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{{quote|'''[[Innocent Bystander]]''': ''Superman--''don't just ''sit'' there! Stop that ''[[Blob Monster|thing]]'' before it wrecks ''Metropolis!''
'''[[Superman]] ([[Psychotic Smirk|smiling]])''': That's just what I'm ''waiting'' for it to do!
|Cover of ''The Amazing Adventures of Superman'' #246}}
''For the [[Trope Namer]] website Superdickery.Com, go [[Superdickery.com|here.]]''
[[Super Dickery]] is a widespread tactic in serial fiction. Show a teaser portraying the normally upright hero [[Kick the Dog|acting in an evil and despicable manner]], causing the audience to wonder "Shock! How could this be‽" and then, hopefully, to read/watch/listen to the thing you're advertising.
You look at the cover to the newest issue of your favorite comic, and what do you see? The [[Superhero]], apparently ''killing'' his [[Sidekick]] and his [[Loves My Alter Ego|love interest]]! Or, [["On the Next..."]] episode of the new prime-time TV series, the main character goes bad, selling her team out to the [[Big Bad]] and shooting the [[Plucky Comic Relief]] in the face!
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See also the [[Trope Namer]] website [[Superdickery.com]], featuring whole galleries of delightful examples of questionable behaviour by Superman and [http://www.cracked.com/article_16512_6-worst-comic-book-super-husbands.html other superheroes]. Superdickery.com was updated in 2014 to resolve longstanding security issues, but if you're still suspicious, [http://superdickery.tumblr.com the superdickery section has been mirrored on tumblr and expanded], although the links below in the example still lead to the original website.
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-06yRkXgDTA This commercial] for ''[[Bomberman 64]]'' (with its ''hilarious'' [[Song Parody]] of the ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' cartoon) has the eponymous bomber attacking civilians, even an old lady.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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