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* [[The Punisher]] wears them.
* [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'s Gambit wears gloves that are missing fingers, perhaps as a nod to his past as a thief. Also, his mutant ability to kinetically charge (i.e. blow up) objects depended on him touching the object. If he wore full gloves, he would only be able to blow up his gloves.
* Most archer superheroes, when they ''should'' be using [https://web.archive.org/web/20190918181725/http://tinyvoqrzkhj.freepod.ccco/vzovv archery gloves]{{Dead link}}. For the uninitiated, archery gloves are the ''exact opposite'' of these. They cover the tips of the bowstring fingers as far as the second knuckle on the palm side, but leave the rest of the hand exposed. For beginner or casual archers, there is also a tab finger guard as an alternative. That being said most professional archers (recurve, compound use release aids) prefer a finger tab due to the more consistent release of the arrow, a fingerless glove is perfectly good for the bow hand (the one that doesn't hold the string) and in cold weather can be helpful, a fingerless glove may also be combined with a finger-tab if the cut-out is low enough.
** DC's [[Green Arrow]].
** Marvel's [[Hawkeye]]. They were handwaved by the fact that for a time, he labeled and selected his [[Trick Arrow|trick arrows]] by touch.
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