Was Batman Inspired By Spring-Heeled Jack?

 https://comicbook.com/news/was-batman-inspired-by-spring-heeled-jack

Jumping Spring-heeled_Jack is really like a sinister forerunner of the Batman character.

https://comicbookhistorians.com/spring-heeled-jack-the-original-batman-by-alex-grand , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDCWxZ93P_o , https://www.youtube.com/c/ComicBookHistorians/videos

Many people over the course of several decades saw and described a strange and menacing humanoid.  

https://www.reddit.com/r/batman/comments/8ikxhr/springheeled_jack_was_like_an_evil_victorian

The Original Urban Legend: Spring-heeled Jack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1qv8uYlAs

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Springheeled_Jack_(Prime_Earth)

Spring Heeled Jack: The Demon Terror of London (Victorian Folklore Explained) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyhu5atFUo

SHJ: The Mysterious London Attacker Who May Have Inspired Batman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBYm3HKUW4 - Joe Scott