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Growing Up Heroes: A symphony of plastic masks and superhero Underoos
from Growing Up Heroes
My earliest Halloween memories involve a Superman costume and a Batman costume my brother and I, respectively, wore one year. I kept the costume for years after that, wearing it around the house as long as it would fit, then eventually passing it down to my youngest brother. I had one of those cheap plastic Batman masks that obscured my vision and was probably some sort of fire hazard, while my brother got to go maskless … because unlike the kid in the above picture, we knew Superman didn’t wear a mask.
Ah, memories … if you have similar ones, you may enjoy checking out Growing Up Heroes, a blog that features kids dressed as various superheroes between 1960 and 1990. Everyone from Batman, Spider-Man and the Hulk to various Star Wars and Star Trek characters are represented, as are various costumes, shirts and, of course, Underoos.
One Comment
DrunkJack
December 28, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I was Superman for Halloween when I was..6 or 7, cloth costume, may have been PJs, didn’t need a mask I had dark hair and could pass for cute back then. There’s photographic evidence somewhere.
I also remember having Hulk Underoos that were white with green trim.
I’ve never understood the Marvel vs. DC thing, to me it’s all good, I loved Superman as a kid as much as I loved the Hulk.
But I suppose some people just want to feel the need it’s Us vs. Them. Easier for simple minds, maybe.