It was as if Barrow and Furness was facing a world-ending threat on Thursday with the number of superheroes that appeared on the streets.

For World Book Day, children across the region were given the chance to dress up as their favourite fictional characters.

To celebrate, we asked our readers to send in the best photos of their kids getting ready for the eagerly awaited day.

There were so many superhero submissions that we had to create a separate gallery to fit them all in!

You can take a look at some of the best that we saw in the gallery above - with the likes of Thor and Captain America - and even Captain Underpants - popping up.