Another member's post about superhero pinball machines got me thinking:

Batman, Iron Man, or Spiderman....Who would win in a fight between them?

IM has neat gadgets/suit, but so does BM.....SM has super spider strength, but his only gadget is web shooting.

IM is stronger in his suit, but BM is crazy(certifiable), and can upgrade his suit to as cool as he wants....Yup, that takes it.
Batman wins in a fight (crazy guy, lots of money, lots of gadgets, tough as nails)

I asked my students and here's the responses:

Streetfight, with Suits:
Most say that Ironman wins

Street fight without suits:
Everyone says Spiderman wins

Ongoing fight:
Varied responses, but most say that Batman eventually wins

Favorite student quotes:
-"Batman suit is stupid looking...what's with the ears?"
-"Ironman's battery would die"
-"Superman would kill them all"
-"Batman is the most realistic of them all, come on...who's got a flying robot suit?"
-"Batman's got more balls"

I say Goldorak wins

Quoted from gmaranda

I say Goldorak wins

Goldwho??????

I'd pick the grumpy looking Mexican over that robot thing

My pick...No powers...But one AMAZING cape...

Quoted from miniman2020

My pick...No powers...But one AMAZING cape...

Another grumpy looking Mexican...hmmmmm

George Lopez, Admiral Adama, Carlos Santana, we might be on to something here.

Redketchup is the man...

Punisher FTW IMO

Definitely Spider-man.. he's the only one with super powers.  

Spider-Man would kick their butts. With his spidey sense, Ironman and Batman would never be able to get a hold of him. Ironman is just too slow for Spidey. Batman is fast and fit, but so is Spidey. Spidey's powers give him the upper hand. And if we're talking blacksuit Spider-Man, forget about it!

Quoted from jonny_eh

Spider-Man would kick their butts. With his spidey sense, Ironman and Batman would never be able to get a hold of him. Ironman is just too slow for Spidey. Batman is fast and fit, but so is Spidey. Spidey's powers give him the upper hand. And if we're talking blacksuit Spider-Man, forget about it!

Batman is like IronMan in tights with no armor. No contest.

But Spiderman has superpowers... a bit unfair.

My money is on IronMan. Just way too cool. I can't wait for IronMan2

Marv could take them all on, die 20X and still win.


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Quoted from jonny_eh

Spider-Man would kick their butts. With his spidey sense, Ironman and Batman would never be able to get a hold of him. Ironman is just too slow for Spidey. Batman is fast and fit, but so is Spidey. Spidey's powers give him the upper hand. And if we're talking blacksuit Spider-Man, forget about it!

No way. Spidey is a sissy...He'd be thrown around like a doll. The webs would be useless against Batman, he'd just cut them up. Ironman would just burn, or break them.

After that Spidey would just be jumping around until BM or IM would knocked him out. I cant imagine Spidey even punches all that hard, when it comes to punching another superhero.

Quoted from wbradley

Marv could take them all on, die 20X and still win.


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... I AGREE!!!

Marv rocks!!! I watched that movie so many times just for Marv's character. Mickey Rourke was brilliant.

... well, that, and Rosario Dawson in  a skintight suit. OMG she is so hot...

... greatest thread in a while!!!

but Spidey can lift 150 times his body weight!  That's gotta account for something.. he could tear Batman to shreds!

evidence  

So... should we expect a Thor, Captain America and The Avengers pinball machines from Stern soon?

I always had a thing for Wonder Woman!

http://comicbooks.about.com/od/greenlantern/p/glhaljordan.htm

Quoted from machine.slave

but Spidey can lift 150 times his body weight!  That's gotta account for something.. he could tear Batman to shreds!

Hang on a second.....when did this ever happen? That means if Spiderman weighs 165lbs, he could lift 24,750lbs. He's never even lifted a car

Edit:
Spiderman's superhuman strength and durability (from Wik)

Spider-Man's strength varies widely due to artistic license, but is well into the superhuman range of strength. Early in his career, Spider-Man was frequently said to have the proportional strength of a spider, being capable of lifting 150 times his own body weight, but he can lift much more. For a time, due to events of "The Other" and "The Queen" story arcs, his physical strength was increased to twice his original limit, capable of lifting 20-25 tons. However, due to the events of the "Brand New Day" story arc, his strength has reverted to his original limits. During the Secret Invasion, Spider-Man was shown to able to knock a Tyranosaurus Rex unconscious in one punch   . He has been shown to lift and throw objects such as a semi truck with ease.[12] When in combat, Spider-Man must pull his punches unless fighting someone of similar or greater durability and power. Otherwise, his blows would kill a normal person.[13]

Spider-Man's bodily tissue is a great deal more durable and resistant to some types of injury than a normal human. However, Spider-Man is far from invulnerable. While his body is tougher than an ordinary human, as seen several times in Spider-Man 2 (via falling from average web slinging height without sustaining significant injury), he can still be injured in ways comparable to an ordinary human. For example, Spider-Man can be injured by bullets or knives composed of conventional material and from impacts of sufficient force. However, if injured, his accelerated metabolism is capable of repairing itself many times faster than an ordinary human is capable of. A doctor has told Spider-Man that it would be impossible for a normal man to survive the punishment that he has endured.[14]

Spider-Man can leap several stories vertically or the width of a city street.[15] He can run at superhuman speed for short sprints, but prefers using his weblines to travel

Stop the press........

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

Quoted from Hippochrome

Hang on a second.....when did this ever happen? That means if Spiderman weighs 165lbs, he could lift 24,750lbs. He's never even lifted a car

INYOURFACE!!!

In Spider-Man 2, he stops a speeding L-train. That would take massive strength. He's no sissy.

Quoted from Sparky

INYOURFACE!!!

Destruction of public property, some hero! Guess Spiderman is a Habs fan.
See what happens when you fight the law, Spidey...

Batman is nothing but a candyass loner in a latex suit and with gadgets. If he would be real, he would be locked up at Arkham in a straight jacket. If he was a woman, he would be a dominatrix.

Spiderman is a teenager in tights with a severe popping-zit problem on his wrists and has to sell pictures of himself to just get by.

Iron Man rules. He's got money, Gwyneth Paltrow in stilettos and a badass robot suit. No contest.

I'll take Kirsten Dunst over Gwyneth Paltrow any day.

Quoted from Sparky

Iron Man rules. He's got money, Gwyneth Paltrow in stilettos and a badass robot suit. No contest.

Iron Mans is a   d i c k   ....I bet he turns bad

or goes bankrupt....goodbye fancy suit

Quoted from Hippochrome

Iron Mans is a   d i c k   ....I bet he turns bad

He did in the comics. The whole Civil War fiasco was his doing, what a private.

I found his weakness:

Damn, Iron Man and I have the same weakness. Keep those kitties away! !


Duane

Quoted from jonny_eh

I'll take Kirsten Dunst over Gwyneth Paltrow any day.

My money's on Batman. He would first analyze their weaknesses and develop a suite to kick their assess. He beat Superman! Spidy and Iron Man will be a walk in the park. He'll kick both their assess and have enough energy to "entertain" Kirsten and Gwyneth afterwards.

Duane

Quoted from TwilightZone

My money's on Batman. He would first analyze their weaknesses and develop a suite to kick their assess. He beat Superman! Spidy and Iron Man will be a walk in the park. He'll kick both their assess and have enough energy to "entertain" Kirsten and Gwyneth afterwards.

Duane

This.

Quoted from Hippochrome

I found his weakness:

Can't he just turn is helmet microphones off? What a loser!

Actually in the comic he is / was a raging alcoholic    I wonder if they'll touch on that in the movies.. or an update to the pin!!  "Spell L-I-V-E-R!"  

Quoted from Hippochrome

I found his weakness:

Batman?  Bah, Big Daddy; for those who aren't aware: combine bats with Punisher and that's what you get: Big Daddy!

my money is still on Goldorak

Batman is cool if you're into reading about superheroes who have Dr. Phil daddy issues.

Spiderman is cool if you're into reading about superheroes who have the same teen dating problems as your standard issue emo kid.

Iron Man is cool if you like reading about a kickass rich guy getting boozed up banging tons of chicks and not giving a F#(k about any of the above mentioned girl-pants crap!

How is this even a topic for discussion amongst men?!  

/says the guy who owns every single issue of Iron Man since it started in 1968, including #1  

Obviously I'm just kiddin' about BM and SM.  Though the cool exec with a heart of steel is my boy by a long shot.   Here's some of the covers in my collection I've found that stuck out as a testament to getting boozed, a passion Mr. Stark and I share greatly.









A great man!
  

Hey I never noticed it before, but in the first one he's drinking Canadian whiskey!  Good on him  

You guys don't know a superhero even if he'd bit you in the face.  Here is a true one and I am sure he would kick anyone's behind!  Just look at his super powers!  Last picture is of a real enemy Japan Style!!!

Quoted from gmaranda

You guys don't know a superhero even if he'd bit you in the face.  Here is a true one and I am sure he would kick anyone's behind!  Just look at his super powers!  Last picture is of a real enemy Japan Style!!!

Grendizer (Goldorak) and now Ultraman.

It isn't the 70's anymore...

Quoted from Sparky

Grendizer (Goldorak) and now Ultraman.

It isn't the 70's anymore...

C'mon young man, you think BM, SM or Ironman are from the 90's.  Besides, I found a better superhero for you young pups.  Eat that!

Quoted from Sparky

Grendizer (Goldorak) and now Ultraman.

It isn't the 70's anymore...

I find it hard to fault a man who's into 70s Go Nagai.  That guy knew what he was doin'.

One last for your pleasure, too bad they did not last as long! But like pinballs maybe we can keep them alive.....

Mmmm....

Wolverine is Canadian  

Quoted from machine.slave

Wolverine is Canadian  

If you mean the animal yes but the character is American.:

The character first appeared in Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) and was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.[2]

In the comics, his nationality is proudly Canadian

Quoted from The Loafer

In the comics, his nationality is proudly Canadian

True, I missed the reference to character's identity and not who made him.  

What about Harvey Birdman? and he's a lawyer too! Kick your a** on the street and in the courtroom!

I forgot how funny that show is I have not seen it in 4-5 years
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1067760/harvey_birdman_s1e1_part1/

Quoted from gmaranda

True, I missed the reference to character's identity and not who made him.  

In that case, Superman is half-Canadian  

Let's not forget Alpha Flight in our Canadian Superhero discussion.

Ah zut!

Quoted from Hippochrome

Ah zut!

Yup! Fleur de Lys was an ally to Northguard, I smell romance.......

This thread needs to be saved. Saved by Johnny Canuck!!

I LOVE Harvey Birdman!!!!!

In the 3 way battle royale, i would probably put my money on Spidey...  He's been through HELL and survived it and won... THe stuff before the "Brand new day" storyline was insane!

But if we are talking "Real" canadian Heroes, it's gotta be Puck!

Quoted from gmaranda

C'mon young man, you think BM, SM or Ironman are from the 90's.  Besides, I found a better superhero for you young pups.  Eat that!

No, I know they are not from the 90's. But at least they were brought up to speed. And before you say there was an Ultraman movie in 2004, if you would have seen it, you would have thought it was made in 1974.

Ode to The Batman

An explosion at the Gotham bank. Boom!
The Joker charges in with fiends numbering a platoon.
But, in the shadows a lone knight stands,
Armed with batarangs in his hands.

Out of the shadows, the Caped Crusader leaps!
Punching and grappling the villains to sleep.
Looking around in panicked surprise,
The Joker runs to escape his demise.

Surrounded by henchmen, the Batman will fight,
While the Joker escapes in his van out of sight.
Into the Batmobile our hero then goes,
Off to a destination that few men know.

Down, down deep, below Wayne Manor,
Lies the headquarters of Bruce Wayne, the ultimate planner.
Plagued by the guilt of his parents’ death,
He took up the dark mantle, bringing justice with every last breath.

With Two-face on the run, and the Penguin having fun,
The Dark Knight stops them all, leaving the Riddler without a pun.
With villains at Arkham, Gotham can rest,
While crime fighting for Batman is a constant test.




-By some guy who likes to rhyme about Batman

Quoted from Sparky

No, I know they are not from the 90's. But at least they were brought up to speed. And before you say there was an Ultraman movie in 2004, if you would have seen it, you would have thought it was made in 1974.

No, I did not see the movie and I will trust you on how good it was However, I liked Ultraman when I was a kid but you are right it could be updated a bit but I liked the idea that he had only so much power and for a limited time before he had to regenerate.