Is Batman a superhero or hero?
Similarly one may ask, is Batman considered a hero?
Batman is a DC comic super hero and the defender of Gotham City. Batman is very courageous because he doesn't have any superpowers but still has the courage to face crazy villains and dangerous criminals. Batman puts his life in danger for his city and that makes him a courageous hero.
Besides, is Batman a superhero or a vigilante?
Yes. He is both. A vigilante is simply a person who brings the law into their own hands. Batman's actions in tracking and fighting criminals are those of a vigilante.
In keeping with their origins as representing the archetypical hero stock character in 1930s American comics, superheroes are predominantly depicted as white Anglo-Saxon and non-Anglo Saxon American middle- or upper-class heterosexual young adult males and females who are typically tall, athletic, educated, physically