People have been building homes on stilts since prehistoric times, and examples of stilt homes can be found all over the world. Elevating a home can protect against flooding and maintain a vermin-free living space, which is why stilt homes are particularly well-suited to subtropical and coastal regions.
Stilt-Man first debuted in Daredevil #8 (June 1965) and has become an antagonist for the street-level heroes, Daredevil and Spider-Man, and most recently appeared as a foe to Iron Man. Wilbur Day was a scientist who was employed by Carl Kaxton, who invented a hydraulic ram device. Wilbur stole Kaxton's designs and used them to engineer a pair of extremely long, telescopic metal legs, which allowed him to tower high over the ground as the super villain called Stilt-Man.