Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Bold Fashion Choices--The Red Tights

Aside from the myriad historical, cultural and aesthetic reasons that getting rid of Superman's red tights was a very dumb idea, there is also a huge practical consideration.

The Metropolis underworld had a contest with a one million dollar reward for the best method to kill Superman. Well, "Brains" Logan (Wolverine's smarter brother?) came up with a jim-dandy idea to try out whilst The Man Of Steel was performing at a charity function: a super-shrinking spray!!

How would that kill Kal-El? Just watch:



Hey...that's not a bad idea...but...



D'oh!!

Anyway, the point is, if Superman isn't wearing his "underwear" in that situation...

...he's performing in his birthday suit for the rest of the show.

Red Tights--a protection against villain-caused nudity. Think about it, won't you?

From Action Comics #376 (1969)
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4 comments:

  1. SiskoidDecember 11, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    Wait wait wait... why WAS Superman wearing a "phoney" super-suit?

    Except for the shorts which he apparently has multiples of?

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  2. snellDecember 11, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Because "he needed the real one for his next stunt." Obviously.

    Question not the logic of the Silver Age...

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  3. ShadowWing TronixDecember 11, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    There was logic in the Silver Age?

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  4. 0s0-PaDecember 30, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Now those are some fancy red tights, especially if superman wears them!

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