Superhero tattoo ideas

62 photos and flash · 29% Realism, 18% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of the Avengers A logo with Captain America's shield, a Hawkeye arrow and a Loki helmet horn, on a limb with freckled skin.
Avengers logo with shield and arrow
Realistic colour tattoo of Captain America's shield on the forearm, with a white star at the centre and torn edges revealing skin.
Captain America shield on a forearm
Four-panel photo of a full colour cartoon leg sleeve tattoo on a leg, featuring Bart Simpson, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man and Venom, shown from the thigh to the calf.
Cartoon leg sleeve across four views
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman in a yellow and navy bodysuit with a purple dragon behind her and HELLO KITTY banners across a rope-framed oval.
Pin-up dragon and banner flash design
Colour realism tattoo of an Iron Man helmet with gold faceplate and red armour on the upper arm, shown against a dark blue and black background.
Iron Man helmet on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of minion characters dressed as superheroes stacked vertically down a calf, with a green minion at the foot, shown in two photos.
Superhero minions stacked up a calf
Colour full sleeve tattoo of Wolverine, Venom, Iron Man and Spider-Man on an arm, shown from three angles.
Marvel characters full sleeve with Wolverine and Venom
Colour realism tattoo of Captain America's star-and-ring shield bursting through cracked skin on the outer forearm.
Captain America shield breaking through skin on a forearm
Colour chibi-style superhero tattoos of Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man and a green monster in a row on both forearms, with the wearer's arms raised towards the camera.
Chibi superhero tattoos on both forearms
Colour tattoo of Captain America in a realistic style on a forearm, showing his blue cowl, white star and part of his red and white shield.
Captain America portrait on a forearm
Painted-style colour tattoo of Batman with a glowing bat emblem on the chest, beside red and black quote lettering, across the left ribs.
Batman and quote tattoo on the ribs
Colour comic-book style tattoo on an upper arm showing Batman, a bat signal and the Joker above a city skyline.
Batman and Joker comic sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a superhero with glasses and a red cape raising a fist, with bold black outlines and dripping lines, on a lower leg.
Superhero with raised fist on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Wonder Woman emblem with yellow and red fills and a bold black outline, sitting on the side of the ribs below a red polka-dot garment.
Wonder Woman emblem on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a LEGO Batman minifigure with spread purple and yellow-shaded wings on an upper arm.
LEGO Batman minifigure on upper arm
Black and grey photo of a caped, cowled hero tattoo across the left side ribs, with a city skyline above the figure.
Caped hero figure on the ribs
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of Batman's head and chest emblem on an upper arm and shoulder.
Batman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a Batman mask on the side of the torso, with a flock of bats breaking away from its edge towards the upper left.
Batman mask dissolving into bats
Traditional flash design of a Wonder Woman pin-up with a lasso and eagle, under a banner reading Liberty Truth Justice, on a parchment-style background.
Wonder Woman pin-up with eagle and banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue Hello Kitty character dressed as Batman, with a red bow, bat symbols and red and yellow BAM and POW comic speech bubbles.
Hello Kitty as Batman on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Batman in a dark city street scene, in blue and brown ink, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Batman on an upper arm in blue tones
Comic-book style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a superhero in a blue cape and cowl holding a smaller figure in a yellow cape, in black, grey, blue and yellow ink.
Comic superhero embrace on ribs
A flash sheet of sixteen colour drawings of cupcakes decorated with superhero motifs, including a wolverine mask, a Captain America shield, a Hulk fist and a skull, with no body placement shown.
Superhero cupcake flash sheet
Colour realism tattoo of a LEGO Iron Man minifigure in red and gold against orange flames, on the calf.
LEGO Iron Man minifigure on a calf
Full-colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon character Darkwing Duck in a cape and fedora, on a lower leg.
Darkwing Duck tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of Iron Man reaching forward with a glowing repulsor palm, rendered in a realistic style on the calf.
Iron Man with glowing repulsor hand on a calf
Colour tattoo of Spider-Man in a leaping pose with grey city buildings behind him, across the forearm of a person sitting in a car.
Spider-Man tattoo on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a Captain America shield with a cracked metal section, a red star and blue and red lightning, on a man's calf.
Captain America shield and lightning on a calf
Sheet of six Iron Man temporary tattoo designs in red and gold, showing the armoured hero in different poses and a glowing arc reactor, with no body part visible.
Iron Man temporary tattoo sheet
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon Spider-Man swinging with a trailing web line, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Chibi Spider-Man on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the comic character Deadpool with arms crossed and crossed swords behind him, on the inner forearm.
Deadpool character on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman, the Joker and a masked villain across an upper back, with the bat logo revealed through torn skin.
Batman, Joker and villain torn-skin back tattoo
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield on a chest, shown as if the skin is torn open to reveal it, with a halftone dot texture.
Superman shield torn through chest skin
Black and grey tattoo of a Batman mask on the upper back that breaks apart into flying bats towards the top right, on a bare shoulder.
Batman mask dissolving into bats on upper back
Black and white flash design of two cat characters with bows, one dressed as Batman and one as Robin, with no body placement shown.
Hello Kitty as Batman and Robin design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a one-eyed yellow Minion in a blue Superman-style costume with a red cape, on the calf.
Superman-costumed Minion on a leg
Sheet of six Avengers-themed tattoo designs showing Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thor and the Hulk in a coloured cartoon style, with no body placement shown.
Avengers temporary tattoo sheet with six characters
Back of a person with a watercolour-style tattoo of superhero emblems, including a hammer, bat, skull and spider, running down the spine on the back.
Superhero emblems watercolour back piece
Black and grey shaded Superman shield tattoo on the upper arm, with a raised, bevelled look around the S.
Superman shield on upper arm
Two realistic tattoos of LEGO minifigures, Batman on one foot and Robin on the other, shown on the top of each foot.
LEGO Batman and Robin tattoos on feet
Colour tattoo of Superman in a comic book style on the inner forearm, with a blue cape flowing up towards a raised fist.
Superman figure and cape on a forearm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a Joker face and a Batman figure with bat symbol, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Joker and Batman leg sleeve
Collage of three colour tattoos: a watercolour Captain America on an arm, a sketchy watercolour portrait of a spiky-haired man, and a cartoon pin-up woman in a black catsuit.
Three character tattoos on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Batman comic scene with BATMAN lettering and a bat symbol across the upper arm.
Batman comic scene on upper arm
Solid black silhouette design of a cartoon cat wearing a Batman costume, with a bat emblem on the chest, a cape and a bow on its head, shown without any body placement.
Batman-styled cat silhouette design
Colour tattoo of a LEGO Superman minifigure with arms raised and a flowing red cape, placed on the ribs.
LEGO Superman tattoo on ribs
Neo-traditional Batman and Catwoman head tattoos with banners and yellow roses on the back of both calves.
Batman and Catwoman calf tattoos
Watercolour-style superhero figure in blue and red with splashed edges, tattooed on the forearm.
Watercolour superhero figure on forearm