Batgirl - Barbara Gordon
Starfire - Koriand'r
That was only later in their relationship. There was several years of stories of them going out (Broadway plays, dancing, for dinner etc., where Dick was not in a disguise at all). And how many people see Nightwing up close enough and long enough to immediately think of Bruce Wayne's ward/foster son/adopted son. Or are you saying there's only one averaged height, dark haired man in all of NYC, where they were based at the time? If Clark's glasses can prevent someone from recognizing him as Superman, than Nightwing's mask should prevent him from being recognized as Nightwing. And again, this was just an idea I had. But Dick and Kory did date for several years without him being in disguise (it was only after the "Who is Wonder Girl" - not to be confused with the "Who is Donna Troy" story - from about 1989/1990 our time, when they started showing Dick in disguises... And Dick and Kory started dating in 1982 our time... And there didn't seem to be a problem before that).
It's not just "the glasses". Clark carries himself differently than when he's Superman. Attitudes, differences in his voice/how he speaks, etc. There are things that might not be quite as apparent to us (the readers) since we don't hear how he sounds or see how he moves, etc.
And Clark Kent has spent years establishing himself as somebody you would automatically assume would not be Superman.
It...it really is just the glasses dude. A lame disguise that he's passed on to his clone, and even his son. It's just the glasses. People in comics are just morons. That's how Batman's secret has been kept so well for this long. People are morons unless the plot demands otherwise.
That's a common thing though. I'd say Kate Kane is a very rare instance of a hero doing a good job of hiding their identity.
But who is the 'third', as I am looking for the "which one?" idea. Would it be Hawkeye? I think in the late '60s prior to Kree-Skrull war, Natasha truly, and deeply loved Clint.
But I think her 'ship with DD was a little less, more fun - definitely serious.
And the retcon with Bucky is very pleasing to me, so yeah. Ooooops, am I/are we - - hijacking this thread - -WITH MARVEL COMICS?
Suspension of belief/disbelief is even harder (more necessary too) in movies and TV. For example I'm currently digging Black Lightning, but Jefferson's costume and MASK, do not really make him look different.
I sorta see that even with Barry / Flash on that show.
You have to buy into the idea, most people could not see what it is.
Thank you for pointing out it was stupid/bizarre.
There are better ways to handle these issues than to hand a spy organization a deus ex machina so powerful that gods would drool over it. And then have them use it to give Nightwing back his secret identity (instead of just suggesting that he grow a mustache, change his hair color, and take on a cover identity - like spies have been doing as long as there have been spies).
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Doctor Bifrost
"If Roy G. Bivolo had seen some B&W pencil sketches, his whole life would have turned out differently." http://doctorbifrost.blogspot.com/
Doctor Bifrost
"If Roy G. Bivolo had seen some B&W pencil sketches, his whole life would have turned out differently." http://doctorbifrost.blogspot.com/
In the first or second episode, somebody said that looking at his face was difficult or even kind of painful - like looking at a flare or a strobe light. (I do not remember the exact quote.) So apparently Jefferson's doing something with his powers that obscures his face from the point of view of the people around him - but they're not showing it to the audience that way.
So at least they're thinking about it.
(It's sort of like Jay Garrick/Flash. For a period of time it was said that he vibrated his face slightly, at high speed, blurring his appearance - but they didn't include that effect in most of the artwork.)
Doctor Bifrost
"If Roy G. Bivolo had seen some B&W pencil sketches, his whole life would have turned out differently." http://doctorbifrost.blogspot.com/
this thread has kind gotten off track
I think one of the problems is that the company doesn't seem interested in new ideas, just recycling old ones. Why NOT a nice girl from Krypton?