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Atlanta man a real super hero as ‘Batdad’

By Fran Jeffries
Sept 24, 2013

Need a good chuckle? Then meet ‘Batdad’ aka Blake Wilson.

This masked crusader from Atlanta answers the question: What if a Caped Crusader gave up crime fighting for a wife, four kids and a Honda Odyssey?

Wilson has gained his 15 minutes of fame by recording endearing and downright silly Vine videos of himself speaking in Batman's signature husky voice while carrying out daddy duties — such as reminding his adorable kids to brush properly to running down the street with them to catch the school bus. The kids are really into the antics of their super hero dad.

A compilation of Wilson's Vine postings on YouTube reached 3 million views in just a few days.

Read more about Blake Wilson as batdad here.

About the Author

Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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