The TV show came first in '66 with that mask look:



The green comic book costume came in late '67 now influenced by this mask style:



Filmation also started using a similar variation in green (left) in '68:

The Catwoman one was an attempt to try to replicate the effect of the stretch lame they used on the tv series; but, it didn't really translate to the page. The green color was mostly a compromise because of how black costumes looked wit the cheap comic book printing. I didn't mind the design, in the hands of a good artist, like Carmine Infantino. However, I still prefer the revised Golden Age costume they used for her, in the Bronze Age. They went back to tradition, but updated the mas a bit, as well as the boots and basic lines of the suit.

I liked the Perez Wonder Man design, for the basic shapes; but, hated the color scheme.

Grell said he just decided to remove the pink cloth and have pink skin as a replacement. I never questioned it, as a kid, as he was wearing it when I first saw the comic. I always thought it looked kind of cool, because it was different. It was only when I was older that I thought it was odd looking and even later before I realized that the reason it looked odd was because I realized it looked like a corset. Thing is, it wasn't the only man-corset in comics, if you look around, a bit.

Cockrum's Legion costumes were very much "of their time," as they reflect the kinds of things you saw in fashion and clubs, in movies and such, and it was different than the normal, in comics. It dated pretty fast; but, they were far more interesting than most of the Silver Age designs and a good portion of what followed, in later designs. The only Legion revamp, from a later time, I really liked, for the costume designs was the Legionaires thing, with the Chris Spouse designs, where it was sort of a team uniform, but with individualized elements.

The Supergirl thigh boots are a reflection of the time, as that was a popular trend in fashion and readers were imitating what they saw in magazines. I always liked the red hot pants and puffy blue blouse look; but, there again, that was in my formative years. I still thought it looked better than her 80s dance look...

I actually like that one--although the black version may be even better. It's striking; it definitely conveys 'cat'; the cat head is slightly unnerving; and you can change identities just by the ditching the mask. (The collar on the dress is slightly exaggerated, but the cape was an actual fashion accessory of the time.)

Bob Kane

IIRC, Reilly had no job and little money when he made that suit, so it's appropriate it's more utilitarian than the average superhero costume.