{"id":6647,"date":"2011-03-03T19:17:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T03:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.reallifesuperheroes.org\/?p=6647"},"modified":"2011-03-03T19:17:58","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T03:17:58","slug":"16-superheroes-on-streets-of-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/03\/03\/16-superheroes-on-streets-of-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"16 superheroes on streets of Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted: http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/news\/3443305\/Britain-has-16-superheroes-patrolling-the-streets.html<\/a>
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The Statesman … Scott Cooke<\/p><\/div>
\nBy Chris Pollard
\nA WHOLE army of masked crusaders is fighting crime on Britain’s streets at night, The Sun can reveal.<\/strong>
\nAt least 16 amateur super-heroes have been identified.
\nThey have names such as Vague, Swift, Black Arrow, Lionheart and Terrorvision. But researcher Tea Krulos said many more operated in the shadows. He said: “Britain has more amateur superheroes than you’d guess.”
\nWe told last month how chubby bank worker Scott Cooke, 26 – known as The Statesman but dubbed The Phan-tum by The Sun – secretly dons a Union Jack outfit to fight crime in Birmingham.
\nUS author Krulos has investigated such comic-style heroes for years in the States. And he said: “In America we have many, but they tend to seek publicity.
\n“In Britain it is a very secretive underground society. They do all they can to avoid publicity and communicate online. Whole forums are set up and often they operate in groups. I have spoken extensively to The Statesman, and he takes what he does very seriously.”
\nKrulos – writing a book on superheroes – said he had spoken to six UK crusaders, and was trailing ten more. He said: “These are normal people wanting adventure and to improve communities. They achieve more than you’d think.”
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