Rags.

Driving today and I'm thinking about a character.  I'm not really sure what made me think of this person but I'm going to tell you and get it out of my head.  Maybe I'll do something with it later, maybe not.  I haven't decided yet.

I'm thinking this should be done as a comic book, probably online.  This idea just screams for a comic book.  Simple, the story doesn't need to be cluttered with too much detail.  And the comic book format lets you do super hero (and villain) stuff for a lot less money than a play or film.

Here's the basic premise.  A guy has his career as a vice-principal in a rougher school.  He's sees all of the damage that not having enough food can do to a kid.  He wants to do more but other than spending what little free time he has volunteering at various places there isn't much he can do.

Then the accident happens.  Something happens that's dramatic yet confined to a small group of people;  my first thought is a meteor hits nearby and the "cosmic radiation" changes some people.  The main character and his eventual love interest are affected, some others that can range from hoods to normal people.  Depending on how the plot goes.

The main character gets the typical super hero package (super strength, dexterity, speed, improved toughness, and maybe something else) and of course being a nice guy he uses it to help people.  He stops muggings, runs into burning buildings to save someone, that kind of stuff.  But he still sees "his" kids at school everyday needing help.

Then he sees an opportunity, a bank has money put into the atm every week.  He decides to steal it and give it to the people that need it.  He doesn't want to lose his job so he knows he'll need a disguise, he gets his inspiration from a homeless guy in the alley near the bank.  He hits the thrift stores and buys some cheap clothes; so they (and he) don't look out of place as a homeless person he puts them in the garden, wipes his car engine with them, pours stuff on them to give them the proper lived in look.

He hides in a cardboard box and waits.  He steals the money and makes anonymous donations to various local charities, especially ones that will help his kids.  Because he was dressed up like a homeless person the news reporters call him "Rags", possibly they wanted to call him "Ragamuffin" but that was shortened to Rags.  Also because he was dressed as a homeless person the city starts aggressively removing the homeless from the city and vigilante groups eventually start attacking the homeless.

He's successful from his first job so he does more.  Eventually, a hero try's to stop him.  They pound away on each other for awhile but since he's not trying to hurt her he eventually runs off.  The hero (Super Love Interest) is part of a group of supers that were all affected by the meteor.  They've banded together to protect their city from the likes of Rags and other criminal elements.  SLI is a social worker that's putting her money and time into a charity that helps people get jobs, go to school, etc.  They recently started getting a large number of anonymous donations.

Eventually Rags and SLI will meet in a non-costume way and have a date.  They have some chemistry but the dates are a bit off because they are both hiding something.  I'm thinking that after they've been beating on each other for awhile (in costume) they have a date later on and neither one wants to do anything that would expose their bruises and contusions.  Or alternatively, someone else who knows both of them realizes the truth and possibly uses that to their own ends.

Eventually Rags will cross the line from robber to murderer.  The victim is either an accident or very corrupt.  Either way he crosses a line and SLI and her group really start looking for him.