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Amid hard times, an influx in real superheroes

by Pat Coate | June 14, 2009
"The very best thing a private citizen can do is be a good witness."
- Bernard Gonzales, Chula Vista CA police dept.

Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City.

For Christmas, Lazaros said his group raised $700 in gifts and brought them to kids at St. Mary's Children's Hospital in New York.

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