Similar to Japanese comics, there are some ideas that get ingrained in the viewer's consciousness after seeing them in American and European comics. Here are some of the Trope Namers from those media. Comic Strips have their own set of famous tropes.
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DC Universe
- DC Comics in general
- The Atom
- Stupid Jetpack Hitler (from The All-New Atom)
- Batman (for the Batman films, go here)
- Bat Deduction (the TV show was most well known for this, however)
- Bat Family Crossover
- Batman Can Breathe in Space (Cross-reference with Shortpacked!)
- Batman Cold Open
- Batman Gambit
- Batman Grabs a Gun
- Batman Parody
- Bat Signal
- Bruce Wayne Held Hostage
- The Commissioner Gordon
- The Cowl
- Dating Catwoman
- Joker Immunity
- Joker Jury
- Mad Love
- Multiple-Choice Past (The Killing Joke)
- Practically Joker
- Riddle Me This
- Thememobile (The Batmobile)
- Two-Faced
- Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
- Superman (for the Superman films, go here)
- Beware the Superman
- Bizarro Episode
- Bizarro Universe
- Boxing Lessons for Superman
- The Cape
- Clark Kent Outfit
- Clark Kenting
- Clothes Make the Superman
- Cut Lex Luthor a Check
- Fight Off the Kryptonite
- Flying Brick
- Generic Doomsday Villain (named after the supervillain Doomsday)
- In a Single Bound
- Kneel Before Zod (cross-reference with the Superman II movie)
- Kryptonite Factor
- Kryptonite Is Everywhere
- Kryptonite-Proof Suit
- Kryptonite Ring
- Likes Clark Kent, Hates Superman
- Man of Kryptonite
- Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex (named after the Larry Niven article of the same name
) - Phantom Zone
- Phantom-Zone Picture (cross-reference with Superman: The Movie)
- Power Parasite (named after the supervillain Parasite)
- Shooting Superman
- Super-Breath
- Superdickery (alongside the website of same name)
- Superhero (he was the first one, after all)
- Super-Strength
- Super-Toughness
- Superman Substitute
- These Look Like Jobs for the Superman
- X-Ray Vision
Marvel Universe
- The Avengers
- Avengers Assemble
- Winds of Destiny, Change! (from the 90's cartoon, although it's occasionally used in the comics as well)
- Spider-Man (for the Spider-Man films, go here)
Other Comics
