# Superheroes that wear hats. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667 "2008-07-24T22:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/1 "2008-07-24T22:25:29Z")
Not masks that wrap the head…hats. I can think of a few– [ul] [li]The Golden Age Sandman[/li][li]The Golden Age Flash[/li][li]The Spirit[/li][/ul] Can anybody name some more? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/2 "2008-07-24T22:28:36Z")
Ooo ooo, the Question! And Rorschach. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/3 "2008-07-24T22:35:16Z")
The Crimson Avenger. Vigilante. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/4 "2008-07-24T22:35:34Z")
[Do helmets count?](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Grover) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/5 "2008-07-24T22:38:42Z")
Politenessman! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/6 "2008-07-24T22:57:08Z")
Green Arrow ---
**Author:** ![Foolonthehill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Foolonthehill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foolonthehill)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/7 "2008-07-24T23:02:55Z")
If the power to “cloud mens’ minds” is a super power, then _The Shadow_ works. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/8 "2008-07-24T23:02:58Z")
Green Hornet The Shadow Vigilante (cowboy version) Phantom Stranger ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/9 "2008-07-24T23:11:54Z")
Define “hat.” Do headbands and tiaras count? ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/10 "2008-07-24T23:13:42Z")
[QUOTE=MrSquishy] [Do helmets count?](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Grover) [/QUOTE] Thor, too. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/11 "2008-07-24T23:26:43Z")
The Lone Ranger! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/12 "2008-07-25T00:06:44Z")
The Guardian The Whip Doctor Fate Zatara ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/13 "2008-07-25T00:24:56Z")
Zorro wears a hat over his fashionable black mask. ---
**Author:** ![Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tool\_of\_the\_Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tool_of_the_Conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/14 "2008-07-25T00:31:55Z")
If Vigilante counts, surely Jonah Hex does too. Likewise Zatara’s daughter Zatanna. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/15 "2008-07-25T00:40:09Z")
The original Crimson Avenger The current Sandman Uncle Sam The Bouncing Beatnik The Fighting Yank Gads, helmets just open up a whole slew of characters, so I’ll skip them. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/16 "2008-07-25T00:52:38Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Define “hat.” Do headbands and tiaras count? [/QUOTE] No ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/17 "2008-07-25T00:55:05Z")
[QUOTE=MrSquishy] [Do helmets count?](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Grover) [/QUOTE] Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/18 "2008-07-25T02:09:56Z")
Dark Watcher in _City of Heroes_ Mandrake the Magician ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/19 "2008-07-25T05:00:38Z")
Captain Action ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/20 "2008-07-25T05:16:01Z")
I think BLACKHAWK and his men would qualify as super-heroes, unlike most military types and LADY BLACKHAWK is currently over at BIRDS OF PREY so add her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667.md?page=2)