Originally posted by Omega Vision
He was a founding member of the Justice Society. At least Jim Corrigan as the Spectre was a superhero. These days (and even moreso during Alan Moore's time and Ostrander's run) he's more like DC's Living Tribunal.
Though during the time he was a superhero, he wasn't really as powerful as he'd become either.
Come to think of it, BB's really more of a king than a hero too.