'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.

4. "Terrifica" – New York City

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By day: Sarah, an employee for a computer consulting company.

By night: Although she's since hung up her cape, Terrifica protected vulnerable women by patrolling New York City's bars, clubs, and streets after hours. In her golden mask, blond wig, and red boots and cape, Terrifica carried a utility belt containing pepper spray, a cellphone, lipstick, a camera, a journal, fortune cards, and candy to distract the men she suspects may be seducing drunk women.

She even had an arch-nemesis, a self-proclaimed philanderer who calls himself Fantastico, whose attempts to take home women were thwarted several times by Terrifica.

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