Six-year-old Mable Tooke is battling crime across Edmonton Monday, under the guise of a Spider-Mable alter-ego she adopted in her two-year fight with leukemia.
As Mable nears the end of her cancer treatment, the Children's Wish Foundation is staging a day-long superhero adventure across Edmonton, with the ultimate goal of rescuing Edmonton Oilers Captain Andrew Ference, who has been kidnapped by an evil villain.
Organizers say the idea was inspired by cancer survivor Miles Scott, also known as "Batkid," who gained international attention after thousands of volunteers helped transform San Francisco into Gotham City for a day in 2013.
It's official: we're looking for Mysterio! #yeg #SpiderMable pic.twitter.com/5hx47VG6g1
— Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) September 28, 2015
#SpiderMable emerges from the Edmonton police station with a photo of the suspect in kidnapping of Oilers captain. pic.twitter.com/F8DXuxlJ1z
— Jana G. Pruden (@jana_pruden) September 28, 2015