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In 8-Bit Theater, Thief and Black Mage attack a series of towns so that their rampage will spell out "You are next" on a map of the Dwarven Kingdom (when we're shown the map, the t is still missing).
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In one episode of Inspector Gadget, a series of very minor crimes committed by MAD agents, when plotted out on a map of Metro city, spell out MAD.
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One of the best (though it's not on a map) is in Grant Morrison's Marvel Boy, in which the title character - the hero, mind you - rampages through NYC to spell out a message to humanity.
Source: Connect the Deaths
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