cowl
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Finding a suit and cowl made just for him, Damian transforms into Little Batman in order to safeguard Wayne Manor and Gotham City from villains, including a rather mischievous Joker.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
Batman — or “The Batman” as he’s called here, old-style — is pictured as Bob Kane first drew him, pre-Kevlar with tall pointy bat-ears sticking up from his cowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Another Jan. 16 report describes “a bubble-shaped defect and cracks on the outer side of the #1 engine inlet cowl on a Southwest MAX.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
“We kind of looked at it as having a superhero donning his cape and cowl, but what’s behind that?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The wildling girl smiled timidly from under her cowl.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The collars this season were a nod to the past, evoking the ruffled cowls and buttoned neck fastenings of coats reminiscent of the 19th century.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Mr. Pérez, whose career spanned more than four decades, was known for his richly detailed drawings and his enthusiasm for stories filled with superheroes — the more capes and cowls, the better.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2022
They both had their cowls on, so Batman had his whole mask on, and so did Catwoman, and then I realized that they had actually taken them off a couple of pages earlier.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2017
Her weakness in combat, when compared to the capes and cowls around her?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2016
Their faces were 2 5 ^ indistinct, partly hidden with cowls, making it clear they did not wish to be recognized.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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