Power dressing: which superhero has the best costume?
From Superman's Y-fronts to Hulk's tattered shorts, superheroes have made their fair share of fashion faux pas - but whose outfit actually works?
In the Guide's weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-culture question you've been burning to know the answer to - and settle it, once and for all
When saving the planet, it's important to dress the part. This isn't like taking the bins out. You can't hang off a chopper in a slanket and Crocs. Superheroes understand this. Unlike James Bond - who is permanently tuxed up as if he's about to host a pharmaceutical industry awards bash - the offspring of Marvel and DC Comics have brought spandex, codpieces and vulcanised rubber out of the niche-interest sex-toy trade and into the multiplex. But which superhero has the best costume?
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