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Beat It, Bad Guys: Australians Break Superhero Costume World Record

by Colleen Egan (Subscribe to Colleen Egan's posts)
Jun 1st 2010 1:00PM

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Filed under: In The News, Weird But True, Movies

A man and his child dressed as Spider-Man participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for the most number of people dressed in superhero costumes. Credit: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images


Spider-Man, Catwoman, Superman and other superheroes (OK, superhero wannabes) gathered in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday in an attempt to crush the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as superheroes in one place.

With 1,245 Aussies taking time off from their busy saving-the-world schedules, they surpassed the previous record of 1,091, which was set in the U.K., The Australian reports. The event was held to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the release of the first DC comic.

"We did it, we broke the record, my brother," shouted Preston Lewis, the managing director of Warner Bros. Consumer Products in Australia.

Here at ParentDish, we think it's time for the superhero-obsessed U.S. to represent. Send out the Bat signal -- this sounds like a challenge.

Related: Right Foot Red, Left Foot Blue: College Students Break World Twister Record

Tags: guiness book of world records, GuinessBookOfWorldRecords, superheroes

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