'Bizarro Superman' Cain's enemy? It's not Lex Luthor

There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then there's Dean Cain.

- GUSTAVO ARELLANO COLUMNIST

The film and TV actor is best known for his work in the 1990s series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”

He was no Christopher Reeve or Henry Cavill.

But enough people remember Cain in blue tights and a red cape that he’s a regular on the fan convention circuit.

It's his calling card, so when the Trump administration put out the call to recruit more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, guess who answered the call?

Big hint: Up, up and a güey!

On Aug. 6, the up until then not exactly buzzworthy Cain revealed on Instagram that he joined la migra — and everyone else should too!

The 59-year old actor made his announcement as an orchestral version of John Williams' stirring “Superman” theme played lightly below his speech.

Superman used to go after Nazis, Klansmen and intergalactic monsters; now, Superman — er, Cain— wants to go after Tamale Lady. His archenemy used to be Lex Luthor; now real-life Bizarro Superman wants to go to work for the Trump administration's equally bald-pated version of Lex Luthor: Stephen Miller.

"You can defend your homeland and get great benefits," Cain said, flashing his bright white smile and brown biceps. Behind him was an American flag in a triangular case and a small statue depicting Cain in his days as a Princeton Tigers football player. "If you want to save America, ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and removing them from America's streets."

Later that day, Cain appeared on Fox News to claim he was going to "be sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP," a role Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin clarified to the New York Times would be only honorary. His exaggeration didn't stop the agency's social media account to take a break from its usual stream of white supremacist dog whistles to gush over Cain's announcement.