Posted: 18 September 2017 at 11:50am | IP Logged | 1
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That particular mask style seems to have originated with Alex Raymond, in a Flash Gordon adventure that took place under water. The headpiece was worn to equalize pressure in the ears. Of course, it also looked cool, so it became a standard trope in sci-fi, and later superheroes. Angel, in the X-Men, adopted a few variants on the form. It's a style that works for me only with relatively short hair. When Captan Marvel kept his (white) hair trimmed, the mask worked, especially when Neal Adams drew it. When Starlin made the (blonde) hair long, I could not understand how it worked. Had Mar-Vell cut away the sides of his headgear, or was he a literal mop-top?
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