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"What did you expect? A Monster?"
Machine, 8mm

Geras: Kronika will reveal your true origins.
The Joker: What kind of sick joke is this?
Geras: Without the mystery, you are merely a man.

Velma: This can only be one person - the only person who was conveniently absent whenever the Centaur attacked! Major Portsmouth! [removes the mask to reveal some woman] ...What? Who's this? We haven't even met her! We don't even know who she is!
Lysander: It's my assistant - Susie Smythe!
Velma: And how was I supposed to know that? No way! Foul! This one does not count!
What's New, Scooby-Doo?, "It's All Greek to Scooby"

Velma: Time to reveal our fine feathered fanatic! It's... [Fred and Leon remove the mask to reveal some guy in a military uniform]
Gang: Nobody we know?!
[Scooby finds another mask in the wreckage and puts it on the culprit]
Fred: You're that mystical shaman!

Mysterio: (pulls off his Fishbowl Helmet) So now you know, it's me.
Spider-Man: Right, um... who are you again?
Mysterio: You put me away!
Spider-Man: Huh, did I? Cool!
Mysterio: Don't pretend you've forgotten, I was the Chameleon's right-hand man!
Spider-Man: Oooh... right, on the boat! You were... You were dressed as the crewman!
Mysterio: As the waiter! You remember! "Demitasse, Spider-Man?"
Spider-Man: Sure, sure, if you say so!
The Spectacular Spider-Man, "Blueprints"

Spider-Man: Might as well remove his mask and see who he is!
[Spider-Man takes off Electro's mask]
Spider-Man: If this was a movie, I'd gasp in shock and then I'd say; "Good heavens! The butler!" But this guy I never saw before!
Spider-Man #9

Harley Quinn: Ain't you gonna take his mask off and find out who he is?
Joker: And reduce my primal enemy to a mere man? Harley, my dear, I'm so disappointed in you. Where's the fun in that?
Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Emperor Joker!"

Fred: Great job, gang! We caught the ghost!
Police: Great work, kids! But that still leaves the question... Who's the ghost?
Shaggy: Like, are we sure it's not really a ghost?
Velma: As you can see, the culprit was actually...!
[Dramatic unmask]
Fred: ...Hey, who's this?
Solid jj, "Fred's Last Mystery"

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