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Garlador

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Couldn't agree more. Does any other hero have an alternate costume that is as ubiquitous and awesome as Spidey's blacksuit?
While the black suit is probably THE standard, a few heroes have some fan-favorite outfits that often are cycled back into their comics.

Wolverine's Tan outfit is a major fan favorite and what they're using currently, in fact.
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But outside of those two, nobody else really has "the alternate" costume that continues to be pulled out for modern stories that I can immediately think of. Maybe Storm's Mohawk look, I guess.
 

SamAlbro

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The X-Force suits are also pretty great variant suits, to the point that Warren now wears it as his primary Archangel suit.

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White Phoenix of the Crown is a good one, too:

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And a great callback to Dave Cockrum's original design that was rejected due to cheap paper:
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DragonSJG

DragonSJG

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While the black suit is probably THE standard, a few heroes have some fan-favorite outfits that often are cycled back into their comics.

Wolverine's Tan outfit is a major fan favorite and what they're using currently, in fact.
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But outside of those two, nobody else really has "the alternate" costume that continues to be pulled out for modern stories that I can immediately think of. Maybe Storm's Mohawk look, I guess.
To think we've never seen this in any movies
 

IzzyRX

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It's iconic, but Spidervese Miles still is the best for me.
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PhoenixAKG

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I like how the Spectacular Spider-Man made the black suit look like the movie version at first (I think it looked good in the show):
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but made it look more the classic as the symbiote gained more influence:
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Another reason why the show was a masterpiece.
 

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I agree 100%

here's another one, a personal fav
I think the white is pretty perfectly balanced, and the red hair gives the overall look a splash of color that really pops off the page.

... Though her hair color often changes from red to blonde and that always throws me for a loop.
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Also, am I the first to post the best Spider-man revamp costume?
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dlauv

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One of my top five favorites incl. his regular suit, Scarlet, Scarlet 2, and Superior 2.
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Vordan

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Couldn't agree more. Does any other hero have an alternate costume that is as ubiquitous and awesome as Spidey's blacksuit?
Superman's Black Suit aka the Solar Suit maybe?

Otherwise I'd say maybe Wolverine's various costumes or Jean Grey's Phoenix outfits.
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Sibersk Esto

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Oct 25, 2017
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Couldn't agree more. Does any other hero have an alternate costume that is as ubiquitous and awesome as Spidey's blacksuit?

I would say Wolverine's Brown suit, if that counts. Hell, most of the 90s X-Men Lee redesigns.
Superman's Black Suit aka the Solar Suit maybe?

The Kingdom Come symbol is probably a higher on the totem pole than the black suit, and even then Superman's black suit has nowhere near the same amount of cultural relevance of Spidey's.
 
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Vordan

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I would say Wolverine's Brown suit, if that counts. Hell, most of the 90s X-Men Lee redesigns.


The Kingdom Come symbol is probably a higher on the totem pole than the black suit, and even then Superman's black suit has nowhere near the same amount of cultural relevance of Spidey's.
Eh his black suit showed up in one of the highest profile comic book stories of all time. It's shown up in tons of non comic book media aside from film so I don't know if I can agree. Is it on the same level of universal love as the Symbiote Suit? No, but it's definitely one of the most well liked "alternate" costumes out there.
 

Daingurse

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Really is a great, simple outfit. Gotta be one of the best alternatives.

I also have to chime in that the Future Foundation suits were badass. Reading Hickman's FF, I was taken aback by how much I liked the design. They made the whole FF crew look awesome.
 

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I love the suit's association with Kraven. His obsession with it is creepy
This is very true and I agree. Then again my first owned and remembered and kept as the first comic I consciously collected was the issue where Peter digs himself out of the grave. Made quite the impression on me and solidified my love for Spider-Man, comics as a medium, and yes after Venom, Kraven is the next closest character to Spidey I think of when the black suit is brought up.
 
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DragonSJG

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This is very true and I agree. Then again my first owned and remembered and kept as the first comic I consciously collected was the issue where Peter digs himself out of the grave. Made quite the impression on me and solidified my love for Spider-Man, comics as a medium, and yes after Venom, Kraven is the next closest character to Spidey I think of when the black suit is brought up.
In every major fight, Kraven always forces Peter to wear it. Hell, he was the og Superior Spider-Man
 

nullref

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Yeah, it's one the few "new costume!" gimmicks that actually had staying power. Very rare for a character to have two costume designs that are real classics.

(Not to be a pedant, but I don't consider Spider-Gwen, Miles Morales, Batman Beyond, Spider-Man 2099, etc. to be comparable things. They're all good, but they're different characters, not new/alternate costumes for an existing classic character.)
 

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In every major fight, Kraven always forces Peter to wear it. Hell, he was the og Superior Spider-Man
Yeah, I have Marvel Unlimited and he does it again in the recent Hunted storyline by Spencer (which I also felt kind of paid major tribute to Last Hunt and implying Kraven staying dead would of and should have been a bold powerful move).
 

Stat

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Oct 25, 2017
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While the black suit is probably THE standard, a few heroes have some fan-favorite outfits that often are cycled back into their comics.

Wolverine's Tan outfit is a major fan favorite and what they're using currently, in fact.
WOLVERINE_2_DX__54249.1578027740.451.416.jpg


But outside of those two, nobody else really has "the alternate" costume that continues to be pulled out for modern stories that I can immediately think of. Maybe Storm's Mohawk look, I guess.
Honestly, I just learned Wolverine had a tan suit just now...