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{{quote|''"I'm not wearing one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I haven't got the [[Most Common Superpower|bust]] for it."''
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|'''Jenny Sparks''', ''[[The Authority]]''}}
▲{{quote|''"I'm not wearing one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I haven't got the [[Most Common Superpower|bust]] for it."''|'''Jenny Sparks''', ''[[The Authority]]''}}
Superheroes who couple a typical [[The Cape (trope)|Cape's]] outfit with mundane clothes such as jeans and sneakers. This may also be an attempt to keep a classic design but update (or obscure) an otherwise flashy outfit.
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** Storm's initial definitive shift from her gentle [[Team Mom]]/Nature Goddess persona during the '80s was punctuated with both an [[Important Haircut]] and abandonment of her outfit for a black leather tube-top/vest/tight pants/boots ensemble. Some readers took it as her [[Les Yay|coming out]] as well, especially after her "night out" with Yukio.
** Jubilee's signature look is a bright yellow coat worn over her uniform.
* ''[[Animal Man]]:'' When the obscure character was revived in 1988 in his own series, writer [[Grant Morrison]] changed his image by having him wear a denim jacket over his spandex costume. This not only
** The pockets being for mainly carrying around his keys and
** It's generally accepted that Animal Man popularized the leather jacket motif for superheroes throughout the nineties (which is ironic because he'd never ''touch'' leather). It seemed like every superhero suddenly got the urge for a biker jacket after A-Man. If there is another reason for ''Black Knight'' sporting a jacket over his ''medieval armor'', it is surely not a very good one.
*** Buddy Baker did temporarily switch to leather while [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|hunting and culling]] those responsible for killing his wife and kids. Said wife and kids [[Unexplained Recovery|got better.]]
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* ''[[Madman (Comic Book)|Madman]]'' sometimes wears a leather jacket over his costume. Additionally, his costume really is his civilian attire so in a way, he's always wearing civvie spandex.
* Grifter from ''[[Wild CATS]]'' has the longcoat, cargo pants, combat boots version, combined with a [[Cool Mask]].
== [[Film]] ==
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