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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** The Man of Steel practically [[TropeCodifier started this]].
** Most other members of the Superman Family wear one as well: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Steel}}, [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Mon-El]], the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks original]] and [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Jon Kent]] versions of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, the [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin's version of Superwoman; and even the animals like ComicBook/{{Krypto|TheSuperDog}} the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Comet the Super-Horse, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. The Kon-El version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the most notable exception.
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertaining that Comet has super-powers Supergirl decides to give him a cape immediately, since ''obviously'' he will need wearing capes if he is going to be her super-sidekick.
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides with a Superman toy, gets its cape on him and does not try to remove it. Since the cat was going to be a superhero sidekick, the narrative ensured that he got a cape immediately.
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from his spacecraft and is similarly invulnerable as he is. This makes it useful for shielding normal humans from dangers.
** The Man of Steel practically [[TropeCodifier started this]].
** Most other members of the Superman Family wear one as well: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Steel}}, [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Mon-El]], the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks original]] and [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Jon Kent]] versions of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, the [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin's version of Superwoman; and even the animals like ComicBook/{{Krypto|TheSuperDog}} the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Comet the Super-Horse, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. The Kon-El version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the most notable exception.
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertaining that Comet has super-powers Supergirl decides to give him a cape immediately, since ''obviously'' he will need wearing capes if he is going to be her super-sidekick.
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides with a Superman toy, gets its cape on him and does not try to remove it. Since the cat was going to be a superhero sidekick, the narrative ensured that he got a cape immediately.
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from his spacecraft and is similarly invulnerable as he is. This makes it useful for shielding normal humans from dangers.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
**''ComicBook/AstroCity'': Samaritan, Beautie, The Man of Steel practically [[TropeCodifier started this]].
** Most other members ofConfessor and Altar Boy, El Hombre and Bravo, Mermaid, Starwoman. The series, typically, acknowledges the Superman Family wear one as well: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Steel}}, [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Mon-El]], the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks original]] and [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Jon Kent]] versions of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, the [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin's version of Superwoman; and even the animals like ComicBook/{{Krypto|TheSuperDog}} the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Comet the Super-Horse, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. The Kon-El version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the most notable exception.
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertainingpotential disadvantages but posits that Comet has super-powers Supergirl decides to give him a people will work around them, for instance by applying low-friction coatings that prevent adversaries grabbing the cape immediately, since ''obviously'' he will need wearing capes if he is going to be her super-sidekick.
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides withduring a Superman toy, gets its cape on him and does not try to remove it. Since the cat was going to be a superhero sidekick, the narrative ensured that he got a cape immediately.
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from his spacecraft and is similarly invulnerable as he is. This makes it useful for shielding normal humans from dangers.fight.
**
** Most other members of
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertaining
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides with
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from his spacecraft and is similarly invulnerable as he is. This makes it useful for shielding normal humans from dangers.
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* Lampshaded in a story arc of ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman''. Batman and Superman find themselves in an alternate universe where there are still superheroes, but none of them wear capes. When Superman appears, the locals find him strange not because of his powers, but because he's wearing a garment that went out of fashion centuries ago.
* Deconstructed (like everything else) in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Dollar Bill was a former football player hired by a bank when they realized that having their own personal superhero on payroll was a great way to cash in on the masked vigilante craze. The costume was designed by the marketing department, who were going for style over practicality and thought that the cape added visual appeal. It ended up [[spoiler:[[CapeSnag getting caught in a revolving door]] while he was trying to stop a robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot him point-blank in the chest.]]
** Nite Owl I's original costume had a cape, but when he failed to master the art of walking around ''his own house'' with it on without the cape catching on things, he got rid of it.
** Aside from Captain Metropolis and the second-generation Nite Owl, none of the other superheroes wore capes -- until the very skilled, arrogant, grandiloquent Ozymandias dialed the whole superhero costume thing up a notch.
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* In ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'', it is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ComicBook/{{Incandescence}} wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* Generally, characters designed by Creator/JackKirby tend not to wear cape, unless they are supposed to appear regal (Thor, Magneto, Doom...)
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange and his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_Levitation Cloak of Levitation]]. While he attire is rather nostalgic; it's Justified since his cape is 1) part of the inheritance of the Sorcerer Supreme and 2) very useful..[[note]]Known powers include flight, damage resistance, shapeshifting into other clothes (which might explain why it normally looks more like a cape with a MysticalHighCollar than a cloak), and movement according to its' wearers' will, while the movie seemingly gave it a mind of its own.[[/note]]
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], though it's an unusually short one that's draped over one shoulder (military-style, akin to the Napoleonic-era ''pelisse'' jacket); his DistaffCounterpart Mary Marvel and {{Kid Sidekick}} Captain Marvel Jr. have more traditional versions. In a sort of {{Inversion}} ("Supervillains DON'T Wear Capes"), his EvilCounterpart Black Adam wears an almost identical costume, except that it's [[DarkIsEvil black]] and capeless.
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' examples: Samaritan, Beautie, The Confessor and Altar Boy, El Hombre and Bravo, Mermaid, Starwoman. The series, typically, acknowledges the potential disadvantages but posits that people will work around them, for instance by applying low-friction coatings that prevent adversaries grabbing the cape during a fight.
* When ComicBook/CaptainAmerica stopped [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing the stars and stripes]] and took the name "Nomad", he stitched himself a costume and decided to include a full-length cape. Why not? He'd always sort of wanted one. The first time he went into action, he tripped on that cape and missed catching the bad guys, one of whom snarked as she was escaping that she'd always hoped she'd see that happen. Promptly he tore the cape off. It was never seen again.
* Deconstructed (like everything else) in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Dollar Bill was a former football player hired by a bank when they realized that having their own personal superhero on payroll was a great way to cash in on the masked vigilante craze. The costume was designed by the marketing department, who were going for style over practicality and thought that the cape added visual appeal. It ended up [[spoiler:[[CapeSnag getting caught in a revolving door]] while he was trying to stop a robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot him point-blank in the chest.]]
** Nite Owl I's original costume had a cape, but when he failed to master the art of walking around ''his own house'' with it on without the cape catching on things, he got rid of it.
** Aside from Captain Metropolis and the second-generation Nite Owl, none of the other superheroes wore capes -- until the very skilled, arrogant, grandiloquent Ozymandias dialed the whole superhero costume thing up a notch.
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* In ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'', it is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ComicBook/{{Incandescence}} wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* Generally, characters designed by Creator/JackKirby tend not to wear cape, unless they are supposed to appear regal (Thor, Magneto, Doom...)
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange and his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_Levitation Cloak of Levitation]]. While he attire is rather nostalgic; it's Justified since his cape is 1) part of the inheritance of the Sorcerer Supreme and 2) very useful..[[note]]Known powers include flight, damage resistance, shapeshifting into other clothes (which might explain why it normally looks more like a cape with a MysticalHighCollar than a cloak), and movement according to its' wearers' will, while the movie seemingly gave it a mind of its own.[[/note]]
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], though it's an unusually short one that's draped over one shoulder (military-style, akin to the Napoleonic-era ''pelisse'' jacket); his DistaffCounterpart Mary Marvel and {{Kid Sidekick}} Captain Marvel Jr. have more traditional versions. In a sort of {{Inversion}} ("Supervillains DON'T Wear Capes"), his EvilCounterpart Black Adam wears an almost identical costume, except that it's [[DarkIsEvil black]] and capeless.
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' examples: Samaritan, Beautie, The Confessor and Altar Boy, El Hombre and Bravo, Mermaid, Starwoman. The series, typically, acknowledges the potential disadvantages but posits that people will work around them, for instance by applying low-friction coatings that prevent adversaries grabbing the cape during a fight.
* When ComicBook/CaptainAmerica stopped [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing the stars and stripes]] and took the name "Nomad", he stitched himself a costume and decided to include a full-length cape. Why not? He'd always sort of wanted one. The first time he went into action, he tripped on that cape and missed catching the bad guys, one of whom snarked as she was escaping that she'd always hoped she'd see that happen. Promptly he tore the cape off. It was never seen again.
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* Lampshaded in a story arc of ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman''. Batman and ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'': Averted, as Booster was specifically told by Superman find themselves in an alternate universe where there are still superheroes, but none of them wear capes. When Superman appears, the locals find him strange not because of his powers, but because he's that he couldn't handle wearing a garment cape.
* ''ComicBook/TheCape'': Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's comic had a blanket thatwent out of fashion centuries ago.
* Deconstructed (like everything else) in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Dollar Billwas turned into a former football player hired by a bank when they realized that having their own personal superhero on payroll was a great way to cash in on the masked vigilante craze. The costume was designed by the marketing department, who were going for style over practicality cape, and thought he wore it as a kid when playing with his brother as superheroes. As an adult, he discovers that the cape added visual appeal. It ended up [[spoiler:[[CapeSnag getting caught in a revolving door]] while makes him able to fly. His full "costume" is just his cape. [[spoiler:Then he was trying to stop kills his ex-girlfriend and we discover that, as a robbery, at which point one of child, he played the robbers shot him point-blank in supervillain. In its first issue, the chest.main character starts as the Woobie, becomes an IronWoobie and then treats us to a sudden FaceHeelTurn to became a VillainProtagonist. Brilliant.]]
** Nite Owl I's original costume had a cape, but when he failed to master the art of walking around ''his own house'' with it on without the cape catching on things, he got rid of it.
** Aside from* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'': When Captain Metropolis and the second-generation Nite Owl, none of the other superheroes wore capes -- until the very skilled, arrogant, grandiloquent Ozymandias dialed the whole superhero costume thing up a notch.
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* In ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'', it is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ComicBook/{{Incandescence}} wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* Generally, characters designed by Creator/JackKirby tend not to wear cape, unless they are supposed to appear regal (Thor, Magneto, Doom...)
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange and his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_Levitation Cloak of Levitation]]. While he attire is rather nostalgic; it's Justified since his cape is 1) part of the inheritance of the Sorcerer Supreme and 2) very useful..[[note]]Known powers include flight, damage resistance, shapeshifting into other clothes (which might explain why it normally looks more like a cape with a MysticalHighCollar than a cloak), and movement according to its' wearers' will, while the movie seemingly gave it a mind of its own.[[/note]]
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], though it's an unusually short one that's draped over one shoulder (military-style, akin to the Napoleonic-era ''pelisse'' jacket); his DistaffCounterpart Mary Marvel and {{Kid Sidekick}} Captain Marvel Jr. have more traditional versions. In a sort of {{Inversion}} ("Supervillains DON'T Wear Capes"), his EvilCounterpart Black Adam wears an almost identical costume, except that it's [[DarkIsEvil black]] and capeless.
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' examples: Samaritan, Beautie, The Confessor and Altar Boy, El Hombre and Bravo, Mermaid, Starwoman. The series, typically, acknowledges the potential disadvantages but posits that people will work around them, for instance by applying low-friction coatings that prevent adversaries grabbing the cape during a fight.
* When ComicBook/CaptainAmericaAmerica stopped [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing the stars and stripes]] and took the name "Nomad", he stitched himself a costume and decided to include a full-length cape. Why not? He'd always sort of wanted one. The first time he went into action, he tripped on that cape and missed catching the bad guys, one of whom snarked as she was escaping that she'd always hoped she'd see that happen. Promptly he tore the cape off. It was never seen again.
* ''ComicBook/TheCape'': Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's comic had a blanket that
* Deconstructed (like everything else) in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':
** Dollar Bill
** Aside from
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* In ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'', it is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ComicBook/{{Incandescence}} wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* Generally, characters designed by Creator/JackKirby tend not to wear cape, unless they are supposed to appear regal (Thor, Magneto, Doom...)
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange and his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_Levitation Cloak of Levitation]]. While he attire is rather nostalgic; it's Justified since his cape is 1) part of the inheritance of the Sorcerer Supreme and 2) very useful..[[note]]Known powers include flight, damage resistance, shapeshifting into other clothes (which might explain why it normally looks more like a cape with a MysticalHighCollar than a cloak), and movement according to its' wearers' will, while the movie seemingly gave it a mind of its own.[[/note]]
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], though it's an unusually short one that's draped over one shoulder (military-style, akin to the Napoleonic-era ''pelisse'' jacket); his DistaffCounterpart Mary Marvel and {{Kid Sidekick}} Captain Marvel Jr. have more traditional versions. In a sort of {{Inversion}} ("Supervillains DON'T Wear Capes"), his EvilCounterpart Black Adam wears an almost identical costume, except that it's [[DarkIsEvil black]] and capeless.
* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' examples: Samaritan, Beautie, The Confessor and Altar Boy, El Hombre and Bravo, Mermaid, Starwoman. The series, typically, acknowledges the potential disadvantages but posits that people will work around them, for instance by applying low-friction coatings that prevent adversaries grabbing the cape during a fight.
* When ComicBook/CaptainAmerica
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* ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'' wears a very dramatic green hooded cape, and not much else.
* ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'s cape is a BadassCape all by itself thanks to its VoluntaryShapeshifting.
* There's a Polish superhero spoof, ''ComicBook/ChinchillaMan''. Chinchilla Man's team employs one caped hero, who is rather useless, but teams with caped heroes receive funding from European Union.
* As befits its founding in the 1940s, the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica has had a multitude of caped members: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Scott the first]] Franchise/GreenLantern, ComicBook/DoctorFate, the Spectre, Hourman, the Sandman, ComicBook/TheAtom, Doctor Mid-Nite, Batman, Superman, Robin, ComicBook/PowerGirl, the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, ComicBook/RedTornado, Miss America, Captain Marvel, Obsidian...
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor is an old-school god, after all.
* ComicBook/TheSentry, Marvel's [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent version of Superman]], probably has to wear a cape.
* ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} from ''ComicBook/XMen''. In her case, it's got a practical effect: the extra surface area it gives her makes it easier for her to fly, since her flight is performed by manipulating air currents. She can fly without the cape, but not quite as well.
* ComicBook/ScarletWitch does the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ComicBook/TheVision: Justified originally because he used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ComicBook/BoosterGold was told by Superman that he couldn't handle wearing a cape.
* Spider-Man villain Mysterio: Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
* [[ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody Quantum]] wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ComicBook/OrientMen, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister, both of X-Men books, usually wear capes.
* Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's ''The Cape'' had a blanket that was turned into a costume cape, and he wore it as a kid when playing with his brother as superheroes. As an adult, he discovers that the cape makes him able to fly. His full "costume" is just his cape. [[spoiler:Then he kills his ex-girlfriend and we discover that, as a child, he played the supervillain. In its first issue, the main character starts as the Woobie, becomes an IronWoobie and then treats us to a sudden FaceHeelTurn to became a VillainProtagonist. Brilliant.]]
* Justice of the New Warriors and Avengers wears one. Being telekinetic, he can pretty easily keep the cape from getting in the way.
* Prodigy has a big red one. Back when he was an alternate identity of Spider-Man, the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* Franchise/WonderWoman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* Captain Carrot and Alley Kat Abra of the [[ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Zoo Crew]] wear capes. Hers has an optional hood.
* Surprisingly rare in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', but there are a few examples, such as Mon-El, Princess Projectra, and Thunder. Lightning Lad wore one in his early days.
* The heroes in ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'' eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.
* ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'s cape is a BadassCape all by itself thanks to its VoluntaryShapeshifting.
* There's a Polish superhero spoof, ''ComicBook/ChinchillaMan''. Chinchilla Man's team employs one caped hero, who is rather useless, but teams with caped heroes receive funding from European Union.
* As befits its founding in the 1940s, the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica has had a multitude of caped members: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Scott the first]] Franchise/GreenLantern, ComicBook/DoctorFate, the Spectre, Hourman, the Sandman, ComicBook/TheAtom, Doctor Mid-Nite, Batman, Superman, Robin, ComicBook/PowerGirl, the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, ComicBook/RedTornado, Miss America, Captain Marvel, Obsidian...
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor is an old-school god, after all.
* ComicBook/TheSentry, Marvel's [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent version of Superman]], probably has to wear a cape.
* ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} from ''ComicBook/XMen''. In her case, it's got a practical effect: the extra surface area it gives her makes it easier for her to fly, since her flight is performed by manipulating air currents. She can fly without the cape, but not quite as well.
* ComicBook/ScarletWitch does the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ComicBook/TheVision: Justified originally because he used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ComicBook/BoosterGold was told by Superman that he couldn't handle wearing a cape.
* Spider-Man villain Mysterio: Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
* [[ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody Quantum]] wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ComicBook/OrientMen, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister, both of X-Men books, usually wear capes.
* Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's ''The Cape'' had a blanket that was turned into a costume cape, and he wore it as a kid when playing with his brother as superheroes. As an adult, he discovers that the cape makes him able to fly. His full "costume" is just his cape. [[spoiler:Then he kills his ex-girlfriend and we discover that, as a child, he played the supervillain. In its first issue, the main character starts as the Woobie, becomes an IronWoobie and then treats us to a sudden FaceHeelTurn to became a VillainProtagonist. Brilliant.]]
* Justice of the New Warriors and Avengers wears one. Being telekinetic, he can pretty easily keep the cape from getting in the way.
* Prodigy has a big red one. Back when he was an alternate identity of Spider-Man, the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* Franchise/WonderWoman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* Captain Carrot and Alley Kat Abra of the [[ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Zoo Crew]] wear capes. Hers has an optional hood.
* Surprisingly rare in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', but there are a few examples, such as Mon-El, Princess Projectra, and Thunder. Lightning Lad wore one in his early days.
* The heroes in ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'' eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.
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* ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'' wears a very dramatic green hooded cape, ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'': Captain Carrot and not much else.
Alley Kat Abra of the Zoo Crew wear capes. Hers has an optional hood.
*ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'s cape is a BadassCape all by itself thanks to its VoluntaryShapeshifting.
* There's a''ComicBook/ChinchillaMan'': In the Polish superhero spoof, ''ComicBook/ChinchillaMan''. Chinchilla Man's team employs one caped hero, who is rather useless, but teams with caped heroes receive funding from European Union.
*As befits its founding in the 1940s, the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica has had a multitude of caped members: [[http://en.''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'': Doctor Strange and his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Scott org/wiki/Cloak_of_Levitation Cloak of Levitation]]. While he attire is rather nostalgic; it's Justified since his cape is 1) part of the first]] Franchise/GreenLantern, inheritance of the Sorcerer Supreme and 2) very useful..[[note]]Known powers include flight, damage resistance, shapeshifting into other clothes (which might explain why it normally looks more like a cape with a MysticalHighCollar than a cloak), and movement according to its' wearers' will, while the movie seemingly gave it a mind of its own.[[/note]]
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Alan Scott, the [[ComicBook/GreenLantern1941 Golden Age Green Lantern]], wore a black cape with a green interior and a large collar that goes around his head.
* ''ComicBook/{{Incandescence}}'': Incandescence wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'': As befits its founding in the 1940s, the JSA has had a multitude of caped members: ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/DoctorFate, the Spectre, Hourman, the Sandman, ComicBook/TheAtom, Doctor Mid-Nite, Batman, Superman, Robin, ComicBook/PowerGirl, the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, ComicBook/RedTornado, Miss America, Captain Marvel, Obsidian...
*ComicBook/TheMightyThor ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': Surprisingly rare, but there are a few examples, such as Mon-El, Princess Projectra, and Thunder. Lightning Lad wore one in his early days.
* ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'': It is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Thor has one, as he is an old-school god, after all.
*ComicBook/TheSentry, ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'': Justice wears one. Being telekinetic, he can pretty easily keep the cape from getting in the way.
* ''ComicBook/OrientMen'': Orient Men, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'': The heroes eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.
* ''ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody'': Quantum wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ''ComicBook/{{Quasar}}'': Quasar wears one with a sparkling star pattern on the inside and big shoulder pads that join in the middle of his chest with a star emblem.
* ''ComicBook/ScarletWitch'': Scarlet Witch has one to go with the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ''ComicBook/TheSentry'': The Sentry, Marvel's [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent version of Superman]], probably has to wear a cape.
*ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Captain Marvel, though it's an unusually short one that's draped over one shoulder (military-style, akin to the Napoleonic-era ''pelisse'' jacket); his DistaffCounterpart Mary Marvel and {{Kid Sidekick}} Captain Marvel Jr. have more traditional versions. In a sort of {{Inversion}} ("Supervillains DON'T Wear Capes"), his EvilCounterpart Black Adam wears an almost identical costume, except that it's [[DarkIsEvil black]] and capeless.
* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'': Spawn's cape is a BadassCape all by itself thanks to its VoluntaryShapeshifting.
* ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'': The Spectre wears a very dramatic green hooded cape, and not much else.
* ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}. Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
** Prodigy, one of the four alternate identies designed by Spider-Man in ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis1998'', has a big red one. This is intentional, as the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** The Man of Steel practically [[TropeCodifier started this]].
** Most other members of the Superman Family wear one as well: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Steel}}, [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Mon-El]], the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks original]] and [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Jon Kent]] versions of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, the [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin's version of Superwoman; and even the animals like ComicBook/{{Krypto|TheSuperDog}} the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Comet the Super-Horse, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. The Kon-El version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the most notable exception.
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertaining that Comet has super-powers Supergirl decides to give him a cape immediately, since ''obviously'' he will need wearing capes if he is going to be her super-sidekick.
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides with a Superman toy, gets its cape on him and does not try to remove it. Since the cat was going to be a superhero sidekick, the narrative ensured that he got a cape immediately.
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from''ComicBook/XMen''.his spacecraft and is similarly invulnerable as he is. This makes it useful for shielding normal humans from dangers.
* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': Lampshaded in a story arc. Batman and Superman find themselves in an alternate universe where there are still superheroes, but none of them wear capes. When Superman appears, the locals find him strange not because of his powers, but because he's wearing a garment that went out of fashion centuries ago.
* ''ComicBook/TheVision'': Justified originally because the Vision used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Deconstructed:
** Dollar Bill was a former football player hired by a bank when they realized that having their own personal superhero on payroll was a great way to cash in on the masked vigilante craze. The costume was designed by the marketing department, who were going for style over practicality and thought that the cape added visual appeal. It ended up [[spoiler:[[CapeSnag getting caught in a revolving door]] while he was trying to stop a robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot him point-blank in the chest.]]
** Nite Owl I's original costume had a cape, but when he failed to master the art of walking around ''his own house'' with it on without the cape catching on things, he got rid of it.
** Aside from Captain Metropolis and the second-generation Nite Owl, none of the other superheroes wore capes -- until the very skilled, arrogant, grandiloquent Ozymandias dialed the whole superhero costume thing up a notch.
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Wonder Woman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister usually wear capes.
** ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}. In her case, it's got a practical effect: the extra surface area it gives her makes it easier for her to fly, since her flight is performed by manipulating air currents. She can fly without the cape, but not quite aswell.
* ComicBook/ScarletWitch does the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ComicBook/TheVision: Justified originally because he used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ComicBook/BoosterGold was told by Superman that he couldn't handle wearing a cape.
* Spider-Man villain Mysterio: Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
* [[ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody Quantum]] wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ComicBook/OrientMen, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister, both of X-Men books, usually wear capes.
* Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's ''The Cape'' had a blanket that was turned into a costume cape, and he wore it as a kid when playing with his brother as superheroes. As an adult, he discovers that the cape makes him able to fly. His full "costume" is just his cape. [[spoiler:Then he kills his ex-girlfriend and we discover that, as a child, he played the supervillain. In its first issue, the main character starts as the Woobie, becomes an IronWoobie and then treats us to a sudden FaceHeelTurn to became a VillainProtagonist. Brilliant.]]
* Justice of the New Warriors and Avengers wears one. Being telekinetic, he can pretty easily keep the cape from getting in the way.
* Prodigy has a big red one. Back when he was an alternate identity of Spider-Man, the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* Franchise/WonderWoman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* Captain Carrot and Alley Kat Abra of the [[ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Zoo Crew]] wear capes. Hers has an optional hood.
* Surprisingly rare in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', but there are a few examples, such as Mon-El, Princess Projectra, and Thunder. Lightning Lad wore one in his early days.
* The heroes in ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'' eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.well.
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* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Alan Scott, the [[ComicBook/GreenLantern1941 Golden Age Green Lantern]], wore a black cape with a green interior and a large collar that goes around his head.
* ''ComicBook/{{Incandescence}}'': Incandescence wears an extremely short cape that offers no coverage to her butt.
* ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'': As befits its founding in the 1940s, the JSA has had a multitude of caped members: ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/DoctorFate, the Spectre, Hourman, the Sandman, ComicBook/TheAtom, Doctor Mid-Nite, Batman, Superman, Robin, ComicBook/PowerGirl, the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, ComicBook/RedTornado, Miss America, Captain Marvel, Obsidian...
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* ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'': It is said that the reason superheroes favour capes is because they cover your butt (an important consideration when you're running around in spandex).
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Thor has one, as he is an old-school god, after all.
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* ''ComicBook/OrientMen'': Orient Men, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'': The heroes eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.
* ''ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody'': Quantum wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ''ComicBook/{{Quasar}}'': Quasar wears one with a sparkling star pattern on the inside and big shoulder pads that join in the middle of his chest with a star emblem.
* ''ComicBook/ScarletWitch'': Scarlet Witch has one to go with the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ''ComicBook/TheSentry'': The Sentry, Marvel's [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent version of Superman]], probably has to wear a cape.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'': Spawn's cape is a BadassCape all by itself thanks to its VoluntaryShapeshifting.
* ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'': The Spectre wears a very dramatic green hooded cape, and not much else.
* ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}. Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
** Prodigy, one of the four alternate identies designed by Spider-Man in ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis1998'', has a big red one. This is intentional, as the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** The Man of Steel practically [[TropeCodifier started this]].
** Most other members of the Superman Family wear one as well: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Steel}}, [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Mon-El]], the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks original]] and [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Jon Kent]] versions of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, the [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin's version of Superwoman; and even the animals like ComicBook/{{Krypto|TheSuperDog}} the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, Comet the Super-Horse, and Beppo the Super-Monkey. The Kon-El version of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the most notable exception.
** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": After ascertaining that Comet has super-powers Supergirl decides to give him a cape immediately, since ''obviously'' he will need wearing capes if he is going to be her super-sidekick.
** "ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet": Shortly after getting super-powers, Streaky accidentally collides with a Superman toy, gets its cape on him and does not try to remove it. Since the cat was going to be a superhero sidekick, the narrative ensured that he got a cape immediately.
** Flashbacks to Krypton sometimes show Jor-El and other Kryptonians wearing short capes, which is presumably where Clark got the idea.
** In some continuities, Superman's cape is actually the blanket from
* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': Lampshaded in a story arc. Batman and Superman find themselves in an alternate universe where there are still superheroes, but none of them wear capes. When Superman appears, the locals find him strange not because of his powers, but because he's wearing a garment that went out of fashion centuries ago.
* ''ComicBook/TheVision'': Justified originally because the Vision used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Deconstructed:
** Dollar Bill was a former football player hired by a bank when they realized that having their own personal superhero on payroll was a great way to cash in on the masked vigilante craze. The costume was designed by the marketing department, who were going for style over practicality and thought that the cape added visual appeal. It ended up [[spoiler:[[CapeSnag getting caught in a revolving door]] while he was trying to stop a robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot him point-blank in the chest.]]
** Nite Owl I's original costume had a cape, but when he failed to master the art of walking around ''his own house'' with it on without the cape catching on things, he got rid of it.
** Aside from Captain Metropolis and the second-generation Nite Owl, none of the other superheroes wore capes -- until the very skilled, arrogant, grandiloquent Ozymandias dialed the whole superhero costume thing up a notch.
** This deconstruction was carried over into the CGI animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' with heavy nods to Watchmen.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Wonder Woman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister usually wear capes.
** ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}. In her case, it's got a practical effect: the extra surface area it gives her makes it easier for her to fly, since her flight is performed by manipulating air currents. She can fly without the cape, but not quite as
* ComicBook/ScarletWitch does the flamboyant quasi-mystical figure thing.
* ComicBook/TheVision: Justified originally because he used his ability to alter his density to fly by becoming so light that the cape and a mild breeze was enough to get him airborne. Not really referenced much anymore since writers quickly figured out that that required excessively convenient wind patterns all the time.
* ComicBook/BoosterGold was told by Superman that he couldn't handle wearing a cape.
* Spider-Man villain Mysterio: Justified given his propensity for stage and theatrics
* [[ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody Quantum]] wears a cape. Woody thinks they're stupid.
* ComicBook/OrientMen, as part of his [[TheArtifact origins as a parody superhero]].
* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} and Mr. Sinister, both of X-Men books, usually wear capes.
* Deconstructed: The protagonist of Joe Hill's ''The Cape'' had a blanket that was turned into a costume cape, and he wore it as a kid when playing with his brother as superheroes. As an adult, he discovers that the cape makes him able to fly. His full "costume" is just his cape. [[spoiler:Then he kills his ex-girlfriend and we discover that, as a child, he played the supervillain. In its first issue, the main character starts as the Woobie, becomes an IronWoobie and then treats us to a sudden FaceHeelTurn to became a VillainProtagonist. Brilliant.]]
* Justice of the New Warriors and Avengers wears one. Being telekinetic, he can pretty easily keep the cape from getting in the way.
* Prodigy has a big red one. Back when he was an alternate identity of Spider-Man, the character was specifically designed - out of universe - to evoke Golden Age heroes, so it fits rather well.
* Franchise/WonderWoman wears one occasionally -- usually just when she's making a public appearance and wants to look impressive or regal, not when she's out there fighting. However, in Post New-52 Rebirth, Diana has taken to [[https://i.imgur.com/lJD9hrs.jpg utilize capes in missions]].
* Captain Carrot and Alley Kat Abra of the [[ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Zoo Crew]] wear capes. Hers has an optional hood.
* Surprisingly rare in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', but there are a few examples, such as Mon-El, Princess Projectra, and Thunder. Lightning Lad wore one in his early days.
* The heroes in ''ComicBook/PeterCannonThunderbolt2019'' eschew capes, being a practical modern bunch, aside from Baba Yaga's short, un-obstructive design. However, the megalomaniac RealityWarper Thunderbolt is clearly above such concerns, and wears a big cape as part of his generally excessive costume. Given his thematic relationship to Ozymandias from ''Watchmen'' (see above), this is entirely appropriate.
