Posted: 28 July 2025 at 10:16pm | IP Logged | 1
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How’s this for a topic no one is probably interested in but me…?
I was recently thinking about how I think of some superheroes as their civilian identities even when they’re dressed for crime fighting.
When in their uniforms, I almost always refer to the FF by their first names - Ben, Johnny, Reed and Sue.
I usually refer to original X-Men Bobby, Hank, Jean and Scott by their civilian names, while Warren gets called Angel half the time.
The All-New X-Men? I rarely (if ever) refer to Wolverine as Logan, whether he’s in or out of costume. Nightcrawler is usually Nightcrawler. Storm is usually Storm. Kitty is Kitty, and never Shadowcat. (I prefer Sprite, darn it!) And I use Peter more than Colossus.
Spider-Man is usually Spider-Man, and sometimes Spidey, but not Peter.
Captain America and Captain Marvel are either called by their respective hero names or Cap, but not Steve or Billy when in uniform.
Batman is never Bruce, and Superman is probably never Clark, but Wonder Woman is sometimes Diana.
Flash is usually Flash, but occasionally Barry.
Green Arrow is sometimes Ollie.
I usually call the various Green Lanterns by their first names, but that’s probably just to distinguish them from one another. I think Hal might be Hal even if that were not the case though.
Dick, Donna and Wally, yes, but it’s code names for Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire.
Whew! I could go on - I’m lookin’ at you, Alpha Flight! - but I’m really more interested in learning which superheroes (and villains) some of my fellow forum members refer to by first name even when they’re in costume/uniform, and why.
Hello…?
Anyone…?!?
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