Class of '79 Superhero Not Just A Comic Book Character
PORTVILLE -- Famous cartoon character, Dune Boy, claims that he is a real human being. So said the spandex-clad
caped crusader at a press conference on Monday in the big cafeteria. Two-hundred students, teachers, and staff workers
present at the event were shocked by the revelation.
Head cook, Tessie Monroe, introduced the hero with a statement. "I know that we are all used to seeing Dune Boy
as a cartoon, fighting crime on the pages of a comic book," she said. "And up until last week, that's all I thought
he was too. Lo and behold, he's a real guy. Let's give a hand to our hometown superhero, Dune Boy, a genuine human
being."
The out-fitted Dune Boy finally set the record straight, speaking to the crowd for thirty minutes and sharing some of
his stories from the past quarter-century. "I first thought of the Dune Boy character way back in 7th grade. For
the next three years, he was just a drawing doodled on my class notebooks. Around 1978, I put together an outfit that
I wore to one of the dances. The alter ego took off from there. But really folks, I'm just a regular
human dressed up like a superhero that someone created into a comic book character."
Many people in the audience were clearly disappointed at the news, but by the end of the speech, Dune Boy had won them
over with his famous brand of comedy.
"I've been living up Steam Valley for the last few years," he continued. "I thought it would be a good time to
tell everyone that I am a human...a human without any super powers at all. But the cartoon Dune Boy? Well, he
can DO IT ALL," he reassurred his fans.
Despite all the truth-telling, Dune Boy failed to reveal his real human name and true identity, leaving the public with
a mystery that many want to keep that way.
