Teens are ready to save prom in their delightful superhero formalwear

Wait, are superpowers included?
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Chloe Bryan
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These teens' superhero prom photos got better reviews than most superhero movies.

A Subiaco, Arkansas prom group gave photographer Johnny Bolinger a day-making surprise when they revealed their superhero formalwear halfway through their pre-prom photo shoot.


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According to Bolinger, Caleb Phillips (Superman) organized the photo shoot — which was pretty standard ... until he told Bolinger they had a surprise.

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When the group told Bolinger what they had planned, he went right along with it. "They posed, I snapped a photo and, well, you see what happened when I posted it later that night!" he told Mashable.

Since the photo hit Facebook, it's gotten over 300,000 likes and nearly the same number of shares — and people are loving the idea for its originality and strikingly orchestrated color coordination.

"I love that the girls were all in on it and they color coordinated with style," wrote one commenter.

One question, though: are superpowers included with the outfits? If so, where can we get some?

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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