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* [[Acid Trip Dimension]]: More than one.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Commonly alliterating the letter L; Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, and so on.
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: The first issue after the [[The Death of Superman|Death and Return]] story line had Lois waking up to find Clark getting out the shower, causally commenting that she must have had a bad dream. Based on her reaction, the TV show [[Dallas]] was indeed broadcast in the DCU.
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Between the various media adaptations and the "[[Elseworld|Imaginary Stories]]", arguably more than any other fictional character.
* [[Amazon Admirer]]: Part of the reason that Superman / Clark Kent is attracted to [[Lois Lane]] is ''not'' that she's a damsel in distress, but because she is always brave and willing to find the truth in a story. Later incarnations also have Lois reveal that her dad, General Lane, ensured that she received martial arts training.
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Superman's background story is a pastiche of [[Moses in the Bulrushes|Moses]] and the immigrant Jewish experience, with a bit of [[Take That]] towards the Nazi idea of the Ubermensch.
* [[Anti-Hero Substitute]]: During ''[[The Death of Superman]]'' arc, Eradicator was essentially Superman if he were a [[Nineties Anti-Hero]].
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* [[Happily Adopted]]: Clark is from outer space, but he and his folks are closer than blood.
* [[Heavyworlder]]: Superman's powers were, in many older stories including the entire [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] run, due in part to Krypton's heavier gravity.
* [[Heroic Dimples]]: Not ''cheek'' dimples, no, but Superman, the archetypal superhero, has almost always been depicted with a dimple in his chin since the 1940s.
* [[High Altitude Interrogation]]: Superman has, [[The Cape (trope)|surprisingly]], [[What the Hell, Hero?|has done this]]. On at least one occasion, he dropped a mook, used superspeed to catch him, and said, "Now, we can keep doing this until I get tired, or..."
* [[Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act]]: [[Pre-Crisis]], Superman could visit the past by exceeding the speed of light, but it was physically impossible for him to change history.
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* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Last of His Kind]]: One of the classic examples, although the degree to which it actually applies varies over time.
* [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]:{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}} He was a member when he was [[Superboy]], depending on the continuity.
* [[Lex Luthor]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}
* [[Lilliputians]]: People from the Bottle City of Kandor.
* [[Line-of-Sight Name]]: In ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]: The Movie'', Lois Lane dreamily says after her first interview with Supers, "What a super man... ''([[Beat]])'' ''Superman''!"
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* [[Loves My Alter Ego]]: Lois Lane (used to be the [[Trope Namer]]. While Lois is known for more than just that, she is the iconic example). At least, until the Post-Crisis era when she finally learned the truth.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: [[Lex Luthor]], back in the day. And back in [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]], there was the Ultra-Humanite.
* [[Mad Magazine]]:{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}} Has used a number of parody names over the years including ''Superduperman'', ''Stouperman'', and ''Lotis & Cluck''.
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: Silver Banshee
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Jimmy Olsen, when he had his own book.
* [[Me's a Crowd]]: This is how Bizarro populated Bizarro World.
* [[The Messiah]]{{context}}
* [[Mind Screw]]: A story arc in ''Superman #307-309'' written by Gerry Conway was about Superman being tricked by Supergirl into thinking that they are actually Earth-born mutants (because Superman was being a [[Soapbox Sadie]] over potential ecological disasters).
* [[Mineral MacGuffin]]: Sunstone, the crystals Kryptonians used to grow buildings.
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* [[Spider Tank]]: A recurring [[Running Gag]] in Superman stories (including ''[[Superman: Birthright]]'' and ''[[Superman: Doomsday]]'') is Supes having to fight a giant robotic spider, due to [[Executive Meddling]] (by [[Jon Peters]]) on the never-made '90s Superman film.
* [[Spinoff Babies]]: Superboy, "Superbaby"
▲* [[Starfish Character]]: Comic fans had almost forgotten it, too.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: Mr. Mxyzptlk, [[Depending on the Writer]].
* [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]]: Superman / Madman. Averted with ''Superman / Batman''.
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