“A five-year-old boy with cancer has become a superhero for a day, as San Francisco transformed itself into Gotham City and thousands turned out to see the Batkid fly to the rescue.
“Even President Barack Obama got in on the act after the story went viral, sending pint-size caped crusader Miles Scott a video message telling him “Way to go!”.
“Scott, who was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was 18 months old, was cheered as he roared out in his Batmobile to nab arch-villain Riddler and save a damsel in distress tied to the city’s famous tram tracks.
“Police chief Greg Suhr ordered his men to help the diminutive crime-fighter take on his nemesis the Penguin, while he also got messages from San Francisco’s baseball and NFL teams for his day in the limelight.” – NineMSN.com.au
