History Main / CoatHatMask

* The Phantom, Curtis Van Loan

* Josiah Brimstone, Mister Magic, Foreshadow and the Mask of Justice of the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse''. Mask of Justice, particularly, is an homage of the Question and the Spirit.

* Captain Bravo from ''Manga/BusouRenkin'' pulls a version of this. His Arms Alchemy Silver Skin takes the form of a long coat and hat with the hat tilted forward and the collar sticking up to hide his face quite effectively. The entire getup is a self-repairing suit of armor to boot.

* [[ImplacableMan Kroenen]] in the ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' movie has a variation of this in his first appearance; he later loses the [[BadassLongCoat coat]] and [[NiceHat hat]].

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* ''Series/TheJonHederShow'' had Jon & Bill uses these when they go undercover.

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* Franchise/SlyCooper, with caveats: He wears a DominoMask over his natural raccoon mask, his hat is a flat-cap that completes his BlatantBurglar look, his coat is short enough for acrobatics, and he has [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal no pants]].

* The hero of ''{{Exit}}'' wears a black suit, a red cape, and a red scarf.

* In '' Yugioh'', in the virtual world arc, kaiba is confronted by a man wearing a trench coat, sunglasses, mask, and a fedora. As soon as the man starts talking with a thick southern accent, kaiba instantly recognizes the figure as his former righthand man named Lector. But this is an interesting case, because lector wasn't trying to hide his own identity, instead he was hiding the identify of the monster card he had taken the form of, jinzo, which he uses his ability to destroy trap cards later in the duel, all just to screw with kaiba and surprise the audience.

* ''Franchise/TheGreenHornet'' and Kato, in the 1960s TV series, dressed in normal clothes (The Hornet's "costume" is pretty much a dark green overcoat, matching FedoraOfAsskicking, and suit/trousers; in Kato's case, a chauffeur's uniform) and masks.

* The Crimson Avenger (shown here as he appeared in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'') and Wing, who were [[CaptainErsatz closely modeled on]] Franchise/TheGreenHornet and Kato, started out with the trenchcoat-and-fedora look.

* The WoldNewtonUniverse fanfic ''[[http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Judex_Codex.pdf The Judex Codex]]'' implies that many Mystery Men are descended from [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Aragorn, son of Arathorn]], and the outfit is based on a racial memory of Strider's broad-brimmed hat and cloak.

* Metropolitan's costume in FightingMonsters.

* [[Manga/BusouRenkin Captain Bravo]] pulls a version of this. His Arms Alchemy Silver Skin takes the form of a long coat and hat with the hat tilted forward and the collar sticking up to hide his face quite effectively. The entire getup is a self-repairing suit of armor to boot.
* [[Manga/MagicKaito The Kaito Kid]] has a ''white'' tuxedo, top hat, and cape, and a monocle which [[PaperThinDisguise serves as a mask]]

* The [[TropeMaker trope originator]] was Radio/TheShadow, first published in 1931.

A character dressed this way conceals his identity in two ways. Up close, he is noticeable but not identifiable. From afar, he is not even noticeable, because he's basically dressed like everybody else. As might be expected, this mode of dress is most often seen among urban {{Non powered costumed Hero}}es; its resemblance to stereotypical HardboiledDetective garb is no coincidence.

Sometimes a form of CivvieSpandex. This is a common form of costume for the ProtoSuperhero and for the {{Superhero}} archetype known as TheCowl.

Sometimes a form of CivvieSpandex. This is a common form of costume for the {{Superhero}} archetype known as TheCowl.

The good counterpart to the ConspicuousTrenchcoat: MaskPower meets BadassLongcoat!

* Turkey from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' uses a long coat, a [[MaskPower half-mask]] and a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28hat%29 fez]]'' hat.

* The trope originator was Radio/TheShadow, first published in 1931.

* The Red Panda of ''Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'' is a homage to characters like the Shadow and the Spirit, and thus, shares their style.

* [[Literature/SailorNothing The Magnificent Kamen]] is described as this at one point. Usually, he's without the mask, but it was mentioned in one chapter.