Q&A for How to Build Your Own Batman Costume

Cut out fins from cardboard or plastic and fasten them to your costume with hot glue or string.

You can get plain black cloth from any fabric store or somewhere like Walmart.

You can wear contact lenses if possible. If you can't do that, then just wear your glasses anyway. It's not a big deal if your costume is slightly unconventional.

Not at all. As long as it's a Batman mask, the scum of Gotham should have no problem remembering you!

Crazy clue works. Put the shirt on and have someone help make sure it's even. Also make sure you have plastic wrap where you'll be glueing the crest, just so the glue doesn't seep through your shirt.

A costume shop, or you can make your own following online tutorials.

You could use black painted cardboard and super or hot glue it on, or you could cover cardboard in felt or fabric and sew or glue it on.

You can wear whatever you'd like. Try to make sure they are the same color, but ultimately it is up to you completely.

The paintball armor and climbing rope could probably be found at a local sporting goods store. As stated above, a ballet store or maybe a crafts store might have some spandex. You could also find a unitard and a utility belt online, perhaps on Amazon. An old iPod or maybe a mifi could be a functional bat tracer.

You can sew white see-through netting onto the eyes of your mask if you would like. However, most people leave this out of the costume for better visibility.

It would take a lot of time and money to get an actual glider cape. You could make a cape that looks like it glides by cutting pointed tips at the bottom of your cape -- making the cape extra wide -- then putting wire framing of plastic poles on the sides of your cape. After that, just hold the sides of your cape up and it will look like gliding bat wings.

If you don't have the materials then don't make it.

wikiHow has a few of these; check out Make a Ninja Costume , Dress Like a Ninja for Halloween , and Make a Ninja Mask .

By using a gray turtleneck, creating the cowl with cloth and using brighter blues.

You don't have to have black superhero boots to make the costume. But having boots would definitely look much better than if you're using some other kind of shoes.

You could try to find a rubber body suit and black leather versions of the Batman gloves. Then you could add black leather boots and a black leather cape. Then try to find a yellow belt and make the logo and put that on to the chest. And then find a mask that either looks like the one he had or a mask that looks similar.

Yes you can have a template and/or a pattern for your costume. It's completely up to you what you want to add to your Batman suit.

Use household items, black clothing, scarves, whatever you can find. Goodwill is a great option for cheap but detailed dress up clothing.

In Batman Beyond, Batman didn't have a cape. He had boosters in his boots. You can also make your own cape from a materials available at a craft store.