As I live and breathe, this time some journalists do, in fact, get involved in Mark’s confrontation. And once again, Senator Smalls calls on Security to solve his problem. Interestingly, Mark has yet to reveal his Secret Identity as a Wildlife and Environmental Journalist. At least, I think that is what he is.

Do you think these two journalists are caricatures of actual journalists or known persons in the Real World? They have a certain individuality about them. And they certainly stand out from the purple cartoony figures standing behind them.

But the bigger picture here is that—once again—Rusty serves only as the kick-starter for another one of Mark’s adventures. Rusty will certainly continue in his secondary role, unless Rivera comes up with something unusual for him to do. Maybe he’ll panhandle on the street for Mark’s bail money!