Super-Fashion

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Something from way back in the day--reader-submitted fashions!



Most of the reader-submitted fashions were kind of ugly, but I think the basic idea was pretty cool. I'm a little sad that this kind of feature just fell by the wayside. I guess it was inevitable, considering the way that comics evolved over the years, but still. Maybe they should have held a reader-design contest for the Star Sapphires.



I note that a lot of these designs have pants or shorts. I guess readers wanted Supergirl to wear pants even way back in the day. XD

My favorite off of this page is Nicole Schneider's.

The comment about Janet Hallinan's is kind of strange, though. Tell me, fellas--would you be keen on a lady who showed up on her first date wearing that kind of outfit?



I like the one on the far right of this picture.

The super-business-suit looks weird. I wonder who thought of that one?



Yeah, it's kind of weird that they didn't bother drawing Supergirl actually wearing these costumes. Invisible mannequins, I guess.



The one from Scott Loos in Arizona is my favorite of any of these. I think it's incredibly stylish. I especially like the little scarf thing.



But Tony Gene Morris from NC had a cool idea, too. Like Supergirl, I dig the belt.

(I don't know what issue or what year this came from. I just saved them from the original scans_daily many moons ago.)


Suggested tags: char: supergirl, publisher: dc

Comments

[enygmatix]

At the very bottom of the last page, I didn't realize there was a costume to go with those boots for a second...

[icon_uk]

The joys of invulnerability, just ask Laurel Kent.

[yaseen101]

*whistles*

say what you will about the costume but the woman herself looks pretty hot.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

I actually kind of like that little red poncho-thing. Hideously impractical, but quite cute.

[iskander]

I seem to recall her doing the barefoot thing. Also didn't she turn out to be a Manhunter robot ?

Blazerform?

[roxrox]

That Power Blazer uniform in the second scan looks all kinds of fug. And what's up with the Martian Munhunter cape in the first scan?

Re: Blazerform?

[leikomgwtfbbq]

The super-business-suit? Yeah. That's hideous.

The only reasonable theory I can suggest is that, at the time, the people who submitted fashions were probably children, and children generally don't have a great sense of style. XD

Except maybe that Scott Loos fellow. I'd love to see Supergirl running around in that costume.

Re: Blazerform?

[roxrox]

Scott Loos, once a gay, young, budding fashion enthusiast, changed his name and is now probably a top designer. (He would have to because I mean, Scott Loos? Geez) I mean, just take a look at that jaunty scarf. Scott is def. a guy that knows what women want.

[khamelea]

I kind of like the last one, with the pointy shoulders.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Is the one she's actually wearing on the first page the one they went with? It seems to match the last page...

...and I rather like it. I wish Supergirl dressed that way these days, rather than like Super-Spears.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

[leikomgwtfbbq]

The person who originally posted this said that they apparently went with a cross between the one on the last page and some other one.

Dunno how long she wore this one, though. It's OKAY, but I see other ones here that would've been a lot cooler.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

It's just that I saw her wearing it on the first page, and I thought that was before a winner was chosen/shown, so I got a little confused.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

[saralakali]

IIRC, she wore a different costume every issue for a while to try them out until they finally settled on the one she had for so many years with the red shorts and blue top with the puffy sleeves.

[box_in_the_box]

I love this. Even as a grown adult reading this, it makes me feel like Supergirl is a real person who's giving affectionate encouragement to her fans.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Like I said, it's kind of sad it didn't survive. It seems like it was a fun type of audience participation, and probably forged a unique sort of connection between the creators and the audience.

I wish they'd bring it back for just one all-ages title or something.

[box_in_the_box]

It's sad that, with the rise of would-be name-brand creators and editorial staff, the publishers themselves make people aware of the folks behind the curtain to the point that we're all too jaded to respond to these characters AS characters as much anymore.

Of all people, it was /b/ that came up with the absolutely heartwarming idea that Superman receives drawings of himself from kids all over the world, and he puts them all up on the world's largest refrigerator in the Fortress of Solitude. The punchline is that he doesn't even NEED the refrigerator, but that he made it himself, purely for the purpose of having a proper place to put all those pictures.

[sistermagpie]

I believe that with every fiber of my being.

[cmdr_zoom]

Motto.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Oh, I know. Someone else (I think here on scans_daily) came up with a similar idea for Batman, which is also officially canon in my mind. X3

[schala_kid]

Of all people, it was /b/ that came up with the absolutely heartwarming idea that Superman receives drawings of himself from kids all over the world, and he puts them all up on the world's largest refrigerator in the Fortress of Solitude.

I thought it was /co/ but if you're right then color me shocked!

And yeah that was a sweet idea, why does Supes need a frig on the Fortress? He doesn't but I bet that's something he would do, I mean Starman made stick figure drawings for him in a wall and he put it up in his fortress so why not random drawings from kids all over the world.

My favorite one of the drawings has to be the one with Delirium. She made him a colorful rainbow drawing of herself with a cape and refers to Superman as "Clark Capeman" then she goes babbling about how she wanted him to have more colors and how she wants him to be her big brother.

[schala_kid]

FRIDGE not frig, oi!

[box_in_the_box]

You might be right about it being /co/.

And yeah, Superman probably just thought, "This is a very strange but sweet little girl."

[leikomgwtfbbq]

I want to see the picture of Superman meeting Delirium. :D

Here ya go.

[schala_kid]

Re: Here ya go.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

*explodes from cute* ♥ ♥ ♥

[roxrox]

I actually want to see what the rejected uniform ideas looked like, haha.

[bradhanon]

I was trying to figure out what looked so strange about this art; then I realized I'm just not used to seeing normal-size breasts in a comic book.

Boy, am I not proud of that realization.

[box_in_the_box]

SHE'S NOT EVEN A D-CUP

[kingrockwell]

Ain't it such a shame, though?

[thebigapricot]

It's nice to see Supergirl costumes that don't expose her belly and aren't all designed to take maximum advantage of updrafts. I wonder how many women and girls read this book back then? This issue is from 1970 BTW.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Judging by the pages here, I'd say a fair amount of girls read it; it's mostly girls and a couple of guys who submitted the outfits here.

[citygod]

Is there a credit for the artist?

[saralakali]

Looks like Bob Oskner.

[mullon]

That is some hideous face art.

[toasty_fresh]

Some of these are really cute!

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Srsly, if I ever have a superhero comic published, one of the main heroines will have an outfit a lot like the one Scott Loos designed. It's just so cute and unique! I don't know why it never got picked up on!

[impalalove]

"The one from Scott Loos in Arizona is my favorite of any of these. I think it's incredibly stylish. I especially like the little scarf thing."

Me too! It's something different. :D

[schala_kid]

DC should do this again and encourage every little girl (and boy too) to participate.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

I know! I so want them to bring it back in one of the all-ages titles.

Although I'd send in a lot of suggestions, too, if they started doing it again. XD Even though I'm a grownup now.

[yaseen101]

I would too.

[yaseen101]

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Ugh!

Well, it wouldn't be so bad if she had an entire shirt on (it'd actually be quite nice) but as it is, it's pretty ugly.

[yaseen101]

True. I saw it on tvtropes, I think, and saved just because I wanted to see how the people at SD reacted. *shrugs*

[roxrox]

How does she keep her boobs contained in that? She must be using the same double-sided tape at Starfire.

[karthzon.livejournal.com]

That... I think it's supposed to be sexy, but it just fails. Either show only a few tantalizing glimpses of skin or a lot of it. This just looks bad. Also, how the hell is that outfit staying on her boobs?

[blakeyrat]

The comment about Janet Hallinan's is kind of strange, though. Tell me, fellas--would you be keen on a lady who showed up on her first date wearing that kind of outfit?

It's referring to the impractical shoes.

[philippos42]

This sort of reader participation is nice. Remember Dial 'H' for Hero? That too.

[karthzon.livejournal.com]

Mike Christian... make the boots/stockings end a little lower and you'd have grade-A zettai ryouiki there.

I like Donna Knight's, Dennis Montgomery's and Ellen Robertson's ideas. Tony Gene Morris' would be good as well, except for those hideous red leggings. Skirts and loose-legged pants aren't really ideal for crimefighting and a billowy scarf on a superhero is basically a big red target saying "choke here" (sorry, Scott Loos, but it's true). Nicole Schneider's design would be good, if it had leggings rather than pants tucked into the boots. That's bound to get uncomfortable or come loose at the worst possible moment.