18 Stars Who Went to Comic-Con in Disguise, From Ben Affleck to Lupita Nyong’o (Photos)

Celebrities avoid the mad crush by going undercover at the San Diego fan event

| August 21, 2017 @ 1:17 PM
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Lupita Nyong'o is the latest star to reveal her true identity at Comic-Con. Click through to see the "Star Wars" star and other celebrities who have walked in disguise among superfans at the annual fan fete in San Diego, California. 
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When she wasn't promoting "Black Panther" in Hall H, Lupita Nyong'o went running around the convention floor in a Pink Ranger outfit at Comic-Con 2017.
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In 2011, Esquire magazine writer Chris Jones accompanied Justin Timberlake at Comic-Con dressed as beloved "Sesame Street" duo Bert and Ernie, respectively.
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While attending 2011's Comic-Con to promote "The Amazing Spider-Man," Andrew Garfield pulled a double-fake by dressing as... Spider-Man.
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Former "Doctor Who" star Matt Smith put on a Bart Simpson mask to walk the floor at the 2013 event.
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Bryan Cranston surprised his co-stars at a "Breaking Bad" panel in 2013 with a creepily realistic Walter White mask.
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Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe left his invisibility cloak at home and donned a Spider-Man costume to attend the 2014 Comic-Con.
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"Batman" star Ben Affleck avoided Batman questions by walking around the convention floor in a Sesame Street shirt and a hideous green mask.
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In 2014, "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson posted pics of himself on Facebook strolling through San Diego as an evil jester.
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Jack Black walked the floor of the 2014 event wearing a Stormtrooper mask but admitted that he didn't fool many people. "Everybody's just like, 'Jack Black, you in there?'" he told MTV News. "And I'm like 'No, it's not me. I don't know what you're talking about.'"
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Samuel L. Jackson mysteriously tweeted this bemasked shot of himself with his castmates from "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in 2014.
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According to science blogger Phil Plait, "Mythbusters" host Adam Savage built this elaborate costume for the 2014 event.
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Former "Hills" star Audrina Patridge went blue as the X-Men character Mystique at the 2014 convention.
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Simon Pegg put a "Star Wars" mask on top of his "Shaun of the Dead" outfit for the 2014 Comic-Con.
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"Game of Thrones" actress Maisie Williams went all out for the 2014 convention, putting on both a Spider-Man mask as well as a Guy Fawkes disguise.
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Marvel star Mark Ruffalo pulled on this creepy mask to wander Comic-Con in 2015.
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While there were plenty of fans who dressed as Jared Leto's green-haired Joker at the 2015 Comic-Con, the "Suicide Squad" star himself went undercover in a baboon mask. "He had no idea. :)" the star wrote in his Instagram caption.
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Josh Hutcherson even surprised his "Hunger Games" co-star Jennifer Lawrence with this old-man mask at the 2015 Comic-Con.
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Big-screen Superman Henry Cavill put on a Guy Fawkes mask and walked the convention floor in 2016 -- and even fooled Will Smith and other stars of DC Comics' "Suicide Squad."  Also Read: Comic-Con 2016: Henry Cavill Fools Will Smith and ‘Superman’ Fans (Video)