If by 'scratch', you mean 'no money', let's see... there's Punisher, Hawkeye, Mike Grell's Green Arrow run; Daredevil and Dr.Midnight have a similar Disability Superpower, but otherwise, are much more akin to Badass Normals than the average empowered Superhero; same goes with Captain America (he really just has peak human capabilities plus a Giant Shield, nothing really 'Super' about him power-wise,) minus the disability...
And that's all I got for now. Of course, you also have Batman, non-Mike Grell Green Arrow, the Shadow and the Green Hornet, (yes, the latter two have had comics,) but those four also all have major moolah, so I don't know if that's what you're asking for.
Any particular reason for looking into Badass Normal Superheroes, if I may ask?
edited 26th Dec '13 5:36:57 PM by kkhohoho
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I'm a writer in training and one of my thought up ideas is centered around this. Except it's not Played for Laughs like Kick Ass...
Wait, Kick-Ass was Played for Laughs? I don't recall the title character's beating, stabbing, being hit by a car, and hospitalization being all that funny.
More "dark comedy" than "played for laughs", I think.
If you can find it, there's "Wild Dog", which DC published back in the day, about an extremely low-budget vigilante (heavy on the hockey gear.)
If you want specifics about getting started in the Costumed Non Super Hero business, your best bet is prose books, since they can go ahead and spend several chapters on training and outfitting.
edited 27th Dec '13 7:09:37 AM by SKJAM
hm... does Wild Cat have any powers?
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.Or in a world with no superpowers (that anyone knows about) it just makes our protagonist very, very lucky. As long as the protagonist still seems human, feels like they're being challenged and never does anything blatantly impossible to humans, the readers will generally forgive the amazing coincidences that allow him or her to successfully fight crime.

Any one know of any comics where the hero is a normal human who starts crime fighting from scratch? Preferably lacking any superhuman or supernatural qualities. At least in the early parts just to widen options.