Now President pro tempore of the Senate, Leahy is third in the presidential line of succession . While his school friends raved over Superman, Leahy found a "kindred bond" with the Bat. He even met an explosive end as the curiously named Senator Purrington in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice." The danger Batman faced was different than that of other heroes -- his felt real, Leahy wrote in the DC collection foreword. "The Batman prevailed through superior intellect and detective skills, through the freedoms afforded by great wealth and through sheer will," Leahy wrote in his foreword.

Source: CNN January 23, 2021 18:33 UTC