Who would win in a fight...?

So, there are a lot of inspirations for today's blog. The first of which is a discussion that occurred during BJ Shea's Geek Nation podcast. During the podcast (episode 4), the question of who would win in a fight: Superman or Batman. Myself, I'm with Vicky Barcelona, my money would be on Bats.

There are a lot of reasons for this opinion, but the top one is this: Batman is the superior tactical mind. It's been established in the comics that Batman has contingencies in place for any and all of his allies should they go bad and need to be taken down, this includes a hidden store of kryptonite that he can bring into play if things with Superman go sideways.

The arguments brought into play during these discussions can be highly amusing. The focus tends to be on the powers (often primarily the fact that Superman has them and Batman does not), but they're leaving out a highly important factor: the minds of the combatants. As I've stated, I do believe that Batman would be the victor in this contest because of Batman's superior intellect and tactical know-how.

People are welcome to disagree with me and I'd love to hear arguments as to why Superman would, in fact, come out on top.