Toyman is a nemesis of DC's colourful team of iconic American superheroes known as the Superfriends (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, etc.).
Toyman is an unusual super-villain who saw his heyday in earlier decades in the proliferation of comics media in America, but he could hypothetically make a come-back.
Given the release of the Hollywood (USA) films Toys (Robin Williams) and Toy Story (Tom Hanks), people are talking rather actively about the philosophical perspective (and artistic one) created by consumerism (i.e., eBay) artifacts/icons (i.e., Ronald McDonald).
Why did the Taliban attack the World Trade Center? Is capitalism/consumerism somehow vilified? Toyman (DC Comics) represents a certain pedestrianism terrorism attitude.
How can we compare the overall mystique of Toyman to colored comics/cartoons such as Dick Tracy and Inspector Gadget?
Is DC's Toyman the comics equivalent of the Headless Horseman?
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