Slideshow: Celebrating the Best-Dressed Lady Superheroes
Photo: Everett Collection
The best thing about being a superhero, besides the ability to fly and see through walls, is that you can dart around a city without wearing pants and no one will give you any trouble. It makes sense — cropped trousers and harem pants are great if you’re sitting at a desk all day, but spandex tights and leather bodysuits are much more work-friendly if you’re in the crime-fighting business. So, in honor of Anne Hathaway’s debut as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, we celebrate these pantless, leather-clad ladies of comic-book and fantasy fame. Click ahead to see some of the most fashionable lady superheroes, from Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman to Halle Berry as Catwoman, and a few villains (how could we possibly leave out Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy with her Taylor Tomasi red hair and shiny, green leotard?) in our slideshow.
Catwoman Lee Meriwether in Batman: The Movie, 1966 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Catwoman Julie Newmar in Batman, 1966-1968
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Batgirl Yvonne Craig in Batman, 1966-1968 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Batgirl Yvonne Craig in Batman, 1966-1968 Photo: Copyright ? 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Batgirl Yvonne Craig in Batman, 1966-1968 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Catwoman Eartha Kitt in Batman, 1967 Photo: Copyright ? 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Wonder Woman Lynda Carter in The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, 1975-1979
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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Judy Strangis and Deidre Hall in Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, 1976 Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection
Ursa Sarah Douglas and Margot Kidder in Superman II, 1980 Photo: ?Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Supergirl Helen Slater in Supergirl, 1984
Catwoman Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns, 1992 Photo: ?Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Batgirl Alicia Silverstone in Batman and Robin, 1997 Photo: ?Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Poison Ivy Uma Thurman in Batman and Robin, 1997 Photo: ?Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Ashley Scott, Rachel Skarsten, and Dina Meyer in Birds of Prey, 2002
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Jessica Alba in Dark Angel, 2000-2002 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Rogue Anna Paquin in X-Men 2, 2003 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Mystique Rebecca Romijn in X-Men 2, 2003
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Lady Deathstrike Kelly Hu in X-Men 2, 2003 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Phoenix Famke Janssen in X-Men 2, 2003
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Catwoman Halle Berry in Catwoman, 2004 Photo: ?Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Sue Storm Jessica Alba in Fantastic Four, 2005 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Æon Flux Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux, 2005 Photo: Copyright ? ?Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection
Elektra Jennifer Garner in Elektra, 2005 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Shadowcat Ellen Page in X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006
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Storm Halle Berry in X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Phoenix Famke Janssen in X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006 Photo: ?20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Hit-Girl Chloë Moretz in Kick-Ass, 2010 Photo: Photo Credit: Daniel Smith/Copyright ? ?Lions Gate/courtesy Everett Collecti / Everett C...
Hit-Girl Chloë Moretz in Kick-Ass, 2010 Photo: Photo Credit: Daniel Smith/Copyright ? ?Lions Gate/courtesy Everett Collecti / Everett Collection
January Jones in X-Men: First Class, 2011 Photo: Photo: Keith Hamshere/Copyright ? 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Black Widow Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers, 2012 Photo: Industrial Light & Magic./Copyright ? ?Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Co / Evere...
Black Widow Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers, 2012 Photo: Industrial Light & Magic./Copyright ? ?Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Co / Everett Collection
Catwoman Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises, 2012.
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Catwoman Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises, 2012.
Photo: Ron Phillips/? 2012 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND LEGENDARY PICTURES FUNDING, LLC
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