Re: Not Batman, but since we're talking superheroes and class
Actually though, even if the character is a 'working class superhero' I find the concept of someone working hard and not achieving anything to be pretty stupid. I don't think it takes away anything from Peter or Spider-man if he wins a Pulitzer Prize once in a while or if he did something brilliant (but not Reed Richard or Hank Pym level of thing). People work hard to achieve something and if he does not achieve anything and goes through repeated cycles of failure because a writer does not want to lose 'something important' about the character then you don't really feel anything about his hard work because it has no value now because you know he is going to fail anyway.