Superman, Batman, Spider-Man - superheroes - have become one of the pillars of modern pop culture in almost a century of their existence, and their catchy, spectacular theater and sports costumes are one of the most recognizable symbols of the 20th century. The book, by visual communication researcher Barbara Brownie and film and comic book critic Danny Graydon, is the first to attempt interdisciplinary analysis of superhero costume. The authors show how their "fashion" has transformed from the first Superman comics to modern film franchises, exploring in detail the relationship of the superhero and his vestments. How did the function of the superhero costume change? Why is his mandatory element turns out to be a mask? And how is all this connected with the practices of the masquerade of the XVIII century? Among the objects of attention of the researchers are comics, films, television series, real-life stories of "superheroes" and the practice of modern pop culture fans such as cosplay.