History RedIsHeroic / ComicBooks

* FieryRedhead Barbara Gordon -- the first and most widely-known ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}'' -- is one of the crimefighters who protect Gotham.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'':
** Katana wears a yellow and red costume.
** Looker is a redhead.
** Grace Choi has red hair and wears a red and black tank top.

* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's ally Comicbook/TheFalcon, (and his faithful [[NonHumanSidekick bird]], "Redwing").

* Comicbook/DoctorStrange wears black with red accents since his 2011 redesign. His former look (and the costume most closely associated with him) included a distinctive and showy red cloak.

* Comicbook/IronMan's standard color scheme is red and gold, although some of his "specialized" suits buck the trend.

* Though their costumes change constantly, the ComicBook/{{Robin}}s are often drawn with predominantly red costumes (Tim Drake being the most notable one, especially after ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' [[spoiler:when his father died]], as he'd been previously associated with ''green''). And of course, there's Tim Drake as Red Robin.

** Queen ComicBook/{{Mera}}, Aquaman's wife, is a redhead.

* ComicBook/TheFlash, aka "[[SuperheroSobriquets the Scarlet Speedster.]]"

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* Though their costumes change constantly, the ComicBook/{{Robin}}s are often drawn with predominantly red costumes ([[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] being the most notable one, especially after ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' [[spoiler:when his father died]], as he'd been previously associated with ''green''). And of course, there's Tim Drake as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Red Robin]].
* ComicBook/ScarletWitch (as an [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avenger]], anyway) wears a flowing red mantle, a red headdress, and a red LeotardOfPower, which she often pairs with a pink bodysuit for femininity.

** ComicBook/ScarletSpider, natch.
* Superman's cousin ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' is another PrimaryColorChampion. Kara's Supergirl costume includes a red cape, pants, and boots. In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' she wears red clothes even when she is not wearing her costume. When she joined the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lanterns]] in ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', her Red Lantern uniform was red and black.

** For that matter, [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell the other Captain Marvel]] (aka Mar-Vell).

* Franchise/{{Superman}} is a PrimaryColorChampion, including his iconic red cape. He combines it with blue by wearing a blue suit.
* Superman's cousin ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' is another PrimaryColorChampion. Kara's Supergirl costume includes a red cape, pants, and boots. In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' she wears red clothes even when she is not wearing her costume. When she joined the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lanterns]] in ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', her Red Lantern uniform was red and black.
* Comicbook/DoctorStrange wears black with red accents since his 2011 redesign. His former look (and the costume most closely associated with him) included a distinctive and showy red cloak.
* On that note, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor's]] red cape is an iconic part of his costume and a good indicator of his heroic status.
* Though their costumes change constantly, the ComicBook/{{Robin}}s are often drawn with predominantly red costumes ([[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] being the most notable one, especially after ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' [[spoiler:when his father died]], as he'd been previously associated with ''green''). And of course, there's Tim Drake as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Red Robin]].
* During the New 52, ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} replaced his traditional blue trim with red trim. While still a hero, it also reflected him going through a DarkerAndEdgier phase, and he later switched back to blue.
* FieryRedhead Barbara Gordon -the first and most widely-known ''Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}''- is one of the crimefighters who protect Gotham.
* In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'' the two main characters count: Supergirl wears a red cape and boots, and Batgirl is a redhead.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan as well as blue.
** Also ComicBook/SpiderWoman.
** ComicBook/ScarletSpider, natch.

* ComicBook/AntMan's standard costume is primarily red.
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's ally Comicbook/TheFalcon, (and his faithful [[NonHumanSidekick bird]], "Redwing").
** Captain America himself can qualify, though it's worth pointing out that he's associated with red as much as he is with white and blue for [[CaptainPatriotic obvious reasons]].
** However, Cap's arch-enemy is the Red Skull.

* ComicBook/WonderMan
* Crimson Avenger
* ComicBook/PlasticMan
* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'s original costume was mostly ''yellow'', but his classic look is all-red. He is also a redhead.
* ComicBook/GreenArrow:
** Roy Harper (Speedy I/Arsenal/Red Arrow) has red hair and has worn red in all three of his aliases.
** Mia Dearden (Speedy II) originally wore a red and yellow outfit.
** Emiko Queen, Oliver's half-sister, is the new Red Arrow and thus has taken to wearing a red costume.
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} has red ''skin''.
* Deadman is a ghost with chalk-white skin in a red outfit.
* ComicBook/{{Vampirella}} is a heroic vampire that wears a red bikini, also doubling as a LadyInRed. Her alternate outfits also tend to be red. There is also the Sisterhood of the Scarlet Legion, an order of warrior nuns who fight evil. As their name implies, their uniforms are red.
* ComicBook/JeanGrey is a variation. She is a redhead and usually a hero but when she goes [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Phoenix]] her costume becomes [[EvilCostumeSwitch red.]] That
* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}
** Garth as the original Aqualad wore an outfit consisting of a red shirt and blue shorts. As Tempest, he wore a red and black outfit.
** Jackson Hyde aka Kaldur, Garth's successor, also wears a red and black outfit as Aqualad.
** Queen ComicBook/{{Mera}}, Aquaman's wife, is a redhead.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'':
** Katana wears a yellow and red costume.
** Looker is a redhead.
** Grace Choi has red hair and wears a red and black tank top.
* ComicBook/RedSonja
* ComicBook/NewGods: The three primary heroic characters wear red. Orion wears a red suit, Mr Miracle's outfit is red, yellow, and green, and Big Barda's cape is red.
* ''ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon'': Misty Knight wears a red outfit while Colleen Wing has red hair.
* ComicBook/ShangChi tends to wear outfits that are either predominantly red or have some red in them.
* During the "[[ComicBook/MarvelNOW All-New Marvel NOW!]]" relaunch of 2013-2014, the ComicBook/FantasticFour traded in their signature blue uniforms for red and black ones.
* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': The original team consisted of Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash and Aqualad. All of them wore outfits which featured red prominently. They were later joined by Speedy who also wore red.

* Franchise/{{Superman}} is a PrimaryColorChampion, including his iconic red cape. He combines it with BlueIsHeroic by wearing a blue suit.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan as well [[BlueIsHeroic as blue]]

* ComicBook/JeanGrey is a subversion. She is a redhead and usually a hero but when she goes [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Phoenix]] her costume becomes [[EvilCostumeSwitch red.]]

* ComicBook/NewGods: The three most well known heroic characters wear red. Orion wears a red suit, Mr Miracle's outfit is red, yellow, and green, and Big Barda's cape is red.
* ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon: Misty Knight wears a red outfit while Colleen Wing has red hair.

* Satasha is redheaded witch in a {{Stripperiffic}} [[LadyInRed red outfit]] and is one of Lady Death's allies in the Creator/AvatarPress continuity. She is the [[NiceMeanAndInBetween "nice"]] character in the main trio consisting of herself, Wargoth and Lady Death.