Resolved: In a fight without prior preparation, Batman would defeat Spider-Man.

Spider-Man and Batman arrive at a Manhattan bank at the same time, both responding to a hostage situation. Once they realize that neither the Joker nor the Scorpion is responsible for the hold-up, the two heroes turn on themselves, while a confused SWAT team handles the mundane crisis alone. After Spider-Man mocks Batman's costume ("I can barely see your little chest bat") and throaty voice ("Can I get you a lozenge?"), Batman presses a button on his utility belt, causing three billion dollars worth of sonic grenades, bionic bats and satellite lasers to appear and beat Spidey into submission. http://spiderman.ugo.com... Possessing no superpowers, Batman has made his career relying on his keen intellect and scientific know-how. He's got an assortment of weaponry for any occasion including razor sharp Batarangs, grenades, a two-way radio and pretty much anything else he could possibly need for any given situation. Beyond that, Batman has a contingency plan should any member of the Justice League go rogue or have their mind taken over by a villain. The guy knows how to subdue Wonder Woman, stop the Flash in his tracks and put a yellow streak down Green Lantern's back. Hell, he could even take out Superman. He's also scary as hell. His personality is bad enough, but when you couple it with a costume designed to strike fear into the hearts of criminals and do-gooders alike, he's got a pretty big psychological edge in battle. You think a guy with the proportionate strength of an insect is going to be a problem for him? http://www.mania.com... C1: Batman is not as emotional as Spider-man a. Batman is a billionaire. Parker lives in a crappy apartment with a landlord who threatens to cut off his testicles whenever he inevitably misses the rent check. While this does not directly influence the outcome of the battle, the incidental consequence is that Batman has a clear head - he remains deathly focused on bringing that scummy spider down, while Parker is still wondering whether Mary Jane will go with him to the winter dance when he can't afford to rent a suit. b. Batman is a loner. Batman has no ties to anyone (except Alfred, and come on, he looks like he can hold his own), and so, again, doesn't have to worry about the bad guys killing his girlfriend while he's out stopping the Clock King. Spider-man, on the other hand, has to worry about the old lady back home not being able to open a jar of pickles or reach the top shelf. Sure, we can relate to Spider-man better than we can relate to Batman - but that doesn't mean a whole lot in a rumble. c. Spiderman killed Gwen Stacy. That makes you second-guess yourself in battle and stop just before you kill someone. Batman is a crazy mother, he don't care who you are - HIS PARENTS ARE DEAD. d. If Spider-Man could be said to have a weakness, it's that he's a pretty nice guy. While he possesses the physical strength to tear a normal person's limbs off, he's just not going to do that. He'll talk your ear off and annoy the hell out of you during a scuffle, but he's not going to kill you. Spidey's also got some self-esteem issues. He's one of those guys who talks a lot and constantly cracks jokes to cover up the fact that he's uncomfortable-- doesn't matter if we're talking about a fight or a gathering of heroes. If Batman can knock him off of his game and find a way to shut the wall-crawler up, he might be able to sneak in a couple cheap shots. e. Although Spiderman may have an edge in terms of sheer genius and an edge in the physical department the fact is that Bruce Wayne is an angry billionaire who is not beyond fighting dirty if he has to. That guile combined with a vast array of weaponry makes me believe that Batman would have an edge in a heads up battle between the two. I have yet to see the same level of intensity from Spiderman. Besides if Mary Jane came calling I firmly believe that Spider-man would leave the battlefield in a heartbeat. C2: Batman has better training and uses better technique a. Batman trained in Tibet with hallucinogens. Spider-man trained in the high school gymnasium where he "just said no." Spiderman is strong, but Batman is stronger. Spiderman is fast, but Batman can hold his own. Spiderman is self-taught and has trained well, but Batman has trained with the best and he knows some great tricks. b. The spider webs would be no problem. He's got a crazy chemistry set in that utility belt. He'd melt that webbing right off. Also, using Batcall, the power to summon a horde of bats to attack an enemy, batman could easily have something to keep Spidy preoccupied while getting out of the web. c. Batman has beaten more superior villains then Spider-man - giant crocodile, killer clay-man, clown who'll kill you if you don't laugh at his puns, crazy-gas-making scarecrow, etc. d. Hit and run. Batman can use the remote control on the Batmobile to just run Spidey over - if he dodges the car, you hit him with the plane - or, hell, even the boat. e. Batman's latest costume is black. Spidey's is red and gold and looks like a reject from a Chippendale's show. You can see it from space. f. Batman outnumbers Spider-man at least 3:1 when it comes to sidekicks. Nobody wants to help Spider-man, they all just take-take-take. g. Spidey is too much of a smart-a*s. He'd be making a joke after knocking Batman to the floor, and then get punched in the face mid-sentence. This isn't pro-wrestling son, leave the microphone at home. h. He's older and wiser then little punk spidey…not too mention taller and heavier. (I'm thinking Frank Miller Batman) He could crack spidey's head off in one move if he gets his hands on him. C3: Spidy-sense actually isn't that helpful So what that Spider-man's spider senses are awesome in its power? He may hear the hit coming, and he may even be able to avoid a whole lot of them, but I don't think he could evade all of them. If having the agility of a spider is so Amazing, Spectacular, etc., how come my Spider-kill count is in the hundreds? And that is, conclusively, why Batman would beat the living hell out of Spider-man. http://www.helium.com... On to attack my opponent, "Spider-Man has superhuman abilities. Batman is an Olympic level human in terms of physical attributes. Clearly, Spider-Man is superior in this regard." Spider-man's possession of super-human abilities places him on the same level as just about every single villain or even hero in the DC Universe who has superhuman abilities who Batman has already defeated. "Spider-Man is a worthy adversary in terms of intellect" As I stated above, Batman has made his career relying on his keen intellect and scientific know-how. Granted, they are, as you said, both smart, but Batman is the smarter fighter. Seeing as how that's basically all he has (plus the nifty gadgets), he could utilize it well in that kind of situation. Also, Batman does not "abuse" his billions of dollars to purchase fancy gadgets, but rather has impressive gadgets made to serve the purpose of increasing his capability. Batman is also considerd "The World's Greatest Detective" and has been previous to the Spider-Man character even existing. He is furthermore a master of disguise, frequently gathering information under the name of Matches Malone. Creating a secret identity for a disguise to achieve access into the mob is something we've on no account seen Spider-Man do. I address how Batman's technique is superior to Spider-man's in my C2, and his spider-scenes in my C3