V effectively had the same idea but not in the same way. He rescues a young girl from a gang of policemen who are intent on abusing and killing her. He kills most of the gang of police and escapes onto a roof with the young girl. Once on the roof ,he detonates a bomb inside the empty and deserted Houses of Parliament (note: This story is set with there being no set government any more in the United Kingdom and different “gangs” of police control the people). V then goes after three people from his past, although this is unknown at the time until the connection is uncovered. The connection turns out to be that V was held in a prison camp in England and was tortured while there. The three people turn out to be the camp doctor, the governor and the prison chaplain and hence the “vendetta”.

As the story progresses, “V” is in turn killed by the head of the regular police force,and the young girl who was taken under his wing and become his pupil, takes on his mantel and the costume to become “V” herself. She then captures another person who will eventually take over from her.

Unlike most other superheroes, we never “know” who “V” actually is. His original identity is forever a secret, making it easy for someone else to become “V” later on.

If you fancy a change from the usual superheroes, our stock of “V” outfits is just the job, and as “V” is not a dual identity in the strictest sense of the word, male or female can be “V”

As he was “adopted” by the farmer and his wife they named him Clark Kent. Clark goes to the city to find work (and well, he can be with more people and therefore help them sooner) and secures a position at a newspaper in Metropolis called The Daily Planet. As his cover he accepts the position of a reporter and never progresses higher through choice.

At the Daily Planet, Clark meets and falls in love with Lois Lane, she however, is not interested in Clark, she is only interested in Superman who she falls madly for. As she does not know that Clark IS Superman this causes a bit of confusion at times. No-one but his parents actually know that Clark and Superman are one and the same, although they are NEVER seen together, you’d think someone would work it out!

Superman’s powers are ranging, an oft repeated phrase associated with him is that he is “faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound”. Of course he has superhuman strength (which is common amongst super heroes), he also has X-ray vision, which means he can see through most things (walls, doors, floors, ceilings etc.), the only known component he cannot see through is lead. He also possesses super hearing, which enables Superman to know when someone is in trouble as they tend to yell, scream or shout for help, which he can hear from miles and miles away. Super breath is another useful power, this enables him to blow freezing breath at things to freeze them as well as “moving” large bodies of water to extinguish fires.

Superman’s nemesis (all superheroes have one) is Lex Luthor, who tries various and always unsuccessful means of defeating Superman. Unfortunately for Superman, Lex discovers the one and only weakness he has. It is green Kryptonite, which is a radioactive mineral from when his home planet exploded. To this end, Lex always seems able to find a supply of this mineral (how?) and therefore tries to use it against Superman. When he is in contact with the Kryptonite Superman looses all his powers and is basically as weak as a normal person. Fortunately for Superman, there is usually someone on hand to help in the situation and they remove/move/hide whatever the mineral and Superman wins the day again.

Superman is one of the best known and longest running superheroes, and so as a result of that we have a wide stock of outfits for the person with a longing to BE superman.

However, on one occasion the Riddler in a fight with Batwoman managed to rip off her black face mask and in front of a crowd of newspapermen her identify was unfortunately revealed for all to see.

So what happened after that resulted in Batwomen being unable to participate in following her wishes to fight crime and the bandits attacking Gotham City. It became so bad that she was prohibited by the courts and she had to spend years living incognito. However, when Batwoman learns that her arch-enemy, the Riddler, has managed to escape from prison she decided to take it upon herself to take a magic potion that allows her to change into Batman’s body and therefore track down the Riddler and take revenge. In Batman’s body she is almost killed by the Riddler but Batman, in her body, eventually saves her.

Although Batwoman doesn’t actually possess any super powers -just as Batman – she relies on her athletic abilities and circus moves to gain control over the enemies of Gotham City. She also makes good use of martial arts and Batman-inspired equipment. Because, and again just like Batman, she too comes from a very wealthy family she has the money to created fantastic fighting weapons and equipment to help her in her decisive aim to beat organised crime. One of her most famous fighting devices is a Batarang, just like a grappling hook. However, don’t forget about her little tricks well disguised as a lipstick or make-up compact.

Yet another of her signature costume accessories are her gloves that are specially designed to climb walls and of course her beloved black leather cape that allows her to glide over buildings in her quest to beat the enemy.
So if you fancy yourself to be a bit of a power woman in an enticing black costume dress yourself for that party and make a true entrance. The suits come in a more body-revealing shorter version or one that is more modest for the slighter larger size lady. In either of these party pieces you will stand out.