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Controversy over subtitling has arisen more often in movies of the superhero genre. This paper assumes the controversy is due to the characteristics of superhero movies especially concerning intertextuality, which is the information and the knowledge collected through non-verbal elements such as universe (world-view: Marvel Universe, DC universe), franchise storytelling, and characters. Therefore, it is important to translate not only linguistic elements but also the interwoven relationships in the intertextuality. The paper examined the subtitles extracted from six superhero films that have been criticized for being mistranslated by the fandom. According to the analysis, most of the criticism was due to the incorrect reflection of non-verbal elements, that is, intertextuality, rather than the misinterpretation of the linguistic elements. The paper concluded that considering intertextuality is important in subtitle translation of superhero genre movies.