The mask would be an exact duplicate of Captain Action’s own regular head. The costume would be the regular Captain Action costume, only sewed in a different factory from the usual costume to provide a subtle, “special” difference, a barely palpable but initially imperceptible, almost [i]homeopathic[/i] variation.

Captain Action, dressed in this costume, would be [i]disguised as himself[/i]. His condition would mirror that of the working person in society, forced to observe crass convention, a prisoner in his own skin, outwardly confident, but awash in despair. Every child would want to immediatly own this tiny plastic replica of the human condition, and make it fight bad guys and stuff. I even suggested to the manufacturer that a digital talkin’ voicebox be incorporated into this new, far more appealing Captain Action. It would play back sayings, spoken mournfully, such as “Existence precedes essence? What then, have I, who lacks an appreciation for both of them cool things?” and “Willie Loman had it easy!”

My eager, generously-contributed suggestion to the toy company was ignored, even though I sent it registered mail and it was accepted with the signature of one “Brenda Wiseman”, who refused to take any of my dozens of followup phone calls.

Anyway, that’s my fun thing to share with you today. Keep up the good work, and Make Mine Marvel!