Remember that photo of Batman being pulled over I posted earlier this week? Since then, Batman’s true identity has been exposed!
His real name isn’t Bruce Wayne, it’s Lenny B. Robinson. He’s a businessman in Baltimore County, Washington who visits sick children in hospitals – handing out Batman paraphernalia to up-and-coming superheroes bent on beating cancer. He’s been doing this since 2001, visiting hospitals a couple times a month. He even visits schools to talk about bullying. Here’s a first-hand account:
When Batman finally reached the elevator for the slow ride up to the cancer ward, I could see his face already sweating behind the mask. He told me he loses 5 to 6 pounds in water weight when he wears the superhero uniform. He paid $5,000 for it. He spends $25,000 a year of his own money on Batman toys and memorabilia. He signs every book, hat, T-shirt and backpack he hands out — Batman.
“These visits provide an immediate boost for these kids,”said Jeffrey Dome, the oncology division chief at Children’s. “Some of these children have to stay for weeks or months at a time. That wears down the children and it wears down the family. You have to keep up morale. A visit from a superhero is sort of like a fantasy in the middle of all this hard-core therapy.”
That’s a real hero right there. To read the entire article, click here.
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