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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Darkseid is, quite simply, not a nice person, and his children get no special treatment.
* [[Action Girl]]:
** Lois Lane, though traditionally a [[Distressed Damsel in Distress|woman in need of rescuing]], also has basic hand-to-hand combat training and some proficiency with light firearms. She is outclassed by the supervillains of the show, but when faced with normal human opponents, or when she is pushed into a corner without Superman to save her, she does well all by herself.
** Mercy Graves does not get many opportunities to show them off, but she has an impressive array of martial skills.
* [[Acquitted Too Late]]: When Superman and Lois Lane have found the proof to exonerate a man on death-row, they find that the governor is not at home because he decided to attend the execution personally, and Lois laments that they barely had time for him to make the phone call stopping the execution. Kenny is already in the gas chamber and the switch had already been thrown. {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|It is a good thing Superman]] [[Big Damn Hero|was able to save him anyway]].}}
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{{quote|'''Rejected Party Guest:''' "Hey, what's ''she'' got that I haven't got?"
'''Bouncer:''' "''Everything.''" }}
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Lois Lane is the traditional damsel, frequently being rescued by Superman, but the trope is discussed in the episode "Target." Despite a madman consistently attempting to murder her she remains unconcerned and defiant, continuing her own invesitgation against the advice of others. She points out that she remains in control of her life despite the danger she is in and, even if she needs Superman to physically save her, [[Will Not Be a Victim|she will never]] ''[[Will Not Be a Victim|let]]'' [[Will Not Be a Victim|herself become a damsel]].
* [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]]: When his powers first began to manifest, Clark Kent had a lot of trouble adjusting to his newfound strength. When engaging in a "friendly" game of basketball, he accidentally threw his opponent across the court and through a refreshment table.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: In "Double Dose", Livewire makes it pretty clear she likes to associate her powers with her... femininity. Which adds a whole rape subtext to Parasite attempting to forcibly take them from her.
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* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Lois Lane, whose introduction revolves around her discovery of a wide-spread gun smuggling ring, and Clark Kent himself. In fact, it kind of bothers Lois that he is [[Always Someone Better|the only person who can out scoop her]].
* [[Invincible Hero]]: Averted. The writers were generally quite good about coming up with new ways to challenge him, ranging from kryptonite, to red sun rays, to messing with his head and/or senses, attacking him with things his powers don't cover, to villains who were simply [[Physical God|more powerful than him]].
* [[Invoked Trope]]: Ra's al Ghul wants to arrange a meeting with Superman and, since he does not have the personal relationship with him as he does with Batman, [[Distressed Damsel in Distress|he kidnaps "Lois" and leaves her in mortal peril]], since he knows Superman always shows up to save her.
* [[I Own This Town]]: Luthor states it outright in the pilot.
* [[Just a Flesh Wound]]: Subverted. Dan "Terrible" Turpin is shot in the knee while trying to storm Garver's base in "Two's a Crowd," but he explains to Captain Swayer that it is "just a singe." However, he then limps away, assisted by another officer, and is absent from the rest of the episode.
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