Ralphie might have wanted a Red Ryder B B gun in Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story”, but the kid in this story wants a lot more. He fantasizes about becoming the Lone Ranger, the Masked Man himself, but is thwarted at every turn. “Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear”, when the Masked Kid tries to realize his dreams, only to discover they may be harder than he thought.
Things were just getting started in Who Was That Masked Kid? The kid may have taken off the mask, but now he has a new goal: become a boy genius like Tom Swift. Be with his parents as they run from noxious gases emanating from his room and horrific, weird biological experiments. Discover the secret of the red button and find out why the kid almost killed himself getting to his first job. Be ready. The masked kid has returned,.....
The Masked Kid Goes WestGraduating from high school, the Masked Kid narrowly escaps a mob of angry classmates blaming him for making their annuals late. He becomes a budding young college scientist with good intentions but terrorizes his fellow students with experiments gone wrong. He goes on to become a Secret Agent in his own mind, horrifying dates with a car that cuts out intermittently on dark highways. Later, fantasizing that he is the Caped Crusader, he applies ‘Roommate Revenge’.....
Ride with the Masked Kid in his new white bat-winged Impala as he ventures across the northern prairies through rain, heat and hail to the forests of Olympia on his way to graduate school. Be with him in his chemical adventures and hilarious faux pas as a teaching assistant. The triumphs and disasters continue, as he discovers that once you’ve put on a mask, it’s hard to take it off.