10 Best Rick and Morty Moments Fans Missed (If They Don’t Read the Comics)

Rick and Morty is one of the most popular adult animation franchises in recent memory, which should come as no surprise, as the series mixes smart jokes with potty humor, intense action with heartfelt drama, and serialized storytelling with episodic adventures. It means Rick and Morty Has something for everyone who watches it. And the best part? The adventures of the titular sci-fi adventurers are not limited to the original animated series (or the new Rick and Morty anime), but continue in comic books.

Oni Press is published Rick and Morty Comics for nearly a decade, both in the form of a 60-issue series, and separate limited series/one-shots. The comics are not only wildly entertaining, but they also expand on Rick and Mortys established study immensely. Sometimes the comics flesh out characters and relationships that were neglected by the animated series, and other times they introduce all new elements that fans who have only seen the show would never even know about. Of them all, these are the ones 10 best Rick and Morty Comic book moments That TV fans totally missed!

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Rick and Morty reveals the origin of Baby Cthulhu from the opening credits

Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu By Jim Zub and Troy Little

Everyone who has seen an episode of Rick and Morty has also seen the part in the opening credits when Rick, Morty and Summer are inside Rick’s ship flying away from Cthulhu with a baby Cthulhu in the ship with them. This moment is never given any context in the show, but persists as one of the permanent scenes in the opening sequence throughout the series. Then, in Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu, fans finally get some background on the scene.

After battling Cthulhu and other grand old ones, Morty is impregnated with a baby Cthulhu In order to usher in a new era for this column in a later time in cosmic horror. However, Morty is seemingly attached to his child, so when Cthulhu comes for him, Morty refuses to give it up – and Rick and Summer help him.

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Forget Jessica, Rick and Morty comics give Morty an even better love interest

Rick and Morty #2 by Alex Leader and Fred C. Stressing

Morty is famously infatuated with Jessica throughout the world Rick and Morty Animated series, but it’s always clear that they just aren’t right for each other. First, Jessica never liked him, and secondly, they have absolutely nothing in common, meaning any hope of a genuine relationship is out the window. Although Jessica isn’t right for Morty, the series has introduced someone who is: Noelle Goldenfold.

Noelle is the niece/sidekick of a Mr. Goldfold from another universe who is just as smart as Rick. During Rick’s brief encounter with the Goldfold, Morty meets NoelleAnd they hit it immediately. Both are the psychics of dimension-hopping geniuses, and both have experienced great trauma as a result. While it didn’t last, the Rick and Morty comics gave Morty a much better love interest than Jessica.

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1 Beloved Rick and Morty side-character becomes a multiversal villain: Noob-Noob

Rick and Morty presents: The Vindicators #1 by J. Torres and CJ Cannon

Nawab-Nawab made his Rick and Morty Debuts in the season 3 episode “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender” as an alternate Vindicator that the other members would never give a chance to. While his spirits remained high throughout the episode (especially after a touching tribute from Rick), it seems that Noob-Noob is harboring some major darkness because of this rejection—and the Rick and Morty Comics explored it by introducing fans to Noob-Noob’s evil alter ego: Boon.

Noob-Noob becomes a parody of Marvel Comics’ ThanosAs he’s collecting cosmic artifacts that are basically infinity stones to take over the universe. in truth Rick and Morty Mode, the entire comic is a gag on superhero comics, though it’s also an interesting expansion of a side-character’s shockingly fascinating story arc.

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Rick and Morty didn’t get rid of all the Mr. Mieseks, and 1 are completely mad

Rick and Morty: Crisis on C-137 By Stephanie Phillips and Ryan Lee

Perhaps the most iconic episode of Rick and Morty In the series’ existence (except perhaps ‘Pickle Rick’) is the season 1 episode “Meeseeks and Destroy”, as the episode (as the title suggests) introduces the fan-favorite Mr. Meeseeks. In the episode, the Meeseeks famously lose their minds over Jerry’s inability to follow their golf instructions, which meant they were forced to continue to exist long after they were supposed to. In the end, Jerry finally got it, and all the males happily blinked out of existence – except one.

The last few Meeseeks and Destroy figures out that his true purpose is to kill RickThus he gathered together every great evildoer of Rick and Morty to launch an attack on the Smith family. This comic is an awesome continuation of a fan-favorite episode, and a cool look at what happens to a misogynist when he’s not allowed to die.

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Rick and Morty’s Jerry becomes a god and steals Marvel Comics’ most brutal line

Rick and Morty Presents: Jerryboree #1 by Grace Thomas and Gina Allnatt

The most brutal line of dialogue ever uttered in Marvel Comics has to be when Scarlet Witch said, “No more mutants“. Wanda used her abilities to wipe out the mutant child, and the words she said about it are still some of the most iconic spoken in Marvel Comics to date – and Rick and Morty Gave an identical line to Jerry.

When a Jerry takes a field trip to Blips and Cheats with his fellow Jerrys from their Multiversal Daycare, he wins enough tickets to get a ‘God Pill’, which turns him into a literal god for ninety seconds. at the time, Jerry sees all the suffering endured by Jerrys across the multiverse, And he utters his own version of Scarlet Witch’s spell, “No more Jerrys“Killing every Jerry in his immediate vicinity – that alone makes this comic worth reading.

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Rick finally finds a nemesis who is just as smart as he is: Mr. Goldefold

Rick and Morty #1 by Alex Leader and Fred C. Stressing

As previously mentioned, there is a version of Mr. Goldefold in the Rick and Morty Multiverse who is arguably just as smart as Rick, and that Goldefold makes his presence known to Rick when trying to take over his universe and fold it into his own version of Rick’s Central Finite Curve. While Rick is a master of science and invention, Goldefold is an unparalleled mathematician who uses equations to learn every secret of the universe. – including multiversal travel.

Although their rivalry was short-lived, it was still really cool to not only see another character who could rival Rick (especially in the clever way of highlighting math over science), but that the character in question was the variant of the Famous dark-further Goldenfold.

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Rick’s real arch enemy isn’t Rick Prime or Mr. Nimbus…it’s Butter-Bot

Rick and Morty 10th Anniversary Special By Alex Leader, Fred C. Stresing, and Dean Rankine

when Rick and Morty When fans think of Rick’s greatest nemesis of all time, they will likely think of Rick Prime or even Mr. Nimbus, as they are established as two of Rick’s arch enemies in the show. However, as confirmed in the comic, none of them are Rick’s real nemesis, as that honor (apparently) goes to Butter-Bot. Butter-Bot was first introduced in season 1, a small robot Rick invented on-the-fly whose purpose was to drive the butter.

Honestly, if anyone was going to be a villain, it makes sense that it was Batter-Bot, Because he was immediately dissatisfied with the reason for his existence.And now, it seems he is finally doing something about it. Butter-Bot’s story is actually a pretty big arc, and easily one of the most unexpected character developments from the show to the comic.

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Rick and Morty confirm that Pickle Rick was more than just a gag, but Rick’s strongest form

Rick and Morty Presents: The Vindicators #1 by J. Torres and CJ Cannon

This Rick and Morty Comic reveals that ‘Pickle Rick’ was much more than an iconic gag, but is actually Rick’s strongest form in-canon (and it has nothing to do with his Rat Mech Suit). When Rick and Morty helped the Vindicators take down Bon, Rick decided to recruit a few super-powered people he knew, and one of them was Pickle Rick from another universe. This Pickle Rick had access to what was known as the ‘Sour Force’, Give him untold cosmic power—and, apparently, every Pickle Rick shares that connection.

Although he didn’t use it on his debut (at least, not obviously), Rick C-137’s Pickle Rick could have tapped into the otherworldly power of the Acid Force just like the Pickle Rick variant introduced in the comic, and it was t This comic that Rick and Morty Fans learned that this is true.

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Rick and Morty reveals the real reason Rick is so afraid of Mr. Nimbus

Rick and Morty 10th Anniversary Special By Alex Leader, Fred C. Stresing, and Dean Rankine

When Mr. Nimbus was introduced as Rick’s nemesis in season 5, everyone—fans and in-world characters alike—immediately thought it was funny. Mr. Nimbus is like a bad Namur parody, a character that should belong to a memorable gag at best – what does he do because Rick’s nemesis? While that alone is basically the whole joke, there’s also a canonical reason for this, and it’s primarily due to Nimbus’ secret ‘blood-bending’ power.

In this issue, Nimbus manipulates all the water in Jerry’s body to swim up into his brain until his head explodesAs Nimbus has the ability to control all kinds of water, including that in the human body. In other words, there’s really nothing Rick can do if Nimbus really decides to kill him, and Rick respects/fears that enough to make Nimbus his real nemesis.

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Rick and Morty comics introduce a Trick Prime/Evil Morty-level threat: Doofus Jerry

Rick and Morty #21-23 by Kyle Starks and CJ Cannon

Rick Prime and Evil Morty are easily the two biggest villains in Rick and Morty story, though there’s another villainous Smith Family variant that belongs right up there with them: Doofus Jerry. Contrary to what his name would suggest, Doofus Jerry is actually a brilliant and ruthless businessman who practically took over his world. Once he learned of interdimensional travel from Doofus Rick (hence his moniker), Doofus Jerry invaded Rick’s citadel, developed a Rick-killing toxin to take them all down, and Dominates over the central finite curve.

Doofus Jerry is a villain that deserves to be in the animated series, as he is truly as big a threat as the likes of Evil Morty and Rick Prime. But even if he doesn’t, Doofus Jerry will remain a prime example of why everyone Rick and Morty Fan should read the comics, along with the other 10 moments fans missed if they didn’t read the comics.