Dad’s a Superhero on Father’s Day

Looks like Garden City may be turning into Gotham City with all the superhero Dads around town. Patch asked the experts, "Which superhero does your Dad remind you of?"  

Garden City kids went all out to describe their Dad's super powers:

Brian Wood, 8: "My Dad is Superman because he has strong laser eyeballs and good hearing. He can hear me whenever I sneak around! I'm making my Dad a card for Father's Day."

Aidan McKernan, 7: "My Dad doesn't remind me of a superhero but I'm making breakfast for him on Father's Day. I'm making bacon, French toast, eggs and coffee!"

Christian Ottomanelli, 8: "My Dad is Captain Underpants because he's funny and he likes video games."

James Adams, 8: "My Dad reminds me of Captain Underpants because he tells jokes. We're going to Maine on Father's Day and we're going for a bike ride!"

John Gibbons, 4: "My Dad is Spiderman because he goes up and down! We're going to the pool on Father's Day!"

Henry Perduto, 4: "My Dad is Batman because he reads me that story. We're making robot cupcakes to celebrate!"

Blakely Trapani, 6: "My Dad saved my life when my aunt's dog pushed me in a pond. He was playing ball but he didn't care about his game, he just wanted to save me! He is Superman."

Megan McQuaid, 5: "Superman because he has black hair!"

Kevin Young, 4: "My Dad is cool, he reminds me of Batman. We're going to play Mario Brothers on Father's Day."

Rose Schreier 4: "I don't like superheroes. My Dad is special because he plays board games with me, especially the Hippo game."

Olivia and Jake Frankel, 4 year old twins: "Our Dad reminds us of the Incredibles because he's strong and fun. We're going to lunch on Father's Day."

Cooper Kraus, 4: "My Dad is Batman, we have the CD!"

Carson Kraus, 4: "The Joker because he plays the bad guy when we play pretend Superman!"

Jillian Aprigliano, 6: "My Dad is like Batman because he's smart and helps me with my homework. My birthday is on Sunday, so we're having cupcakes!"

Emily Aprigliano, 9: "Superman because he helps me all the time."

Caroline Aprigliano, 11: "Superman because he's in charge of killing bugs and he lifts me up in the pool!"

Interestingly, Americans needed to be warmed up to the idea of Father's Day, even though Mother's Day had been celebrated in the United States since 1914. The first Father's Day was celebrated in 1910 but it took 62 years to make it an official holiday. President Nixon made it a permanent national holiday when he signed it into law in 1972.

Happy Father's Day Garden City!