'Phoenix Jones' is unmasked, but not alone: Five other real-life superheroes

Phoenix Jones is not alone. Here are five other costumed vigilantes who prowl the streets in the name of fighting what they perceive as crime.

5. "Superbarrio" – Mexico City

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By day: Unknown.

By night: A high-school dropout with a humble upbringing, Superbarrio (who's name means "super neighborhood"), traverses the streets of Mexico City in defense of the working class, the poor, and the homeless. As a protector of low-income neighborhoods, Superbarrio has gone to great lengths to keep poor tenants in their homes by leading protests, filing petitions, and challenging court decisions.

Though never considered a serious candidate, he even ran for president of Mexico in 1988, using tenant's and squatter's rights as his platform.

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