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** When asked about the Bat-Hat, the artist responsible justified it with "I took a lot of crap from friends about this hat. But I still like the design. Russia is cold, why can't Batman have a warm hat?"
* Jay Garrick, [[The Flash]], wears his father's [[World War I]] army helmet, modified to look like Mercury's winged hat. It's stylish, it protects his head, ''and'' it's a [[Xena: Warrior Princess|devastating weapon]] when thrown at [[Super Speed]]!
* It might only appear in a single issue of [[Superman]], but still - wouldn't it be neat if he always wore [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209090442/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=28&Itemid=45&limitstart=4 that hat]?
* Some (DC's) Enchantress fans weren't happy that she didn't have [[Robe and Wizard Hat|her trademark witch's hat]] in the ''Shadowpact'' series.
* In an issue of ''[[Books of Magic]]'', [[Zatanna]] is having a conversation about good and evil with the [[Affably Evil]] Tala. The latter is wearing a particularly stylish hat. Zatanna finishes her argument about how good is better with "It's the only thing that keeps me from stealing your hat." Not that Zatanna is any [https://web.archive.org/web/20140319110402/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Zatanna-hughes.png slouch] in the headgear department herself.
* The Mad Hatter is a [[Batman]] villain who not only has a hypnotic (literally) chapeau of his own, but who's fascinated with all headwear, especially the nicest one of all-- Batman's cowl.
** Lots of Batman villains have very nice hats: The Riddler has been known to sport a green bowler hat with a question mark, the Penguin usually wears a massive top hat, and the Joker sometimes accessorizes with a [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016122048/http://www.bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/the-joker.jpg purple gambler hat]. ''Niiiice.''
** Though he only wore it once and it was part of a specific tourist-themed outfit, the Joker's straw-brim hat from [[The Killing Joke|when he shot Barbara Gordon]] is also memorable.
* DC's [[Doctor Fate]] has a helmet which is the source of his power; it originally contained the spirit of Nabu that possessed Fate when he wore it. If put on by an enemy, the helmet would drive them insane. Later on, the helmet also fought evil on its own, approximating a body with his gloves and cape. Although Nabu left the helmet to usher in the new Age of Magic, it still has enough magic to impart knowledge to its host and contend with those that might abuse it for their own ends.
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* K'Kruhk's conic straw hat in ''[[Star Wars]]'' has reached [[Memetic Mutation]] levels on TheForce.Net, where it is referred to simply as "the Hat".
** Ki-Adi-Mundi also wears a wide-brimmed hat at times, most notably in the ''Outlander'' story. It helps hide his very tall head.
* Jughead's [[w:Whoopee cap|Whoopee cap]] in ''[[Archie Comics]]''; he simply wouldn't be Jughead without it.
 
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