WhileBatmanand Robinare the Dynamic Duo , Superman ’s partnership with the Dark Knight is about as iconic . Bruce and Clark are the biggestDC Comicssuperheroes and arguably the most pop comic book eccentric of all clock time . Even afterBatman v. Superman : Dawn of Justiceattempted to answer the doubt , one of the most prominent debates among funny Koran fan remain : Who would get ahead , Batman or Superman ?

Although recent media , likethe DCEU andInjusticeuniverse , construe the World ’s Finest duo as " frienemies " or straight - up adversaries , Batman and Superman ’s friendship importantly outweighs their competition . Since the cover of 1940’sWorld ’s Fair Comics , the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader have teamed up far more than they ’ve fight back . Today , the two are the highest - ranking member of the Justice League , just next to their other DC Trinity appendage , Wonder Woman .

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Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

In Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’sBatman#612 , one of the issues in theHushstoryline , Bruce visits Metropolis with Catwoman where he incur Superman controlled by Poison Ivy . Batman carry off to hold Clark off with a kryptonite ring . Meanwhile , Catwoman searches forLois Lane in the Daily Planet , throwing her off the edifice to add Superman out of Ivy ’s control . This architectural plan work , but one of the key player to defeat Superman was actually Superman himself . Interestingly enough , Clark in reality leave Batman the kryptonite ring all the way back in 1987’sSuperman # 2by John Byrne . After the hero defeat Poison Ivy , Superman tells Bruce,“Now , more than ever , I know I give the ring to the proper person . "

This Batman / Superman scramble actually get Clark a more complex quality than fan give him credit . Superman always wants his most - trusted allies , like Batman , to have all the resource they need to defeat him . Clark actually wants Bruce to dumbfound him here . Bruce systematically tries as hard as he can when he battles Superman . On the other hand , Clark barely ever attempt . Superman instinctively restrains his full power , giving heroes like Batman a opportunity to shoot down him . Even when he ’s thinker - moderate by Poison Ivy inBatman#612 , Superman give Batman a clear gap to gain . It just goes to show that even a possessed Superman is on Batman ’s side late down if the Caped Crusader is on the side of good .

Even though Superman and Batman are some of the most democratic characters of all fourth dimension , admiring their friendship has become more of a hard task . It ’s comfortable to see why , though;SupermanandBatman ’s fighting are some of the coolest to see . TheBatman : Hushstoryline is one of the most illustrious examples of their camaraderie persist even with an vivid battle . Even though fans want to see an entertaining action struggle between the two icons , it ’s more square to see the Man of Tomorrow shake hand andestablish trust with the World ’s Greatest Detectiveafterward .

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