as this.

* ''ComicBook/TheTaleOfOneBadRat'': Flashbacks are used several times in the story, especially the first half, to show significant events in Helen's life before she ran away. One example is how she adopted her pet rat.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Violine}}'', Violine's father tells his backstory in flashback.

* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'': Flashbacks were frequent in early issues, with a page or more of some issues used to recreate scenes from previous issues an an apparent attempt to fill space.

* Creator/IsaacAsimov:
** "{{Literature/Flies}}":
*** The first flashback is to over twenty years ago; when the trio discuss {{Beelzebub}} and establishing flychology by analyzing the emotions of Casey's flies.
*** The second flashback is to about eighteen years ago; when they discuss animals having religion and Polen is starting to become [[JadeColoredGlasses miserable]] because of his [[TheEmpath empathic abilities]].
** "Literature/WhatIf1952": Mr What If has a pane of cloudy glass that he uses to show [[AlternateUniverse "what if" timelines]]. The characters experience them as if they were reliving a memory together.

* In Creator/MichaelFlynn's ''Literature/SpiralArm'' novel ''On the Razor's Edge'', Donovan has many flashbacks of recovering memories.

* Creator/StephenKing's ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'':
** ''Book One: Literature/TheGunslinger'': The first quarter of the novel is devoted to flashbacks to events just prior to the beginning of the novel, and flashbacks to Roland's childhood within those.
** ''Book Four: Literature/WizardAndGlass'': [[WholeEpisodeFlashback The bulk of the story]] is a flashback to a formative event in Roland's early adulthood.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: "The Legend of Rainbow and Stardust!" starts with the framing device of sitting around a campfire with Hard Candy telling how Rainbow went from circus performer to local Texan legend, with Rainbow's final performance and escape with Stardust shown in flashback. The last half of the story involves Rainbow and Stardust helping Wondy, the Heyday triplets and the Candy family and ranch hands fight off some hustlers in the present.

** Chapter 61 of the original includes a flashback to the moment when Sonic, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] and Franchise/{{Kirby}} first met [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Samus]]. It also shows the origin of Sonic and Samus's {{Embarrassing Nickname}}s.

* In ''Webcomic/Unforgettable'', the female lead is in the habit of replaying events that she witnessed earlier in the episode, often finding a clue from something she saw that didn't seem important at the time.

* FlashbackWithinAFlashback: A flashback within a flashback occurs when a character recounts an event in which he/she also flashbacks into ANOTHER event within the first flashback.

SubTrope of SeparateSceneStorytelling. DreamingOfTimesGoneBy and PastExperienceNightmare are two ways to show them. See also FlashbackEffects for ways of distinguishing a Flashback from normal action, and ViewersAreGoldfish for flashbacks to events that are still fresh in the audience's mind. It's also a brilliant way to indulge in some ExpositionOfImmortality. The inverse of this trope is the {{Flashforward}}, which depicts events in the future instead of the past.

* ''ComicBook/Calico2020'': The stories are interspersed with sepia-toned flashbacks to Calico's childhood, usually when he's talking about days gone by.

* ''ComicBook/Calico'': The stories are interspersed with sepia-toned flashbacks to Calico's childhood, usually when he's talking about days gone by.

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In episode 173, Wolffy has a flashback to when he ate the disgusting cookies earlier.