6 Female Comic Book Halloween Costume Ideas

 It’s that time of year again...Halloween! The one day when its acceptable to walk around dressed up as your favorite character, celebrity, imaginary creature or pretty much anything your creative mind can come up with. With huge success of major film releases based on comics and television shows (like Black Panther, The Avengers, and Black Lightning) it can be anticipated that there will be a flood of comic book characters this Halloween as you scroll through social media.

Here are a few costume ideas to get you started. (F.Y.I costumers don’t come with actual powers)!

 Shuri, the young intelligent tech savy sister of Black Panther quickly became a fan favorite for girls comic book fans everywhere once the film was released. Her wit and her smarts gave a fresh representation for comic book film characters in 2018. Although this character is new, you can be sure characters from the film Black Panther will be a popular choice this Halloween.

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 Wonder Woman is always a female costume favorite during Halloween. If you are looking for a easy comic book hero costume, this is always a safe bet. In addition thanks to YouTube tutorials, if you don't want to actually purchase a costume, there are tons of Halloween makeup tutorials that will help you achieve the Wonder Woman look that will leave you looking ready to take on the world.

Thunder, the oldest daughter of Black Lightning and part of the super hero dup saving the town of Freeland costume is to die for! The CW show "Black Lightning" is already in season 2 and if you haven't watched an episode yet, where have you been ? Anissa aka Thunder is fighting crime, bad guys and working to save her community and not to mention has a DOPE costume. This costume is pretty hard to track down but, with a form fitting black one piece and some creativity,  this costume will be a show stopper at any party.

Poison Ivy, the mean green red headed sultry character is a daring and colorful option if you are looking for a more bold costume this Halloween. There are many ways to pull off this character and a great D.I.Y project to make it your own. A bright red wig is a must to pull off this costume and bring Poison Ivy to life.  (Poison ivy costume on right: IG@sarahlahbati)

Black Widow! Whether or not shes your favorite Avenger, her uniform screams bold, tough, sassy and a touch of sexy. Since this costume is all black its easy to make a D.I.Y version. You probably have most of the items already in your closet. All you would need is a leather jacket, black faux leather leggings, combat boots and black leather gloves.  You can easily find a holster, shield and a red wig for the perfect finishing touch.

Supergirl,  A classic costume , whether you're 5 or 25.
You can pretty much find a Superman shirt anywhere , pair it with a red skirt and some red thigh high boots (which may be harder to find) or red heels, a red cape and you will be ready to save the universe.


There are so many great comic book characters to choose from for Halloween and what better excuse to dress up and play pretend for a day. This list included female heros but, of course us ladies are not confined to only dressing up as female characters. Any male comic book character (hero or villain) can be a created to look as girly or sexy as your heart desires.


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