Persuasive Speech

That's actually a great comparison, Mydog.

Titus, I don't know how Bats would beat Parker. I'm not Batman, my brain doesn't function the way his does. Plus, I don't know a hell of a lot about Peter Parker's background. I know that Batman would spend quite w hile harvesting a list of Parker's failures (like his failure to protect his uncle, his failure to protect a girl he was involved with that was killed, etc) and use those failures against him in a battle of wits. Beyond that, he'd do psychological research on Parker's background to learn his emotional and intellectual faults and use them against him as well.

If the movies are any indication of what would happen in that scenario, his powers would start sputtering once his own self-doubts were exposed and Batman would either be able to talk Parker down from the fight or he would take the opportunity to subdue Parker in his now deflated state.

Spiderman's only advantage is his physical attributes. He's a smart kid, but he's not a strategist, and he's not capable of mentally outmaneuvering someone who has spent his entire life conditioning his mind to be a weapon of ultimate destruction. If Peter Parker is capable of being afraid, the Batman will win. Because fear is his greatest ally, and his greatest weapon. Web-slingers and spidey sense won't save him from an emotionally crippling panic attack brought about in the midst of a battle.

Plus, Batman cheats. He'd make sure that the fight took place exactly where he wanted it to take place and the entire area would be rigged with his traps. The traps would be designed to take advantage of Parker's physical shortcomings and his emotional weaknesses as well. He would construct a physical and psychological wormhole from which there would be no escape for Peter Parker.

If you want specifics on it, you'd have to ask someone who is of expert knowledge in regards to both Spiderman and Batman. The person would have to know Parker as Batman would, and would have to understand every last failure and shortcoming that the boy had. I've never read more than a handful of Spiderman comics, so I can't give you any specifics.

Again, though, Bats can beat Superman, and Superman would destroy Spidey.