Over at the JBF they are having a convo about how Marvel have taken to calling Super types as 'Capes'. Going off at a tangent from what the JBF'ers are discussing... 'Why have a Cape'?

I can understand Batman having a cape. The whole Batman thing is a bit of a give away, prolly why he has them fin things on his Gauntlets, representative of bat talons, whatever. This does not explain why someone like Superman feels the need to have a cape, how does it help? What purpose does it serve ? Moonknight, Nighthawk and heroes and villians of their ilk may have capes to assist with gliding etc, but what about others who have capes for no apparent reason?

Just thought I'd ask.

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