# If you were going to a super-hero costume party **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751 "2012-04-23T22:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/21 "2012-04-24T13:49:18Z")
If Lobster Johnson and the Shadow are taken, I’ll go as Rorschach. Always good for a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/22 "2012-04-24T16:35:33Z")
I like the Lobster Johnson idea. May have to add that to my list. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/23 "2012-04-24T19:11:42Z")
The Blob, and older version that’s really let himself go. ---
**Author:** ![MacdaddyC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MacdaddyC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacdaddyC)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/24 "2012-04-24T19:33:57Z")
[Freakazoid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakazoid!) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/25 "2012-04-24T19:44:18Z")
It depends. Do I simply request a costume and have it provided? If so, I’ll take Iron Man. If I actually have put work into assembling my own costume, I’ll go with [Superboy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy_(Kon-El))’s t-shirt and jeans look. In seriousness, I’d probably go with Green Arrow. You can’t beat that beard. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/26 "2012-04-24T20:36:08Z")
> [@I'm Not Dennis Bergkamp](#): > > I like the Lobster Johnson idea. May have to add that to my list. If we ALL go as Lobster Johnson, it’s gonna be embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/27 "2012-04-24T20:41:07Z")
Captain Hammer has a fantastically easy costume to recreate. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/28 "2012-04-24T20:48:28Z")
Rorschach, or maybe kick ass. I wish i had a daughter to dress as hit-girl for halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/29 "2012-04-24T20:49:13Z")
Dr. Horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/30 "2012-04-24T20:49:58Z")
Nightcrawler. And I am a brown haired girl, but don’t really care. “My name is Nightcrawler, but in the Munich circus I was known as the Incredib…” ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/31 "2012-04-24T20:50:06Z")
I have a Superman costume which I’ve worn to a party before. And around the house more than once. Actually, I’m getting the urge to lounge around in it tonight… I’m also in the early stages of putting together a Batman costume. I have the cowl and gloves so far… I’m also down with Green Lantern and would like to do that outfit as well. I’m a DC boy at heart. What can I say? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/32 "2012-04-24T20:54:08Z")
I can’t belive I’m first in line to claim Trojan Man! ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/33 "2012-04-24T20:59:36Z")
> [@Danger\_Man](#): > > Who would you dress as? 😃 Um, Danger Man. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/34 "2012-04-24T21:16:40Z")
I already own a Rorschach costume I bought for the midnight premiere of the movie, so that’d be my first choice. (I was rather disappointed to find I was the only person in costume - also, the security guards made me take off my face.) I’ve been wanting a full-size Green Ranger costume for some time, but given that the full costume runs close to $1000 on eBay, it’s out of my price range for now. ---
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/35 "2012-04-25T06:09:25Z")
One of my life ambitions is to go out as Batgirl for Halloween, ideally before I’m too old to get away with it. Failing that, I’m toying with the idea of attending opening day of the Avengers as the [Black Widow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Widow_(Natalia_Romanova)). ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/36 "2012-04-25T06:31:24Z")
[**Quailman!**](http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk73/dizzy619_photos/dizzy/quailman-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/37 "2012-04-25T13:17:26Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I can’t belive I’m first in line to claim Trojan Man! Also, Duff Man would be pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/38 "2012-04-25T13:25:06Z")
I don’t know what I’d dress as, but I know where I’d hold the party. Cape Town! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/39 "2012-04-25T15:39:18Z")
Santa Claus. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751/40 "2012-04-25T16:02:14Z")
[Forbush Man](http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/208/c/d/behold__forbush_man_by_discogod-d41thb6.jpg) or [Ambush Bug.](http://www.shonborn.net/images/art/ambush.png) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-going-to-a-super-hero-costume-party/619751.md?page=3)