Why Do Superheroes Wear Underwear On The Outside Of Their Costumes?

[NewEnglandGothic]

It's Friday!!!

[Bosco685]

 

[USArmyParatrooper]

They're not costumes. They're uniforms!

[dupont2005]

Someone forgot to tell Namor there was supposed to be pants under his briefs

[Ares]

They're not costumes. They're uniforms!

Its not A costume..

Its Atlantean Scale Mail

[steveinthecity]

Wearing underwear outside the clothing serves a practical purpose of catching loose coins and keys that fall from pockets when the person is turned upside down during a brawl.

[Chespirito]

What I'm wondering is why are the bad guys always rich and educated?.... Then you have good guys like superman, that come from small towns and get hired in a major newspaper with no prior experience. Or how the heck Wonder Woman ever made it down the street walking all sexy in them "do me now" glasses with nobody really noticing? I would have crashed into a tree if she had been walking down the street while I was driving. Or how the heck is there custom made motorcycles, cars, aeromobile vehicles, that both good guys aaaand bad guys drive, and nobody tracks them... I mean, they all drive without registration or insurance!

[Bosco685]

"do me now" glasses

 

[rodan57]

Nineteenth century/early twentieth century circus strongmen would often wear their costume over tights. The tights were to cover up what was then socially unacceptable bare skin. The move from strongman to strong superhero is not a big leap.

 

[Chespirito]

Haaaaaa, those were the days!.... Back when the only rroids that existed were the ones in old guys butts..

[Charlton66-migration]

It ain't a costume, it's a way of life!

 

It is a uniform if they all match, like The Fantastic Four, The Challengers of the Unknown, The Blackhawks, etc. Otherwise, they are costumes.

[Mutie Fan]

Haaaaaa, those were the days!.... Back when the only rroids that existed were the ones in old guys butts..

 

Now THATS funny!

[ComicConnoisseur]

Could have been a generational thing with the late 30s-early 40s comic book creators like the majority of men wearing hats in the 50s,long hair in the 60s-70s and mullets in the 80s.

[Davenport]

Could have been a generational thing with the late 30s-early 40s comic book creators like the majority of men wearing hats in the 50s,long hair in the 60s-70s and mullets in the 80s.

Instead of ditching the briefs, superheroes could logo 'em. For that generational updated look.

 

[nmtg9]

what worries me is how heroes leave their house without being seen by nosy neighbors.

 

I know MJ saw peter but surely more people would've seen him.

[Kevin.J]

Even if you had super powers you still would'nt run around in your budgie smugglers.

[TupennyConan]

We wouldn't care if superheroes were all chicks .

[TupennyConan]

How Swamp Thing & Man-Thing avoided editorially mandated swim trunks I’ll never know.

[Marvelfangirl]

How Swamp Thing & Man-Thing avoided editorially mandated swim trunks I’ll never know.

[TupennyConan]

How Swamp Thing & Man-Thing avoided editorially mandated swim trunks I’ll never know.

 

Thank you.