Is SHJ just another urban legend? Regardless, its fascinating how descriptions of a big man in boots with a costume that featured bat like wings & a helmet with pointed ears, has been around since the 1830s. He even spoke English in a very dark brooding tone voice, like Batman.
The first sightings of him seem to be just over a century before the first Batman comic book was printed. Unlike the menacing SHJ, the Batman character fights bad people for the common good.
http://c-shapes.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post_15.html
For more detailed connections on this topic, see Loren Coleman's twilight-language blog.
For more detailed connections on this topic, see Loren Coleman's twilight-language blog.
Over the years, people have discovered all sorts of connections or coincidence with characters like Batman, Superman & several others.