If you exclude ancient mythology:

* (1882) [Captain Nemo][1] certainly qualifies (he's Jules Verne's equivalen of Batman).

* (1897) [Abraham Van Helsing][2] also may qualify. He even had a supervillain to match (Dracula).

* (1919) [Zorro][3] is also Batman mould.


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo
  [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing
  [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorro