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  • Essay / Spider Man vs. Batman Trial - 800

    Who is the better superhero Batman or Spider-Man? Who are the two superheroes that come to mind when someone asks a question about superhero movies or comics? Batman and Spider-Man. Who are the most iconic superheroes? According to Yahoo Finance, which superheroes are in the top 10 most worn costumes for Halloween in 2013? Batman at number 3 and Spider-Man at number 10. These two men are the best superheroes in many people's eyes. They also have a lot in common. They both got their start as comics were morphing into cartoons and heading to the big screen. To begin with, these men's lives are very similar. Bruce Wayne, more commonly known as Batman, was born wealthy to Thomas and Martha Wayne, but when both parents were murdered right in front of a young Bruce. After being sent to live with his butler Alfred. He knew what he would dedicate his life to: fighting crime in Gotham City. Even though Batman had no superpowers, he defeated his enemies using his intellect, physical attributes, and very nifty weapons to stop crime by wearing his iconic bat symbol hiding his identity. Now Spider-Man, more commonly known as Peter Pan, was not born into wealth but into a middle class home by Richard and May Parker, but when Peter was young his parents were killed in a car accident and a young Peter was sent to live with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. After a few years, Peter was on a high school field trip to a laboratory and there, Peter was bitten by a radioactive spider. This was the beginning of Spider-Man. Shortly after discovering his powers, Peter's Uncle Ben was shot and killed. From that point on, Spider-Man's life purpose was to avenge his uncle's death and end crime in the N...... middle of paper ...... use Batman saves lives without having any power and this allows people to identify with him. It's hard to relate to a superhero who can shoot webs and climb buildings like a spider when a normal person can't. Batman builds incredible gadgets to defeat his nemesis. Batman has a Bat Mobile, Bat Tank, Bat Motorcycle, and Bat Helicopter as vehicles. Batman also has gadgets like sonar, hard-to-penetrate armor, a bat ring that works like a boomerang, just to name a few of the gadgets he has on his utility belt. Superheroes like Spider-Man who possess superpowers can rely on their powers while Batman must rely on his intelligence, strength and gadgets to defeat his enemies. In the end, these two men risked their lives to help the people of their town. Some may do it better than others and I feel like Spider-Man is the better superhero of the two..