Will there ever be a real life modern day super hero?

The problem with most Super Heros that are not even gifted with abnormal/beyond normal abilities is that they tend to ignore the fact that
1. They operate largely outside the law.
2. The comics ignore the implications from Law Enforcement authorities billing them as 'lone gunmen' 'vigilanties' or probably 'terrorists'.

There have been a tiny few instances in the real world where people step up to a threat and help in getting at a drug lord, a gang or some other threat that normal police/officers just can't get at. Typically these would be Bounty Hunters (The real kind with licenses) or people with a loose grip on reality who happen to take thier obesseion with Super Heros to a point where they do become that which they idolize and save a few lives.

Its certainly always a possabilty and its happened before I'm sure, but I think the real question is: Will a popular well known super hero appear within our lifetime?

Lets not forget another point: Firefighters, Doctors and Police Officers (The kind that are out in the field and not behind a desk) are in thier own way heros, since they have a job which requires enormous amounts of strength, enudurance, intelligence, and a good dose of instinct.

The only kind of super hero power I've ever heard of in the news is about a Russian girl who could inexplicably see inside a person's body and view thier internal organs, and have even assisted doctors in operations due to her incredibly accuracy. I can't find an article about it now.

Good question, I've got to get some sleep, so maybe someone else can provide a bette response.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Oric

You haven't read Watchmen.

...Well, Rorschach kind of avoided the anti-viglilante bill of '77, and a few others ended up breaking it.

Someday, Dr. Manhattan will return and save us all.

Actually I did read Watchmen, I just forgot about that series when I made my post >_>

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