Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man achieved immense popularity due to their recognition, commercial success, inspired by pulp heroes. Tarzan and Batman share wealthy orphan status and dedication to their home, fighting threats with unconventional methods. The Spider, like Batman, was a wealthy orphan with deadly villains, differing in his willingness to use violence to achieve his goals.

Since his creation by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in the pages of Detective Comics #27, Batman has become the de facto face of DC Comics. Alongside Superman and Spider-Man, few superheroes have achieved the level of recognition, commercial success and popularity as the Caped Crusader. Famously, the Golden Age Dark Knight was inspired by a long line of protagonists from pulp magazines and comic strips, which dominated the medium before superheroes found success.

The Golden Age of superhero comics notoriously drew from the ideas, names, abilities and designs of the heroes of the early and mid-1930s.