History Literature / TheSuperDictionary

* CaptainObivous: ''Many'' characters in the book become this, given that they are supposed to be adults, yet talk in a way meant to teach grammer to first-graders.

--> "If the Flash talked to you, you would pay '''attention.''' You would look and listen carefully.

* AmbigiousSyntax: "Before Batgirl went to Catwoman's house, she took her car apart." Did Barbara dismantle Catwoman's car, or was it her own? (And in either case, ''why'' did she do it?)

* HarmlessVillain: The Penguin can barely be called evil. He thinks leaving a door ajar is the height of villainy, flees Batgirl on an ostrich, and [[PetTheDog bakes cookies for the whole town.]] ComicBook/TheJoker isn't much better, thinking that tying ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} with normal tape can stop her.

** Native American [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution war veteran]] trappers Tomahawk [[StevenUlyssesPerhero (aka Tom Hawk)]] and Jody.
** Spanish superhero El Dragon (aka Miguel Rodriguez.)

* DemBones: Jimmy Olsen ran into some hostile ones during an adventure. he isn't certain that he wants to have any more adventures after that.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Conjura has almost the exact same "Cast spells by speaking backwards" powers as ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, thugh she can also travel in time. She was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to ''be'' Zatanna, but she was replaced by an black CanonForeigner in order to add more diversity to the dictionary.

** Oswald Cobblepot seems to think that leaving a door ajar counts as evil.

* MountainMan: Tomahawk and Jody, who dress like UsefulNotes/DavyCrocket style trappers (though they must have been born decades before Crocket to have fought in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.

* CanonForeigner: A few characters were created especially for this book. Most of them do not appear anywhere elso. These include:

** The dictionary also makes a point of clarifying that The Joker, The Penguin and Catwoman are "Bad."

[[caption-width-right:350:Heroes teaching children grammer by BreakingTheFourthWall.]]

Let's be honest, you're just here for [[MemeticMutation Lex Luthor stealing 40 cakes]].

** [[HilariousInHindsight Amusingly enough]], Lex Luthor's character bio in the book actually mentions that "He is terrible."
** The dictionary also makes a point of clarifying that The Joker and The Penguin are "Bad men."

* CanonForeigner: A few characters appear only in the book. These include newspaper journalist Wilson Forbes, alien SR-12, magican Conjura, husband and wife detective team Ted and Terri Trapper, native Americans Tomohawk and Jody, Spanish superhero El Dragon, and space explorer Joanna Crisp.

''The Super Dictionary'' is a children's dictionary. To be precise, a Warner Educational Services book, featuring Superhero characters from Creator/DCComics,(including ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook) as well as a few {{Canon Foreigner}}s. It has the characters act out the words and their definitions, in often bizarre ways. Developed specifically as {{Edutainment}}, it was marketed as ''"a convenient and entertaining resource book unlike any other."''

As a side note, Creator/CraigMcCracken, the creator of WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls, has stated that SelfDemonstrating/MojoJojo, one of the villains from the show, was partially based on this book. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Namely, his tendency to repeat himself in strange ways.]]

Let's be honest, you're just here for [[MemeticMutation Lex Luthor stealing forty cakes]].

* AndThatsTerrible: The TropeNamer, said when Lex Luthor steals forty cakes.
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In the entry for "Judge", the judge pronouces the Penguin guilty.
* AdaptationalWimp: The Penguin is a threatening character in the actual comic, but in this version he's a harmless buffon who does things like leave the door open and get caught in his own trap.
* CanonForeigner: A few characters appear only in the book. These include newspaper journalist Wilson Forbes, alien SR-12, magican Conjura, Husband and wife detective team Ted and Terri Trapper, native Americans Tomohawk and Jody, Spanish superhero El Dragon, and space explorer Joanna Crisp.
* HarmlessVillain: The Penguin can barely be called evil. He thinks leaving a door ajar is the height of villainy, flees Batgirl on a ostrich, and [[PetTheDog bakes cookies for the whole town.]] ComicBook/TheJoker isn't much better, thinking that tying ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} with normal tape can stop her.

** Oswald Copplepot seems to think that leaving a door ajar counts as evil.

''The Super Dictionary'' is a children's dictionary. To be precise, a Warner Educational Services book, featuring Superhero characters from Creator/DCComics,(including ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook) as well as a few {{Canon Foreigner}}s. It has the characters act out the words and their definitions, in often bizarre ways. It was published in 1978 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

[[caption-width-right:350:Teaching grammer by BreakingTheFourthWall.]]

''The Super Dictionary'' is a children's dictionary, featuring Superhero characters from Creator/DCCOmics,(including ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook) as well as a few {{Canon Foreigner}}s. It has the characters act out the words and their definitions, in often bizarre ways.

Not to be confused with Superdickery.