It's not easy being Superman
Being Superman only earns about $160 a month for Avelino Chavez, who dresses up daily as the caped hero. But oh, the adventures.
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Avelino Chavez
Chavez says he tries to "maintain order in the city." In 2002, he says, he recovered from a thief a purse the man had stolen from a woman.
"My Kryptonite is my security," he says, referring to the fictional element that is a weakness of the comic book character whose identity he's fused with his own.
Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia
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