Modern Day Superheroes

June 14, 2007 — -- It's a bird! It's a plane!! It's … Squeegeeman and Captain Xavier Obvious?

That's right. Squeegeeman and Captain Obvious are self-proclaimed superheroes -- much like the Fantastic Four or the Amazing Spiderman, only they're real people … and not that super.

They stalk the mean streets of New York City. Squeegeeman wields his squeegee of justice, squeegee gloves and squeegee grappling hook, while Captain Obvious uses his megaphone of truth through which he dispenses the obvious -- his particular superpower.

"Usually, it's just the sight of me that prevents people from doing crime. It's like having a lot of cops around," Squeegeeman explained.

Squeegeeman and Captain Obvious patrol New York in their superhero costumes, complete with capes, masks and, of course, their superpowers. And while they do claim to fight crime all the time, their primary objective is to do good deeds.

They hand out water when it's hot, visit hospitals, plant trees and collect money for various causes like the AIDS walk.

According to Captain Obvious, we can all use a superhero or two in our life. "I can't imagine a world without heroes. There is always good, and there is always bad, and they need heroes to pick people out of the bad and into the good."

And apparently, being a superhero is a full-time job. It's what they do. They wouldn't reveal their identities to "Nightline," nor would they disclose the location of their secret lair.

So how does one become a superhero? Spiderman, for example, got bitten by a spider. Superman came from Krypton, and the murder of his parents set Batman on his path. Was Squeegeeman attacked by an evil squeegee?

"No, really, I was kind of born with Supersqueegee abilities," he explained. Captain Obvious said their motivation comes from instinct. "It's right to do the good thing, and not enough people do good things, so we need to bring attention to doing the good things."