At Comic-Con International, a costume reveals more than it hides. The San Diego celebration of pop culture is an annual invitation to declare your tribe, be it Marvel, Middle-earth or Starfleet, and no one enjoys it more than the youngest fans among the 120,000 attendees. The four-day Con wrapped up Sunday but here’s a look back at some of the youngest heroes in the costume parade.
Lukas Elliot, 5, from La Habra, attended his fourth Comic-Con. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Ben Abrena, 3, of San Diego, practices his web-slinging skills in his Spider-Man costume. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Alexia Hurtado-Galvez, 6, from Los Angeles, wears a Spider-Girl costume. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Anna Martinez, 2, from San Diego is dressed as Alice from "Alice in Wonderland," and her brother Julian, 5, is a Power Ranger. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Trey Tremblay, 10, from San Marcos, is decked out in military gear. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Charlotte Williams, 7, from San Diego, attends her second Comi-Con as Mikaila, a Jedi from "Star Wars." (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Oscar Aramboro, 4, from Tijuana, Mexico, has a Stormtrooper strapped to his back. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Gage Fredricks,12, is dressed as Professor Chaos from "South Park" at his first Comic-Con. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Atticus Vanarsdale, 15, and his 9-year-old brother Louie are dressed as characters from "Adventure Time" at Comic-Con International in San Diego in 2011. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Derek Brown, 27, from Fresno and his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Charlotte, wear their Flash T-shirts at their third Comic-Con. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Ysandre Lehrman, 3, from San Diego, has been attending Comic-Con since she was six months old. She is dressed as a princess. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Allen Garcia, 11, of San Diego, is dressed as an Assassin's Creed character. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Kaelynn Forest, 4, from Irvine, attends her fourth Comic-Con as a princess ballerina. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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11-year-old Soren Kenney of San Diego is clad in a Klingon costume. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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11-year-old Soren Kenney (front), his father Brett Kenny (right) and Jurgen Langenbach (left) show off their Klingon costumes. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
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Lukas Elliot, 5, from Lahabra, attends his fourth Comic-Con. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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That’s my son captain America…thank you latimes.com …u made this comic-con special …
Hey that’s me and Charlotte my baby lol.
These two characters BELONG on a Comic-Com and/or Adventure Time commercial! More pleeeeze! Fantastic!