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Superman’sability to fly , effortlessly lift construction , and perform multitudinous other superhuman feats may indicate a life of ease , but he repugn that his life is heavy thanBatman ’s . At first glimpse , this assertion might seem to look out over Superman ’s obvious advantages . However , Clark Kent ’s argument lift an important percentage point , one that underline a significant course in the DC Universe .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest#14 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora picks up from where issue # 13 go out off , withBruce Wayne facing accusal of murderingfellow billionaire Simon Stagg . Much to Bruce ’s annoyance , Clark bring out an clause further bolstering the murder accusation .
However , in Clark ’s defending team , he had no choice but to write the clause due to orders from his gaffer , Perry White . Bruce , though , stay irritated , suggesting he could have devised legion ways to avoid publishing the article . However , Superman counters that this is because the rules that apply to regular mass do n’t needs use to Batman .
Despite Superman ’s power to hold the laws of physics with his ability , Clark Kent stay a reporter and is therefore bound by sure workplace and societal regulations that Batman is nontaxable from .
Superman’s Life is Harder Than Batman’s Because He Has a 9-to-5 Job
When Bruce asserts that he could well circumvent publishing the article , Clark retorts,“That ’s because you ’re Batman . Jim and I , on the other manus , are newsman . That means there are convention we have to come after . ”Clark then return the ultimate burn and mic dip combo , articulate , “ prove consume a job sometime . " This exchange underline the fact that despite Superman ’s power to defy the laws of natural philosophy with his powers , Clark Kent remains a reporter and is accordingly bond by sure workplace and social regulation that Batman , withhis billionaire status , is exempt from .
Batman ’s lack of penury for a traditional problem leave him unrestricted in ways that Superman is not .
Batman ’s lack of pauperization for a traditional line of work leave him unrestricted in ways that Superman is not . Superman ’s reliance on his 9 - to-5 job as a reporter at the Daily Planet means he must cling to workplace rules , include obey his boss ’s directives . Hence , when Perry instructed Clark to publish the article , despite Clark ’s hesitancy , The Man of Steel had no choice but to comply to void potential job red or other consequences . Batman , owing to his wealth and modus operandi , face no such obligation to answer to anyone in the same manner as Superman . This further solidify the notion that Superman ’s biography is indeed harder than Batman ’s .
Superman ’s invulnerability makes him immune to various exponent . However , the tables get flipped on Kal as a hero becomes resistant to one of his powers .
Superpowers OR Personal Wealth Are Needed to be A Successful Hero in the DCU
This interaction between Batman and Superman underscores a fundamental trend within DC – heroes are either vastly wealthy or own superpowers . For instance , when test all thekey members of the Justice League , they are either exceptionally moneyed or endowed with superhuman abilities . Thus , there looks like a correlativity between being a successful hero and a hero ’s business leader / wealth status . It is rare to receive a superhero who is non - affluent and non - meta on premiere hoagie team . Therefore , as demonstrated byBatmanandSuperman , one typically ask to be either rich or possess power to come up to the upper echelon of valorousness .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 14is available now from DC Comics !
BATMAN / SUPERMAN : WORLD ‘S FINEST # 14 ( 2023 )
