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eStragand - November 30, 2006 06:40 PM (GMT)
While playing "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance", I got to thinking about costume changes. Trying to think of which Marvel and DC guys have had the most.

Stuff like "Spider-Man's spider originally had SIX legs, then switched to EIGHT" doesn't count. I think we're also going to have to exclude the X-men, since each member has had several variations of their suit. Same for the Wasp, since her gimmick is having a new costume for every issue. If we were to count sheer number of costumes, she'd be the undisputed champ of comics.

"Ultimate", alternate reality, silver age revamps, one-time costume modifications and stand-ins (Thunderstrike, USAgent) don't count. Strictly mainstream continuity guys who had their one primary costume altered significantly.

Off the top of my head, I thought of these guys:
-Iron Man (obviously)
-Thor
-Wonder Man
-Luke Cage (prior to his non-costumed Bendis days)
-Vision
-Black Widow
-Aquaman

Spider-Man and Green Lantern are debateable, since Kyle Rayner and Ben Reilly were pretty much "stand-ins".

Mad Dog - November 30, 2006 06:57 PM (GMT)
Hank Pym and the Wasp are obvious answers to this.

eStragand - November 30, 2006 07:23 PM (GMT)
Hank's had identity changes, though. The Giant-Man costume didn't replace the Ant-Man costume. As "Goliath", he did have three or four different costumes. So Goliath counts.

Wasp? Well, see above.

Mad Dog - November 30, 2006 07:41 PM (GMT)
Does the Hulk count with his various incarnations? The Scarecrow also seems to change with every single Batman artist.

eStragand - November 30, 2006 07:59 PM (GMT)
Yeah. Hulk would count. I can think of three: grey hulk, green hulk and "smart" hulk (aka, the Professor from the 90's).

Despite artistic variations, Scarecrow's still "guy in straw hat and sack over head".

Hawkeye's had about 7 versions of his regular purple outfit. They usually mess with the gloves, sleeves and that pesky chestplate. But he's really had 3 costumes overall, when you count his 1971 headband leisure suit and the 1995 Image/X-men outfit.




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