Iron Man is a ripoff of Batman

[Samuel L. Jackson]

How many times has the Punisher died?

Now, how many times has Batman and Superman died?

[Mr. Scot]

Okay, I'll put it this way...

Crimefighting Superhero A has dead parents who provided him with wealth beyond anyone's wildest dreams. But he hasn't decided to just live off that wealth, he actually builds on it. He's a genius, and has decided to fight evil with that gift. He is a playboy. He has gadgets out the yinyang. He is misunderstood.

Crimefighting Superhero B...same thing.

It's like they took Batman and Supermanned him up a little bit. Iron Man can fly. He has a fatal weakness (kryptonite vs. that thing in his chest).

You can't tell me Stan Lee wasn't thinking "we need a Batman".

Not really.

Batman's parents were murdered, and he became a single-minded individual from that moment on. The "playboy" thing is purely a cover.

Stark's playboy image was (and is) the real deal. He became a hero only after being captured and injured (originally in Vietnam, for the movie version, Afghanistan) by terrorists.

The Punisher is way closer to Batman in tone of character, but minus the money and largely devoid of ethics.

[Guild]

Wolverine would wipe his ass with any superhero of any universe...

Not this guy

This Villain would also destroy Wolverine.

[Mr. Scot]

Anyone else remember the Marvel vs DC comics from a few years back?

[Guild]

Anyone else remember the Marvel vs DC comics from a few years back?

Wolverine vs. Lobo

[Matt Foley]

Wolverine would wipe his ass with any superhero of any universe...

And his ass would heal.

[Scrumtrilescent]

The most exciting thing about Batman has always been his villains, not him. That should tell you something.

[Zaximus]

I always thought X-Men grasped the super hero thing better, with 2 sides of mutants fighting. Too bad they ruined the last movie and also made a trilogy.

[OneBadassCat]

Batman is easily the most badass superhero. Iron Man is pretty badass in his own right though.

And yea Wolverine could pretty much take anybody.

[rodeo]

Batman beat Superman.

not in a fight.

if we're talking about who could spring a better trap, batman wins, sure. he has gotten the upper hand by taking hostages or leading an assault team surprise attack that Superman was oblivious to.

out of the 9 or 10 times they've fought, Batman has either gotten his ass kicked or Superman never actually fought back because it wasn't a fight, it was a trap.

Superman GAVE Batman a kryptonite ring to help stop him if he ever went rogue, because they both know Superman could instantly kill him if he wanted.

[Kurb]

Wolverine would wipe his ass with any superhero of any universe...

100% untrue

[rodeo]

Wolverine would wipe his ass with any superhero of any universe...

pretty much, except the Hulk. both are indestructable. it would just be an endless cycle of Hulk 'killing' Wolverine, and Wolverine coming back for more.

see their fight in the ultimate universe where Hulk ripped him in half, threw his legs on top of a mountain, and Wolverine crawled up it to put them back on.

[rodeo]

100% untrue

there are a few who could beat him temporarily. Magneto would just rip his adamanteum out again.

but he's unkillable. he'll come back no matter what. drop a nuclear bomb on him and he will heal.

[Kurb]

If you detach his head Wolverine dies.

It's in the files Professor X kept that were discovered when he became Onslaught.