Spider-Men
A Wall Street Journal article about freelance costumed characters is a bounty of wonderful quotes:
"Mr. Shea about a month ago gathered 68 of the characters in a room (many in costume) and candidly informed the Supermen, Batmen and Darth Vaders about the laws that apply to them, which the LAPD vowed to enforce."
"Because many of the costumes have no pockets, wads of cash are often visibly clenched in characters' hands."
"One Spider-Man and a Puss 'N Boots character, for example, jumped into other characters' pictures at the last minute, then tried to wrangle some of the tip. Both declined to be interviewed."
[via Ideal Project]