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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."''|'''Jenny Sparks''', ''[[The Authority]]''}}

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**** [[Fridge Brilliance|Or any one of the other hundred of butlers, doormen, or chauffeurs hanging around the city.]]

** The Green Hornet debuted on radio 17 days prior to the debut of the Phantom and long before Action Comics#1. The public thinks of him as a criminal for profit/racketeer, not a hero.

** In the '40s, the original Sandman's ([[The Sandman|no relation]]) original costume was a suit, [[Badass Longcoat|Long Coat]], fedora and ~~gloves -- with~~ a gas mask.

** In the '40s, the original Sandman's ([[The Sandman|no relation]]) original costume was a suit, [[Badass Longcoat|Long Coat]], fedora and gloves—with a gas mask.

*** For a brief period towards the end of [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]], Sandman was [[Executive Meddling|executive meddled]] into garish yellow-and-purple tights. This was generally regarded as a [[Dork Age]], including by the character himself.

** The Crimson Avenger and Wing, who were [[Captain Ersatz|closely modelled on]] the Hornet and Kato, started out with the trenchcoat-and-fedora look, but quickly gained costumes to distinguish themselves, with a [[Chest Insignia]] resembling a sunburst. When the [[Legacy Character|modern Crimson Avenger]] was introduced, she claimed the insignia was a stylised bullethole, and wore [[Civvie Spandex]] comprising leather pants, a [[Badass Longcoat]] and a T-shirt with a ''real'', blood-spattered bullethole.

** The Crimson Avenger and Wing, who were [[Captain Ersatz|closely modelled on]] the Hornet and Kato, started out with the trenchcoat-and-fedora look, but quickly gained costumes to distinguish themselves, with a [[Chest Insignia]] resembling a sunburst. When the [[Legacy Character|modern Crimson Avenger]] was introduced, she claimed the insignia was a stylised bullethole, and wore Civvie Spandex comprising leather pants, a [[Badass Longcoat]] and a T-shirt with a ''real'', blood-spattered bullethole.

** Of course, the ur-instance of this trope would be ''[[The Shadow]]'', even older than ''The Spirit'', who dresses in a black and red suit, cape and fedora with the only unusual garment being a silk mask over his lower face.

** The Shadow debuted in the pulps and on radio, not comic books or comic strips.

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* The second Mister Terrific started out wearing ordinary clothes, including a leather jacket with his predecessor's "Fair Play" logo on the back. He now sports a full costume, including a stylised jacket with "Fair Play" on the sleeves and "Terrific" on the back.

* The ''[[Sleepwalker]]'' villains Lullaby and Bookworm were examples of villains who didn't wear costumes, doing their nefarious deeds in their regular street clothes.

* When the Wonder Twins became [[Canon Immigrant~~|Canon Immigrants~~]] to the DCU, they wore purple jeans and logo-bearing shirts resembling their [[Superfriends]] uniforms.

* When the Wonder Twins became [[Canon Immigrant]]s to the DCU, they wore purple jeans and logo-bearing shirts resembling their [[Superfriends]] uniforms.

* Shadowman from [[Valiant Comics]] started out wearing a spandex costume. About a year and a half after his debut, he switched to wearing leather pants, boots, leather jacket and a shirt with the logo he used for the spandex costume.

* In the 90's a number of characters adopted the Leather Trenchcoat or Duster look. It was essentially the modern replacement for the cape.

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* Huntress on ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]'' wore black leather and, oddly, no mask. Somehow she still had a secret identity.

* As originally conceived, ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' was going to use spandex costumes, but was shot down by [[Executive Meddling]]. So instead we got Claire's cheerleader outfit in season 1... [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|to very few complaints]].

* For almost two decades, The Riddler wore green spandex covered with question marks, a purple belt, and a purple "burglar" mask. When Frank Gorshin portrayed him on the '60s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV series, he switched between the traditional outfit and a classy [[Civvie Spandex]] ensemble: green suit, purple shirt, bowler hat, and a tie with a prominent question mark on it. Rumor has it that Gorshin disliked the spandex so much that he designed the new outfit himself. The Gorshin ensemble eventually became a [[Canon Immigrant]], and these days, you rarely see Edward wearing spandex in the comics.

* For almost two decades, The Riddler wore green spandex covered with question marks, a purple belt, and a purple "burglar" mask. When Frank Gorshin portrayed him on the '60s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV series, he switched between the traditional outfit and a classy Civvie Spandex ensemble: green suit, purple shirt, bowler hat, and a tie with a prominent question mark on it. Rumor has it that Gorshin disliked the spandex so much that he designed the new outfit himself. The Gorshin ensemble eventually became a [[Canon Immigrant]], and these days, you rarely see Edward wearing spandex in the comics.

** The ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' version of The Riddler wears this outfit exclusively. Unfortunately, ''The New Batman Adventures'' changed his costume back to spandex.

*** in ''[[The Batman]]'', it goes even farther. He's still in spandex with the question-mark cane... But between his complexion and the fact that the long-and-lanky aspect of his hair is only beaten by the long-and-lanky aspect of his BODY, this troper was waiting for the credits to say "Special guest star, [[Marilyn Manson]]."