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Superman Suits

Superman Suits

The origin of Superman's suit changes from story. Some say it is made of the blanket he was wrapped in while others say it's made of Earth's fabrics. There has also been variants of his suit with different properties or meaning to them.

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Superman Suits
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Start year:
1941
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Basic Red and Blue

Earth-2
Earth-2

From the original story from the Golden Age, Superman's suit was made from the cloths and blanket that he was wrapped in when he was put in his rocket when he left Krypton and was sewed together by Ma Kent. This was used as an explanation as to how Superman's suit still remained undamaged when bullets hit it or how it never caught on fire. This was used multiple times in the movies, cartoons, and TV-shows.

Variant Suits

In some issues, Superman needed to use different suits for different occasions. Sometimes for radiation, space travel, and many other reasons. Some of which are:

The Red and Blue Suits
The Red and Blue Suits

Blue/Red Containment Suit: When Superman's powers evolved to the point that they become part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum, He needed a special containment suit to hold him together as well as keeping his new powers in cheeked. When Superman's powers returned back to normal, the blue suit had been given use to other characters, namely the Strange Visitor and even Livewire.

Elseworlds/ Other Mediums Suits

The Blur Outfit from Smallville
The Blur Outfit from Smallville

The Blur Suits: In the last seasons of Smallville, Clark, still hiding in the shadows, has earned the name the "Red Blue Blur" as that's all what people saw when he came to the rescue. After the death of Jimmy, Clark took up a black suit and came to be known as just "The Blur." He then changed to a Red jacket and blue Leotard outfit before finally stepping out, in his "Superman" suit.

All-Star Solar Suit: Used at the end of "All-Star Superman" in which Superman wore a special suit to filter out the solar radiation given out by Solaris, however, it was easily torn apart during the fight.

Issues

August 1941

October 1941

February 1942

March 1942

April 1942

May 1942

June 1942

July 1942

August 1942

September 1942

October 1942

November 1942

December 1942

January 1943

February 1943

March 1943

April 1943

May 1943

June 1943

July 1943

August 1943

September 1943

October 1943

Volumes

1938

1939

1940

1941

1949

1958

1960

1972

1975

1978

1980

1984

1985

1986

1987

1990

1991

1995

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