Reid Carter, 4, left, and Ethan Carter, 5, center, both of St. Louis, relax Sunday near the Superman statue in Metropolis during the 35th annual Superman Celebration. Organizers of the celebration hoped to bring the Guinness world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Superman back to Metropolis this year, a record they originally set in 2008 with 128 participants, said Karla Ogle, co-chairman of the Superman Celebration. Sunday’s world record attempt brought 268 participants together, falling short of the newest record set by 566 Sears employees from Chicago June 5, said Lisa Gower, co-chariman of the Superman Celebration. “We tried really hard and we knew it was going to be fun,” she said. “We decided to try to beat our personal record and we did.”

Tiffany Blanchette | Daily Egyptian