Superman VS Batman

Yep! That would be cool! Then they could prank their villains! Maybe.

Here is a question is there anyway Batman could beat Black Adam (Bamtna with Prep) as Adam really has no weaknesses to exploit.

Hmm can't think of anything. The only way I suppose would be to trick him into saying SHAZAM. ...I can't think of way as to how that would happen.

Then he'd age to dust, right? Anyway what's up with those old world's finest comics(showcase presents)? One story will have Supes be able to take Bats and Robin time traveling, and then in another one he can't? Guess there is a trope for that. power creep power seep? Plus, time travel/space travel bubbles. It's also funny how much arbitrary skepticism there was. Genies can't exist! But solar powered aliens and magical imps do!

Batman, with prep, could beat Black Adam. Schedule a Justice League meeting where and when the fight is due to happen. Ask the Marvel Family to tag along.

Honestly, the only real way that Batman could 'beat' Black Adam is by preventing him from attaining a goal. In a straight physical confrontation, Bats could theoretically delay him for a bit if he managed to get away for a few minutes, since Batman has been shown to not need a lot of time to set up booby-traps. Even Black Adam likely wouldn't enjoy getting the stuff that's in the utility belt unexpectedly to the face Not likely to do any permanent damage, but enough to slow him down a little, anyhow.

Long enough to get some outside help in, at any rate.

Black Adam shouldn't age to dust if he says SHAZAM. I seem to recall him depowering at one point in 52 and just becoming a normal guy. He just likes always being powerful (and the events in 52 managed to prove him right).

• BLACK ADAM: Any last words?
• BATMAN: *muttering* sszznim
• BLACK ADAM: What?
• BATMAN: *mutters* srznm
• BLACK ADAM: I can't hear a word you're saying.
• BATMAN: *mutters* szzenim
• BLACK ADAM: Oh, for the love of—here, right it down.
• BATMAN: *writes*
• BLACK ADAM: Alright, what the hell are you trying to - goddammit, your handwriting is worse than your muttering. Sarzanim? Sahara...Shaharazod? Shazam! It's Shazam, isn't—oh, damn. Well played.

*Lightning bolt*

Kltiptzym! Mispelled?

You can't do that with the Shazam family anymore since they have to mean it when they say Shazam to transform.

This prevents stuff like Billy saying "I'm Shazam!" to some passerby asking who he is and turning into a kid.

Why would he say that?

Because he's always been called Shazam since the 2011 reboot.

edited 17th Aug '13 2:31:47 AM by VampireBuddha

DC gave up on convincing people his name is not Shazam?

Yes. That was specifically the reason for the rename.

Just another stupid thing they did.

Maybe part of the reason for Batman's reputation is the rule that the good guys always win. It's more entertaining to have Superman be the one to get mind-controlled/drugged than Batman. Good thing the JLA villains always underestimate Batman. Even if logically Bruce shouldn't win, that's not really fun. Besides, he's a comic book character with enough plot armor to make him for all intents as invincible as Superman. Correct?

Argument for Batman

@ Tobias - I was imagining a vault with a voice-activated lock, with 'Shazam' as the password.

That's more Bruce Wayne vs Clark Kent in business success. Batman, twice the wish fulfillment!! (Because who has a wish fulfillment fantasy of being a newspaper reporter?)

"Superman knows how to punch."

Uh...yeah. How to punch hard enough to make Batman explode.

Also, Superman not knowing how to fight is a common misconception. He routinely fights villains whose strength is on par with, if not above, his own. He might not be as skilled as Batman, but his fighting expertise includes more than just hitting things until he wins.

Also, that article lost me at, "If you disagree, you're a rapist."

edited 29th Aug '13 5:01:28 PM by resetlocksley

Or Martha Kent.

Or both.

Wonder if they'll ever do anymore world's finest showcase presents? I like the teamups. How many times have Clark and Bruce saved each other?

Doesn't Batman have a plan to defeat the Justice League, in case they go rogue?

I assume that would include Superman.

edited 2nd Jan '14 1:56:56 PM by BaconManiac5000

Yes he does. That does not mean that this Bats will, though, or that the plans are foolproof.