Batman 75 Year in Review: Batkid Begins

Batman’s 75th Anniversary draws to a close, so we here at Caped Crusades intend to fill these twilight days talking about the year that was. A lot of big Batman moments happened this year, so let’s review them as many as we can before our year-end countdown.

Miles Scott was diagnosed with leukemia at a tragically young age. The Make-a-Wish Foundation granted his one dream of being Batman in a pretty dramatic fashion.

From USA Today:

"“This just restores your faith in humanity,” said Carmen Kiew, 30, a sports blogger who sat on the steps of Union Square with a handmade sign that read “Gotham’s Hero.”“I love that this city came together for a little kid who has been so brave,” Kiew said. “Between the police and everyday citizens who felt it was important to show their support, it just makes you feel great.”Behind Kiew, thousands of citizens of Gotham-for-the-Day held up camera phones as they awaited the bat-eared duo’s arrival. The bat pair took a lunch break inside Macy’s before heading to AT&T Park to foil the Penguin once and for all, and then — of course — would show up at City Hall to get the key to the city from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.Every other T-shirt on Friday seemed to sport the famous Batman logo in support of Miles; some were simply hand-drawn with markers, while others were official Batkid tees, which were sold by uniformed police officers at $20 a pop, with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation."

Batkid warmed the hearts of the entire country that day, and even threw out the first pitch at a San Francisco Giants game.

Now, just over a year later, Scott is in full remission. If you want to watch his story in its entirety, you can see him in the documentary Batkid Begins.