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** 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.]]
* Jack Knight of ''[[Starman (Comic Bookcomics)|Starman]]'' sported a bomber jacket ("it gets mighty cold up there") and a pair of goggles ("that staff gets really bright") over civilian clothes - this was in contrast with his father and brother, who as Starman wore the typical [[The Cape|cape]] getup - complete with a green fin on the headpiece. This author [[Space Is an Ocean|wonders what fins have to do with stars]]...
** Would [[Rule of Cool]] cover it?
*** As ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' explained, the fin on the helmet helps you steer.