Superheroes do n’t just wear costumes to disguise themselves — they take on a whole epic identity by slapping on the spandex . So it ’s no admiration that super like to keep their suits in elaborate glass casing , so they can stare at them and brood . Here are our favorite scenes of superheroes asterisk at costumes in cases .
Top range of a function : Watchmen .
Formy money , the first ever “ costume in a showing case ” bit is thisone , from Frank Miller ’s The Dark Knight return in 1986 . It ’s our firsthint that something bad happened to Jason Todd …
… and it becomes emblematic over the yr .
Newer versions of Jason Todd ’s origin have him slip a costume from a standardised fount , thus showing that his calling as Robin go full forget me drug .
In Batman Beyond ( 1999 ) , Terry stumble into the Batcave and finds …
… a row of suits for the Bat - family , all on showing .
In The Incredibles , Helen finds the old suit that her husband has been keeping in his surreptitious office .
And then she conk to see Edna Mode , who has tons of suits in cases .
And shows her a monstrance of the unexampled case , hang in a kind of examination area , taking lots of damage .
In Smallville , Jor - El freeze Clark ’s Superman costume inside an ice crystal in the Fortress of Solitude until Clark is ready , or the viewers drop dead of erstwhile age . One of those . But it looks like a dainty display causa , anyway .
In all of the Nolan films , Bruce Wayne spend a portion of time stare at his Batsuit , seek to figure out if it ’s him or if he ’s it .
From Batman Begins
And here ’s the Batsuit on display in Arkham City .
In Captain America : The First Avenger , the original Human Torch from World War II is randomly on display . ( Thanks to everybody who pointed out it ’s not the costume , it ’s the actual Human Torch . )
In a more recent Batman comedian , he keeps a short ton of his specialised Batsuits on display .
Not only does he have Batsuits on video display , he also has Matches Malone , his shadowed vicious alter ego . Awww Matches …
In The Avengers , Steve Rogers finds his new case in a nice case , ready for him . And it reckon like he might be taking a costume from a display case in the raw Captain America movie , too , adjudicate from the trailer .
In Action Comics # 13 , we watch that Superman has his “ Electric Blue ” costume from that abruptly - lived unearthly stunt on display in the Fortress of Solitude . ( See right of panel . )
Spidey has a whole bunch of suit hang up up in the Amazing Spider - Man television biz , where you’re able to unlock the “ Big Time ” suit . Not really a show case , though .
Tony Stark keep all his surplus armors on show in the Iron Man cinema , culminating in a pretty spectcular card ( which goes boom ) in Iron Man 3 .
Here ’s some endearing concept art for Tony Stark ’s Hall of Armors .
In Man of Steel , Superman get his courtship from a gracious displaycase , which he and Jor - El spend a lot of metre oohing and ahhing over .
Big Daddy ’s courting is on display in Kick - Ass 2 .
An alternate ending to The Wolverine would have seen him being given his classic yellow costume , inside a ceremonial case — although not a display case .
Andfinally , in the season unfastener of Arrow , Ollie spends a LOT of timestaring at his costume , fondly displayed in a ceremonial case .
… So , what did we omit ?
extra reporting by Jason Krell . Thanks also to Emily , Annalee Meredith , Rob and everyone else who helped !
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