# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/21 "2008-07-25T05:33:53Z")
The Green Arrow and Speedy used to wear hats. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/22 "2008-07-25T07:12:23Z")
[The Hulk](http://www.komar.org/christmas/pictures/2006/2006_11_25_hulk-santa-hat.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/23 "2008-07-25T14:49:48Z")
[Bulletman and Bulletgirl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletman) ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/24 "2008-07-25T15:05:06Z")
[Darkwing Duck](http://www.mystiesplace.com/pages/darkwing/darkwing.html), and of course, Launchpad McQuack. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/25 "2008-07-25T16:20:37Z")
[QUOTE=Tool of the Conspiracy] If Vigilante counts, surely Jonah Hex does too. Likewise Zatara’s daughter Zatanna. [/QUOTE] I only ever remember her wearing that lobster-looking thing on her head. Did she wear a top hat like a stage magician at one point? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/26 "2008-07-25T16:28:26Z")
Top hat and fishnet stockings. Yowsa. Linkie with pics. Worksafe, of course. [Zatanna - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatanna) ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/27 "2008-07-25T16:51:02Z")
Van Helsing (the character played by Hugh Jackman, which I was told also has some comic book appearances). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/28 "2008-07-25T17:44:30Z")
[QUOTE=DrFidelius] Top hat and fishnet stockings. Yowsa. Linkie with pics. Worksafe, of course. [Zatanna - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatanna) [/QUOTE] Ah, I see. [This](http://bluedevil.uatu.net/friends/images/Zatanna.JPG) is the Zatanna I remember. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/29 "2008-07-25T17:51:30Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] Zorro wears a hat over his fashionable black mask. [/QUOTE] Yes, but it needs re-blocking. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/30 "2008-07-25T17:52:56Z")
The indomitable Ma Hunkel, the original [Red Tornado](http://members.tripod.com/originalvigilante/tornado.htm), wore a cooking pot on her head. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/31 "2008-07-25T18:09:03Z")
Doctor Occult Darkman Doctor Fate (helmet) V ---
**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, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/32 "2008-07-25T22:42:38Z")
Well, this thread is doing nicely. Any others? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/33 "2008-07-25T23:03:00Z")
El Kabong ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/34 "2008-07-25T23:21:18Z")
12(?)-year-old [Molly Hayes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Runaways2-21preview.jpg), aka “Princess Powerful” aka “Bruiser” of Marvel’s _Runaways_ wears a cute [bunny](http://kawaiinekohat.com/KNH/hats.html) [hat](http://www.themouseworks.com/YouthBunny.htm) most of the time. (Molly is cool. One time when Wolverine was hassling her while she was hiding in a church, she punched him the full length of the sanctuary, through the heavy wood doors, and into the building across the street.) ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/35 "2008-07-26T01:57:16Z")
AH! Golden Age Atom (Second Uniform) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/36 "2008-07-26T03:50:30Z")
[Magic Mongo](http://www.70slivekidvid.com/magic.htm) from the [Krofft Supershow](http://www.70slivekidvid.com/krofft.htm). (There was also a comic book.) ---
**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 26, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/37 "2008-07-26T08:10:02Z")
Resurrection Man Big Ben, the Man with No Time for Crime Greyshirt Lady Luck Dum Dum Dugan ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/38 "2008-07-26T08:12:59Z")
Do you consider Popeye the Sailor to be a superhero? ---
**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 26, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/39 "2008-07-26T11:06:47Z")
[QUOTE=Jeff Lichtman] Do you consider Popeye the Sailor to be a superhero? [/QUOTE] No, I do not. I consider him a deformed sailor with a serious substance abuse problem. ---
**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 26, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667/40 "2008-07-26T14:13:15Z")
Herbie, the Fat Fury wore . . . well, [headgear](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Herbie-fat-fury-200.jpg), if of an unusual sort. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-that-wear-hats/457667.md?page=3)