Super-Hero

A super-hero is a costumed adventurer who battles evil. As distinguished from the masked crime fighter, the super-hero most often has special abilities which set him or her apart from a normal human being.

The earliest super-heroes appeared in the comic book adventures of the late 1930's. Superman, The Flash, Captain America, Namor the Submariner, and the Human Torch are all early examples. Some would also count The Batman, but he is technically not a super-hero as he has no super human abilities. He, like Stalker and Public Defender, falls into the category of masked crime fighter.