Ennazus

I have read neither Spiderman nor Batman comics, so I vote in ignorance of the "Truth". I know what little I do about these two guys via their many good and not-so-good movies, TV shows and cartoons.

I voted for Spidey based on a Val Kilmer/Batman vs.Tobey McGuire/ Spiderman. Val was my favorite Batman (sorry, Adam West). If Batman didn't have his Batmobile, Robin or his Utility Belt, I think Spiderman would kick his bat-ass. Spidey has his powers and doesn't need no steenkin' car, sidekick or belt.

My oh-so-humble and ignorant opinion expressed in this my 500th post.

166 to go and I will be Sooooooooooo evil.

Suzanne

Azathoth

Just wait a minute or two, and he'd probably kick his OWN ass for you.

I would imagine he's batshit crazy , but except for someone's bad fanfiction, he wouldn't kill Spiderman. Batman doesn't kill, unless it's pretty much an accident, or he has absolutely no choice.

If he did, the Joker would have been knocked off a long time ago, during one of his stays at Arkham.

And fucking Mary Jane is something he wouldn't do, either. Not rape, and not even to seduce her as Bruce Wayne. It's just not that character's nature.

Other than Superman, he's one of the most moral characters in the DC universe.

Yup. Considering the weaknesses of both Martian Manhunter and the Green Lantern, I could be one of their greatest enemies with a can of yellow paint, some butane, and a lighter.

Also, Bats has had his back broken, putting him out of commission, by a steriod freak who wasn't even as strong or as fast as Spiderman, so, despite his planning ability, he has been beaten, by an opponent who isn't really that impressive.

Both characters have similar tragic origins. Spiderman's motivation comes from what he could have done, but didn't, and Batman's comes from his inability to do anything at the time.

Neither kills, so the fight would be to incapacitate the other. The fight would pretty much have to be over some misunderstanding they had.

In a straight up physical match, Spiderman should win. He is quite used to fighting opponents using gadgets much like those Batman uses, like Goblin and Hobgoblin's gas and explosive bombs, and Kraven's multitude of weaponry.

Batman is good at studying and exploiting his opponent's weaknesses, and he is generally more serious than Spiderman, so in the initial encounter, unless he'd been watching Spiderman, the advantage would be Spiderman's, however, he'd probably be able to get away, and after that, he'd start to study Spiderman, and devise a plan to fight him.

Depending on how the fights went after that, the balance could shift. Parker could devise new types of webbing, to counteract any solvents Batman used, and Batman could devise a counter strategy to that.

Each of them has the ability to elude the other. Spiderman can move faster and to places that Batman can't, and Batman could pretty much dissapear, if he had to get away.

Ultimately, I think that Batman would win any prolonged series of encounters with Spiderman, but it would not be an easy win.

Aaron Thrash

I voted for your friendly neighborhood Spidey, and always will. Spider-mans motivations are to help (not that Batmans are to hurt), while imprisoned in a body he never asked for. Batman on the other hand "became" what he did out of situational discordance i.e. out of revenge. Even Lucas changed the title of 'Revenge of the Jedi', to "Return" because he decided that Jedis were too advanced to act out of emotion. For this reason, Spidey is the winner hands down.

-A

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ

Aquaman took out a Martian by using his talk with fish ability to mess with the portion of his brain that came from fish ancestors--gave a Martian a seizure. A MARTIAN. AQUAMAN.

Of course, give the man a touch of hydrophobia and watch him wilt...

For the record, Batman had just gotten over a terrible illnes, spent two weeks tracking down every Arkham escapee (that Bane released), got no sleep, and just prior to the fight had:
*fought both the Joker and the Scarecrow at the same time, and was dosed with fear gas (which only pissed him off, but made him overexert himself)

*rescued the mayor from an underground tunnel that was rapidly filling with water--so fast, in fact, that the pressure buildup in the only remaining air pocket nearly caused him to pass out.

*fought each of Bane's henchmen immediately after one another

*then, nearly passed out from exertion that only Superman would not feel exhausted from, Bane breaks into his home to beat the shit out of him and break his back.

He didn't have time to plan, time to rest, time to think, time to even sleep enough to recover.

After this incident, he built satellite batcaves all over Gotham, and they came into play in No Man's land.

The Naked Mage

There's still Green Lantern and...uh...Darkseid.

August Spies

Yeah a police officer with a magic ring that gets hurt by the color yellow.

real cool.

The Naked Mage

<Bah. Too far off-topic.>

The Naked Mage

Oh, that was OLD Green Lantern. NEW Green Lantern is also allergic to cat hair.

August Spies

I'm not claiming that he isn't powerful or something, maybe he is. I'm just saying he is stupid, annoying and unfashionable.

Angrillori

I think that's the point.

batman, when attacked by sharks, reaches into his belt, and presto!

Bat-shark-repellant.

So, when confronted by spidey, reach in the belt, and...presto! Bat-spider-spray!

Holy squished spiders batman!