This Halloween why not dress up as your favorite super hero, Superman!

Superman, America’s iconic superhero, has been entertaining kids in comic books, TV, and movies since, 1938. Over the years kids have loved dressing up as Superman on Halloween and this year should be no different. For decades superboys and supergirls all over the country have been putting on makeshift capes made from “the good” towels and running around the yard pretending to fly, fighting crime and bringing justice to the city of Metropolis. But your child doesn’t have to settle for tying your good towels around his neck with so many great Superman costumes and Superman accessories to choose from. But, it’s not just boys having all the fun. With so many Supergirl Costumes these days, your girl will have no problem taking on the roll of superhero this Halloween. Why not buld and entire Superman family. Superman Costumes come in all sizes and styles for men, women, infants, toddlers and there is even a Superman Pet Costume.

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Your boy will feel like a real superhero in this realistic muscular Superman costume. This costume comes in the classic blue and red jump suit with the classic yellow utility belt printed around the waist. The top of the costume is padded in just the right places giving the appearance of Superman muscles like rippling abs, broad shoulders and strong bulging biceps. Your young Superman will flex his muscles and bend steel and break chains making the citizens of Metropolis feel safe. Also, the front of the costume includes the large ‘S’ Superman symbol that is so easily recognized by so many people old and young. The Caped Crusader would be nothing without his cape, so this costume comes complete with a long, red, flowing cape to help you fly like a bird, or a plane…no, like Superman.

Kids Superman Costume

The kids superman costume also comes in a Superman Returns version. The Kids Superman Returns  Costume is a darker blue with a darker shade of red boots, shorts and cape. This deluxe costume jumpsuit comes with even more muscle than ever before and includes a molded yellow belt, dark red boot covers and a long, dark red flowing cape. Your kid can strike that famous Superman pose with the breeze flowing through is cape and you’ll feel safe from the evil Lex Luthor. The kids costumes come in size medium which fits kids size 8 to 10.

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The Supergirl costume comes in the classic red and blue colors and in a shimmery pink style as well. The classic Kids Supergirl Costume is a one piece jumpsuit with a cute, flowing red skirt and the classic ‘S’ icon on the chest, a cute yellow belt, attached boot covers and a long flowing cape. The Kids Supergirl Deluxe costume comes in the Superman Returns colors. This one piece dress comes with a royal blue velvety long sleeve top with the Superman ‘S’ icon, a cute, shimmering red skirt and shiny golden belt. The boot covers are long, shimmery and red while the top of the boot is shinny gold. The shimmering red cape matches the skirt and boots.

Did you know Superman was created in 1938, during a time when Americans, especially kids, needed a superhero. That time was the Great Depression. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster met in high school and began collaborating on stories and science fiction characters. They come up with a story called The Reign of the Super-Man. But this original story has Superman playing the part of a Lex Luthor type villain. When this character didn’t gain much popularity, they decided to turn him into the hero rather than the villain. Thus, an American classic is born. At first Siegel and Shuster didn’t have much luck convincing newspapers to publish their character, but they didn’t give up. They spent time perfecting the Superman character and honing in on his story too. They started to gain sucess when they presented Superman to a local comic book publisher who put Superman in their new Action Adventure series. After the 4th book in the series the comic books flew off the shelves and DC Comics had a new hit. The sad part of this story is that the young and naive Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to Superman to the publishing company for a mere $130. They later attempted to sue DC Comics but only received meager earnings from their creation and at times lived in poverty while DC Comics has made millions from the Superman franchise.

The death of Superman? No way. Superman can’t die! But he did. In a classic battle against an enemy named Doomsday. The Justice League was fighting to save the city of Metropolis but they were getting beat by the nearly indestructible Doomsday, when Superman entered to defend his city. Superman was finally able to defeat Doomsday but not without sacrificing his own life. But wait. How can Superman die but still keep appearing in comics? That’s easy. A simple superman resurection did the trick and the Eradicator came by to spring Superman back to life. He was able to go on and fight the Cyborg even tho he was nearly powerless. Superman saves the day again.