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After 'Batman' turned up in Bradford and handed over a burglary suspect to shocked cops, we look at the other real-life superheroes who have donned disguises to protect their towns and cities from the baddies.

In CINCINNATI Shadow Hare once patrolled the streets. The geeky-looking 21-year-old wanted to help keep the city safe, armed with handcuffs, a Taser and pepper spray. But after injuring his shoulder while trying to stop a thief from beating up a woman, he used his 'superhero powers' to make sure the homeless he came across on the street had food.

In RUNCORN a man known as the 'red-eyed vigilante' has come to the rescue of victims of crime. The masked superhero, dressed all in black with glowing red eyes, stopped a gang of hooded youths from stealing a motorbike and also fought off two men who were hassling a woman in the town.

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Phoenix Jones hit the headlines back in 2011 when it was revealed he was fighting crime in a small town outside of SEATTLE. The superhero, who wears a bullet proof skin-tight black and gold suit, uses a Taser and pepper spray to subdue the criminals ulucky enough to come across him.

In NEWPORT, Wales, comic book fan Tanid Baker dressed up as a ninja to help police in the he fight against crime and ended up being arrested himself. The masked vigilante had wanted to “strike fear” in the hearts of criminals but his black ninja suit, complete with homemade Samurai sword and smoke bombs spooked cops who nicked him as he waited on unsuspecting villains.

In KENT Angle-grinder Man made headlines after he took to the streets to rid them of a different kind of pest - wheel clampers. Wearing a blue leotard and wielding a saw, looks for unhappy drivers who have been clamped and then sets their cars free.

In COLUMBIA The Viper used to patrol the streets armed with a utility belt filled with a screwdriver, wrenches and a mobile phone. That was until cops told him there was a law against wearing a mask in public.

In NEWPORT, Wales, comic book fan Tanid Baker dressed up as a ninja to help police in the fight against crime and ended up being arrested himself. The masked vigilante had wanted to “strike fear” in the hearts of criminals but his black ninja suit, complete with homemade Samurai sword and smoke bombs spooked cops who nicked him as he waited on unsuspecting villains.