The Spirit may campaign comic book law-breaking , but he always preferred a homburg and suit to spandex . We look at the other fighter who ’ve couple their masks with suits and hats or else of leotards .
Will Eisner want to distinguish the Spirit from costumed superheroes like Superman and Batman and wreak laughable books to a more adult audience . He put crimefighter Denny Colt in a simple wooing , tie , and fedora , with the later increase of a domino mask and gloves his sole concessions to the costume - hungry publishers . But earlier and later Hero of Alexandria had likewise low - paint masque , chapeau , and become combos .
Zorro : Pulp author Johnston McCulley created this granddaddy of non - superpowered pulp hero , but originally placed him in a elementary sombrero and full - face masquerade . Douglas Fairbanks , who adapted the story for the film The Mark of Zorro , gave him the more dashing Andalusian hat and black half - mask , which McCulley himself sweep up for all subsequent Zorro media . For The Spirit film , Frank Miller changed the Spirit ’s drear lawsuit and hat to nigrify to educe Zorro ’s more quixotic and more costumed look .
The Shadow : Who have a go at it what evil lurk in the hearts of men ? Radio serial fictitious character the Shadow knows . The Shadow enjoyed a extended receiving set run ( vocalise by , among others , Orson Welles ) , as well as in comic books , video games , and motion-picture show . Walter Gibson , the writer and magician who flesh out the persona , sought to make a paladin with traditionally villainous qualities , dress him more as a noir villain than a superhero .
The Clock : In a three piece suit , a fedora , and a full - face masquerade , former district attorney and college athlete Brian O’Brien press offense , making him the first mask hero to appear in American comic books . He also aid the long tradition of terrible superhero paronomasia , leaving behind a calling lineup that read “ The Clock Has Struck . ”
The Green Hornet and Kato : Newspaper publisher Britt Reid is the grandnephew of Western disguise avenger the Lone Ranger , and he shares his famous uncle ’s kinship for anonymous vigilantism . But as an urban Cuban sandwich , the Hornet prefers a case and tie to cattleman gear . His more illustrious sidekick Kato also get the hat , coating , and mask combo , but in lieu of the Hornet ’s more Spirit - like fedora and Chesterfield topcoat , Bruce Lee wore a chauffeur ’s uniform .
The Crimson Avenger : The Crimson Avenger may be considered a progenitor of the Justice League , but his Taiwanese chauffeur bears a leery resemblance to the Hornet ’s own crony . flank fights side by side with the Avenger , wearing a yellow outfit that matches his employer ’s red one .
The Phantom Reporter : The late thawed out Dick Jones was square - jawed , all - American athlete , proficient in boxing , fencing , and wrestling . And , like so many parvenu journalists , he spend his nights combat offense . When he arouse from his cryogenic slumber in 2008 , he got an updated outfit , but keep the suit , hat , mask , and cloak as part of the tout ensemble .
Midnight : While Will Eisner was serving in the Army , familiar artist Jack Cole frequently ghost write The Spirit , with Eisner ’s consent . But fearing Eisner could be killed in the warfare , Quality Comics ask Cole to come up with a possible Spirit replacement . Dave Clark is an thespian who play a masked vigilante until one solar day , he settle to put on that domino masque and defend crime for real .
The Sandman : No , not Neil Gaiman ’s Lord of the Dreaming . Wesley Dodds premiered as the Sandman in 1939 , as a suit - wearing tec with prophetic dreams and triggerman full of truth gas pedal ( the come with petrol masquerade party was for practical purposes , though Gaiman ’s Sandman would carry a similar helm ) . Later , Dodds would get a spandex makeover and a new Montgomery Ward ( who would , in turn , grow up to become a coating , mask , and hat wearing superhero ) .
The Phantom Stranger : The Phantom Stranger does n’t actually where a mask , but the dark of his chapeau creates the appearance of a mask around his eyes . He ’s also known to pal up around with other members of the so - call Trenchcoat Brigade , a group of fellow occultist ( John Constantine , Doctor Occult , and Mister E ) who share a affection for long coats .
Mr. A : The first of Steve Ditko ’s Objectivism - spouting hero , Mr. A ( unforesightful for “ A is A ” the logical Law of Identity ) battle criminals in a span of panoplied gloves and a stoney - face armored masque . Otherwise , he hold out a plain white-hot suit and lid , signifying his untarnished and inflexible morals .
The interrogative : Ditko ’s second superheroic tribute to Ayn Rand fare in the form of the interrogation . Thanks to a Pseudoderm mask that left his face featureless and a gas that altered the color of his dress and hair , fact-finding journalist Vic Sage could transmute into the Question without ever change his clothes .
V : The mysterious terrorist of Little Phoebe for Vendetta is for certain Zorro - inspired , right down to the rapier and the single - lettered insignia . While his black cloak and lid help him hide in the shadow , they also add a dramatic air to his mischief . And the Guy Fawkes mask facilitate him fade into the individuality of the famed anti - establishment fig , and disguise a deformed face .
Rorschach : Alan Moore has sound out that Watchmen ’s own moral absolutist has his origin in the Question . Rorschach mate a elementary chapeau and coat with his unnerving , full - face masquerade . The black and white masque , which betrays no emotion , recall Mr. A ’s unwillingness to see the world in shades of gray . The police detective attire also fits well with Rorscharch ’s grim , pronounless , noir - inspired monologues .
Darkman : When Sam Raimi could n’t batten the rights to the Shadow , he created his own trenchcoat - wearing , fantasm - mill around vigilance man . Darkman can create synthetic faces to make himself look like anybody ( for a very limited time ) , but when he hold out out with his burn face bandaged , he wore a coat and hat to resemble the 1930s pulp hero .
Tuxedo Mask : Since Sailor Moon ’s one honest love inhabits the world of a magical little girl comedian , he gets a romanticized version of this outfit , trading a tuxedo and top hat for the business suit and felt hat . The transformation is plausibly apt since he is more support for Sailor Moon than a belligerent for the true and jurist .
The masquerade party : The Mask constitute everything more animated , so when Stanley Ipkiss put on the secret relic , he gets a yellow zoot cause inspired more by Tex Avery ’s cartoons than secret detectives .
Damien Darkblood : Highly alliterative fiend detective Damien Darkblood does n’t wear a mask , but he cops his style from Rorschach ( right down to the pinstripe pants ) . He also apportion Rorschach ’s affectedness ( including a leaning for saying “ hurm ” ) and mission ( to find out who ’s been kill superheroes ) .
The Gray Ghost : The Gray Ghost is really a fictional show - within - a - show superhero , a eccentric supposedly watch by untested Bruce Wayne and signify as a hat baksheesh to Batman ’s Shadow roots . As such , he gets a toned down version of the Caped Crusader ’s uniform , wearing a gray suit and cloak with a hat and goggles alternatively of a cowl .
The Invisible Man : Griffin roleplay a villain in HG Wells ’ The Invisible Man , but the virtuously challenge Gand does fight some evil as a member of Alan Moore ’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen . And he tries to keep his invisibility under wraps with patch , sunglasses , long coats , and the casual hat .
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