The exhibition included many notable comicbook issues, mostly on loan from
Michael E. Uslan and
Metropolis Collectibles, including some of the most iconic costume imagery, such as
Action Comics #1 (the first appearance of
Superman),
Amazing Fantasy #15 (the first appearance of
Spider-Man), and
The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (a revamped version of the previous cover featuring the first use of the black costume in
The Amazing Spider-Man series, having previously appeared on the cover of
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8,
The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (the first appearance of The Punisher),
The Incredible Hulk #1,
Tales of Suspense #39 (first appearance of
Iron Man),
The X-Men #1,
Sensation Comics #1 (first appearance of
Wonder Woman),
Captain America Comics #1,
Batman #42 (featuring the Catwoman),
Detective Comics #33 (featuring Batman's cape),
Flash Comics #1 (first appearance of
The Flash (Jay Garrick)),
Marvel Spotlight #5 (first appearance of Ghost Rider), and
The Fantastic Four #51 (an iconic image of
The Thing). The actual movie costumes featured were that worn by
Christopher Reeve as the title role in
Superman designed by
Yvonne Blake,
Rebecca Romijn as
Mystique in
X-Men: The Last Stand designed by
Gordon J. Smith,
Tobey Maguire as the title role in
Spider-Man 3 designed by
James Acheson,
Lynda Carter as the television
Wonder Woman designed by
Donfeld,
Christian Bale as the
Batman in
The Dark Knight designed by
Lindy Hemming,
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in
Iron Man designed by
Adi Granov and
Phil Saunders. The main focus of the exhibit is how
fashion designers have taken inspiration from superhero artwork. The designers comprise
Bernard Willhelm,
House of Moschino,
Spyder Active Sports,
Jean-Paul Gaultier,
Thierry Mugler,
Julien Macdonald,
Giorgio Armani,
John Galliano,
House of Dior,
Rick Owens,
Pierre Cardin,
House of Balenciaga and
Nicolas Ghesquière,
Gareth Pugh,
Alexander McQueen,
As Four,
Walter Van Beirendock,
Dolce & Gabbana,
Descente Ltd., Speedo Fastskin,
Hussain Chalayan,
Atair Aerospace, and
Dava J. Newman. ==Reception==