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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
In a test of strength, Spider-Man beats Captain America. But in an actual fight, Captain America beats Spider-Man, because Captain America has a lot more experience (in the Marvel universe, he started much earlier than 1944 and even spent ten years in an alternate dimension fighting against Arnim Zola).
The thing about superhero fights is that it's best not to dwell on it. Raw stats are virtually meaningless because far weaker opponents beat stronger opponents all the time. On any given day Spider-Man can go from beating up Heralds of Galactus to getting smacked around by Daredevil and the Punisher. Batman has stood against Superman and a literal god of evil yet still routinely has trouble with sword-wielding martial artists and non-powered lunatics in costumes. Wolverine can survive a nuke but still gets beaten so badly by Spider-Man that Peter honest to god thinks he's gonna kill him.
If you tried to rationalize everything that happens in superhero fights based on power levels, you'd drive yourself insane. Spider-Man can beat Captain America. Captain America can beat Spider-Man. It depends on who is writing and whose name is in the title.
edited 5th Dec '15 5:37:32 PM by comicwriter
A spider-man robot once soloed the Avengers. And then Spider-Man beat the Spider-Man robot.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersThe thing I'm talking about happened in Avengers #11. That was forever ago.
We have much sillier things happening these days.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersYeah, but the comics have the ongoing adventures of the Unbeatable Squirrelgirl, the investigative prowess of Howard the Duck, holy inquisitive systematically hunting and burning the sorcerer supremes (and sorcerers of lesser proficiency) of all dimensions, Shocket Raccoon and Linda the Duck, Supaidahman and the list goes on.
Well, maybe is not the best series to have as a source, but it does bring a good point that I dind't see you mention, like Cap being able of stealing, or best-case scenario, just damage Spidey web shooters. So I would give the win to Cap.
Besides, I can't be the only one who thinks it would be awesome to see Cap using the web shooters in a movie.
edited 5th Dec '15 6:47:02 PM by eligram
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Wow.
I find it seriously hard to believe that someone who can dodge a bullet at point blank range can't sense or dodge a punch like that. I know Cap's fast and strong, but I'm pretty sure even in MCU he isn't THAT strong.
edited 5th Dec '15 7:52:21 PM by dRoy
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Different skill sets and strengths.
Vs-ing isn't a neat stack up.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers