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!!Video Games
* Prior to his appearance in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', Jason Todd was absolutely unmentioned in the first two games and companion media, not even mentioned in the database entries and the Batcave DLC we see in ''City'' was missing the iconic Robin display monument. About the only reference was an oblique comment ("Didn't I Kill You Already?") in the Joker's Funland challenge DLC. Knight has several flashbacks dealing with Todd before TheReveal. Why is this prominent? [[spoiler: It's because Jason Todd is the very same Arkham Knight who serves as the titular [[TheDragon Dragon]] to Scarecrow.]]
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* ''Series/Batman1966'': In season 3, Calamity Jan is established as Shame's long-term girlfriend even though, in his previous appearance, he had a different female accomplice and implied lover, who is never mentioned in season 3.
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* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'': ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' introduces the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, a team of superheroes who predate Superman and the ComicBook/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}} and have a preexisting relationship with Amanda Waller. While the JSA's lack of appearances in prior films could be explained as the result of them having disbanded in the past, they were never mentioned or even alluded to before this. In fact, previous movies made it seem like the Justice League were the first publicly known superheroes in the DCEU.

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** ComicBook/AllStarSuperman: The cast is completely familiar with Leo Quintum, but he's one of the few characters created specifically for this comic.
*** Likewise for Samson and Atlas. There were characters with those names in comics before (a new incarnation of the previous Atlas would even be introduced after this story), but this Samson and this Atlas are brand-new. Even so, Superman treats them as old acquaintances.

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** ComicBook/AllStarSuperman: The cast is completely familiar with Leo Quintum, but he's one of the few characters created specifically for this comic.
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comic. Likewise for Samson and Atlas. There were characters with those names in comics before (a new incarnation of the previous Atlas would even be introduced after this story), but this Samson and this Atlas are brand-new. Even so, Superman treats them as old acquaintances.
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* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** When Mongul was introduced in the pages of '' ComicBook/DCComicsPresents'', ComicBook/MartianManhunter was already well aware of him and had foiled one of his plots before - in fact, Mongul only coerced Superman into helping him as insurance ''against'' Manhunter. This prior adventure was destined to be left to the imaginations of readers, as [[RoguesGalleryTransplant Mongul soon became strictly a Superman foe]].
** In a ComicBook/WorldsFinest story, Superman had a one-page flashback to a battle with Kralik the Conqueror, who he claims is the one foe that he fears most. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome This is Kralik's first and only appearance]] - not only did he never appear again, but he didn't even appear again in the story that introduced him, despite seemingly still being alive! His only influence to the plot is that Superman is given a potion that makes him look and act like Kralik by a completely unrelated villain.

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** When Mongul was introduced in the pages of '' ComicBook/DCComicsPresents'', ComicBook/WarWorld'' storyline, ComicBook/MartianManhunter was already well aware of him and had foiled one of his plots before - in fact, Mongul only coerced Superman into helping him as insurance ''against'' Manhunter. This prior adventure was destined to be left to the imaginations of readers, as [[RoguesGalleryTransplant Mongul soon became strictly a Superman foe]].
** In a ComicBook/WorldsFinest story, ''ComicBook/WorldsFinest1941'' #173, Superman had a one-page flashback to a battle with Kralik the Conqueror, who he claims is the one foe that he fears most. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome This is Kralik's first and only appearance]] appearance - not only did he never appear again, but he didn't even appear again in the story that introduced him, despite seemingly still being alive! His only influence to the plot is that Superman is given a potion that makes him look and act like Kralik by a completely unrelated villain.
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** A mysterious "Golden Age Legionnaire," whose profile is entirely blacked out implying they are a preexisting character.

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** A mysterious "Golden Age Legionnaire," whose profile is entirely blacked out implying they are a preexisting character. [[spoiler:He's later revealed in ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' #9 to be none other than a time-displaced Mordru, much younger and years before he ever became a villain, hoping to circumvent his eventual transformation into Mordru the Merciless.]]
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** When Mongul was introduced in the pages of '' ComicBook/DCComicsPresents'', ComicBook/MartianManhunter was already well aware of him and had foiled one of his plots before - in fact, Mongul only coerced Superman into helping him as insurance ''against'' Manhunter. This prior adventure was destined to be left to the imaginations of readers, as [[RoguesGalleryTransplant Mongul soon became strictly a Superman foe]].
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* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''
* In a ComicBook/WorldsFinest story, Superman had a one-page flashback to a battle with Kralik the Conqueror, who he claims is the one foe that he fears most. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome This is Kralik's first and only appearance]] - not only did he never appear again, but he didn't even appear again in the story that introduced him, despite seemingly still being alive! His only influence to the plot is that Superman is given a potion that makes him look and act like Kralik by a completely unrelated villain.

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In a ComicBook/WorldsFinest story, Superman had a one-page flashback to a battle with Kralik the Conqueror, who he claims is the one foe that he fears most. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome This is Kralik's first and only appearance]] - not only did he never appear again, but he didn't even appear again in the story that introduced him, despite seemingly still being alive! His only influence to the plot is that Superman is given a potion that makes him look and act like Kralik by a completely unrelated villain.

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* In a ComicBook/WorldsFinest story, Superman had a one-page flashback to a battle with Kralik the Conqueror, who he claims is the one foe that he fears most. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome This is Kralik's first and only appearance]] - not only did he never appear again, but he didn't even appear again in the story that introduced him, despite seemingly still being alive! His only influence to the plot is that Superman is given a potion that makes him look and act like Kralik by a completely unrelated villain.



** ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'': Discussed in-universe when Superman wonders why he hasn't heard of Rogol Zaar when memorising Krypton's history.

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*** Likewise for Samson and Atlas. There were characters with those names in comics before (a new incarnation of the previous Atlas would even be introduced after this story), but this Samson and this Atlas are brand-new. Even so, Superman treats them as old acquaintances.
** ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'': Discussed in-universe when Superman wonders why he hasn't heard of Rogol Zaar when memorising memorizing Krypton's history.



** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfClarkKent'': [[spoiler: Kenny]]. ChildhoodFriends with the hero - check. Been here all along - check. Becomes a Big Bad (Conduit) - check. Drives our hero to the brink of madness - check. Tries to kill our hero - check.

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** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfClarkKent'': ''Peer Pressure'': [[spoiler: Kenny]]. ChildhoodFriends with the hero - check. Been here all along - check. Becomes a Big Bad (Conduit) - check. Drives our hero to the brink of madness - check. Tries to kill our hero - check. He was introduced during DC's first Zero Month, which was all about either retconning or introducing new aspects to the characters' pasts.
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* Done both in and out of universe with Judy "The Boom" Garrick. Her first appearance is in 2023, but she is credited as appearing in Jay Garrick's run as the Flash in the 1940s. In universe she was Retgoned in as a result of tampering with the time line, and just recently restored, causing the JSA's memories of her to be restored.
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* DC Comics had several heroes that were created in the 70s and 80s, but were established as having been active during the 40s. Among them were Amazing-Man (chronologically, one of the earliest black superheroes) and ComicBook/CommanderSteel, both of whom were established as having fought alongside the members of the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]] on the ComicBook/AllStarSquadron.

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* DC Comics had several heroes that were created in the 70s 1970s and 80s, '80s, but were established as having been active during the 40s. '40s. Among them were Amazing-Man (chronologically, one of the earliest black superheroes) and ComicBook/CommanderSteel, Commander Steel, both of whom were established as having fought alongside the members of the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]] on the ComicBook/AllStarSquadron.
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* ''[[ComicBook/{{Aztek}} Aztek: The Ultimate Man]]'':
** Bloodtype and Death-Doll are established to have once been the superheroes Mr. America and Liberty Lass, who didn't exist prior to the publication of ''Aztek'' but are implied to have been around for a while.
** The series starts with Dr. Curtis Falconer (who ends up dying so [[DeadPersonImpersonation Aztek can usurp his identity to get a civilian identity and a job]]) forced to resume his supervillain persona the Piper, who is said to have been active in the 1960s and to have fought Elongated Man and the Atom, but had no indication of existing prior to debuting in this comic's first issue.
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* Creator/JohnByrne's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' introduces some heretofore unmentioned enemies of the Doom Patrol breaking out of their cells at the heroes' base named Megalith, Rubber Maid and Barrage, who are given little to no detail regarding the circumstances of the Doom Patrol's original encounters and battles with them.

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* Creator/JohnByrne's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' introduces some heretofore unmentioned enemies of the Doom Patrol breaking out of their cells at the heroes' base named Megalith, Rubber Maid and Barrage, who are given little to no detail regarding the circumstances of the Doom Patrol's original encounters and battles with them.them, even with the fact that Byrne's run chose to start continuity anew and disregard the events of the comic's preceding runs.
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* Creator/JohnByrne's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' introduces some heretofore unmentioned enemies of the Doom Patrol breaking out of their cells at the heroes' base named Megalith, Rubber Maid and Barrage, who are given little to no detail regarding the circumstances of the Doom Patrol's original encounters and battles with them.
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*** Suddendly Diana has a beloved adopted little sister ContinuitySnarl/{{Donna|Troy}} that she rescued from a fire years ago and brought home to Paradise Island, who has had enough time acting as a teen superhero to be a intigral part of the founding ComicBook/TeenTitans team. This retcon helped smooth out the wrinkles in having ComicBook/WonderGirl around after the "impossible tales" with Diana as Wonder Woman had already been retgonned.

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*** Suddendly Diana has a beloved adopted little sister ContinuitySnarl/{{Donna|Troy}} that she rescued from a fire years ago and brought home to Paradise Island, who has had enough time acting as a teen superhero to be a intigral integral part of the founding ComicBook/TeenTitans team. This retcon helped smooth out the wrinkles in having ComicBook/WonderGirl around after the "impossible tales" with Diana as Wonder Woman had already been retgonned.
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*** Suddendly Diana has a beloved adopted little sister ContinuitySnarl/{{Donna|Troy}} that she rescued from a fire years ago and brought home to Paraidise Island, who has had enough time acting as a teen superhero to be a intigral part of the founding ComicBook/TeenTitans team. This retcon helped smooth out the wrinkles in having ComicBook/WonderGirl around after the "impossible tales" with Diana as Wonder Woman had already been retgonned.

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*** Suddendly Diana has a beloved adopted little sister ContinuitySnarl/{{Donna|Troy}} that she rescued from a fire years ago and brought home to Paraidise Paradise Island, who has had enough time acting as a teen superhero to be a intigral part of the founding ComicBook/TeenTitans team. This retcon helped smooth out the wrinkles in having ComicBook/WonderGirl around after the "impossible tales" with Diana as Wonder Woman had already been retgonned.
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* ''ComicBook/GreenArrowJeffLemire'': Despite having never been mentioned before, Diggle worked Ollie and Roy during very early his days as Green Arrow, before leaving after a disastrous encounter with ComicBook/RichardDragon.

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* ''ComicBook/GreenArrowJeffLemire'': Despite having never been mentioned before, Diggle worked Ollie and Roy during their very early his days as Green Arrow, Arrow and Speedy, before leaving after a disastrous encounter with ComicBook/RichardDragon.

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