Superman is the latest super-hero to be arrested in the Los Angeles Police Department crackdown on the many costumed characters who gather on Hollywood Boulevard and pose for pictures in exchange for tips.

AOL News first broke the news that Christopher Dennis, who dresses as the Man of Steel outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and a colleague dressed as Batman were arrested near the famous theater while he was passing out flyers for a memorabilia shop and charged with loitering.

Dennis, who has been dressing as the Man of Steel since 1991, said he was not competing with any shops and was simply doing the job he was hired for.

When a police car pulled up, the two costumed heroes were ordered to put the flyers on the car and then handcuffed & taken to jail.

"They made us take off our costumes and gave us blue scrubs and flip-flops to wear," Dennis said. "Then they handcuffed us to the bench and shipped our outfits downtown."

Adding insult to injury, Dennis said, was the request of one officer when he first arrived at the station.

Dennis was eventually freed after posting $200 bail, but said the arrest came at a bad time.

"That money was set aside for food," he said. "As it is, I'm going to have trouble making rent because my livelihood is being threatened."

Police have claimed that the arrests are designed to rid the area of costumed individuals who have reportedly been strong arming tourists for tips, even to the point of chasing people down the street and otherwise blocking pedestrian traffic near a heavily touristed area.

With the number of "superheroes" and celebrity look-a-likes now dwindling, the crackdown does seem to be having an effect on the area.