For questions regarding the garb, uniforms, or costumes particular to a Science Fiction or Fantasy story, series, franchise or character.
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How were the original Star Trek phasers holstered without a belt or a pocket?
In the begining, phasers just sort of hung there on the crew members hip until they reached for it. Granted, there were times when they wore belts with holsters for the weapons, but sometimes the ...
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Why did Jonathan and Martha Kent attach a Cape to Superman's costume?
Due to baby Kal-El's super powers, Earth clothes didn't last long on him. So, Martha Kent used Kryptonian blankets to make a costume for him. If you can see the second image of the attached answer, ...
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How does Superman fasten his cape to his costume?
I was checking out the arms at his sides image included in this question and it made me wonder how Superman's cape is attached to his costume. His cape just disappears into his collar. While his ...
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Why did Spider-man have a six legged spider emblem on his costume?
I saw a funny panel Slytherincess posted in chat. It has a six legged emblem on Spideys costume. Is this a Stan Lee sanctioned version of the webslinger?
Is there a ...
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How did Martha Kent modify the Kryptonian blanket that became Superman's costume?
From my comment on this question/answer Why wasn't Superman naked when he was lifting Luthor's artificial continent?
Supposedly the blanket is made of a super strong fabric, which is why it ...
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Are comics shifting away from revealing costumes for women?
In the back pages of (the new) Captain Marvel #1 there is an interesting write-up about the decision making porcess behind her new costume compared to her older one, including how it was a product "of ...
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Why were the colours of Wolverine's costume yellow and blue?
After a little Google search, I couldn't find a canonical answer regarding why Wolverine used to wear those colours. Is it maybe because Wolverine just likes those colours?
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What do The Flash's earpiece emblems do?
What did the Flash's costume emblem earpieces do to help the Flash Family while they ran? Were they more than BLING?
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When did Catwoman start wearing a catsuit in the comics?
I'm currently reading Batman and Detective Comics published in 1982. Catwoman has shown up and I was surprised to see that she was wearing her original (and highly impractical) costume from her 1940s ...
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Which world renown fictional hero was the first to wear a skintight costume and a mask with no visible pupils?
It had to start somewhere. Which world renown fictional hero is credited as being the first to wear a skintight costume and a mask with no visible pupils?
