
If Batman lived in Metropolis instead of Superman, could he protect the city enough? Admittedly, there are several superman villains who could defeat The Dark Knight (yes, even with a large amount of planning time). Mongul commands everything from Warworld and Brainiac can conquer entire planets. However, Batman has proven himself against some of the most powerful DC comics from DC of all time, so he should never be underestimated.
Batman could really prosper in the metropolis. The Modern Dark Knight is not only a main fighter, but it is not only the largest detective in the world, but it is also a technological genius with almost infinite resources at its disposal. Even some of Superman’s most intelligent bad guys, from the parasite to Bizarro, would fall to the Caped Crusader.

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Lex Luthor and Batman are already enemies on several fronts
Lex Luthor may not be powerful in the classic sense of superman’s bad guys. He cannot draw lasers from his eyes or jump large buildings in a single limit (although he can, depending on the armor costume he carries or if he fills for Darkseid on Apokolips). But do not be mistaken, Lex Luthor can move the mountains, cities and the metropolis in general on a whim.
First appearance |
Action comics # 23 |
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Powers and capacities |
Intellect at the level of genius |
The rivalry of Batman and Lex Luthor has always been as interesting as their rivalries with Superman. Lex and Bruce Wayne fight different battles on the corporate battlefields. Superman and Batman can be ironically powerless against Luthor, but Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne can expose his crimes more effectively.
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Livewire is like many electric villains (with the same weaknesses)
Livewire was presented for the first time in the first season of Superman: the animated seriesBut she became a main player of the Voyo Gallery of Man of Steel, later appearing in television series like Supergirl As a recurring villain.
First appearance |
Superman: the animated series “Livewire” |
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Powers and capacities |
Handling and generation of electricity |
Livewire can be extremely powerful, its lightning and its handling of electricity are capable of harming the man of steel, but it has the same weakness as most of the nasty electricity: water. Batman must simply splash livewire with a little water to make it useless.
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The parasite cannot steal powers in Batman
The parasite is one of Superman’s most terrifying bad guys. He is not a manipulator master like Lex Luthor or a conqueror of worlds like Darkseid, but parasitic is a literal leech that can empty Superman of his life force and his powers.
First appearance |
Action comics # 340 |
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Powers and capacities |
Power absorption |
The parasite is terrifying because it can make Superman helpless. In many ways, the parasite is more deadly than kryptonite. He not only takes the man from the powers of steel, but he steals them for himself. Batman, on the other hand, has no power for the parasite to fly. Just a utility belt full of pain for the helpless parasite.
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Batman has already defeated Solomon Grundy
Salomon Grundy is more than a simple superman villain. Grundy fought against most of justice League in various series of comics and television shows, but at the age of money, he was mainly a superman villain, capable of corresponding the strength of the man of steel.
First appearance |
American comics # 61 |
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Powers and capacities |
Super force, immortality |
However, Batman faced and defeated Solomon Grundy several times (as in Long Halloween,, Batman animated series, and the Batman: Arkham City video game). Salomon Grundy is practically immortal, but Batman always finds a way to bury him in his grave until their next meeting.

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Batman obtained the upper hand on Darkseid
At first glance, Darkseid could easily destroy Batman. Dark Knight may be one of the most “powerful” members of justice League, but it is helpless. Darkseid controls the omega effect as the new most powerful God who can go aside with the steel man. And yet Batman has Defeated Darkseid in the past … several times.
First appearance |
Superman’s friend Jimmy Olsen # 134 |
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Powers and capacities |
Omega effect, omega beams, super force, speed and sustainability, immortality |
During Superman / Batman: ApocalypseBatman obtained the upper hand and threatened Darkseid to stop to save the apokolips. In the comics, Batman used Hellbat armor to survive the physical assault of Darkseid. In Final crisisBatman actually used a pistol to shoot Darkseid and steal it from its power.
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Bizarro is not as smart as Superman
In some iterations, Bizarro is just as powerful as Superman. It essentially has all the same powers, although some of them are reversed, such as the vision of ice instead of the vision of heat and the breathing of fire instead of frost breathing. Even if Bizarro does not have the same weakness of kryptonitis as Superman, Batman can always defeat him.
First appearance |
Superboy # 68 |
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Powers and capacities |
Great strength, theft, vision of ice, breath of fire |
Bizarro is easily manipulated. Lex Luthor took control of the bizarre whom he cloned with Superman’s DNA, while Gorilla Grod was able to manipulate bizarre to join the secret society in the Dcau. Batman could defeat bizarro by controlling it or deceiving it.

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Batman could have a failure for Cyborg Superman
Cyborg Superman made his debut after the comic arc “Death of Superman” when four characters emerged, each claiming to be the resurrected man of steel who died while fighting. Cyborg Superman has become a main antagonist, teaming up with Mongul and destroying the city of Coast.
First appearance |
Superman’s adventures # 500 |
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Powers and capacities |
Superman’s powers, technology |
Despite his control over technology and the powers that imitate the steel man, Batman could still defeat the Cyborg Superman. Batman comics has developed computer programs such as Brother Eye and Faillsfe. A sophisticated computer virus, approved by Mr. Terrific or Cyborg, could close Cyborg Superman.
Metallo may not be as strong or lasting as some of the most powerful superman villains, such as Mongul or Darkseid, but what he lacks in gross power, he compensates more than in his ability to weaken and harm the steel man, although Metallo does not have such advantages against the Black Knight.
First appearance |
Action comics # 252 |
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Powers and capacities |
Super strength and endurance, Kryptonite heart |
Ironically, the Metallo Kryptonite power source would become weakness when fighting Batman. While Kryptonite’s radiation harms Superman, he would become a target to use for Batman. All that Batman has to do is eliminated the heart of Metallo Kryptonite to stop his body.
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Batman needs to deceive Mr. Mxyzptlk
Mr. MXYZPTLK is not only one of the most powerful superman’s bad guys in DC Comics, but he is one of the most powerful beings of the multiverse DC, born in the fifth dimension. Mr. Mxyzptlk can handle time and reality to his will, often playing with the life of Clark Kent. Batman has experience with fifth dimension beings thanks to Bat-Mite.
First appearance |
Superman # 30 |
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Powers and capacities |
Powers of the fifth dimension, manipulation of reality |
More than Bat-Mite, Mr. Mxyzptlk has a blatant weakness that Superman (and Batman) exploits: Mr. MXYZPTLK is forced to the fifth dimension after having repeated his name back. If Superman could encourage Monster Mxyzptlk to say his own name, the biggest detective in the world would have no problem.

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Batman has the answer to General Zod
General Zod is a dark reflection of the steel man. While Jor-El and Lara sent the baby Kal-el to be a force for good on earth, General Zod tried to rebel against the Kryptonian council, then came to Earth to take it back.
First appearance |
Adventure bands # 283 |
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Powers and capacities |
Super strength and speed, invulnerability, flight, thermal vision, X -ray vision |
Batman always has a small piece of kryptonite at hand, in case Superman becomes a thug, but the black knight could easily use this piece of kryptonite against Zod and any Kryptonian who comes to Metropolis or Gotham in search of problems. Zod can be as powerful as Superman, with unequal chances with the Kryptonian ghost area, but they all have the same green weakness.
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- Created by
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Bill Finger, Bob Kane
- First movie
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Batman: the film
- Future movies
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Batman – Part II
Batman is one of the oldest superheroes in comics, with almost a century of comics, televisions, movies and video games. The Bruce Wayne in soft ways becomes Caped Crusader of Gotham City, protecting him from bad guys like the Joker, Killer Croc, Le Penguin, and more. Batman is also one of the “big” “of DC Comics alongside Superman and Wonder Woman, and together, the three help keep their ground safely as founding members of justice League.
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- Created by
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JERRY Siegel, Joe Shuster
- First TV show
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Superman
- TV show (S)
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Superman, Smallville, Superman & Lois, Superman: The Animated Series, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman