Jacko, the masked crusader

Pop oddball Michael Jackson donned a Spiderman mask as he complained to his local Congressman about the lack of fast-food restaurants near his Neverland ranch.

Witnesses said the King of Pop wore the superhero’s disguise when he burst into the office of US Representative Elton Gallegly in Solvang, California, to raise his concerns.

He asked the politician’s deputy, Steve Lavagnino: “How come Solvang doesn’t have any fast-food restaurants?”

After Jackson was told the town’s only eatery was a Subway sandwich shop, the disappointed singer said that he loved food from the Taco Bell chain.

The 44-year-old then pulled his disguise off and apologised for disturbing the office.

He signed a few autographs before roaring off in a black Bentley to a Taco Bell in a nearby town.

Mr Lavagnino said his boss in Washington DC laughed when told about the bizarre encounter.

He added: “It’s very hard to top that visit. My first week in the office and I get the most famous person on the planet.”

Solvang, about 140 miles north of Los Angeles, is a quaint village that bills itself as “the Danish capital of America“.