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10 Of The Least Comic-Accurate Superhero Movie Costumes

As we outlined in our list of 10 Extremely Comic-Accurate Superhero Movie Outfits, some comic book films get the look of their main character exactly right. Success doesn’t always equal simply borrowing ideas from the source material, but generally speaking, if filmmakers stick to what makes the character work on the page it will likely work on screen.
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Published: Sep 1, 2016 01:52 pm

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4) Captain America (Reb Brown)

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Until Chris Evans and Marvel Studios nailed a more militarized look for the character in The First Avenger, Captain America’s suit had not been served well in live-action. As well as the 1990 movie where Matt Salinger (J.D. Salinger’s son) wore fake rubber ears when in costume, two TV movies attempted to update the hero’s outfit for the 1970s – and made something that looks incredibly dated now and looked pretty rubbish at the time as well.

In an attempt to cash in on the Evil Knievel craze of the era, this Cap wore an ugly bulky motorcycle helmet in place of his usual sleek cowl – especially bad were the wings glued onto the side. He also had a cheap-looking plastic shield which could definitely deflect bullets, right?

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered. Since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester, he has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade. The MCU is his comfort place but, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is The Incredibles.
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