EW took note of DC’s 75th anniversary with the classic question, who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman?
Of course this has been covered more than once in the comics (most famously here) but the controversy still rages.
Supes has strength, speed, invulnerability, can breath ice blasts, shoot lasers from his eyes, and can fly, all depending on what ret-con we are talking about, of course.
Batman has… well, uh, a belt? gadgets? A kick-ass ride? A boy sidekick?
If you agree with those statements, you don’t know guano about the Batman. He is the goddamned smartest man in the world – and that includes Superman.
Well, he might not be the smartest man in the entire world, but he must be close. He does have a genius level intellect. He is also a master tactician, a master martial artist, has peak human strength, and a photographic memory.
Sure, if Superman went all LeGarrette Blount on Batman, and took him by suprise there would be no contest. But if Wayne had even a bit of prep, forget about it.
Bottom line – as long as Kryptonite exists (or CAN exist) Batman will figure out a way to win. END OF STORY.
Let us know what YOU think.
By Sci-Guy-Jim
March 13th, 2010 - 7:44 pm
I think people forget how smart Batman is. He can’t count on his brute strength to win fights, but his smarts. His brain IS his superpower…so if it was Battle of the Superfriends Batman, then Superman would win, but the Batman of the comics now would take Superman, eventually.
March 13th, 2010 - 10:06 pm
Superman is supposed to be vulnerable to Kryptonite, but my recollection indicates that LEAD seems to confuse him. All you have to do is put Kryptonite in a lead box, and Superman becomes Super-Dumb and Super-Curious at the same time… resulting in a big Krypto-sposure and weakened Superman.
Supes… here’s a clue: if the box is lead, use the damn heat-vision to melt it from a safe distance. If it is green and glowing, run. If not, kick ass.
Aquaman would kick both of their asses underwater.