SuperMoustache! Sounds like a job for Venezuela’s socialist superhero

A cartoon character smiting imperialist enemies - a dead ringer for President Nicolas Maduro - has inspired acclaim and derision

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's a Venezuelan propaganda campaign designed to burnish Nicolas Maduro's strongman credentials with the help of a caped crusader called SuperBigote - or SuperMoustache.

The musclebound cartoon superhero - who bears an unmistakable resemblance to Venezuela's authoritarian president - has been met with acclaim or derision, depending on which side of the country's bitter political schism viewers stand.