Spider-Man's 10 Best Costumes Of All Time

6. Scarlet Spider Hoodie

Superheroes are often attired in capes and cloaks but hooded sweatshirts don'€™t typically enter into the equation. And yet when the Spider-Man'€™s clone, Ben Reilly, was reintroduced in 1994, artist Tom Lyle developed arguably the most famous hoodie in comic book history. Ben€™'s blue sweatshirt works thematically for what the character represents at the time of his reappearance, which kicks off the start of the controversial €œClone Saga€ storyline.

Spider-Man'€™s clone was last seen during the Bronze Age era and was believed to be dead. Instead, readers learn that the clone had been living as a hermit for five years before making his way back into New York City to throw a wrench into Peter Parker/Spider-Man€™'s life.

It€™s only a sweatshirt, but the hoodie is a nice touch by Lyle, as it subtly communicates the character€™s outcast status. Plus, for those of us who aren€™t into hardcore cosplay, Ben'€™s blue hoodie is an easy piece of clothing to purchase and throw-on to demonstrate our Spider-Man fandom.

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Mark is a professional writer living in Brooklyn and is the founder of the Chasing Amazing Blog, which documents his quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man, and the Superior Spider-Talk podcast. He also pens the "Gimmick or Good?" column at Comics Should Be Good blog.