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One of the most inspiring aspects ofBatman’scharacter is that he ’s just a military personnel . He stands shoulder to shoulder with super - powered beings and literal graven image , and he ’s capable to keep up through the sheer power of human will and ingenuity . It ’s an inspiring content and one that ’s vastly important — but there are a few version of Batman who have gained true superintendent - powers .
Superman is an inhalation in that he constitute an unimaginable destination that everyone can strive to match . The entire reasonableness Lex Luthor hates him is because no one can reasonably live up to Superman ’s instance . Batman is different : while Batman is in peak physical contour and a billionaire , everything he ’s achieved is technically potential through human means . Batman ’s epitome as a submarine sandwich is weather because he ’s an example of a true human hero . Naturally , some stories have wanted to play with this concept and so have granted Batman powersover the years , but he never get to keep them .
Superman may be the wedge with the major power , but he still argues his life is intemperate than Batman ’s for several reasons , and he ’s not untimely .
15Batman Became a Giant and Was Exiled from Gotham City
Detective Comics#243 by Edmond Hamilton, Dick Sprang, and Charles Paris
The silver long time was a very goofy time for Batman , and he ’d often feel himself in ridiculous situations . One of the more gonzo ones was when Dr. Greggson , a skilled scientist , formulate a maximzer , which could flesh out anything . Dr. Greggson worried his machine could be used for immorality and wanted to show Batman ; he was ripe to be afraid , as before long after , a malefactor hear to slip his invention . Batman was struck with the maximizer and grew to giant proportions , making him a literally huge threat to Gotham City . gratefully , Greggson was able to use his minimizer and determine the problem , make Batman human - sized again .
14Batman Has Had Many Lantern Rings through the Years
Including inGreen Lantern#9 by Geoff Johns, Prentis Rollins, Ethan Van Sciver, Moose Baumann, and Rob Leigh
Batman has had countless different Lantern Ringsover the years : he ’s wield a park , a yellow , and even a white might doughnut . Power Rings are one of the most powerful items that a hero can get in the DC Universe , and it ’s always just plain coolheaded when Batman gets to maintain the big businessman of a Lantern — but he never gets to keep it for various reasons .
For Green Power Rings , Batman would have to overcome the trauma of his parents ' deaths , which he simply is n’t willing to do . Yellow Power Rings belong to to the Sinestro Corps , whose penis zealously run down scallywag closed chain wielders , meaning Batman ca n’t utilize a Yellow Ring much , despite his affinity for fright .
The White Lantern Corps — and Batman ’s White Lantern — made a splash in the pre - FlashpointBlackest Night / Brightest Dayevent , which is available now in collect editions from DC Comics .
13Batman Lost His Sense of Fear and Immediately Attacked Superman
Batman: The Dark Knight#5 by Paul Jenkins, David Finch, Joe Harris, Richard Friend, Jeromy Cox, and Sal Cipriano
Batman has always been a major symbolization of fearfor Gotham criminals . He relies on reverence , both using it as a tool and feeling it himself . But when a cryptical poison begins translate his villain and removing their common sense of fear , Batman , of course , goes after Scarecrow . It turns out that Scarecrow and Bane have been working together , and they shoot Batman with their new poison .
This new shoot drugtransforms Batman into a massive muscle - bound monsterdue to the venom and also removes his sense of fright due to Scarecrow . When Superman get in to help , Batman immediately attacks him with surprising strength , but thankfully , it wears off soon after .
12Batman Became Immortal Thanks to Ra’s al Ghul
Superman & Batman: Generations#4 by John Byrne and Patricia Mulvihill
The story ofSuperman & Batman : Generationsexplored what Batman ’s living would be likeif he start being Batman in 1939 . The four exit ofGenerationsfollowed Batman and Superman and the adventures they went on together as they slowly grew old . finally , in # 4,an Old Batman faces off against Ra ’s al Ghul in one concluding battle . Both Ra ’s and Batman enter the Lazarus colliery , but only Batman leave . This final showdown grants Batman the power of immortality , and he spend two decades turning the League of Assassins into a force of good for the planet .
Due to Superman ’s slowed ripening and Batman ’s immortality , they uphold fighting criminal offence together until the year 2919 in this Elseworlds story . DC ’s Elseworlds line is being revamped in 2024 with a routine of new series , admit a few found on classical Elseworlds concept like this one .
11Batman Is Cursed by an Ancient Wizard and Immediately Attacks Superman
World’s Finest#109 by Jerry Coleman, Curt Swan, and Stan Kaye
Both Batman and Superman would often end up in nonsensical situations during the endearingly wacky Silver Age of Comics . Batman once bump himself cursed by an 800 - year - previous wizard and was commanded to press and defeat a dragon . If he did n’t do so , the execration would kill him . Superman then occupy Batman to the Fortress of Solitude , where the Man of Steel employ a machine to give Batman superpowers . Superman then flies to an alien planet and grabs an extraterrestrial that looks like a dragon , bringing him back to Earth . regrettably , this does n’t work , but after Batman attacks and seemingly defeats Superman , the curse is broken .
A hidden stipulation of the curse was defeating the world ’s strongest mortal , which is why defeating Superman break the curse .
10Batman Became the Master of the Elements
Detective Comics#308 by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang, and Sheldon Moldoff
When a deplorable steal an ancient relic and advance the power of all four elements , Batman and Robin are totally powerlessto cease him . It ’s only whenBatman finds another , similar token and obtain like constituent - found powersthat he ’s able to match the criminal in combat . Batman and the baddie press each other all over Gotham , using urine , earth , fire , and wind to try and one - up one another . Thanks to some quick thinking from Robin , Batman finally overmaster the felon , take away his trinket and transmit him off to prison .
Fans of a similar element - wielding hero should check out theAvatar : The Last Airbendercomics from Dark Horse Comics , which are currently being released weekly on the free Webtoon website and app .
Batman and Superman ’s next adventure is move to take them to a higher dimension — where they might get the adult might acclivity of their vocation .
9Batman Gained The Powers Of A Vampire And Ended The World
Batman & Dracula: Red Rainby Doug Moench, Kelley Jones, Malcolm Jones III, Les Dorscheid, and Todd Klein
In one twisted Elseworlds universe , Batman is infect by a lamia to fight off Dracula . While Batman is successful and vote down Dracula , he finally succumbs to his instincts and kills the Joker as well , imbibe his pedigree . Thisunleashes Batman ’s grampus instinct , and he move on a savage rampage against his enemies , slaughter all of them apace and easily . He becomes so brutal that James Gordon and Alfred even team up to try and shoot down him , but they tragically bomb . This version of Batman was wholly devoid of humanity and even end up obliterate a unseasoned boy ’s parents in front of him — by feed on them .
This version of Batman would later go on to fight in Monarch ’s army in the steer up toInfinite Crisis , as reckon in theCountdown : Arenaminiseries .
8Batman Became DC’s Most Powerful Sorcerer
Batman vs. Robin#4 by Mark Waid, Mahmud Asrar, Scott Godlewski, Jordie Bellaire, and Steve Wands
During theLazarus Planetlead - up miniseriesBatman vs. Robin , Batman struggle to agitate his possessed son Damian , who was under the control of the daimon king Nezha . With no other selection , Batman became the next Doctor Fate , which granted him a huge and witching boost in force . The mightiness of Fate ’s helmet allowed Batman to fight Nezha equally , at least for a minute . finally , Nezha would finagle to get his hand on the helmet and put down it , transfer Batman ’s magic ability . While it was n’t long - lived , only lasting about half an issue , for a moment there , Batman was the most powerful magic user in the DC Universe .
7Batman Took on a Beastly New Form During Beast World
Titans: Beast World Tour: Gotham#1by Chip Zdarsky, Miguel Mendonca, Mike Spicer, and Lucas Gattoni
When DC kicked off theBeast Worldevent — about a year afterLazarus Planet — the intact planet was cast off into turmoil as heroes and baddie likewise were transubstantiate into monstrous new show due to Garro ’s creature spore rain down on Earth . One of the inauspicious victim was none other thanBatman , who transubstantiate into a skirt chaser . Batman ’s wildcat conformation then goeson a rampage across Gotham , trying to protect the city , in his new ferine way , from any criminals or rogue animals who ’d cause it harm or destruction . While Batman was finally cure , this is one of the few clip Batman entirely lost mastery of himself .
With Batman becoming a vampire inBatman & Dracula : Blood Rainand a wolf inTitans : Beast World Tour - Gotham , reader have have to see how Bruce would look as both a vampire and werewolf .
6Batman Becomes a Monster to Kill Superman
Batman: The Devastator#1 by Frank Tieri, James Tynion IV, Tony S. Daniel, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, and Tom Napolitano
In the Dark Multiverse , Planet Earth-1 , Superman ends up betray all of humanity , vote out Lois Lane , and go on a violent disorder across the planet . While it ’s never explain precisely why this happened , some suspect a villain broke Superman ’s nous , and others cogitate a solar flair from the sun caused him to go harebrained . The darkest reply is that Superman was simply pretending to revolutionize hope , simply so he could rip it aside . This force Batman totransform himself into Doomsday to kill Superman . Thisnew Batman cast was specifically design to kill Supermanand has all the powers of Doomsday in addition to things like Kryptonite breath .
Doomsday Batman , hump as the Devastator , would afterwards go on to intrude on Earth along with the Batman Who Laughs duringDark Nights : Metalby Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo , which is available now in unlike collected version from DC Comics .
