Wikipedia entries for various two-bit, no-good super-heroes from the Golden & Silver Ages. Significant emphasis is mine, bits and bobs for the story.
Way back when, there were a lot of lawyers fighting crime in capes and suits, like the Mouthpiece or old #711:
"Like many early comic book heroes, #711 did not wear a traditional costume but rather was modeled after the traditional pulp magazine heroes. He wore a green cape, a brown business suit, and a wide-brimmed fedora which cast his eyes in shadow. #711's trademark was a calling card made of a mirror with bars painted over it; when an unlucky criminal would look at the card, they would see themselves behind bars."Sounding, I swear, like the plot from one of those Star Trek episodes where Kirk ends up in the Twentieth Century, the backstory on Faustus:
"Faustus is a black cat from Earth "somewhere in the far future." He journeys to the 20th century alongside a nameless federal agent from the future masquerading as a supervillain known as 13 in order to prevent an experimental missile falling into the hands of The Ghost, an enemy of the superhero Captain Atom. After their mission is completed, Faustus and 13 return to the future."The World's Most Perfect Man, Mister Muscles:
"Wrestler Brett Carson obtained super strength and used it to fight crime. He was assisted by sidekicks Kid Muscles and Miss Muscles, who appeared in backup stories. With a superhero costume consisting of red-and-black wrestling tights with a yellow "M" insignia, the blond-haired hero is one of few who did not wear a mask and whose identity is publicly known."Some of them were writers:
"Yellowjacket's secret identity is crime writer, Vince Harley. After a group of jewel robbers attempted to kill him by pouring a box of yellowjackets on him, he found that he had gained the ability to control yellowjackets, and used that ability to fight crime."