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Sometimes, these costumes are bad and the heroes go back to their original looks. Other times, though, these costumes look great and they stay around. Some heroes are luckier than others, in that all of their costumes are great. These ten Marvel heroes have always had great costumes, with nary a bad look in their closet.
10) Hank Pym
Hank Pym is one of Silver Age Marvel’s most important characters, and he’s always been one of the publisher’s best-dressed. The Ant-Man costume? Peak. The Giant-Man costume? Peak. Goliath? Peak. Yellowjacket? Peak. Seriously, Pym has never had a bad costume. It’s kind of hard to believe but if you go out and look at his history, it’s just knock out costume after knock out costume. Even when he was just wearing coveralls and going by his civilian name, he still looked great. That’s just how Hank rolls.
9) Deadpool
Deadpool has become a Marvel legend, and his look has been a big part of that. He was designed by Rob Liefeld in the early ’90s, when eye-catching art was the rule of the day. Fans loved the Merc with a Mouth’s look, and over the years his costume has changed very little. Artists have found a way to make his full body suit expressive, helping his comedy along, and he always looks tough. Looking cool has always been his stock in trade and for him business is always booming.
8) Steve Rogers
Captain America is Marvel’s most storied soldier, having battled the forces of evil for decades. He’s the best of the best and his costume has always been one of the best parts of his adventures. Cap’s costume has rarely changed over the years, mostly just getting modernized or, as happened after the success of the movies, MCU-ized. On top of that, he’s worn the Nomad costume, which is old school but still cool, and the Captain costume, a modification on his normal look. Even the Cap armor isn’t even that bad. Just like when he thrown his shield, Cap’s looks don’t miss.
7) Storm
Storm is one of the greatest mutants of all time, and has built up quite a reputation of greatness. She’s one of the most powerful beings on the planet, comes from a magical bloodline that stretches back to the gods, is one of the X-Men’s greatest leaders, and is the most regal person you can think of. On top of all that, as if she couldn’t get any more perfect, she’s also never had a bad costume. Even the ones that people don’t like that much, like the mid to late ’90s purple one, the Claremont 2000 one, and the X-Treme one, are still awesome. She’s always one of the best looking heroes anywhere she goes.
6) Jean Grey
Jean Grey was the first woman in the X-Men, and has since become the team’s patron saint, especially of fashion. She kicked things off in the awesome blue and yellow X-Men costumes, went to the green miniskirt/gold mask combo, then the Phoenix costumes, and then her string of awesome X-Factor Marvel Girl costumes. There’s the Jim Lee ’90s costume, the Claremont 2000 Phoenix, the New X-Men leathers, a couple of ’90s reduxs using the basic design of the Lee, and a few new Phoenix suits, all of which look fantastic. It’s great suits all the way down for Jeannie.
