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Catchphrase

Catchphrase

A catchphrase, in the world of comic books and other media, is often a battle cry said by heroes and villains alike.

Name:
Catchphrase
Aliases:
Start year:
1940
First issue:
Whiz Comics (1940) #1 [2]
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Well Known Catchphrases:

  • Avengers Assemble!
  • Great Krypton!
  • In brightest day, in blackest night...!
  • It's clobberin' time!
  • Flame on!
  • Hulk Smash!
  • I am the law!
  • Cowabunga!
  • It's Morphin! Time! [among others]
  • Shazam!
    • Captain Marvel
  • I am Isis!
    • Black Adam!
  • Yo Joe!
  • Cobra!
  • Thundercats, Ho!
  • With great power, comes great responsibility.
  • Titans go! [or Titans Together!]
  • I put a shock to your system
  • Thunderbolts, strike!
  • Merciful Minerva (among others like Great Hera, or Great Aphrodite, or Suffering Sappho)
  • Change! Change! O form of man! And rise the demon Etrigan!
  • Sweet Christmas
  • Firestorm
  • Wonder Twin powers activate
  • Kimota
    • Marvelman/Miracleman
  • Henshin
  • Maximum Effort [or Chimichangas]
  • To me, my X-Men!
  • Blue Blazes
  • By the bristling beard of Odin! [Or For Odin, For Asgard!]
  • Oh my stars and garters
  • Rip and Tear!
  • The focused totally of my telephathic abilities
  • Holy [Insert noun], Batman!
  • I'm the best there is at what I do...
  • Bub!
  • Hootin' Zoots!
  • Great Caesar's Ghost!
  • Holy Hannah!
  • Jinkies!
  • Zoinks!
  • Jeepers!
  • Scooby Dooby Do!

Issues

January 1964

May 1985

June 1985

August 1985

January 1986

March 1986

April 1986

May 1986

June 1986

July 1986

August 1986

November 1986

November 1988

March 1989

June 2000

July 2008

November 2012

January 2019

April 2019

Volumes

1961

1963

1966

1968

1982

1983

1985

1993

1997

2004

2011