Benjamin John Francis Fodor is a down on his luck citizen of Rain City. He is unemployed and is constantly being bothered by a street gang named the Vampires. One night he witnesses a man taking a brutal beating outside of a bar and nobody does anything. He is nearly driven to suicide, but remembers his promise to his young son to watch a movie with him. They watch an old superhero serial from wartime and Ben is inspired to take crime on his own.