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Post by MDG on Jun 30, 2017 9:12:20 GMT -5
Similar to that, has there ever been a character who wears a cape when s/he's "on patrol," posing for covers, doing experiments, hanging out in the cave/satellite/mansion, etc., but takes it off before getting into a mano-a-mano scrap with someone? Wonder Woman
I guess I'll just point out--with WW at least--the cape was added decades after she first appeared, which seems to play into the idea that to be taken seriously (in the DCU anyway) you need a cape. With Black Panther, I wouldn't be surprised if Kirby just forgot about it during the story. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 11:57:42 GMT -5
I guess I'll just point out--with WW at least--the cape was added decades after she first appeared, which seems to play into the idea that to be taken seriously (in the DCU anyway) you need a cape. I know it wasn't introduced until modern times. Did it first show up in the Lynda Carter TV show or in the comic books? The first I remember it in the books was when Perez took over her title in 1986. If in the books what was the first time it appeared? Cei-U! may know! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 30, 2017 17:50:45 GMT -5
Capes!  |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 2, 2017 9:27:51 GMT -5
I guess I'll just point out--with WW at least--the cape was added decades after she first appeared, which seems to play into the idea that to be taken seriously (in the DCU anyway) you need a cape. I know it wasn't introduced until modern times. Did it first show up in the Lynda Carter TV show or in the comic books? The first I remember it in the books was when Perez took over her title in 1986. If in the books what was the first time it appeared? Cei-U! may know! I'm not terribly familiar with Wonder Woman's late '40s/early '50s period so I can't say definitively but as far as I know she first wore a cape to the Earth-Two Batman's funeral in Adventure Comics #462 (March-April 1979). Cei-U! I summon the crossed fingers! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 2, 2017 12:36:26 GMT -5
I absolutely agree. Super-heroes should wear capes or no capes.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 2, 2017 12:48:31 GMT -5
I absolutely agree. Super-heroes should wear capes or no capes. Or neither. Or both. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 2, 2017 12:50:50 GMT -5
I absolutely agree. Super-heroes should wear capes or no capes. Or neither. Or both. And they should wear English Leather. Or nothing at all. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 2, 2017 12:58:12 GMT -5
Should they wear boxers or briefs on top of their leotards?
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 2, 2017 13:04:17 GMT -5
Should they wear boxers or briefs on top of their leotards? I miss this  Wait? What ? |
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 2, 2017 15:11:42 GMT -5
is a no cape like a no prize?
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jul 2, 2017 15:49:37 GMT -5
Who has more capes? DC or Marvel? I would bet on DC but it would be interesting to have a tally to confirmed which company is the ultimate Curator of the Cape!
DC definitely has more memorable cap wearers. Superman without a cape is not the same. Ditto for Bats. But by the same token, Spidey or Hulk with a cape is just silly. It depends on the character. If I were designing a character of my own, I would likely stay away from the cape so maybe that means I am more anti cape. Then again, Batman is my second favourite superhero ever and he wears one.
Can anyone find a character who has donned a costume both with and without a cape and rocked it?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 16:25:14 GMT -5
Who has more capes? DC or Marvel? I would bet on DC but it would be interesting to have a tally to confirmed which company is the ultimate Curator of the Cape! DC definitely has more memorable cap wearers. Superman without a cape is not the same. Ditto for Bats. But by the same token, Spidey or Hulk with a cape is just silly. It depends on the character. If I were designing a character of my own, I would likely stay away from the cape so maybe that means I am more anti cape. Then again, Batman is my second favourite superhero ever and he wears one. Can anyone find a character who has donned a costume both with and without a cape and rocked it? Definitely DC especially in the 40's.
Does Dick Grayson (Robin & Nightwing) count?
Catwoman?
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 3, 2017 13:30:40 GMT -5
Can anyone find a character who has donned a costume both with and without a cape and rocked it? The Golden Age Sandman started out in a suit with a gas mask, hat and cape. The "superhero-ized" version associated with Simon & Kirby had no cape. |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jul 3, 2017 16:01:48 GMT -5
^ Yes but I think the caped costume is far superior than the cape-less versions. Definitely an instance where I don't think he rocked both.
Robin/Nightwing might be one of the few...
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 3, 2017 16:52:45 GMT -5
Can anyone find a character who has donned a costume both with and without a cape and rocked it? The Golden Age Sandman started out in a suit with a gas mask, hat and cape. The "superhero-ized" version associated with Simon & Kirby had no cape. Ah, but superhero-ized Sandman *did* have a cape, as did Sandy, in the three pre-Simon & Kirby episodes in Adventure #69-71. Cei-U! I summon the sartorial savoir-faire! |
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