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The post assumes that all flashbacks are recaps of past events. What happens when these flashbacks reveal new information, or are extensive enough to include several scenes?

Some issues use flashbacks to provide new origin stories for one or more characters. In X-Men Vol 1 12, the flashbacks provide a new origin story for Professor X and the Juggernaut. They also introduce family members from their childhood, characters who are long dead.