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Subject: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
k strahm
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Date Posted: 00:14:57 03/26/03 Wed

Some observations for de Guru, Superfan, kong, any other seriously debating Superman fans who don’t say crap like “Batman is a fag” and of course, for mouf and those who believe Batman to be the victor.

A. Most people arguing against Batman on this list seem to have the idea that his abilities end at his utility belt and the Batmobile. This leads me to believe that you are therefore arguing about the movie version of Batman. If this is the case, you are correct. The Batman from any of the live-action movies is a sub-hero and a killer. Please take him.

B. The comic book version of the Dark Knight relies on one thing, his wits. True, he does carry some gadgets in his belt and true, he does have a fancy car (though he uses it only to drive around since the man can’t fly. IT DOES NOT GO UP WALLS). But he has what has been hailed by even Superman as the most deductive and strategic mind in the DC Universe. So, for all of you on the side of Superman who say Batman isn’t as smart as Superman, you obviously know nothing about these characters in their purest form and anything else you argue will hold no baring.

C. I will admit, if Batman and Superman were locked in a twelve-foot steel room there is NO WAY Batman would emerge the victor. Even if he had the aid of the Kryptonite ring (WHICH CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY HEAT-VISION, IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHY WOULD IT STILL BE AROUND???). But to place these heroes in such a situation you are robbing Batman on one of his “powers” so to say. That power is the ability to stay so far ahead of his enemies or potential enemies that he will NEVER be placed in a situation to which there is no escape. You might just as well rob Superman of his super strength. How do you think that match would go between Batman and a Superman who can feel every blow the Dark Knight delivers, a Superman whose bones can be broken and who has relied so heavily for years on his strength that he doesn’t know how to build a strategy against the master fighter before him. Sounds pretty preposterous doesn’t it? Makes you want to say “That’s stupid, he’s invincible.” Well that’s how we Batman fans feel when you say Superman “could drop a house on Batman” or “blow him away with a fart.” Batman would never face off directly against the Man of Steel with no back-up plan. He would never allow himself to be in the position to get hit with a house or farted upon.

D. Those of you who say Batman only wins in the comics because they’re “Batman” comics, you don’t really know what you’re talking about. True, the greatest beating Supes has taken from Batman was in Miller’s Dark Knight books but Batman has also won in Action Comics (THE FIRST SUPERMAN SERIES), Brave and the Bold, Justice League of America and Ra’s al Ghul used Batman’s devices to defeat Superman and the rest of the Justice League in JLA.

E. For those of you who say Superman would go crazy if pushed too far and kick Batman’s ass, I agree, an angry, MERCILESS Superman would have a much easier time defeating the Dark Knight. But what could Batman possibly do to piss of Supes so much as to disregard the safety and lives of any human beings? Kill Lois? Batman doesn’t kill. So, to say a murderous Superman could beat Batman is changing the character’s personality. If Superman were merciless, he wouldn’t REALLY be Superman, would he? Batman knows all about Clark’s limits and how far he is willing to go. It’s how he survived Superman’s attack in last month’s Batman #112 (after punching Big Blue around for a couple of pages).

F. So, if you alter the form of the characters (which is stupid in this debate, you might as well make up your own damn characters) Superman can win. He can also win if you make up a “What if” situation. But, in a “what if” situation Plastic-man can win too! If you stick to the core of the characters (in their comic book forms) Batman will always win as he has for the last 60 years. I think Superman said it best when he called Batman “The most dangerous man alive.”
That was just before Batman saved the Man of Steel’s ass from some white Martians.

Please debate any of these points with logical responces. If you're an idiot who can only say "that's stupid" or "Superman can fly, Batman's just a gay-man!" then I feel sorry for you.

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[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Ian Brinkley
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Date Posted: 20:26:12 04/17/03 Thu

I totaly agree with you K Strahm! Only guys like me and you can know what Batman can actually do to the Big Blue Boy Scout. Batman would wast him.... well mabe not wast him but me and you bolth know that he can beat him.
[> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Francisco
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Date Posted: 12:14:54 07/29/03 Tue

Superman doesn't need to kill Batman to beat him.
[> [> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
King Z-ster
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Date Posted: 10:43:57 11/30/03 Sun

Duh. But that's not what we're arguing.
[> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
blue
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Date Posted: 03:35:53 12/27/03 Sat

Don't forget that batman don't have any weakness. Superman
can be beat by the kryptonic.
[> [> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
kristin
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Date Posted: 17:32:11 12/28/03 Sun

>well i have a question. batman sorta has a weakness. every time he sees a picture of his mom and dad he tends to pass out, but when he sees the picture it also helps him fight better. so my question is would you consider this a weakness for batman?
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
the java master
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Date Posted: 18:08:39 04/30/03 Wed

well said.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Deo Drake
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Date Posted: 20:15:01 06/05/03 Thu

>Some observations for de Guru, Superfan, kong, any
>other seriously debating Superman fans who don’t say
>crap like “Batman is a fag” and of course, for mouf
>and those who believe Batman to be the victor.
>
>A. Most people arguing against Batman on this list
>seem to have the idea that his abilities end at his
>utility belt and the Batmobile. This leads me to
>believe that you are therefore arguing about the movie
>version of Batman. If this is the case, you are
>correct. The Batman from any of the live-action
>movies is a sub-hero and a killer. Please take him.
>
>B. The comic book version of the Dark Knight relies on
>one thing, his wits. True, he does carry some gadgets
>in his belt and true, he does have a fancy car (though
>he uses it only to drive around since the man can’t
>fly. IT DOES NOT GO UP WALLS). But he has what has
>been hailed by even Superman as the most deductive and
>strategic mind in the DC Universe. So, for all of
>you on the side of Superman who say Batman isn’t as
>smart as Superman, you obviously know nothing about
>these characters in their purest form and anything
>else you argue will hold no baring.
>
>C. I will admit, if Batman and Superman were locked in
>a twelve-foot steel room there is NO WAY Batman would
>emerge the victor. Even if he had the aid of the
>Kryptonite ring (WHICH CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY
>HEAT-VISION, IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHY WOULD IT STILL
>BE AROUND???). But to place these heroes in such a
>situation you are robbing Batman on one of his
>“powers” so to say. That power is the ability to stay
>so far ahead of his enemies or potential enemies that
>he will NEVER be placed in a situation to which there
>is no escape. You might just as well rob Superman of
>his super strength. How do you think that match would
>go between Batman and a Superman who can feel every
>blow the Dark Knight delivers, a Superman whose bones
>can be broken and who has relied so heavily for years
>on his strength that he doesn’t know how to build a
>strategy against the master fighter before him.
>Sounds pretty preposterous doesn’t it? Makes you want
>to say “That’s stupid, he’s invincible.” Well that’s
>how we Batman fans feel when you say Superman “could
>drop a house on Batman” or “blow him away with a
>fart.” Batman would never face off directly against
>the Man of Steel with no back-up plan. He would never
>allow himself to be in the position to get hit with a
>house or farted upon.
>
>D. Those of you who say Batman only wins in the comics
>because they’re “Batman” comics, you don’t really know
>what you’re talking about. True, the greatest beating
>Supes has taken from Batman was in Miller’s Dark
>Knight books but Batman has also won in Action Comics
>(THE FIRST SUPERMAN SERIES), Brave and the Bold,
>Justice League of America and Ra’s al Ghul used
>Batman’s devices to defeat Superman and the rest of
>the Justice League in JLA.
>
>E. For those of you who say Superman would go crazy if
>pushed too far and kick Batman’s ass, I agree, an
>angry, MERCILESS Superman would have a much easier
>time defeating the Dark Knight. But what could Batman
>possibly do to piss of Supes so much as to disregard
>the safety and lives of any human beings? Kill Lois?
>Batman doesn’t kill. So, to say a murderous Superman
>could beat Batman is changing the character’s
>personality. If Superman were merciless, he wouldn’t
>REALLY be Superman, would he? Batman knows all about
>Clark’s limits and how far he is willing to go. It’s
>how he survived Superman’s attack in last month’s
>Batman #112 (after punching Big Blue around for a
>couple of pages).
>
>F. So, if you alter the form of the characters (which
>is stupid in this debate, you might as well make up
>your own damn characters) Superman can win. He can
>also win if you make up a “What if” situation. But,
>in a “what if” situation Plastic-man can win too! If
>you stick to the core of the characters (in their
>comic book forms) Batman will always win as he has for
>the last 60 years. I think Superman said it best when
>he called Batman “The most dangerous man alive.”
>That was just before Batman saved the Man of Steel’s
>ass from some white Martians.
>
>Please debate any of these points with logical
>responces. If you're an idiot who can only say
>"that's stupid" or "Superman can fly, Batman's just a
>gay-man!" then I feel sorry for you.
I like those reasons, I wish I had these comics so I could check em out. Anyways Batman rules. Take a look at my message I made, I believe you agree that could be a valid reason based off the cartoons why he would win. Alright, good debator. Later.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Edouble07
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Date Posted: 10:40:14 07/18/03 Fri

Perfect execution of debate tactics. I found this argument to be the one which most acurately explains the characteristics of batman and superman as well as analyzing their abilities completely without directly pointing fingers at gadgets or powers. My new thoughts on the the question of batman vs. superman dont exactly tell me who would win, however, I realize that batman's voulnerabilities are not of any special element (like water, fire, or even cryptonite). It is the mere fact that batman is mortal which is his weakness; hes just like you and me. That gets my respect. To all those fans of superman and even batman this is my best guess of why we prefer him over the other guy in a contest to end all contests.
[> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Francisco
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Date Posted: 12:43:51 07/26/03 Sat

>Perfect execution of debate tactics. I found this
>argument to be the one which most acurately explains
>the characteristics of batman and superman as well as
>analyzing their abilities completely without directly
>pointing fingers at gadgets or powers. My new thoughts
>on the the question of batman vs. superman dont
>exactly tell me who would win, however, I realize that
>batman's voulnerabilities are not of any special
>element (like water, fire, or even cryptonite). It is
>the mere fact that batman is mortal which is his
>weakness; hes just like you and me. That gets my
>respect. To all those fans of superman and even batman
>this is my best guess of why we prefer him over the
>other guy in a contest to end all contests.

>Oh please give me a break! This is not about who you like better. This is about who is got the power to obliterate the planet if he wanted to. The fact that he is like you or I is what makes pretty obvious who is going to win in this fight. Superman is a god Batman is just a man. The god will alwasy win. And please don't give me the crap of Batman cleverness because Superman is smart too.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Doug Movers
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Date Posted: 17:27:26 07/28/03 Mon

I'd like to take a second and thank Deo Drake for his wonderful response to Francisco "The Superman Groupie".

Batman actually HAS beaten Superman already. If you all remember your history, during the "Armageddon" series, when the time traveler touches Batman, he sees a thousand futures for the Dark Knight. In one of them, after the destruction of Metropolis in a nuclear blast, Superman has gone insane. It falls to Batman to develop a suit that gives him all the powers that Superman has, and he kills him in combat. THAT my friends, is fucking sweet.

I have nothing against Superman. He's one of the good guys, and being able to fly must totally rule. I do however see Batman as coming out on top in a fair, character consistent fight, because of Batman's ability to out strategize the Man of Steel.

Batman is king.

Much love,
Dougy Moves
[> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Francisco
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Date Posted: 19:10:22 07/28/03 Mon

Sorry dude but that's called bad writing.
You know better than I know that Batman is always written overratedly. The writers always dumbed down other characters to make him look good. By instance Spawn. Spawn should had killed Batman easily but the writers screwed him to make Batman look better than he is.

By the way that guy wasn't responding to anything I said.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Francisco
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Date Posted: 12:21:37 07/29/03 Tue

Why you assume that Superman needs to kill Batman in order to win? He has beaten a lot of powerful guys before without having to kill them. Who the hell says that Batman has been beating Superman for the last 60 years? It was Frank Miller the first Jackass who came around with the ludicrous idea that Batman does stand a chance against the man of steel.

The only way Batman can win a fight against Superman is if the writer down plays Superman's powers abilities and wit.
And you know it is true.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
DarkeKnyght
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Date Posted: 22:00:10 08/29/03 Fri

I have to agree with this guys breakdown of the situation. And with regards to Batman #612, I showed the cover to my best friend and avid Superman fan. He said "Well Dave, it looks likes Bats is in a bad spot there...."

I said, "You are correct. It LOOKS like hes in a bad position." Anyone who has read Batman #611-612, will know for sure that Batman will take advantage of every wekness Clark has. He even said himself "Clark is a good person. I'm not."
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Timmy Lee
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Date Posted: 12:36:00 08/30/03 Sat

The Bottom line is this: Batman needs time to beat Superman and that time would be taken away from him. Yes Batman does know Superman but it works both ways. Superman knows Batman just as well as Batman knows him and that fact gives Superman the ultimate advantage. People get this into your heads, just because Superman isn't the world's greatest detective does not mean that Superman is stupid or unintelligant. He's at least smart enough (and knows Batman well enough) to know that to beat Batman he would have to find and put his fist through the Dark Night's skull long before the Caped Crusader has any chance to plan any of his tricks. lets face it, if Superman really wanted Batman out of the way it's as good as done. The only way Batman even stands a chance is if you baby him with a head start, I mean if I gave you a few years or months to prepare then I bet YOU could beat Batman.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Timmy Lee
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Date Posted: 12:37:23 08/30/03 Sat

The Bottom line is this: Batman needs time to beat Superman and that time would be taken away from him. Yes Batman does know Superman but it works both ways. Superman knows Batman just as well as Batman knows him and that fact gives Superman the ultimate advantage. People get this into your heads, just because Superman isn't the world's greatest detective does not mean that Superman is stupid or unintelligant. He's at least smart enough (and knows Batman well enough) to know that to beat Batman he would have to find and put his fist through the Dark Night's skull long before the Caped Crusader has any chance to plan any of his tricks. lets face it, if Superman really wanted Batman out of the way it's as good as done. The only way Batman even stands a chance is if you baby him with a head start, I mean if I gave you a few years or months to prepare then I bet YOU could beat Batman.
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why superman would win


Author:
Vito
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Date Posted: 21:58:41 10/02/03 Thu

Superman in invincible
has super speed
has super strength
clearly smarter
has no limitations
can withstand any environment
fights tougher villans such as three krypton outcasts
did not fight for revenge
he is an alien from another planet
he is superior in everyway
[> [> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why superman would win


Author:
puddin
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Date Posted: 10:23:43 04/16/04 Fri

Batman would win becuse superman relies on his powers to much and batman knows that so a little kraptonite hear and bang one black and blue supes
and batman has been through a hell of a lot more than supes to i mean you fight the joker and still be standing
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Comic King
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Date Posted: 14:52:05 10/09/03 Thu

>Some observations for de Guru, Superfan, kong, any
>other seriously debating Superman fans who don’t say
>crap like “Batman is a fag” and of course, for mouf
>and those who believe Batman to be the victor.
>
>A. Most people arguing against Batman on this list
>seem to have the idea that his abilities end at his
>utility belt and the Batmobile. This leads me to
>believe that you are therefore arguing about the movie
>version of Batman. If this is the case, you are
>correct. The Batman from any of the live-action
>movies is a sub-hero and a killer. Please take him.
>
>B. The comic book version of the Dark Knight relies on
>one thing, his wits. True, he does carry some gadgets
>in his belt and true, he does have a fancy car (though
>he uses it only to drive around since the man can’t
>fly. IT DOES NOT GO UP WALLS). But he has what has
>been hailed by even Superman as the most deductive and
>strategic mind in the DC Universe. So, for all of
>you on the side of Superman who say Batman isn’t as
>smart as Superman, you obviously know nothing about
>these characters in their purest form and anything
>else you argue will hold no baring.
>
>C. I will admit, if Batman and Superman were locked in
>a twelve-foot steel room there is NO WAY Batman would
>emerge the victor. Even if he had the aid of the
>Kryptonite ring (WHICH CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY
>HEAT-VISION, IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHY WOULD IT STILL
>BE AROUND???). But to place these heroes in such a
>situation you are robbing Batman on one of his
>“powers” so to say. That power is the ability to stay
>so far ahead of his enemies or potential enemies that
>he will NEVER be placed in a situation to which there
>is no escape. You might just as well rob Superman of
>his super strength. How do you think that match would
>go between Batman and a Superman who can feel every
>blow the Dark Knight delivers, a Superman whose bones
>can be broken and who has relied so heavily for years
>on his strength that he doesn’t know how to build a
>strategy against the master fighter before him.
>Sounds pretty preposterous doesn’t it? Makes you want
>to say “That’s stupid, he’s invincible.” Well that’s
>how we Batman fans feel when you say Superman “could
>drop a house on Batman” or “blow him away with a
>fart.” Batman would never face off directly against
>the Man of Steel with no back-up plan. He would never
>allow himself to be in the position to get hit with a
>house or farted upon.
>
>D. Those of you who say Batman only wins in the comics
>because they’re “Batman” comics, you don’t really know
>what you’re talking about. True, the greatest beating
>Supes has taken from Batman was in Miller’s Dark
>Knight books but Batman has also won in Action Comics
>(THE FIRST SUPERMAN SERIES), Brave and the Bold,
>Justice League of America and Ra’s al Ghul used
>Batman’s devices to defeat Superman and the rest of
>the Justice League in JLA.
>
>E. For those of you who say Superman would go crazy if
>pushed too far and kick Batman’s ass, I agree, an
>angry, MERCILESS Superman would have a much easier
>time defeating the Dark Knight. But what could Batman
>possibly do to piss of Supes so much as to disregard
>the safety and lives of any human beings? Kill Lois?
>Batman doesn’t kill. So, to say a murderous Superman
>could beat Batman is changing the character’s
>personality. If Superman were merciless, he wouldn’t
>REALLY be Superman, would he? Batman knows all about
>Clark’s limits and how far he is willing to go. It’s
>how he survived Superman’s attack in last month’s
>Batman #112 (after punching Big Blue around for a
>couple of pages).
>
>F. So, if you alter the form of the characters (which
>is stupid in this debate, you might as well make up
>your own damn characters) Superman can win. He can
>also win if you make up a “What if” situation. But,
>in a “what if” situation Plastic-man can win too! If
>you stick to the core of the characters (in their
>comic book forms) Batman will always win as he has for
>the last 60 years. I think Superman said it best when
>he called Batman “The most dangerous man alive.”
>That was just before Batman saved the Man of Steel’s
>ass from some white Martians.
>
>Please debate any of these points with logical
>responces. If you're an idiot who can only say
>"that's stupid" or "Superman can fly, Batman's just a
>gay-man!" then I feel sorry for you.


Ok people here is the rundown, first let me say i am a die hard batman fan, but, i am also a realist! Assuming that both combatant were forced to fight one another, let's say for instance in a football stadium for whatever reason,or in a 4x12 room for that matter! The results would be the same, even though Batman is a brilliant tactician/strategist it is a one side battle, because for all of his martial arts skill and utility belt he is still human. Which means his reflexes are still human. Case in point in the last issue of the new batman superman comics when the superman from the future shows up in the batcave and commences to kicking the present supermans ass, batman heads to his vault to get the famed kryptonite ring! Superman intercepts him at the speed of thought(or close enough) and the first thing he does is snatch his utility belt off before he can move, then he proceeds to knock him across the batcave, and before he hits the ground good the future superman has picked up one of the batmobiles! With the intention of ending the Dark Knight forever, and would have if not for the present day superman! So there you have it, as i said be it a stadium or a room, batman has no chance against a man who can outrun bullets! Before he could make a move(which to superman would look like slow motion)and before you know it he would have batmans hands restrained, and helpless! Or another scenario would be that he removed his utility belt, and they faced each other man to man in which case all superman has to do is stand there and let Batman wear himself out! I did not include other abilities such as super breath to either freeze or topple batman, or heat vision to super heat his utility belt in which case there is a high probability that something would detonate, or at least he would be forced to remove it or have it cook him! All of this is based on supermans knowledge that Batmans utility belt can hurt him and must be removed from the equation, and also on his ability to use his superspeed! Also on his vow not to kill, just imagine if he had gone insane!!!!! All in all i think that from the word go, that the battle would last all of 1-10 seconds depending on supes method of attack!

Even if they were to face each other on ground of batmans choosing there is nothing that batman could do that superman could not survive. Given the fact that superman is susceptible to ultrasonics,flash grenades, and gases only if surprised! Batman would have to knock out all of these senses at once to become a threat. But with his super hearing, he could hear batmans heartbeat and track him with x-ray vision. Also take into consideration, most people are assuming that they both have planned for this fight, where as i am going from a forced confrontation point of view! There are very few scenarios that batman would have a chance besides fighting in a kryptonite surrounding! Superman could fight batman from a distance, from underground even! He could throw objects at Batman! Even if batman was hiding superman could search him out nearly as fast as the flash could!
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Comic King
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Date Posted: 14:54:40 10/09/03 Thu

>Some observations for de Guru, Superfan, kong, any
>other seriously debating Superman fans who don’t say
>crap like “Batman is a fag” and of course, for mouf
>and those who believe Batman to be the victor.
>
>A. Most people arguing against Batman on this list
>seem to have the idea that his abilities end at his
>utility belt and the Batmobile. This leads me to
>believe that you are therefore arguing about the movie
>version of Batman. If this is the case, you are
>correct. The Batman from any of the live-action
>movies is a sub-hero and a killer. Please take him.
>
>B. The comic book version of the Dark Knight relies on
>one thing, his wits. True, he does carry some gadgets
>in his belt and true, he does have a fancy car (though
>he uses it only to drive around since the man can’t
>fly. IT DOES NOT GO UP WALLS). But he has what has
>been hailed by even Superman as the most deductive and
>strategic mind in the DC Universe. So, for all of
>you on the side of Superman who say Batman isn’t as
>smart as Superman, you obviously know nothing about
>these characters in their purest form and anything
>else you argue will hold no baring.
>
>C. I will admit, if Batman and Superman were locked in
>a twelve-foot steel room there is NO WAY Batman would
>emerge the victor. Even if he had the aid of the
>Kryptonite ring (WHICH CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY
>HEAT-VISION, IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHY WOULD IT STILL
>BE AROUND???). But to place these heroes in such a
>situation you are robbing Batman on one of his
>“powers” so to say. That power is the ability to stay
>so far ahead of his enemies or potential enemies that
>he will NEVER be placed in a situation to which there
>is no escape. You might just as well rob Superman of
>his super strength. How do you think that match would
>go between Batman and a Superman who can feel every
>blow the Dark Knight delivers, a Superman whose bones
>can be broken and who has relied so heavily for years
>on his strength that he doesn’t know how to build a
>strategy against the master fighter before him.
>Sounds pretty preposterous doesn’t it? Makes you want
>to say “That’s stupid, he’s invincible.” Well that’s
>how we Batman fans feel when you say Superman “could
>drop a house on Batman” or “blow him away with a
>fart.” Batman would never face off directly against
>the Man of Steel with no back-up plan. He would never
>allow himself to be in the position to get hit with a
>house or farted upon.
>
>D. Those of you who say Batman only wins in the comics
>because they’re “Batman” comics, you don’t really know
>what you’re talking about. True, the greatest beating
>Supes has taken from Batman was in Miller’s Dark
>Knight books but Batman has also won in Action Comics
>(THE FIRST SUPERMAN SERIES), Brave and the Bold,
>Justice League of America and Ra’s al Ghul used
>Batman’s devices to defeat Superman and the rest of
>the Justice League in JLA.
>
>E. For those of you who say Superman would go crazy if
>pushed too far and kick Batman’s ass, I agree, an
>angry, MERCILESS Superman would have a much easier
>time defeating the Dark Knight. But what could Batman
>possibly do to piss of Supes so much as to disregard
>the safety and lives of any human beings? Kill Lois?
>Batman doesn’t kill. So, to say a murderous Superman
>could beat Batman is changing the character’s
>personality. If Superman were merciless, he wouldn’t
>REALLY be Superman, would he? Batman knows all about
>Clark’s limits and how far he is willing to go. It’s
>how he survived Superman’s attack in last month’s
>Batman #112 (after punching Big Blue around for a
>couple of pages).
>
>F. So, if you alter the form of the characters (which
>is stupid in this debate, you might as well make up
>your own damn characters) Superman can win. He can
>also win if you make up a “What if” situation. But,
>in a “what if” situation Plastic-man can win too! If
>you stick to the core of the characters (in their
>comic book forms) Batman will always win as he has for
>the last 60 years. I think Superman said it best when
>he called Batman “The most dangerous man alive.”
>That was just before Batman saved the Man of Steel’s
>ass from some white Martians.
>
>Please debate any of these points with logical
>responces. If you're an idiot who can only say
>"that's stupid" or "Superman can fly, Batman's just a
>gay-man!" then I feel sorry for you.


Ok people here is the rundown, first let me say i am a die hard batman fan, but, i am also a realist! Assuming that both combatant were forced to fight one another, let's say for instance in a football stadium for whatever reason,or in a 4x12 room for that matter! The results would be the same, even though Batman is a brilliant tactician/strategist it is a one side battle, because for all of his martial arts skill and utility belt he is still human. Which means his reflexes are still human. Case in point in the last issue of the new batman superman comics when the superman from the future shows up in the batcave and commences to kicking the present supermans ass, batman heads to his vault to get the famed kryptonite ring! Superman intercepts him at the speed of thought(or close enough) and the first thing he does is snatch his utility belt off before he can move, then he proceeds to knock him across the batcave, and before he hits the ground good the future superman has picked up one of the batmobiles! With the intention of ending the Dark Knight forever, and would have if not for the present day superman! So there you have it, as i said be it a stadium or a room, batman has no chance against a man who can outrun bullets! Before he could make a move(which to superman would look like slow motion)and before you know it he would have batmans hands restrained, and helpless! Or another scenario would be that he removed his utility belt, and they faced each other man to man in which case all superman has to do is stand there and let Batman wear himself out! I did not include other abilities such as super breath to either freeze or topple batman, or heat vision to super heat his utility belt in which case there is a high probability that something would detonate, or at least he would be forced to remove it or have it cook him! All of this is based on supermans knowledge that Batmans utility belt can hurt him and must be removed from the equation, and also on his ability to use his superspeed! Also on his vow not to kill, just imagine if he had gone insane!!!!! All in all i think that from the word go, that the battle would last all of 1-10 seconds depending on supes method of attack!

Even if they were to face each other on ground of batmans choosing there is nothing that batman could do that superman could not survive. Given the fact that superman is susceptible to ultrasonics,flash grenades, and gases only if surprised! Batman would have to knock out all of these senses at once to become a threat. But with his super hearing, he could hear batmans heartbeat and track him with x-ray vision. Also take into consideration, most people are assuming that they both have planned for this fight, where as i am going from a forced confrontation point of view! There are very few scenarios that batman would have a chance besides fighting in a kryptonite surrounding! Superman could fight batman from a distance, from underground even! He could throw objects at Batman! Even if batman was hiding superman could search him out nearly as fast as the flash could!
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


Author:
Dark
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Date Posted: 19:35:41 10/13/03 Mon

Ok, here I go again.
What said above is true. I for isntace am a 100% Batman fan, but I do have a soft heart for Kal-El.
But, you guys should really focus on The Dark Kngiht Returns comics book, what Batman did there was clever, he produced by using a powder (took him ages to devolep by using the ring) a sort of a bubble were Kal faced Bruce in hand to hand combat, Bruce knocked Kal two ways before sadly and supposly died. But again in Dark Knight Strikes Again he continues to clobber Superman with Kryptonite gloves almost killing superman if it wasn't for Diana (Wonderwoman) that picked up Kal from the dirt and shaked him around so he we get over the defeat of Bruce. Those comics were the best.
But, again, but we all know that with out the some sort of kryptonite Bruce would never defeat Kal in hand to hand combat, although he is the most perfect martial artist in the world, Bruce would have to rely on some sort of trap and outwit him some way, not syaing it is or not possible.

So, I say Superman is a great superhero, but he's to USA all American way, nothing against USA, it's just that DC sometimes puts he to boyscoutish, Batman is more hands ins and smarter in everyway. Dame thing is that Kal-El does not age the same. In a wierd way Speeding bullets (elseworlds) had the best of them both.

Both of them rule, for being with us for so long.....

Chao
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Stayler McOmie
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Date Posted: 18:45:01 10/28/03 Tue

Okay, here's the deal. If Superman found it necessary to kill Batman, to save the world or large masses of people he would. And it would be so simple, it's rediculous. Comic books are made to keep you enthralled, but have you ever been reading and thought, "why doesn't he just do this..."? Let's just assume Batman thinks he's safe. Possibly in hiding, while concocting some plan. How can you be safe from a man whose senses are a billion times more advanced than any human being. I would have nightmares, and wet my pants, knowing that I had someone like Superman hot on my trail. Batman could be thousands of feet underground in some "secret" lair, and if Superman discovered his location (which is more than fair to assume) he could drill through the earth, and stone, and metal, and without pausing to take a breath, right through Batman (who would be of course, the softest material Superman's ever had to penetrate), and come out the other side of the planet. I figuer he can fly fast enough to reverse the rotation of the earth, and he can hear someone screaming for help in China...this man has no limits. Theoretically, if someone had some type of kryptonite projectile or weapon, Superman could sever the person in two, by a light-speed flight through a wall and emerge through another wall behind the assailant. Comparing Batman to Superman, is like comparing a clever little scorpion to a bulldozer. Comic books will limit Superman's resourcefullness only to make it more interesting. But when a super hero is introduced with powers like his, there isn't much room left for limits. All I can say is "RUN BATMAN, RUN!!"
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


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ResearchFan
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Date Posted: 12:44:42 10/29/03 Wed

Alright.. so.. that was awesome. I applaud you for the well thought out points and organization. Seriously, you must have put some time into that, and it turned out well.
I was wondering if you could help me, assuming you get some sort of notification that this reply is even here.
I am doing a speech on "Batman is better than Superman." I was wondering if you might help me out by giving me some good sources. I need print sources especially, but that seems to be a problem, since I don't own any comic books anymore (sad, isn't it?)
I was just wondering if maybe you could help me out.
E-mail me : JFPRov252@hotmail.com
or msg me on MSN (^that address)
or on AIM: JFProv252

Thanks!!
[> Subject: Re: Logical reasons why Batman would win


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bobinator
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Date Posted: 01:25:13 12/22/03 Mon

I'm actually a HUGE Superman fan, but I try to respect Bats. I thought Batman won in The Dark Knight Returns because Superman had been GREATLY weakened by the sun being blocked, and Sort of weakened because of the kryptonite arrow from Ollie (i dont get how he shot it w/ 1 arm...). If Superman was at full strength and really actually wanted to kill Batman, Supes would win. Superman was trying to reason with Bats the whole fight, and convince him to live. Batman just mercilessly beat him up. That kind of ticked me off.
Anyway, I will acknowlege that Superman has lost to Batman before, but someday Supe's will get his revenge... heh heh


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