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* ''Film/InvisibleInvaders'': The alien invaders, although they turn visible with [[MakeMeWannaShout high frequency sound waves]]

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* ''Film/InvisibleInvaders'': The alien invaders, although they turn visible with [[MakeMeWannaShout high frequency sound waves]]waves.

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* "The Bod", a four-part story in Creator/ImageComics' ''Double Image'', follows Kelly Gordon, a sexy blue-eyed blonde who enters show business and becomes invisible due to spilling hydrated resin on herself. Her newfound fame takes her from ''Series/TheTonightShow'' to ''[[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow Jerry Springer]]'' to ''Series/JudgeJudy''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor'', the eponymous villain concocts an invisibility serum to escape from prison.
** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': Invisible Kid I & II. In almost all of the various incarnations of the Legion, I-Kid invents the invisibility serum basically out of boredom. It's only in the Post-ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime reboot that I-Kid was working for Black Hole, an Earth government spy agency, when he invented it. In the 2004 reboot, he found out that his father had been having him make it to give to the Science Police, hence he's alienated from the rest of the Legion, except for a few others.

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* "The Bod", ''ComicBook/AgentX'': Mary Zero has the mutant power of psychically blanking out her presence for almost anyone, and anyone who did manage to register her soon forgot she existed. The fact that the titular Agent X, due to an advanced healing factor, could both see ''and'' remember her, Mary fell madly in love with him. Hilarity ensued.
* In Milo Manara's ''Butterscotch'' (''Il Profumo dell'invisibile'', aka ''The Parfum of Invisibility''), there is
a sweet-smelling body-paint which makes the wearer invisible. This being Milo Manara, there's a lot of fetish material.
* [[http://internationalhero.co.uk/t/trix.htm Disappearing Trix]], a character in British children's comics of the 1980s, is a cute blond schoolgirl who becomes invisible by blinking.
* ''ComicBook/DoubleImage'': The
four-part story in Creator/ImageComics' ''Double Image'', "The Bod" follows Kelly Gordon, a sexy blue-eyed blonde who enters show business and becomes invisible due to spilling hydrated resin on herself. Her newfound fame takes her from ''Series/TheTonightShow'' to ''[[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow Jerry Springer]]'' to ''Series/JudgeJudy''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor'', the eponymous villain concocts an invisibility serum to escape from prison.
** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': Invisible Kid I & II. In almost all
''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Empowered has this as one of the various incarnations of the Legion, I-Kid invents the invisibility serum basically out of boredom. her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway minor, useless powers]]: Her suit can turn invisible. Her body can't, just her suit. It's only largely just another example of her [[{{Fanservice}} near-constant]] ClothingDamage. That said, it did play a role in her SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome at the Post-ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime reboot that I-Kid end of the fourth volume. [[spoiler:She turned her suit invisible to make the villain think she was working for Black Hole, an Earth government spy agency, naked and helpless, then attacked him when he invented it. In the 2004 reboot, he found out that dropped his father had been having him make it to give to the Science Police, hence he's alienated from the rest of the Legion, except for a few others.guard.]]



* In the 70s when ComicBook/PhantomLady joined the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}, she gained this power. She also took on a role very similar to Susan Richards in the Fantastic Four.
* Kim Suskind from ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', one of the Four (who are a takeoff of the Fantastic Four). She can turn invisible, but to be able to see while invisible she has to wear special goggles. It's unclear why the goggles work either, but at least they made some effort.
* One of the [[SuperpowerLottery many powers]] of the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and Miss Martian. In ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' J'onn turns invisible to catch Mongul by surprise.
* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' has this as one of her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway minor, useless powers]]: Her suit can turn invisible. Her body can't, just her suit. It's largely just another example of her [[{{Fanservice}} near-constant]] ClothingDamage. That said, it did play a role in her SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome at the end of the fourth volume. [[spoiler:She turned her suit invisible to make the villain think she was naked and helpless, then attacked him when he dropped his guard.]]
* Mary Zero, from ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' spinoff ''ComicBook/AgentX'' had the mutant power of psychically blanking out her presence for almost anyone, and anyone who did manage to register her soon forgot she existed. The fact that the titular Agent X, due to an advanced healing factor, could both see ''and'' remember her, Mary fell madly in love with him. Hilarity ensued.
* The Military Medic from ''ComicBook/{{Sturmtruppen}}'' at one point becomes obsessed with the invisibility elixir. When he believe to have drunk one, he starts to run around naked, believing that no one could see him.
* [[http://internationalhero.co.uk/t/trix.htm Disappearing Trix,]] a character in British children's comics of the 1980s, is a cute blond schoolgirl who becomes invisible by blinking.
* Speedsters such as Franchise/TheFlash in Franchise/TheDCU are able to vibrate their bodies so fast that they can't be seen. This solves the clothes problem because their costumes vibrate too. Of course, they can run [[DependingOnTheWriter beyond/near]] the speed of light, so they can just be invisible by running.
* Empty Vee in ''ComicBook/TheIntimates'' has invisibility as her natural state; it takes intense concentration for her to turn visible, and she's always at least partially transparent even then. Thankfully, her invisibility extends to her clothes.
* The Ghost from ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'' had an advanced form of invisibility; he was undetectable to everything short of psychic powers.
* Blindside of the DCU's ComicBook/RelativeHeroes has the ability to turn invisible and is descended from the Golden Age hero the Invisible Hood who had the same powers.
* In Milo Manara's ''Butterscotch'' (''Il Profumo dell'invisibile'', aka ''The Parfum of Invisibility''), there is a sweet-smelling body-paint which makes the wearer invisible. This being Milo Manara, there's a lot of fetish material.
* The title character in ''Series/IlRagazzoInvisibile''.
* Wraith from ComicBook/XMen has permanent invisibility as his mutant power... sort of. It only extends to his skin, meaning that his muscles and part of his skull are always visible. He also has the ability to temporarily extend this "power" to anyone he touches.
* Mister Bones, former ComicBook/InfinityInc villain turned government agent, appears as [[DemBones a walking, talking skeleton]], but in truth it's just that his skeleton's the only part of him that isn't permanently invisible.

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* In the 70s when ComicBook/PhantomLady joined the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}, she gained this power. She also took on a role very similar to Susan Richards in the Fantastic Four.
* Kim Suskind from ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', one of the Four (who are a takeoff of the Fantastic Four). She can turn invisible, but to be able to see while invisible she has to wear special goggles. It's unclear why the goggles work either, but at least they made some effort.
* One of the [[SuperpowerLottery many powers]] of the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and Miss Martian. In ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' J'onn turns invisible to catch Mongul by surprise.
* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' has this as one of her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway minor, useless powers]]: Her suit can turn invisible. Her body can't, just her suit. It's largely just another example of her [[{{Fanservice}} near-constant]] ClothingDamage. That said, it did play a role in her SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome at the end of the fourth volume. [[spoiler:She turned her suit invisible to make the villain think she was naked and helpless, then attacked him when he dropped his guard.]]
* Mary Zero, from ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' spinoff ''ComicBook/AgentX'' had the mutant power of psychically blanking out her presence for almost anyone, and anyone who did manage to register her soon forgot she existed. The fact that the titular Agent X, due to an advanced healing factor, could both see ''and'' remember her, Mary fell madly in love with him. Hilarity ensued.
* The Military Medic from ''ComicBook/{{Sturmtruppen}}'' at one point becomes obsessed with the invisibility elixir. When he believe to have drunk one, he starts to run around naked, believing that no one could see him.
* [[http://internationalhero.co.uk/t/trix.htm Disappearing Trix,]] a character in British children's comics of the 1980s, is a cute blond schoolgirl who becomes invisible by blinking.
*
''ComicBook/TheFlash'': Speedsters such as Franchise/TheFlash in Franchise/TheDCU are able to vibrate their bodies so fast that they can't be seen. This solves the clothes problem because their costumes vibrate too. Of course, they can run [[DependingOnTheWriter beyond/near]] the speed of light, so they can just be invisible by running.
* ''ComicBook/InfinityInc'': Mister Bones, former villain turned government agent, appears as [[DemBones a walking, talking skeleton]], but in truth it's just that his skeleton's the only part of him that isn't permanently invisible.
* ''ComicBook/TheIntimates'':
Empty Vee in ''ComicBook/TheIntimates'' has invisibility as her natural state; it takes intense concentration for her to turn visible, and she's always at least partially transparent even then. Thankfully, her invisibility extends to her clothes.
* The Ghost ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': Invisible Kid I & II. In almost all of the various incarnations of the Legion, I-Kid invents the invisibility serum basically out of boredom. It's only in the Post-ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime reboot that I-Kid was working for Black Hole, an Earth government spy agency, when he invented it. In the 2004 reboot, he found out that his father had been having him make it to give to the Science Police, hence he's alienated from ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'' had an advanced form the rest of invisibility; he was undetectable the Legion, except for a few others.
* ''ComicBook/MartianManhunter'': One of the [[SuperpowerLottery many powers]] of the Martian Manhunter and Miss Martian. In ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' J'onn turns invisible
to everything short catch Mongul by surprise.
* ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager'': One
of psychic powers.
the titular character's supernatural powers is the ability to become invisible.
* ''ComicBook/PhantomLady'': In the 70s when Phantom Lady joined the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}, she gained this power. She also took on a role very similar to Susan Richards in the Fantastic Four.
* ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'': Kim Suskind, one of the Four (who are a takeoff of the Fantastic Four). She can turn invisible, but to be able to see while invisible she has to wear special goggles. It's unclear why the goggles work either, but at least they made some effort.
* ''ComicBook/RelativeHeroes'':
Blindside of the DCU's ComicBook/RelativeHeroes has the ability to turn invisible and is descended from the Golden Age hero the Invisible Hood who had the same powers.
* In Milo Manara's ''Butterscotch'' (''Il Profumo dell'invisibile'', aka ''The Parfum of Invisibility''), there is a sweet-smelling body-paint which makes the wearer invisible. This being Milo Manara, there's a lot of fetish material.
* The title character in ''Series/IlRagazzoInvisibile''.
* Wraith from ComicBook/XMen
''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'': An animated episode has permanent both an invisible man and an invisible woman. Apparently, their invisibility as his mutant power... sort of. It only extends to his skin, meaning was caused by contact with a meteor that his muscles landed in their city, and part of his skull are always visible. He also has the ability antidote is a potion extracted from mushrooms.
* ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'': The Ghost had an advanced form of invisibility; he was undetectable
to temporarily extend this "power" everything short of psychic powers.
* ''ComicBook/{{Sturmtruppen}}'': The Military Medic at one point becomes obsessed with the invisibility elixir. When he believe
to anyone have drunk one, he touches.
starts to run around naked, believing that no one could see him.
* Mister Bones, former ComicBook/InfinityInc ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'': In the story ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor'', the eponymous villain turned government agent, appears as [[DemBones a walking, talking skeleton]], but in truth it's just that his skeleton's the only part of him that isn't permanently invisible.concocts an invisibility serum to escape from prison.



* An animated episode of ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' has both an invisible man and an invisible woman. Apparently, their invisibility was caused by contact with a meteor that landed in their city, and the antidote is a potion extracted from mushrooms.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Saturnians can use their telepathy to hide their presence visibly and audibly, and usually use their variation on an InvisibilityCloak to improve the effects. This doesn't work very well on Diana given her own low level telepathic abilities.
* One of the titular character's supernatural powers in ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager'' is the ability to become invisible.

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* An animated episode of ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' has both an invisible man and an invisible woman. Apparently, their invisibility was caused by contact with a meteor that landed in their city, and the antidote is a potion extracted from mushrooms.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'':
''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol. 1]]: Saturnians can use their telepathy to hide their presence visibly and audibly, and usually use their variation on an InvisibilityCloak to improve the effects. This doesn't work very well on Diana given her own low level telepathic abilities.
* One ''ComicBook/XMen'': Wraith has permanent invisibility as his mutant power... sort of. It only extends to his skin, meaning that his muscles and part of the titular character's supernatural powers in ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager'' is his skull are always visible. He also has the ability to become invisible.temporarily extend this "power" to anyone he touches.



* ''Film/IlRagazzoInvisibile'': 13-year-old Michele Silenzi develops the ability to become invisible.



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* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' features several heroes that has temporary invisibility mechanics. However, Riki the Stealth Assassin is capable of permanently going invisible with his aptly named Ultimate "Permanent Invisibility". While he does reveal himself moments after attacking, he can easily catch his opponents off guard unless they bring items to counter him, like wards or Gem of True Sight ([[SkillGateCharacter which newbies rarely carry, but pro players will carry it with gusto, mostly rendering Riki and other invisible heroes very vulnerable]])

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* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' features several heroes that has temporary invisibility mechanics. However, Riki the Stealth Assassin is capable of permanently going invisible with his aptly named Ultimate "Permanent Invisibility". While he does reveal himself moments after attacking, he can easily catch his opponents off guard unless they bring items to counter him, like wards or Gem of True Sight ([[SkillGateCharacter ([[SkillGateCharacters which newbies rarely carry, but pro players will carry it with gusto, mostly rendering Riki and other invisible heroes very vulnerable]])
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicKey'': Chip is turned invisible against his will in “The Rook King”- the children had been subjected to a BecomingTheCostume spell, and apparently that was how the spell processed anyone who wasn’t wearing a costume.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2: Battle'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube offers the possibility of breeding invisible Chao. These Chao are invisible except for their wings, emotions balls and eyes. You can get one if you breed any Jewel Chao with either a Shiny Yellow, Shiny Limegreen or Shiny Gray Chao.

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* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2: Battle'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube Platform/NintendoGameCube offers the possibility of breeding invisible Chao. These Chao are invisible except for their wings, emotions balls and eyes. You can get one if you breed any Jewel Chao with either a Shiny Yellow, Shiny Limegreen or Shiny Gray Chao.

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* ''WestermAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'': Most, if not all [[LizardFolk Mipedians]] have the power to turn invisible at will, including their clothes and weapons. This makes them very good at sneaking up on you in the desert, though much like in the associated card game, they're WeakButSkilled.
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* One of the titular character's supernatural powers in ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager'' is the ability to become invisible.
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* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'': Boom Boom becomes invisible during his RetaliationMode after being hit for the second time, and again when he's preparing his next attack. He brings back this ability (and executes it the same way) in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2''.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'': There's a badge obtained late in the game that allows Mario and his friends to become invisible, which prevents enemies from seeing them but also makes the players have a harder time telling where they're positioned (the only exception is the leading player, whose position can be spotted by the crown icon).
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* ''Manga/AfterGod'': An IPO is not picked up by cameras and even secondary methods like a smoke bombs are ineffective. Witnesses describe them as mirages, and you have to look at them directly to see them.
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** ''Series/UltraSeven'''s first episode was "The Invisible Invader", whose title enemy was the alien invader Kuuru (sometimes [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Cool]]). However, Kuuru wasn't able to become invisible himself, rather it was his spaceship that gave Ultra Garrison such a hard time. Later on, a race of aliens called the Shadow had this as their own ability, which they used to carry out their invasion plan without being seen.

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** ''Series/UltraSeven'''s first episode was "The Invisible Invader", whose title enemy was the alien invader Kuuru (sometimes [[SpellMyNameWithAnS [[InconsistentSpelling Cool]]). However, Kuuru wasn't able to become invisible himself, rather it was his spaceship that gave Ultra Garrison such a hard time. Later on, a race of aliens called the Shadow had this as their own ability, which they used to carry out their invasion plan without being seen.
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* Near the end of the first season of ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', the team has to locate an invisible girl to find the MacGuffin to defeat the bad guys. The fact that she has to be naked to do so is frequently commented on and joked about. This gives the show a chance to {{Fanservice}} it up since the other female characters, while being very attractive, are always quite well covered up.

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* Near the end of the first season of ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', ''Series/Sanctuary2007'', the team has to locate an invisible girl to find the MacGuffin to defeat the bad guys. The fact that she has to be naked to do so is frequently commented on and joked about. This gives the show a chance to {{Fanservice}} it up since the other female characters, while being very attractive, are always quite well covered up.
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** Both Sterling and Dorothy Maxwell have psychic invisibility to a BlessedWithSuck degree - they [[PowerIncontinence cannot turn it off]], and people not only cannot see them, they forget them entirely unless they leave some sort of physical evidence of their presence such as a note. Sterling's effect is so potent that she doesn't appear in photographs or video. Each had a TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening (involving sexual assault) which overrode their power control.
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* The illusion spell Invisibility in ''VisualNovel/TyrionCuthbertAttorneyOfTheArcane'' allows the user to turn a target invisible, including themselves, for one hour. Whatever the invisible creature is holding or wearing is also invisible. [[spoiler:Used by Beatrice to conceal the existence of Marrunath, her demonic familiar.]]
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* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', as Sally Impossible, an {{Expy}} of Sue Storm, has to concentrate to keep her skin visible. Otherwise, the muscles under her skin become visible. As with almost everything in the series, it's played for laughs.

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* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', as Sally Impossible, an {{Expy}} of Sue Storm, has to concentrate to keep her skin visible. Otherwise, the muscles under her skin become visible. As with almost everything in the series, it's played for laughs.



* In a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', Jerry found out he could make himself invisible with either invisible ink or vanishing cream.

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* In a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', ''Franchise/TomAndJerry'', Jerry found finds out he could can make himself invisible with either invisible ink or vanishing cream.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Anathema}}'': Shrouds (which includes the player characters) can become invisible at will with no cost or limit on duration.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Anathema}}'': ''TabletopGame/{{Anathema|2011}}'': Shrouds (which includes the player characters) can become invisible at will with no cost or limit on duration.
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* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', Quiet, the untalkative sharpshooter, is capable of rendering herself (and her clothes) completely invisible. [[spoiler:This is thanks to a form of ToxicPhlebotinum: a special strain of the Vocal Chord Parasite she received after nearly burning to death in an earlier failed attempt on Venom Snake's life, one that is attuned to the English language. If she ever speaks in English, she could initiate a pandemic of apocalyptic proportions.]]
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* One of the [[SuperpowerLottery many powers]] of the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and Miss Martian. In ''Comicbook/WarWorld'' J'onn turns invisible to catch Mongul by surprise.

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* One of the [[SuperpowerLottery many powers]] of the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and Miss Martian. In ''Comicbook/WarWorld'' ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' J'onn turns invisible to catch Mongul by surprise.



* ComicBook/MilesMorales has camouflage as one of his spider powers. DependingOnTheArtist, it either acts like actual camouflage or it just makes him completely invisible.

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* ComicBook/MilesMorales ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] has camouflage as one of his spider powers. DependingOnTheArtist, it either acts like actual camouflage or it just makes him completely invisible.

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