SHJ was like the negative version of Batman, even before the creation of the Dark Knight character.
About a century after the first sightings of SHJ, the Batman character was created.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack#Comics
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/?s=Spring-heeled+Jack
https://horrorpedia.com/2013/02/12/spring-heeled-jack-english-folklore-character
http://www.spring-heeled-jack-themovie.com
Of course, V like Batman doesn't intentionally harm the innocent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(comics)#Film_adaptation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)#Themes
Batman has been featured in quite a few movies already.
http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1557239/the-batman-solo-movie-may-be-even-bigger-than-we-thought-heres-what-we-know
https://syncnotes.blogspot.ca/search?q=mysterious+humanoids
