Lenny B. Robinson is Batman

Last week, police pulled a man over on Route 29 in Silver Spring, Maryland because of a problem with his plates. The man was driving a black Lamborghini, had the Batman symbol on his license plate, and was dressed in full head-to-toe Batman regalia. So who was this guy?

The Washington Post has the scoop on Lenny B. Robinson (with B standing for Batman):

The Caped Crusader is a businessman from Baltimore County who visits sick children in hospitals, handing out Batman paraphernalia to up-and-coming superheros who first need to beat cancer and other wretched diseases.

 This is actually an amazing story:

Batman is 48. He is a self-made success and has the bank account to prove it. He recently sold, for a pile of cash, a commercial cleaning business that he started as a teenager. He became interested in Batman through his son Brandon, who was obsessed with the caped crusader when he was little. “I used to call him Batman,” he told me. “His obsession became my obsession.”

Batman began visiting Baltimore area hospitals in 2001, sometimes with his now teenage son Brandon playing Robin. Once other hospitals and charities heard about his car and his cape, Batman was put on superhero speed dial for children’s causes around the region. He visits sick kids at least couple times a month, sometimes more often. He visits schools, too, to talk about bullying

Surely, the world needs more Batman. And as for his sidekick, Robin? He’s staying home, studying for his SATs.

2 thoughts on “Lenny B. Robinson is Batman

  1. We all are super hero’s by heart, but this gentleman went 101%. in the latin world, we called EL FUA, is when you go beyond your limits, we nee more great hearts for the hopeless. I have a radio station WDCN 87.7 FM la nueva, and we had a radiothon 2 weeks ago, for Saint Jude Hospital and have raised $247,000 for kids with cancer, my name is Walter Torrez, but people that know me, call me KNIGHT- DJ KNIGHT

    • Please do a special segment on him after today’s sad news. I’m sure his son would appreciate it.

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