Inexpensive writing instrument with illusion producing means

In a writing instrument having a body member carrying a writing mechanism, a cap member removably fitting on said body member to cover said writing mechanism, the improvement comprising means on said cap and body members to create an illusion including an opening in said cap member, a film having an image being mounted on said cap member in said opening, said body member being of one color and having a different color area thereon, said different color area being selectively locatable behind said film by manually moving said cap member relative to said body member, when said different color area of said body member is away from said film all features of said image on said film are all visible, when said different color area is behind said film at least some of said features of said image on said film appear invisible, whereby said features on said film can be selectively backed or not backed by said different color area so that at least some of the features may be made to appear and disappear by manually moving said cap member relative to said body member.