The Worst Superhero costumes...EVER!

[Suzanne]

I originally saw this (http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2916) at another board. If these rejects got together and fought the Justice League or the Avengers, they'd either get their asses handed to them, or their oppenents would laugh themselves to death :p

[Kyuubi]

They're missing a few. Like this.

http://www.deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/TC_BAT9.2B.JPG

Who likes short shorts?

[the4thpip]

They're missing a few. Like this.


Who likes short shorts?
Mike Grell likes short shorts!

http://jerome.galica.free.fr/dc%20comics/legion/Tyroc/JR-Tyroc.gif http://jerome.galica.free.fr/dc%20comics/legion/cosmicboy/JR-CosmicBoy2.gif


Although I have to say I would totally wear those outfits.

Still not sure about Brainiac's bell bottoms, though:

http://jerome.galica.free.fr/dc%20comics/legion/ennemis/Pulsar%20Stargrave%2002.gif

[the4thpip]

Oh, and I would like people not to promote Something Awful. They once suggested I should be shot for being gay after randomly picking my personal homepage for their "geocities massacre."

[PanzerMega]

I found that pretty funny.

Especially the Shatterstar, X-Force, and Dazzler ones.

[Red Berens]

They're missing a few. Like this.

http://www.deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/TC_BAT9.2B.JPG

Who likes short shorts?

No, you've got it all wrong. He looks cute. I love this version of Robin.

[TCJohnson]

And they don't have up lobos original costume. For shame!

[Staredcraft]

Dr.Light's JLE/I costume HORRIBLE http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/microheroes/_jla/drlight.gif

[Crowley]

this is my favorite Robin costume:
http://www.titanstower.com/assets/theater/BatNA/robin1.jpg

[DarkOra]

If these rejects got together and fought the Justice League or the Avengers, they'd either get their asses handed to them, or their oppenents would laugh themselves to death :p
Laughed at, probably. Asses handed to them, not easily. Numinus is a cosmic-level entity that can tap into the power of the universe and gain nearly immeasurable strength, Adam Warlock (even without the soul gem) is no slouch being able to tap into cosmic energy for various effects (super-strength, flight, concussive blasts), After Aquarian's exposure to the Cosmic Cube, his body generates a null field that can cancel out energy within its radius (making any energy manipulation or superhuman strength useless), and Oracle is a pretty powerful telepath. Funny looks or not, just those four working together would be a tough group to deal with.

And I can't believe they put that much effort into picking on a Howard the Duck villain that's a parody of Dr. Doom. Come on, he's supposed to look funny.

[Suzanne]

Oh, and I would like people not to promote Something Awful. They once suggested I should be shot for being gay after randomly picking my personal homepage for their "geocities massacre."Sorry about that, Pip. I wouldn't have posted this had I known :o

[David O Burcham]

The Mod Gorilla Boss is the greatest character design EVER!!! and they don't get much better than Hippie-Jesus Aquarian. Those people don't have a clue.

[Noah Johnson]

Yeah, Something Awful are dorks.

Now THIS is dissing bad costumes:
http://ape-law.com/GAF/Article/article05.html

[PatrickG]

My big thing is... They should at least get a clue about the characters they're ripping into.

I've got no problem with people hating on something but I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't knock it 'til you try it.

[Cam63]

I still can't go past the 1980s Black Canary costume.

Headband
Cowlneck ( they always look goofy on a superhero costume )
Puffy sleeves
Dorky oversized canary logo where the " wings " form the shoulders
Grossly oversized bootflaps

[Cam63]

Oh, and I would like people not to promote Something Awful. They once suggested I should be shot for being gay after randomly picking my personal homepage for their "geocities massacre."

Nice people...

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

You have got a good selection of costumes: The classic Robin, the 1970s Legion & The JLE Dr. Light all fit in!


I can give you some of my choices tomorrow!



J.A.P.

[Corrina]

In the Legion link, Night Girl in the bondage costume looks like one of Frank Miller's girls. :)

[Cam63]

The '70s Legion of Superheroes were a fairly kinky lot.

[Damo]

I'm surprised Huntress didn't make the list. At least these guys have excuses like "well, they were trying to make me look like the styles of the time" or "it ties into my gimic". What's Helena's excuse? She's got nothin!

[titanfan]

I still can't go past the 1980s Black Canary costume.

Headband
Cowlneck ( they always look goofy on a superhero costume )
Puffy sleeves
Dorky oversized canary logo where the " wings " form the shoulders
Grossly oversized bootflaps

Heehee. That look was still far better than the look she had in her short lived 90's series where she she temporarily adopted a lesbian biker look. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who took at that costume and thought: "Cancelled".

[Copper]

Submitted for your disapproval, I give you:

Manslaughter.
http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsm/manslaughter.gif

Apparently he's supposed to be an assassin. People must die laughing after seeing him in that goofy-ass getup.

:D

[Damo]

Waaaaaaait just a minute.

*SQUINTS.*

...OmiGod, Snapper Carr is an assassin by night!

[heystacy]

Those Legion costumes are...hideous. :eek: ;)

[Evan Waters]

Earth-2 Robin's "Batman Homage" costume. Gray body, yellow cape, black mask, red symbol- it was a decent idea for a costume but it actually looks so hideous I've had to rethink buying the CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS collections in which it shows up.

[Sabrinaset]

http://www.comicsarchives.org/JONNJO2.jpg

To me, nothing says "I'm SO into B&D" like having a big red X on your chest.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Submitted for your disapproval, I give you:

Manslaughter.
http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsm/manslaughter.gif

Apparently he's supposed to be an assassin. People must die laughing after seeing him in that goofy-ass getup.

:D


He was supposed to be the retarded jack ass brother of Longshot who really had no sense of style.

1. The Mask

( as Manslaughter)

When I started with the Defenders I wanted a mask. Because well...I was emberssed . I mean...not the X-Men or Avengers ? Or hell...Powerman & Iron Fist ?

My mask conveys my sense of style. Notice how I have a hole in it ? Well I have a stigmatism in my right eye so I cut a hole in it and covered my left side with the mask. I suppose you assholes are wonderin...why do this when I can cover my right eye, sans hole . Well....I did pick Manslaughter as a name.


2. My bookbag

My momma always told me to make sure I always took my lunch when I went to school. What better way to eat when hopping dimensions or galaxies ? I don't see Angel or Beast packin a good lunch and carrying thier lunch box do you ?


3.Boots and Star

My pretty boots are styled after the brillant Robin Hood film with Errol Flynn. He is such a good hero and I loved his sense of style ! Then look at my star with a ribbon.

Longshot ( that dirty s.o.b) stole my idea of wearin a star on my jacket. So I trumped him and wore one witha ribbon. Its why I ...have a sense of style and many people in the Marvel Universe don't !

You think Tony Stark is as daring visually as me ? Hell no...or Captain America ?

[Cam63]

Most of the '90s EXTREEEEMMMME ! style costumes sucked.

Too many belts and bandoliers.

...and mullets !

[An Average Madri]

that golden-age Robin costume is painful to look at.

[the4thpip]

that golden-age Robin costume is painful to look at.
It's pretty much the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age and early Modern Age costume and an absolute classic. :cool:


He should, however, have worn this more often:

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/07505552524.11.GIF

[Sabrinaset]

Can't forget Ding Dong Daddy!

Okay, he's a super-VILLAIN, but still...

http://www.titanstower.com/assets/whos%20who/badtt1/dingdong.jpg

[Budgie Inspector]

Oh, and I would like people not to promote Something Awful. They once suggested I should be shot for being gay after randomly picking my personal homepage for their "geocities massacre."

Not to reopen old wounds, but: "Someone needs to be shot and it isn't me. Hey, nice gaying there gayee." ...Did your homepage mention specifically that you were gay in 2001? Because I don't see it now. Might've been a case of, "Dude, you're so gay!" "So?" "Oh, uh... I guess you didn't need me to point that out, then."

Regardless, as a longtime reader of Something Awful, I think it might be a mistake to intertwine those two sentences. The feature in question (http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=812) makes a lot of comments about design skills (or lack thereof) used in creating the linked Geocities pages. And a lot of these are melodramatic for comedic effect:

John Teeple, from hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
It's so cute I want to gut myself and set fire to my entrails.
Someone please just feed me into a wood chipper.

I mean, you're welcome to believe that Zack was calling for your blood due to a frenzy of homophobia... but I don't think (a) he was even remotely serious, and (b) he was alluding to anything other than the site design in the first sentence.

/derail

[Noah Johnson]

Maybe so, but considering that Something Awful's raison d'etre is to provide a space for people to be complete assholes, I don't think pointing out that they are, in fact, complete assholes is exactly dirty pool.

[Weetomuncher]

Something Awful tends to be in pretty bad taste all the time so it is no suprise that they'd make comments like that to Pip.

[Gaz]

Can't forget Ding Dong Daddy!

Okay, he's a super-VILLAIN, but still...

http://www.titanstower.com/assets/whos%20who/badtt1/dingdong.jpg
Argh, old-school Titans... 40 year olds trying to write 15 year olds...

[the4thpip]

Not to reopen old wounds, but: "Someone needs to be shot and it isn't me. Hey, nice gaying there gayee." ...Did your homepage mention specifically that you were gay in 2001? Because I don't see it now. Might've been a case of, "Dude, you're so gay!" "So?" "Oh, uh... I guess you didn't need me to point that out, then."

Regardless, as a longtime reader of Something Awful, I think it might be a mistake to intertwine those two sentences. The feature in question (http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=812) makes a lot of comments about design skills (or lack thereof) used in creating the linked Geocities pages. And a lot of these are melodramatic for comedic effect:

John Teeple, from hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
It's so cute I want to gut myself and set fire to my entrails.
Someone please just feed me into a wood chipper.

I mean, you're welcome to believe that Zack was calling for your blood due to a frenzy of homophobia... but I don't think (a) he was even remotely serious, and (b) he was alluding to anything other than the site design in the first sentence.

/derail
Well, my boyfriend is the first person on my friends page, and I link to his page. And the last person on my friends page is a hunk in underwear. Not that much of a secret that I'm gay I guess.

[Weetomuncher]

Pip, you come from a country where men wear leather shorts and slap their legs and bottoms.

We kinda expected some gay people to come from a culture like that.

Especially the leather shorts. ;)

[the4thpip]

Pip, you come from a country where men wear leather shorts and slap their legs and bottoms.

We kinda expected some gay people to come from a culture like that.

Especially the leather shorts. ;)
And the funny thing is that the one part of Germany where people actually wear Lederhosen and do that dance (Bavaria) is the most conservative and Christian corner of the country! :p

[the4thpip]

BTW, wouldn't it have been great if Marvel had created a Bavarian called Lederhosen Lad for contest of champions, instead of the highly offensive Blitzkrieger?

[Weetomuncher]

England could have sent a morris dancer.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Can't forget Ding Dong Daddy!

Okay, he's a super-VILLAIN, but still...

http://www.titanstower.com/assets/whos%20who/badtt1/dingdong.jpg


" Check , Wonder Chick , ...He comes on but strong! "

We really need a new Ding Dong Daddy ! Geoff Johns revamp this guy. He can say " I put the Ding where the Dong is Daddy ! "

[the4thpip]

" Check , Wonder Chick , ...He comes on but strong! "

We really need a new Ding Dong Daddy ! Geoff Johns revamp this guy. He can say " I put the Ding where the Dong is Daddy ! "

Ding Dong Daddy appears in the Teen Titans animated series as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil. He appears in the episode "Revved Up" where he steals Robin's most prized possession and challenges Robin and the Titans to race, winner take all. He has a pit crew of gremlins that follows him around on what is essentially a giant rolling pitstop, repairing his own vehicle and sabotaging the T-car. He also uses a device that disables Starfire and Raven's flight power. Besides racing the Titans, he ends up racing against Red X, Dr. Light, Johnny Rancid, Mumbo, Kitten and Fang, Puppet King, Mad Mod, Gizmo, and Control Freak. Red X disabled the other cars allowing Robin to beat Ding Dong Daddy and win back his prized possession. Inside the Brotherhood of Evil base, he is in the charge against the 5 titans that escaped the Brotherhood (Beast Boy, Pantha, the Herald, Más and Jericho). He rides his car at them, but Kole and Gnaark arrive and destroy it and he is sent flying. He was later frozen, and seemingly upside-down to boot. Ding Dong Daddy is played by David Johansen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Dong_Daddy

[The Mirrorball Man]

We really need a new Ding Dong Daddy ! Geoff Johns revamp this guy. He can say " I put the Ding where the Dong is Daddy ! "
Actually, the fact that Grant Morrison never used the character looks like a major oversight.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Lillian Crawley's short-lived 'corset costume' with leather pants that she wore from Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #87 to #98!

Corsets do not work well on the hero milleu!


J.A.P.

[the4thpip]

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/84293574062.29.GIF

[Matt Linton]

Here are four off the top of my head:

Nightwing

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/nightwingwho.jpg

Jericho

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/modjericho.jpg

Huntress

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/huntress_1.jpg

and Sprite

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/Shadowcat3.jpg

[BlackCanaryGuy]

and Sprite

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/Shadowcat3.jpg

Curse you. I've tried to erase that Sprite costume from my memory, and now it has returned to torment me.

[Matt Linton]

The internet is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

[Cam63]

As long as we don't see any images of Dinah's '80s cowlneck or the black butch outfit.

[shrike]

I LOVED Nightwing's first outfit. LOVED. IT.

Now the REST of George's creations, outfit wise.... uhm....

[Cam63]

There was an edition of Wizard magazine a while back that reckoned Hawkeye had the BEST costume.

What tha' hell !?

[Gaz]

Curse you. I've tried to erase that Sprite costume from my memory, and now it has returned to torment me.
I'd never seen it before tonight. I may have nightmares now.

[blackcanary_416]

It's pretty much the Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age and early Modern Age costume and an absolute classic. :cool:


He should, however, have worn this more often:

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/07505552524.11.GIF


I didn't know Babs was a member of the KKK

[heystacy]

I didn't know Babs was a member of the KKK


They don't call it the "Bat Klan" for nothing. ;)

[Red Jack]

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsc/captainultra.gif

[DuelaDent]

The worst Power Girl costume ever!!!!!!!

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2005/nov8/mullet.jpg

[DuelaDent]

And Gail...you have done TONS of jokes about Black Canary's horrible mid-80's costume. Isn't time to remind Helena that she had a mullet in the early 90's???

She looked like Jo from The Facts of Life.

http://64.235.244.110/Robin_III-Cry_of_the_Huntress_No5_Feb_1993_DC.jpg

[DuelaDent]

Hands-down, the worst super-hero costume ever....

Does anyone else remember Cassie when John Byrne first introduced her???

http://members.tripod.com/~teensdc/wonderg.gif

[Forsaken_One]

http://usera.imagecave.com/Forsaken_One/mN2I_rainbow.jpg

[MrSuslov]

There was some potential in the 1980s Black Canary look; swap the boots out for some that didn't have such a huge cuff(?) and lose the headband, and there's a solid-looking outfit. I think I'm a sucker for the outfit 'cause it makes me think of the officers' uniforms used by the Principality of Zeon in the Universal Century Mobile Suit Gundam series. That being said, my far-and-away favorite look for our dear Canary is seen here (http://www.canarynoir.com/index.php?page=galleries&gallery=bcbop&sort=7). Second best is seen here (http://www.canarynoir.com/index.php?page=galleries&gallery=bcbop&sort=13).

We now return you to your regularly scheduled griping.

[Matt Linton]

I can't believe I just noticed this, but there's a remarkable similarity between Huntress' costume and Kitty Pryde's Sprite costume. They're even wearing the same mask. Of course, Huntress' is quite a bit....skankier?

[Cam63]

...That being said, my far-and-away favorite look for our dear Canary is seen here (http://www.canarynoir.com/index.php?page=galleries&gallery=bcbop&sort=7). Second best is seen here (http://www.canarynoir.com/index.php?page=galleries&gallery=bcbop&sort=13).

We now return you to your regularly scheduled griping.

Actually, I like the costume in the first image. Instantly recognisable, and practical to boot.

[Cam63]

I can't believe I just noticed this, but there's a remarkable similarity between Huntress' costume and Kitty Pryde's Sprite costume. They're even wearing the same mask. Of course, Huntress' is quite a bit....skankier?

Sexier.

Helena don' cotton much to bein' called " skanky. "

[Damo]

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsc/captainultra.gif

Are you on crack? That's Captain Ultra! He defines cool costumes. He owns all fashion, everywhere. He is the coolest Plumber this side of Mario.

[Gaz]

Actually, I like the costume in the first image. Instantly recognisable, and practical to boot.
Not really, the zipper and jacket are the only things that seperate it from a more colourful Black Widow.

[DuelaDent]

Gotta love the sexually ambiguous days of the 70's!

Cosmic Boy:
http://insanity.malbela.com/manwhore3.jpg

Vartox:
http://supermanica.info/wiki/images/a/ab/Vartox.jpg

Those poor damn Superfriends...:
http://www.collectortimes.com/2005_12/sad.jpg

More recently, even Static became a little "experimental":
http://chud.com/nextraimages/StaticShock3.jpg

[DuelaDent]

But the 80's.......sigh. Who could a young gay person look to in the 80's at DC Comics?

Extrano of Course!

http://www.gayleague.com/gay/timeline/extrano1.jpg

Um, that's not even his costume. Look at this!

http://www.gayleague.com/gay/characters/images/0025.jpg

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Extrano was not the only bad stereotype at DC in the 1980s. Another one was Vibe from the Detroit-Era JLA!


J.A.P.

[DuelaDent]

Not only was Vibe a bad stereotype, he was part of the generation of "open-chested" male costumes.

In the 70's, there was Black Lightning:
http://paratime.ca/v_and_v/pics/blacklightning.jpg

In the 80's, we had Vibe:
http://moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2004/oct6/vibe.jpg

Along came the 90's, with Deathwing:
http://www.titanstower.com/assets/whos%20who/aapanels/teamers/deathwing1.jpg

Any male character brave (or stupid) enough to continue this fashion trend today?

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

And Gail...you have done TONS of jokes about Black Canary's horrible mid-80's costume. Isn't time to remind Helena that she had a mullet in the early 90's???

She looked like Jo from The Facts of Life.

http://64.235.244.110/Robin_III-Cry_of_the_Huntress_No5_Feb_1993_DC.jpg


Helena was not the only chick who tried to go with mullet. Rogue had one in the mid-to-late 1980s!

J.A.P.

[Night Swordsman]

I still can't go past the 1980s Black Canary costume.

Headband
Cowlneck ( they always look goofy on a superhero costume )
Puffy sleeves
Dorky oversized canary logo where the " wings " form the shoulders
Grossly oversized bootflaps

I think i am the only human being ON EARTH besides Terry Austin to like that costume. Sigh.

[Lester C.]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/LilithNinja/Robin%20Nightwing%20gr0up/cb008757.jpg

[Night Swordsman]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/LilithNinja/Robin%20Nightwing%20gr0up/cb008757.jpg

i LIKE this picture,the characters AND the costumes. Grrr.

If you want a really bad costume,look up Hypno-Hustler from Peter Parker,Spect. Spider-man. Ick. That was awful.

Or just take a look at Wizards lists of Morts of the Month.

[Lester C.]

i LIKE this picture,the characters AND the costumes. Grrr.

If you want a really bad costume,look up Hypno-Hustler from Peter Parker,Spect. Spider-man. Ick. That was awful.

Or just take a look at Wizards lists of Morts of the Month.
Dude they look like they are staring in a cheasy porno movie.

[Night Swordsman]

Dude they look like they are staring in a cheasy porno movie.

Only in YOUR sick pervie world. Thats the Original Teen Titans(looks like either George Perez or Jimenez artwork too. Great piece of art),and they are a classic superteam.

Next your going to say the Justice Leauge or the Avengers look awful.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Submitted for your disapproval, I give you:

Manslaughter.
http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsm/manslaughter.gif

Apparently he's supposed to be an assassin. People must die laughing after seeing him in that goofy-ass getup.

:D


On the other note, are you the same Copper who has a website of Micro-Heroes called 'Copper Age's Golden Age Heroes & Zeroes'?


J.A.P.

[Thnikkaman]

*looks at picture above*

So, Andy Dick finally snapped, huh.

[NickThompson]

My worst list:

Old Nightwing (The one with the huge collar)

Current Power Girl (Her costume has so much crap on it :) )

Current Supergirl (Short skirt for someone who flies, genius! And then you show off your legs and your midsection......but wear sleeves?)

Iron Fist (Bare chest? Giant collar? SLIPPERS? Update, please!)



Also I like Spider-Woman's costume, but don't like how it is drawn.

[Cam63]

Most superhero costumes designed between 1970 and the mid 1990s should be burned.

[Cam63]

So, Andy Dick finally snapped, huh.

Oh, he snapped ages ago.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

My worst list:

Old Nightwing (The one with the huge collar)

Current Power Girl (Her costume has so much crap on it :) )

Current Supergirl (Short skirt for someone who flies, genius! And then you show off your legs and your midsection......but wear sleeves?)

Iron Fist (Bare chest? Giant collar? SLIPPERS? Update, please!)



Also I like Spider-Woman's costume, but don't like how it is drawn.


You got some weird choices!

J.A.P.

[pennywisdom]

Am I crazy for liking some of the costumes that traditionally get slammed? Electric Blue Superman, for example, was kind of cool. I also liked fully-armored Azrael-Batman and I didn't even mind armored Daredevil... Sacrilege!

The worst has to be Nightwings first costume. His current one is pretty cool, but that disco thing he wore was awful.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about the costume worn by Gold Key's Tiger Girl: A tiger-striped swimsuit with a tiger-helmet!

www.toonopedia.com/tigrgrl2.htm



J.A.P.

[SteelChrysanthemum]

Current Supergirl (Short skirt for someone who flies, genius! And then you show off your legs and your midsection......but wear sleeves?)Most of these I can get, but this one surprised me. Short skirt and flying goes well with some tight shorts or bikini bottoms. It's not like she goes commando. Short skirt, show some belly, wear sleeves...I see this all the time. It's a style thing.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about the costume worn by Golden Age hero, 711. Looks a little overdressed!


www.toonopedia.com/711.htm


J.A.P.

[Zeb Oswalt]

Nothing beats the Wizzer. He wares Yellow anbd blue and he's called the Wizzer. He is the worst Super hero Costume ever. Nuff said.

[bert]

wait a damn minute. . .

86 posts in, and NO ONE has mentioned "Looker" yet?


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/Outsiders31.JPG






bleh

[bert]

and her costumes ONLY got worse:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/LookerOutsidersVol2.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2b/LookerVampire.jpg/256px-LookerVampire.jpg

[Noah Johnson]

It's not like she goes commando.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's exactly like that.
http://www.dynamicforces.com/images/supergirlpowertpb.jpg
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/img/2005/june/DC/SupergirlCv2.jpg
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/img/2005/may/DC/SupergirlCv0.jpg

Those aren't the best examples, but they do make clear there ain't no tight shorts or bikini bottoms under there. In some of the more ridiculous panels from the comic, you can also tell she shaves.

[StrikeForce Albert]

http://usera.imagecave.com/Forsaken_One/mN2I_rainbow.jpg


That reminds me of that "Zorro: The Gay Blade" movie

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

What about Marvel's one-shot 1990 music tie-in Nightcat?

You can get a look at it in today's Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed!


J.A.P.

[MartinRedmond]

The Worst Superhero costumes...EVER?

ALL of them.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Here is theNightcat link:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/11/09/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-76/


J.A.P.

[bert]

Here is theNightcat link:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/11/09/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-76/


J.A.P.

How weird.

Nightcat looks like Vinnie Vincent, circa 1985 (after he got kicked out of KISS, and started the Vinnie Vincent Invasion)


http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Nightcat01b_edited.jpg

[AaronJ]

Actually, I'm pretty sure it's exactly like that.

Those aren't the best examples, but they do make clear there ain't no tight shorts or bikini bottoms under there. In some of the more ridiculous panels from the comic, you can also tell she shaves.

Those aren't the best examples, because there are no examples which make clear what you are claiming.

And, no, there are no panels in the comics that make it clear that she shaves. Just want to save anyone the trouble of searching through 10 issues trying to find that elusive crotch shot. It doesn't exist.

[Cam63]

How weird.

Nightcat looks like Vinnie Vincent, circa 1985 (after he got kicked out of KISS, and started the Vinnie Vincent Invasion)


http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Nightcat01b_edited.jpg

Holy shit, that's one baaaaad outfit.

The staring eyes are somewhat freaky too.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Nightcat's costume may have inspired the costume worn by Cobretta from the small-press comic book Stark Raven!


J.A.P.

[bert]

How weird.

Nightcat looks like Vinnie Vincent, circa 1985 (after he got kicked out of KISS, and started the Vinnie Vincent Invasion)


http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Nightcat01b_edited.jpg


and to prove my point, here's Vinnie (2nd from left)

separated at birth?

http://www.rockfanshop.com/shop/images/VVspeedball.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1027/vinnievincent21el.jpg

[Cam63]

The Vinnie pic isn't showing, Bert.

I take it looks like shit.

[bert]

fixed


. . .

[Cam63]

I just did a google search on Vinnie's name and yes, that is some bad '80s shit.

[Cam63]

fixed


. . .

Ta, mate !

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Here is the costume worn by Fox Features Syndicate's The Green Mask:


www.toonopedia.com/grnmask1.htm


J.A.P.

[the4thpip]

Have I mentioned Rebel yet?

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/36494445430.1.GIF

Nice chest, mullet-boy!

[the4thpip]

Here is the costume worn by Fox Features Syndicate's The Green Mask:


www.toonopedia.com/grnmask1.htm


J.A.P.
Hey, they're saving Jubilee's life.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about Major Inapak The Space Ace? That mostly-Yellow outfit may be the main reason why the Inapak chocolate milk brand no longer exist!

www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics82.html


J.A.P.

[MartinRedmond]

The Spectre and Dr Strange are pretty lame. When I see them in the shop I'm always like dress Dr Strange in a suit, have spectre wear raggy clothing, you dorks!!!

[MartinRedmond]

Current Supergirl (Short skirt for someone who flies, genius!

It's cause she's pedo-bait silly.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about the costume worn by Rulah Jungle Goddess:

www.toonopedia.com/rulah.htm

It looks like a girafe hide!


J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers?

www.pop-arena.com/articles/prvirus.html


J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

and her costumes ONLY got worse:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/LookerOutsidersVol2.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2b/LookerVampire.jpg/256px-LookerVampire.jpg

The costume with the metallic bra appeared in only one issue!

J.A.P.

[britlion]

I still say the worst costumes on a "superhero" ever never made it into print. they are running around in City of Heroes and scaring the daylights out of honest super powered citizens. Or at least those with any taste.

I swear, sometimes, I've so wanted to grab someone and do Queer eye right then and there.

Of course, I'd need a dress sense to do that. I don't have taste or dress sense. I do, however, have a sense of self preservation that would kick in long before I wore something akin to the costumes many seem to be running around with.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Here is MLJ's Mr. Satan:

www.toonopedia.com/mr_satan.htm

I remember that Archie did not want to bring this creep back due more to his costume than his name!

J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

The worst Power Girl costume ever!!!!!!!

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2005/nov8/mullet.jpg

I was a sucky costume that managed to last two & a half years!

J.A.P.

[JTPencils]

Jericho from the Teen Titans had a pretty lame-0, costume!!!

[Inkpot1965]

The Beyonder is a shoe-in. Bad character, bad costume.

[JTPencils]

The Red and Blue Supermen costumes were worthy of any ice skating rink in the Norwegian backlands. blech!!!

[tiomarco]

I think i am the only human being ON EARTH besides Terry Austin to like that costume. Sigh.

Nope, you're not alone....i loved it as well!!

[Night Swordsman]

Nope, you're not alone....i loved it as well!!

Aww! Thank you.:)

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about Alias the Spider, who would more likely fit in with Liefeld & Jim Lee designs than 1940s outfits!

www.toonopedia.com/spider.htm


J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about Don Simpson's Megaton Man:

www.toonopedia.com/megatonm.htm


J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about Crystar Crystal Warrior:

www.toonopedia.com/crystar.htm

Man, that is albino!


J.A.P.

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Have I mentioned Rebel yet?

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/36494445430.1.GIF

Nice chest, mullet-boy!

It looks like a circa-1992 Image hero!


J.A.P.

[the4thpip]

It looks like a circa-1992 Image hero!


J.A.P.

If that were true, I would have read a whole lot more image comics. ;)

[Dry Observer]

I think some of "the worst" costumes have actually been really good, storywise. For example, Wondergirl's original disguise is frequently mocked, but it was exactly the kind of costume a teenaged girl might come up with if she were working with easily available materials and were looking for some protection. Remember, originally she didn't have much more than flight and the strength of 10 strong men, or something like that. So she was tough, but not invulnerable.

Wearing knee and elbow pads and flight goggles made terrific sense at the time.

Also, the New Mutants' standard uniform was clearly not supposed to be all that 'hot' or intimidating or... whatever. But by putting aside their individual 'look' costumewise, everyone's strong personalities, different actual looks and, yes, powers, really shone through. And frankly, no one who read the New Mutants missed that they were interesting, or that most of them were good looking and/or had attractive personalities. But they did that without objectifying characters, but merely making them (and the stories told about them) interesting.

Which was cool.

[Tyr]

Here are four off the top of my head:

Jericho

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/spookymonk/modjericho.jpg



Yeah that was a horrible costume, I think the 60's must have been good to Perez. ;) By the way what ever happend to Jerricho?


The worst Power Girl costume ever!!!!!!!

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2005/nov8/mullet.jpg

Wow that looks like Dazzler from the 80’s only a lot worse, I have to confess I actually liked Dazzler’s 80’s look though.

The one that really got me laughing though was Dr. Bong (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/fashion-swat/comic-swat.php?page=2), hell the name and the concept gets me laughing, I can't stop laughing evertime I look at that picture.

Also, I have to say I hated Diana’s biker costume. Say what you want about her running around in a bathing suit, the biker costume made her look like a street walker, and not a very sexy one.

[artemisboy]

and her costumes ONLY got worse:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/LookerOutsidersVol2.JPG

I actually like this one...

- Peter

[artemisboy]

Holy shit, that's one baaaaad outfit.

The staring eyes are somewhat freaky too.

It reminds me of Tara's outfit in A Nightmare on Elm Street part 3.

- Peter

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

How about Dr. Fate. Sorry, 1940s DC fans, his costume looked totally gay!

www.toonopedia.com/fate.htm

J.A.P.

[Infra-Man]

How about Dr. Fate. Sorry, 1940s DC fans, his costume looked totally gay!

www.toonopedia.com/fate.htm

J.A.P.

I actually dig Dr. Fate's costume. There's something very classic about it. You've got the gaudy color, the unique helmet, the yellow underoos worn on the outside. To me, that's pretty keen.

But the half-helmet Dr. Fate costume, that one was lame.

[Crimson Avenger]

How about Dr. Fate. Sorry, 1940s DC fans, his costume looked totally gay!

www.toonopedia.com/fate.htm

J.A.P.

I strongly disagree with your inclusion of Dr. Fate's costume here. For as long as I've been into comics, it has been one of my all-time favorite costumes. That helmet is a really cool design and I'd love to see the DC Direct helmet prop that has been in production for a long time.

Now, if you want to nominate the "costume" Jared Stevens wore in the 1990's as Fate, then feel free.

[Thnikkaman]

How about Dr. Fate. Sorry, 1940s DC fans, his costume looked totally gay!

www.toonopedia.com/fate.htm

J.A.P.

Using "gay" as a synonym for "lame" is an automatic "fail" on your part.

Now, if you mean "gay" as in "homosexual"... no, not really. Now, Vartox and the original Firebrand...