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** Since ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Superman's secret identity has been revealed to the world ''twice'', and both times it got undone after about a year to kick off a a "back to basics" era: the first time by a complicated procedure involving his apparent death, a fake -- and apparently perfectly human -- Clark Kent who believed the whole "Clark Kent is Superman" thing was a sting operation he and Supes had set up, the pre-Flashpoint Superman (who had been hanging around under the radar since ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}'') merging with the spirit of the dead version, and ''probably'' a bit of CosmicRetcon around ''Comicbook/DCRebirth''; and the second time by [[spoiler: Lex Luthor using Manchester Black to wipe everyone's mind, and make learning it again fatal -- the Justice League and Clark's family (caped and otherwise) have protection from this sort of thing, so they still know]].
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** Since ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Superman's secret identity has been revealed to the world ''twice'', and both times it got undone after about a year to kick off a a "back to basics" era: the first time by a complicated procedure involving his apparent death, a fake -- and apparently perfectly human -- Clark Kent who believed the whole "Clark Kent is Superman" thing was a sting operation he and Supes had set up, the pre-Flashpoint Superman (who had been hanging around under the radar since ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}'') ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'') merging with the spirit of the dead version, and ''probably'' a bit of CosmicRetcon around ''Comicbook/DCRebirth''; ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''; and the second time by [[spoiler: Lex Luthor using Manchester Black to wipe everyone's mind, and make learning it again fatal -- the Justice League and Clark's family (caped and otherwise) have protection from this sort of thing, so they still know]].
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* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Guy Gardner lost his Power Ring after it was destroyed by Parallax. Guy went on to get a full rework, including new powers, a new look, a new supporting cast and a new job. This lasted for several years--about a year and a half of which was actually in his own ongoing monthly-- until Creator/GeoffJohns wrote ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth'', which snapped him back to being a Green Lantern.
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* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Guy Gardner lost his Power Ring after it was destroyed by Parallax. Guy went on to get a full rework, including new powers, a new look, a new supporting cast and a new job. This lasted for several years--about a year and a half of which was actually in his own ongoing monthly-- until Creator/GeoffJohns wrote ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth'', which snapped him back to being a Green Lantern.
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** ''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more on his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen, than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor, Michael Akins, when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame''. ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]
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** ''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more on his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen, than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor, Michael Akins, when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame''. ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]]] This would finally be broken once and for all with ''ComicBook/TheJoker2021'' being his final case as part of the Gotham police force and becoming a Private Investigator.
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** Since ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Superman's secret identity has been revealed to the world ''twice'', and both times it got undone after about a year: the first time by a complicated procedure involving his apparent death, a fake -- and apparently perfectly human -- Clark Kent who believed the whole "Clark Kent is Superman" thing was a sting operation he and Supes had set up, the pre-Flashpoint Superman (who had been hanging around under the radar since ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}'') merging with the spirit of the dead version, and ''probably'' a bit of CosmicRetcon around ''Comicbook/DCRebirth''; and the second time by [[spoiler: Lex Luthor using Manchester Black to wipe everyone's mind, and make learning it again fatal -- the Justice League and Clark's family (caped and otherwise) have protection from this sort of thing, so they still know]].
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** Since ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Superman's secret identity has been revealed to the world ''twice'', and both times it got undone after about a year: year to kick off a a "back to basics" era: the first time by a complicated procedure involving his apparent death, a fake -- and apparently perfectly human -- Clark Kent who believed the whole "Clark Kent is Superman" thing was a sting operation he and Supes had set up, the pre-Flashpoint Superman (who had been hanging around under the radar since ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}'') merging with the spirit of the dead version, and ''probably'' a bit of CosmicRetcon around ''Comicbook/DCRebirth''; and the second time by [[spoiler: Lex Luthor using Manchester Black to wipe everyone's mind, and make learning it again fatal -- the Justice League and Clark's family (caped and otherwise) have protection from this sort of thing, so they still know]].
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** Since ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', Superman's secret identity has been revealed to the world ''twice'', and both times it got undone after about a year: the first time by a complicated procedure involving his apparent death, a fake -- and apparently perfectly human -- Clark Kent who believed the whole "Clark Kent is Superman" thing was a sting operation he and Supes had set up, the pre-Flashpoint Superman (who had been hanging around under the radar since ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}'') merging with the spirit of the dead version, and ''probably'' a bit of CosmicRetcon around ''Comicbook/DCRebirth''; and the second time by [[spoiler: Lex Luthor using Manchester Black to wipe everyone's mind, and make learning it again fatal -- the Justice League and Clark's family (caped and otherwise) have protection from this sort of thing, so they still know]].
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* Traditionally Franchise/WonderWoman is the exception to this concept in most regards. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 original run]] had her first recurring villain turn into one of her most stalwart and loyal allies, the United States signing a treaty with the Empire of Saturn and setting up casual transportation between Saturn, Venus and Earth and that was all published before the 1940s were out. Both the Golden and Silver Age versions of Diana were eventually married to ComicBook/SteveTrevor with the Golden Age one losing her immortality and every Crisis is taken as an opportunity to twist and alter her origin and parentage. On a less character driven note her costume is also subject to frequent alterations, and always has been.
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* Traditionally Franchise/WonderWoman is the exception to this concept in most regards. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 original run]] had her first recurring villain turn into one of her most stalwart and loyal allies, the United States signing a treaty with the Empire of Saturn and setting up casual transportation between Saturn, Venus and Earth and that was all published before the 1940s were out. Both the Golden and Silver Age versions of Diana were eventually married to ComicBook/SteveTrevor with the Golden Age one losing her immortality and every Crisis is taken as an opportunity to twist and alter her origin and parentage. On a less character driven note her costume is also subject to frequent alterations, and always has been.been.
* ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC''
** Despite ''The New Champion of Shazam'' pushing Mary Marvel as the new hero, ''Shazam!'' brings back Billy Batson as the main one with the powers. Downplayed in that Mary is still "The New Champion of Shazam", just that the troubles from ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'' have been fixed.
** The above case of the Kents' secret identity being restored, despite a big part of Jon's tenure as Superman being him not having a secret identity. This was expressly because [[https://www.cbr.com/superman-son-secret-identities-restored-dc-comics/ the writers felt it was a more classic approach]].
** Supergirl's redesign courtesy of ''Woman of Tomorrow'' which included pants and shorter hair were kept for ''Dark Crisis'', but her long hair returns here.
* ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC''
** Despite ''The New Champion of Shazam'' pushing Mary Marvel as the new hero, ''Shazam!'' brings back Billy Batson as the main one with the powers. Downplayed in that Mary is still "The New Champion of Shazam", just that the troubles from ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'' have been fixed.
** The above case of the Kents' secret identity being restored, despite a big part of Jon's tenure as Superman being him not having a secret identity. This was expressly because [[https://www.cbr.com/superman-son-secret-identities-restored-dc-comics/ the writers felt it was a more classic approach]].
** Supergirl's redesign courtesy of ''Woman of Tomorrow'' which included pants and shorter hair were kept for ''Dark Crisis'', but her long hair returns here.
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** Creator/GrantMorrison acknowledged this in [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman his run]], where Bruce was temporarily "killed off" during ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Batman R.I.P.'', leading to [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] becoming the new Batman. Morrison has flat out stated that he knew there was no way in hell DC and Creator/WarnerBros would ever let him permanently replace Batman, so he purposefully structured the story in such a way that [[HesJustHiding left the door open for Bruce's return]]. He also admitted that he killed off [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Bruce's son Damian]] for similar reasons, since having a kid clashes too heavily with Batman's iconic "brooding loner" image. Damian has since come back, however. (It helps that he's ''even more'' of a brooding loner than Bruce.)
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** Creator/GrantMorrison acknowledged this in [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison his run]], where Bruce was temporarily "killed off" during ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Batman R.I.P.'', leading to [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] becoming the new Batman. Morrison has flat out stated that he knew there was no way in hell DC and Creator/WarnerBros would ever let him permanently replace Batman, so he purposefully structured the story in such a way that [[HesJustHiding left the door open for Bruce's return]]. He also admitted that he killed off [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Bruce's son Damian]] for similar reasons, since having a kid clashes too heavily with Batman's iconic "brooding loner" image. Damian has since come back, however. (It helps that he's ''even more'' of a brooding loner than Bruce.)
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* ''ComicBook/AllStarComics'': Starman and Mid-Nite telling their respective love interests about their secret identities is hinted and teased again and again as situations make it seem it's necessary, but it never comes to fruition...until Wonder Woman tells Starman's girlfriend when he goes missing for a bit, and the change sticks.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** The Riddler reformed in 2006 and became a private detective. Not only is he good at it and indulges his obsession a bit, but it changed him morally for the better. Of course, a few years later, a severe head injury sent him right back to his villainous ways.
** [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] is a ''victim'' of this. No matter how many times his face and sanity are restored, soon he is driven back to his (half)disfigured face and insanity, even in some out-of-mainstream-continuity stories, like ''Batman: Black and White''. In an Alternate Future from Creator/FrankMiller's limited series ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', [[spoiler: only his face is restored, not his sanity. FromBadToWorse: His good side vanished, leaving him all "normal" outside and all monstrous inside]].
** Creator/GrantMorrison acknowledged this in [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman his run]], where Bruce was temporarily "killed off" during ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Batman R.I.P.'', leading to [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] becoming the new Batman. Morrison has flat out stated that he knew there was no way in hell DC and Creator/WarnerBros would ever let him permanently replace Batman, so he purposefully structured the story in such a way that [[HesJustHiding left the door open for Bruce's return]]. He also admitted that he killed off [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Bruce's son Damian]] for similar reasons, since having a kid clashes too heavily with Batman's iconic "brooding loner" image. Damian has since come back, however. (It helps that he's ''even more'' of a brooding loner than Bruce.)
** Barbara "ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}" Gordon eventually had this happen. In the ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', she was shot in the spine by ComicBook/TheJoker, rendering her permanently paralyzed. Barbara then took on the persona of ComicBook/{{Oracle}}, working behind the scenes to aid the Bat-Family and ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' with her hacking skills and computer expertise, and led the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey. But after the [[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 2011 reboot]], Barbara was back on her legs as Batgirl.
** Averted with Dick Grayson, the original ComicBook/{{Robin}}, who became ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} and was succeeded by several others in the role of Robin.
** There are stories where [[TheCommissionerGordon Jim Gordon]] is removed from the post of Commissioner only to end up back in the post. While naturally some of these are the result of ongoing subplots such as the early stuff with Hamilton Hill[[note]]replacing Gordon with fellow Rupert Thorne crony Peter Pauling and only reinstating Gordon after Thorne was busted and Pauling killed[[/note]] and the ''Batman'' comics between ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' (including Prodigal) and ''Contagion''[[note]]Gordon was pissed about Batman appointing ComicBook/{{Azrael}} and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} to fill in without telling him, resulting in Gordon refusing to trust him further. Then Mayor Armand Krol, who'd been saved Batman and approved some of Azrael's actions as Batman, demoted Gordon and appointed Gordon's then-wife Sarah Essen to replace him and rather than take it, Gordon quits. ''Contagion'' ends with Gordon regaining his trust in Batman and new Mayor Marion Grange reinstating Gordon[[/note]], others are done after other stories.
** ''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more on his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen, than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor, Michael Akins, when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame''. ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]
** The course of ''Superheavy'' and ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' would also see the events of ''Eternal'' and ''Endgame'' undone as Alfred [[spoiler: gains a new hand after the Joker cuts it off in ''Endgame'']] and Bruce regain control of Wayne Enterprises, Wayne Manor, and his fortune after losing them in ''Eternal''.
** Batman villains thrive on this policy. The Joker especially, who has a trope named after him. He can kill and destroy as many lives as he wants, and all Bats does is punch him a few times and send him back to [[CardboardPrison an easily escapable prison/asylum]]. He'll always be there to menace the Bat, and [[TheFarmerAndTheViper the ramifications]] of this continual (and destructive) cycle have now pretty much became a core aspect of their dynamic.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'''s comics played it mostly straight for decades: Superman would never choose between ComicBook/LoisLane or ComicBook/LanaLang, Lois would never learn his secret, ComicBook/LexLuthor would never turn over a new leaf permanently... unlike ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, whose early Silver Age status quo (Superman's secret weapon living in the Midvale Orphanage as Linda Lee, who always failed to get adopted or talk her cousin into going public) was forever changed in ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl'', and remained in constant flux since then. Nonetheless, except for some changes during the Bonze Age (Clark Kent getting a new job in ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'', or managing to enlarge the Bottle City of Kandor), Superman's life would remain stable until the 1986 reboot. Ironically, the tables would turn from the 90s onwards, when Superman and Lois Lane got married and had a child, whereas Supergirl would remain stuck in a "Will Earth ever feel like home?" loop.
** ''ComicBook/SupermanForever'', which closed out the ''Superman Blue/Superman Red'' era and started ''ComicBook/TheDominusEffect'', opened with Superman restored to being a single FlyingBrick.
* ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} frequently falls victim to this. Anytime he regains his normal human appearance (or at least gets a sleeker, less monstrous form), it's always undone within a few years.
* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Guy Gardner lost his Power Ring after it was destroyed by Parallax. Guy went on to get a full rework, including new powers, a new look, a new supporting cast and a new job. This lasted for several years--about a year and a half of which was actually in his own ongoing monthly-- until Creator/GeoffJohns wrote ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth'', which snapped him back to being a Green Lantern.
* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this. Franchise/WonderWoman's entire purpose was to come to America and bring an end to warfare across the globe. The problem of course is, thanks to this and ReedRichardsIsUseless, she'll never be allowed to make any real progress in this mission. Thus, we cut to a few decades later and find that she's been exiled by her fellow Amazons precisely because she hadn't made any headway in solving this problem.
* Traditionally Franchise/WonderWoman is the exception to this concept in most regards. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 original run]] had her first recurring villain turn into one of her most stalwart and loyal allies, the United States signing a treaty with the Empire of Saturn and setting up casual transportation between Saturn, Venus and Earth and that was all published before the 1940s were out. Both the Golden and Silver Age versions of Diana were eventually married to ComicBook/SteveTrevor with the Golden Age one losing her immortality and every Crisis is taken as an opportunity to twist and alter her origin and parentage. On a less character driven note her costume is also subject to frequent alterations, and always has been.
* ''ComicBook/AllStarComics'': Starman and Mid-Nite telling their respective love interests about their secret identities is hinted and teased again and again as situations make it seem it's necessary, but it never comes to fruition...until Wonder Woman tells Starman's girlfriend when he goes missing for a bit, and the change sticks.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** The Riddler reformed in 2006 and became a private detective. Not only is he good at it and indulges his obsession a bit, but it changed him morally for the better. Of course, a few years later, a severe head injury sent him right back to his villainous ways.
** [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] is a ''victim'' of this. No matter how many times his face and sanity are restored, soon he is driven back to his (half)disfigured face and insanity, even in some out-of-mainstream-continuity stories, like ''Batman: Black and White''. In an Alternate Future from Creator/FrankMiller's limited series ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', [[spoiler: only his face is restored, not his sanity. FromBadToWorse: His good side vanished, leaving him all "normal" outside and all monstrous inside]].
** Creator/GrantMorrison acknowledged this in [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman his run]], where Bruce was temporarily "killed off" during ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Batman R.I.P.'', leading to [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] becoming the new Batman. Morrison has flat out stated that he knew there was no way in hell DC and Creator/WarnerBros would ever let him permanently replace Batman, so he purposefully structured the story in such a way that [[HesJustHiding left the door open for Bruce's return]]. He also admitted that he killed off [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Bruce's son Damian]] for similar reasons, since having a kid clashes too heavily with Batman's iconic "brooding loner" image. Damian has since come back, however. (It helps that he's ''even more'' of a brooding loner than Bruce.)
** Barbara "ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}" Gordon eventually had this happen. In the ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', she was shot in the spine by ComicBook/TheJoker, rendering her permanently paralyzed. Barbara then took on the persona of ComicBook/{{Oracle}}, working behind the scenes to aid the Bat-Family and ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' with her hacking skills and computer expertise, and led the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey. But after the [[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 2011 reboot]], Barbara was back on her legs as Batgirl.
** Averted with Dick Grayson, the original ComicBook/{{Robin}}, who became ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} and was succeeded by several others in the role of Robin.
** There are stories where [[TheCommissionerGordon Jim Gordon]] is removed from the post of Commissioner only to end up back in the post. While naturally some of these are the result of ongoing subplots such as the early stuff with Hamilton Hill[[note]]replacing Gordon with fellow Rupert Thorne crony Peter Pauling and only reinstating Gordon after Thorne was busted and Pauling killed[[/note]] and the ''Batman'' comics between ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' (including Prodigal) and ''Contagion''[[note]]Gordon was pissed about Batman appointing ComicBook/{{Azrael}} and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} to fill in without telling him, resulting in Gordon refusing to trust him further. Then Mayor Armand Krol, who'd been saved Batman and approved some of Azrael's actions as Batman, demoted Gordon and appointed Gordon's then-wife Sarah Essen to replace him and rather than take it, Gordon quits. ''Contagion'' ends with Gordon regaining his trust in Batman and new Mayor Marion Grange reinstating Gordon[[/note]], others are done after other stories.
** ''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more on his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen, than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor, Michael Akins, when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame''. ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]
** The course of ''Superheavy'' and ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' would also see the events of ''Eternal'' and ''Endgame'' undone as Alfred [[spoiler: gains a new hand after the Joker cuts it off in ''Endgame'']] and Bruce regain control of Wayne Enterprises, Wayne Manor, and his fortune after losing them in ''Eternal''.
** Batman villains thrive on this policy. The Joker especially, who has a trope named after him. He can kill and destroy as many lives as he wants, and all Bats does is punch him a few times and send him back to [[CardboardPrison an easily escapable prison/asylum]]. He'll always be there to menace the Bat, and [[TheFarmerAndTheViper the ramifications]] of this continual (and destructive) cycle have now pretty much became a core aspect of their dynamic.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'''s comics played it mostly straight for decades: Superman would never choose between ComicBook/LoisLane or ComicBook/LanaLang, Lois would never learn his secret, ComicBook/LexLuthor would never turn over a new leaf permanently... unlike ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, whose early Silver Age status quo (Superman's secret weapon living in the Midvale Orphanage as Linda Lee, who always failed to get adopted or talk her cousin into going public) was forever changed in ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl'', and remained in constant flux since then. Nonetheless, except for some changes during the Bonze Age (Clark Kent getting a new job in ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'', or managing to enlarge the Bottle City of Kandor), Superman's life would remain stable until the 1986 reboot. Ironically, the tables would turn from the 90s onwards, when Superman and Lois Lane got married and had a child, whereas Supergirl would remain stuck in a "Will Earth ever feel like home?" loop.
** ''ComicBook/SupermanForever'', which closed out the ''Superman Blue/Superman Red'' era and started ''ComicBook/TheDominusEffect'', opened with Superman restored to being a single FlyingBrick.
* ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} frequently falls victim to this. Anytime he regains his normal human appearance (or at least gets a sleeker, less monstrous form), it's always undone within a few years.
* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': Guy Gardner lost his Power Ring after it was destroyed by Parallax. Guy went on to get a full rework, including new powers, a new look, a new supporting cast and a new job. This lasted for several years--about a year and a half of which was actually in his own ongoing monthly-- until Creator/GeoffJohns wrote ''ComicBook/GreenLanternRebirth'', which snapped him back to being a Green Lantern.
* ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this. Franchise/WonderWoman's entire purpose was to come to America and bring an end to warfare across the globe. The problem of course is, thanks to this and ReedRichardsIsUseless, she'll never be allowed to make any real progress in this mission. Thus, we cut to a few decades later and find that she's been exiled by her fellow Amazons precisely because she hadn't made any headway in solving this problem.
* Traditionally Franchise/WonderWoman is the exception to this concept in most regards. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 original run]] had her first recurring villain turn into one of her most stalwart and loyal allies, the United States signing a treaty with the Empire of Saturn and setting up casual transportation between Saturn, Venus and Earth and that was all published before the 1940s were out. Both the Golden and Silver Age versions of Diana were eventually married to ComicBook/SteveTrevor with the Golden Age one losing her immortality and every Crisis is taken as an opportunity to twist and alter her origin and parentage. On a less character driven note her costume is also subject to frequent alterations, and always has been.
