Comic book readers are a cowardly and superstitious sort. However, nothing drives them crazier than when a beloved character changes his or her threads. Below are 9 characters who hopped back into the traditional after an ill-fated sartorial decision.
9. Captain America As Nomad
The idea behind this was great. Steve Rogers was stripped of his identity as Captain America by corrupt elements in the US Government. However, ol' Steve must have been tired of the constricting red, white and blue because his choice of a new uni sent howls through Marvel fandom.
Steve Rogers as Nomad / Via marvel.com
8. Death Wolverine
The 1990s witnessed some terrible changes to some beloved characters, but none was more afflicted than Wolverine. There was "bone claw" Wolverine, "Super savage I never wear a shirt" Wolverine and probably the worst of the bunch Wolverine, "Horseman of the Apocalypse. Just check out that cool sigil!
Apocalypse Wolverine / Via comicvine.com
7. The Scarlet Spider
Clones are bad news. The Clone saga almost destroyed the entire Spider-Man franchise. Because it turned out that Peter Parker was a clone and that the original Spider-Man was....oh I can't even go into it. Let's just say that the Clone Saga and the Scarlet Spider outfit were not terribly popular.
Poor Peter never deserved this terrible half hoody / Via comicvine.com
6. Jason Todd (Robin) as the Red Hood
DC Comics PROMISED readers that the Jason Todd, the Robin who died at the hands of the Joker, would never EVER be brought back to life. Of course this is comics, and Todd was was resurrected in an outfit that you or I would put on if we had a Halloween Party to attend and forgot to buy a costume.
Sweet leather jacket / Via comicvine.com
