We’ll return to the story in just a minute, but first …

Hippies!? I wonder if Rivera got this cornball dialog from an editorial written during the Nixon era?

If Rivera is looking for inspiration, I recommend The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. Rivera can then turn Mark into a wildlife journalist with a secret nighttime identity as an environmental commando. After all, Mark has a family to support, so he can’t quit his day job. Even Superman has to pay his bills!