Long before Twilight tried to make vampires sparkly and sexy, there was Vampirella the vampire daughter of the demon Lilith who goes around fighting monsters and hosting horror stories. Yes, although Vampirella is in fact a vampire, she fights on the side of the angels; she goes around killing evil vampires while wearing the equivalent of red dental floss for a costume. Eat your heart out, Stephanie Meyers. Designed in 1969 by Trina Robbins, one of the first female pioneers in the underground commix movement of the 1960s and '70s, Vampirillas costume has remained for the most part unaltered through out the years. She has always been portrayed as wearing a red mono-kini with a Count Dracula collar around her neck. With exposed skin everywhere, Vampirillas costume is the most impractical in the world for someone who is constantly doing battle with monsters cause, ya know, shell never have to face anything that would potentially pierce her flesh. The fact that Vamprillas skimpy costume is still shocking today shows just how edgy her design was back in 1969. In fact, the only reason the Comics Code Authority didnt come down on Vampirella is because the publisher (Warren Publishing) intentionally marketed the book as a "magazine" instead of a comic book. What other female superhero costumes take decency to ridiculous levels? Share any we missed down in the comments.
Since childhood, Bryant has been an avid fan of superheroes, and he has been reading comic books since 2006. His full name is "George Bryant Lucas"; however, after enduring countless Darth Vader jokes, he has chosen to go by his middle name. Born and raised in the United States, Bryant is currently living with his lovely wife in the country side of Wiltshire County, UK. Bryant does suffer from a mild case of dyslexia; misspellings and homonyms are to be expected on occasion.
