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Comics have been around for decades and have a strong, devoted fanbase. Is it any wonder they've accumulated so many [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknames]]?
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== Batman ==
* ASSBAR: ''[[All Star Batman and Robin|All-Star Batman And Robin]]''. Aside from the convenient acronym, the book is generally not held in high regard.
* AzBats: The [[Azrael|Jean-Paul Valley]] version of Batman who took over as an [[Anti
* Babsgirl- the nickname for the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon.
* Bats - Batman
** [[The Joker|Batsy!]] (Yes, he's been called that by some fans too.)
* Bat-Hat - The bat-eared Russian fur cap that Batman wears in the [[Elseworld]] ''Superman: [[Red Son]]''. Also called the Sexy Bat-Hat, because general consensus is that it's the sexiest damn thing found in comics ever. (It is natural to want to touch a hat so sexy.)
* The Goddamned Batman - [[
** Some fans specifically refer to Frank Miller's version as The Goddamned Batman, to differentiate him from the <s> real</s> mainstream version. For similar reasons, ''All-Star Batman & Robin'' is commonly referred to as ASSBAR.
*** The ASBAR Batman can also be "BINO" ("Batman in Name Only")
**** Or [[Atop the Fourth Wall
** The nickname has been used when referring to the (mildly) [[Darker and Edgier]] Nolan films, particularly ''[[The Dark Knight|TDK]]''- occasionally 'Gosh Darn Batman' in reference to the... ambiguous PG-13 rating. ''([[Family
*** 'Gosh Darn Batman' has also been used as a parody of the name in an issue of Superman/Batman.
* GunBats: Jason Todd's psychopathic gun-wielding Batman.
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* Condom Head: The Red Robin costume.
* The Swan Queen: The DCnU Red Robin costume. It is [[Fluffy Fashion Feathers|fabulous.]]
* Timmy Todd: [[Composite Character|Tim Drake]] in ''[[Batman:
== Superman ==
* Superdickery - Anytime Superman does something that isn't exactly very heroic. Common occurrence in the Gold and Silver age comics. [
** Note that this is different than the [[Super Dickery]] trope, which refers to when covers or previews show a good character apparently act like a dick out of context to intrigue readers/viewers.
** The [[Moral Dissonance]] version of the term Superdickery also has the derivatives [[Batman|Batdickery]] <ref>which can refer to dickery committed by Batgirl, Oracle, or Tim Drake's Robin too</ref>, [[Wonder Woman|Wonderdickery]], [[The Flash|Flashdickery]], [[Green Lantern|Lanterndickery, Guardiandickery]], [[Green Arrow|Arrowdickery]], [[Nightwing|Wingdickery/Robindickery/Dickdickery]], [[Spider
* Supermenso ''(lit. Supermoron in Spanish)'' - His nickname in the Mexican comic book fandom.
* Supes - [[
** Also, "The Boyscout" and "Big Blue Cheese" (to match Captain Marvel's "Big Red Cheese"), which also occasionally get some canon use.
* Supertorso - The latest incarnation of [[Supergirl]], specifically in her short-skirted, be-midriffed, whisper-thin [[Jerk Sue]] [[Dork Age]].
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** [[Wangst|Superboy-Whine, Superprick-Prime, Cryin' Prime, Spasticboy-Prime, Whinyboy-Prime, Emobitch-Whine, Super-Manboy-Asshole-Prime...]] can do this all day, people...
** Superboy-Prime is often shortened to "SBP", and is thus also called "PMS".
* Given his depiction in [[Superman: At
* Not quite a ''nickname'' per se, but using his initials in [[Ho Yay|the same context]] as [[Theme Initials|Lois Lane's]] often crops up in discussions of [[Lex Luthor]]; e.g.: "the other L.L."
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* Preboot - The Legion's original continuity, 1958-1994, 2007-present.
** V4 / 5YL / Glorithverse / TMK - "Five Years Later", the fourth volume of the preboot title, a [[Darker and Edgier]] continuation following (as the title suggests) a five-year [[Time Skip]]; this timeline was created by the time-controlling villain Glorith. The 5YL stories were mostly written by '''T'''om and '''M'''ary Bierbaum and drawn by '''K'''eith Giffen, usually abbreviated to "TMK".
** SW6 - One of the most significant ongoing storylines from 5YL, involving a group of time-paradox duplicates of the early Legion (who went on to star in the [[Spin
** Retroboot / Deboot / Johnsboot - The version of the original continuity Legion that appeared starting in 2007's "The Lightning Saga", branching off from the preboot continuity just before 5YL, masterminded by writer [[Geoff Johns]].
* Postboot / Archie Legion - The Post-''[[Zero Hour]]'' [[Continuity Reboot]] of the series, 1994-2004. It had a [[Lighter and Softer]], less epic feel to the stories compared to previous runs, and Moy, the ''Legionnaires'' artist for the first run of the reboot, contributed a cartoony art style.
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== Assorted DC ==
* The Big Seven - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, [[Martian Manhunter|J'onn J'onnz]], a [[Flash]], a [[Green Lantern]], and [[
* The Brave and the Bold - [[Green Lantern]] and [[The Flash]] when they team-up. Is also referred to an old team-up book and, of course, [[Batman:
** Similarly, Batman and Superman get "The Worlds Finest" when they team up. This is also used in-universe.
* The Trinity, the Big Three - [[Superman]], [[Batman]], and [[Wonder Woman]]. "Big Three" is also used for Marvel's top heroes, see below.
* The Giant Yellow Space Bug: [[Green Lantern|Parallax]], after it was revealed that instead of "Parallax" being the name of the mass-murdering psychopathic super-villain Hal Jordan became after he lost his marbles over the destruction of his hometown, it was actually the name of the malevolent entity that possessed him, which was...well...[[Exactly What It Says
** Also now used as a label for any massive retcon-revelation that completely alters a past event in continuity.
* "Cap" usually refers to [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] or [[Captain Atom]]. In a broader sense, any superhero with "[[The Good Captain|Captain]]" in his or her name can be called Cap. (Over at Marvel, Cap is Captain America).
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* Rage Cat/Rage Kitty - Dex-Starr, the blue [[Talking Animal|"talking"]] [[Cats Are Mean|cat]] that's a member of the Red Lantern corps from ''[[Green Lantern]]''. The Red Lanterns are powered by their rage and hatred. Scans Daily has dubbed him "Ruffles". Sometimes the names are combined into "Ruffles the Rage Kitty".
** Also "Pukecat" (because Red Lanterns puke blood as a weapon).
* "Magnus Robot Fucker" is a sometimes used nickname for DC Comics scientist [[Metal Men|Will Magnus]]. It's a pun on the title [[Magnus, Robot Fighter]] and a comment on Magnus's [[Kiss Me, I'm Virtual|relationship]] with [[Robot Girl|Platinum.]]
* "Starro the Barbarian" - the [[Retcon|recently revealed]] [[Humanoid Aliens|true form]] of [[Starfish Aliens|Starro the Conqueror]].
* "Gay for Justice", the name given to the much-maligned "Justice League Cry for Justice" miniseries that amidst its other terrible decisions made the first word of its subtitle look very much like "gay" due to capitalization and font.
** [[DC Nation]] posters refers to "Cry for Justice" as "Cry for Good Writing"
* ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'' is so reviled it defies having a nickname. It's name is simply pronounced in a tone of withering disgust, conveyed through the internet with italics, emphatic ellipses, or is preceded by notation such as *seethes* or *grinds teeth* or *groans*
* Peej refers to [[Power Girl]], based on the acronym PG. The nickname is frequently, but not always, used by fans who are annoyed that a woman who is at least in her mid-twenties is referred to as "girl."
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== Vertigo ==
* The big blue junk - Dr. Manhattan's... erm... equipment in ''[[Watchmen (
** Downtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, the manhattan meatpacking district...
** Interestingly, an in-universe [[Fan Nickname]] exists for his ability to teleport anyone anywhere, "The Manhattan Transfer".
* Before the evil author finally wrote in the names of Snow and Bigby's children in ''[[
== Marvel ==
== Captain America ==
* Cap - [[Captain America (comics)]]. Has been canon for awhile, but still one of the most popular nicknames fans use for him.
** Cap's Kooky Quartet - The all-new, all-different Avengers lineup from 1965 consisting of Captain America and then [[Heel Face Turn|newly reformed]] ex-villains [[The Archer|Hawkeye]], [[Super Speed|Quicksilver]], and the [[Winds of Destiny Change|Scarlet Witch]].
** Bucky Cap - [[Exactly What It Says
*** Robo-Arm of Doom - Bucky's bionic left arm.
* The Mighty Shield - Carried by [[Captain America (comics)]]. Never referred to as such in the comics. ''Often'' referred to as such on fan discussion boards. Comes from the theme song to a '60s cartoon: "When Captain America throws his mighty shield!"
== Iron Man ==
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* Der Eisenfuhrer - Tony Stark, after leading the effort to throw fellow heroes into the Negative Zone prison camp and becoming head of the Initiative. Usually used derisively by fans as a reference to bad writing (see also: [[Batman|Batdickery]]).
** Also known as "Bureaucrat in Chief" during his 'Director of SHIELD' era
* When his armour became sentient and insanely possessive it became known as Tony's "Abusive Boyfriend".
== Spider-Man ==
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== X-Men ==
* Claremazon - Quite a few female characters (including but not limited to Storm, Sage, Shadowcat, and Psylocke) when written by [[Chris Claremont]]. Let us just say that undue [[Chickification]] is ''not'' a [[Author Appeal|flaw in his writing]].
** Earlier than that the term "Claremont woman" had already been quite popular, applying not just to superheroines, but also some supporting characters, e. g. because of a famous scene where Moira MacTaggert joined a battle with an assault rifle. It was the opposite of a "Stan Lee girl" or "woman", i. e. the females who tended to play a subdued role in battle and were frequently used as damsels in distress during the [[Silver Age]].
* [[Claremont Coefficient|Claremontization]]: the accumulation/development of increasingly entangled continuity complications such as [[Kudzu Plot|Kudzu Plots]], [[Continuity Snarl|Continuity Snarls]], [[Retcon|Retcons]], [[Tangled Family Tree|Tangled Family Trees]] and [[Love Dodecahedron|Love Dodecahedrons]] over the course of a run on a title. Claremont is possibly the most famous instigator of this effect, during his [[X
* Boobilie/Boobilee- Jubilee of the ''[[X
** Wondra Bra has also been coined in relation to her new codename and, erm, assets.
* Pooky - Apocalypse. Mostly given the cute nickname due to how often he jobs.
** Also "Pocky" and "Ole Pokey Lips", the latter of which was coined by Deadpool (and Apocalypse does have some gigantic blue lips).
* Nimbo - Psylocke of the X-Men in her ninja incarnation. Portmanteau of "[[Ninja]]" and "bimbo", inspired both by her [[Leotard of Power]] and her playing the [[Femme Fatale]] trying to seduce Cyclops in the '90s. The term has been used for similar characters (e.g. Zealot of the ''Wild C.A.T.s'').
* Sniktbub - [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Wolverine]]; coined on [[Image Boards]] from his two favorite catchwords, with inspiration from [[Pokémon
** Sniktdud (when people didn't like him much) and Sniktpunk (in reference to his hair)
** Sniktling - for Wolverine's son Daken. May also be used for X-23, as a general term for Wolvie's spawn.
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** Sniktboob or Sniktloli for X-23, Wolverine's genderswap clone
** Also just "Wolvie" or "Our li'l Berserker-rager".
* X-Men Corrections: Given to [[Chris Claremont]]'s [[Word of God]] [[Fix Fic]] ''[[X
== Assorted Marvel ==
* Marvel comics deserves special mention in that it propagated the use of nicknames to refer to many of its own characters with their "next issue" blurbs. For the record, Iron Man is Shellhead, Daredevil is Hornhead, Thor is Goldilocks, Hulk is Greenjeans, Jade Jaws, or the Jade Giant, Spider-Man is Webhead, the Webslinger, and Wallcrawler, etc, etc.
* [Adjectiveless] Avengers - The main Avengers title (as opposed to the [[
* The Big Three - [[Captain America (comics)]], [[Iron Man]], and Thor; generally considered the cornerstones of the Avengers.
** Namor, the original Human Torch and [[Captain America (comics)]] when referring to Timely Comics (Marvel's Golden Age precursor).
* Bleedball - When Speedball had his powers changed during [[Marvel Universe|Marvel's]] ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'' [[Crisis Crossover|crossover event]], to the extent where he had to wear a iron-maiden-esque suit and was renamed "Penance". [[Dork Age|This wasn't well received by comic fans]], when a otherwise [[Fun Personified|happy-go-lucky character]] got changed so that he needed to feel pain for his powers to work.
* King of Everything - For Norman Osborn when the US Government decided he should be in charge of everything concerning supers.
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* Iävengers - The 'evil' Avengers from the Marvel Cthuluverse as seen in [[Realm Of Kings]].
* On a similar note to Darkseid (see DC), [[The Juggernaut]] since his [[Heel Face Turn]] has been known as Jobbernaut, though since he got his powers back and it is implied that he will make a [[Face Heel Turn]], the name may soon be nonapplicable.
* Subby - [[Sub
* Fightbolts, Ellisbolts, Cagebolts - Various incarnations of the [[Thunderbolts]], referring to the decried retool of the original series, [[Warren Ellis]]' run and [[Jeff Parker]]'s current team led by Luke Cage.
* Cosmic Avengers - The Annihilators, an alliance of Marvel's space heroes. Started when the team was teased but an official name hadn't been released yet.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
== Independent Comics ==
* Right Hand of Doom - Hellboy's [[Red Right Hand]]
* Helldad - [[Hellboy (
* Phone books - the ''[[
* Rohmagol - The fan theory that "Rohlan Dyre" in the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' comics, starting with issue 14, is actually Demagol in his armor, posing as him.
* Tower Head Girl - the so far nameless super who has a 5-foot cylinder of greebled metal growing out of her head in ''[[
* The Moose - the monster in the wall in ''[[
* In Brazil, Michonne from [[The Walking Dead (
== People/Other ==
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*** Also known as "Kirby Krackle".
* D'n'A/DnA - [[Dan Abnett]] and Andy Lanning, writing partners for Marvel's cosmic line in the 2000s and (for at least some period time) [[The Authority]].
* Joephisto - Marvel Comics editor-in-chief [[Joe Quesada]], thanks to the spectacularly misconceived ''[[One More Day]]'' storyline in ''Amazing [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'', which [[Retcon|retconned]] Spider-Man's marriage by having him make a deal with the Marvel Universe's resident [[Satan|Devil]], Mephisto. [[J. Michael Straczynski]], who was writing ''Amazing'' at the time, asked to have his name removed, but was eventually talked out of it. Quesada was completely for this change, despite earlier promising not to mess with Spider-Man's history via a "magic retcon".
** Other fan nicknames include "Joe Quesadilla", "Big Joey Cheese", and "That Bastard".
** Joe Skrullsada has also gained some popularity.
** Also '[[Harry Potter|He Who Shall Not Be Named]]'.
* The Didiot - [[Dan
** Some of his detractors also know him as Dankor, because he [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Om8bnRjTT6s/SicfW3Zc7_I/AAAAAAAAAQY/X-fLfWmmXfA/s400/Dan_didio.jpg bears a strong resemblance to] [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xm3zx2GA3o0/SdjytvBw67I/AAAAAAAAAVY/uYMBzvCNhns/s320/Phantom+of+Krankor.jpg Krankor], the villain of [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] film ''[[Prince of Space]]''. [[Cass Toons|One webcomic]] draws Dan Didio in an identical outfit.
* Michiyamenotehi Funana - Pat Lee, as a result of some [[Blind Idiot Translation|poorly]] [[Did Not Do the Research|chosen]] [[Gratuitous Japanese|katakana]] [http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/6/69/FuNaNa.jpg he once used]
** Frequently shortened to Superstar Funana, based on Dreamwave hyping him as a "superstar artist".
* "[[Fun
** Stan would also refer to his competitors in the '60s as "Brand Echh"
* Marvel artist John Romita Jr. has sometimes been known as JRJR.
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