LogFAQs > #887452081

It's not about the physical capabilities. It's about the morality of the hero and how he handles the situation. Batman could easily kill Joker in a hand to hand fight, but it's about his ability to go beyond just pure strength and fighting prowess.

If you really want to talk pure power Batman could nuke Gotham or New York. The pure access to power is tilted towards Batman.

I'd say Spiderman would have more problems. Although Spiderman is intelligent in regards to science and engineering, it's Batman that has that in spades, and has investigative attributes to boot. Spiderman typically stumbles onto the bad guy or relies on his spidey senses to sniff out the culprit. That just isn't going to cut it for Batman villains. They work in the dark and in hiding. Their threat doesn't come from how they're able to directly attack the hero, but from the damage they do to society from the shadows.
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