Base Batman — power rating and matchups

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Win

v Guy GardnerJustice League #5 (1987)

Single-punch knockout.

Special condition: Gardner voluntarily fought without his ring

Evidence checked: plot summary checked iFanboy: Great Pages—Justice League #5

Loss

v BaneBatman #497 (1993)

Bane breaks Batman’s back.

Fought weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DC: Knightfall Part 1—Broken Bat DCU Guide: Batman #497 Wikipedia: Batman: Knightfall

No decisive result

v Gotham SWATBatman #406 (1987)

Ceiling collapse and hand strikes interrupt pursuit; bat swarm covers departure.

Help: A local bat swarm covered his escape

Had helpFought weakenedSpecial condition: Objective achieved: escape

2 logged exchanges

Batman #406 (1987)Burning belt discarded; retained lockpick and dart assist escape. other secondary source checked
Batman #406 (1987)Ceiling collapse and hand strikes interrupt pursuit; bat swarm covers departure. other secondary source checked

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked The Eruditegorilla: Batman #406 recap

Feat / note

Year One warning—no combat resultBatman #405 (1987)

Explosive breach interrupts dinner.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DC: 85 Batman Moments

Feat / note

R.I.P. coffin—escapeBatman #681 (2008)

Escapes a straitjacket and locks and digs out of the grave he was buried alive in (sources say buried or shallow grave, not coffin).

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: Batman #681 review

Win

v Hostile monkBatman #681 (2008), Nanda Parbat flashback

Swapped cups leave the monk poisoned; Bruce displays antidote.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: Batman #681 review

Feat / note

R.I.P. security reversal—no solo KOBatman #681 (2008)

Repurposed radio signals Batcomputer to override security.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: Batman #681 review

Win · team encounter

v Superman (Ivy-controlled)Batman #612 (2003)

Catwoman drops Lois Lane from a rooftop; the shock breaks Ivy’s hold and Superman catches her, ending the clash. Krypto then tracks Ivy and Catwoman knocks her out.

Decisive action: Catwoman, dropping Lois to break Ivy's hold · Batman’s part: Stalled Superman with kryptonite ring, flashbangs and electroshock

PreparedOpponent held back

2 logged exchanges

Batman #612 (2003)Under Poison Ivy’s control, Superman is sent to kill Batman but subconsciously holds back. In Metropolis Batman stalls him with his kryptonite ring, flashbangs, hypersonics and electroshock, using the lead-lined sewers; no knockout. Catwoman leaves to set up the next step. plot summary checked
Batman #612 (2003)Catwoman drops Lois Lane from a rooftop; the shock breaks Ivy’s hold and Superman catches her, ending the clash. Krypto then tracks Ivy and Catwoman knocks her out. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked ComicBook.com: Five Batman/Superman fights Wikipedia: Batman: Hush DCU Guide: Batman #612

No decisive result

v SupermanJustice League vol. 2 #2 (2011)

Nothing in Batman’s belt works; Superman slams him into a wall and chokes him, breaks Green Lantern’s construct chains and pounds his shield. The Flash arrives, outpaces him briefly, then is knocked across the street. Batman talks Superman down (they too were attacked by Parademons), and the group …

Evidence checked: plot summary checked ComicBook.com: Five Batman/Superman fights Comic Book Daily: Justice League #2 review DC Database: Justice League Vol 2 2

Draw

v Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, SupermanBatman vol. 2 #36 (2014) – Batman vol. 2 #35 (2014)

Batman’s Justice Buster armour has red suns (shrunk by Ray Palmer) set in its fists. Superman brings a building down on him, pulls him out, carries him above Gotham and strips the suit piece by piece. Batman spits kryptonite gum (a polymer laced with kryptonite dust) into his eye; Superman passes o…

PreparedSpecial condition: League under a Joker toxin tailored to each member

2 logged exchanges

Batman vol. 2 #36 (2014)Batman’s Justice Buster armour has red suns (shrunk by Ray Palmer) set in its fists. Superman brings a building down on him, pulls him out, carries him above Gotham and strips the suit piece by piece. Batman spits kryptonite gum (a polymer laced with kryptonite dust) into his eye; Superman passes out and both fall into the ocean. Bruce says neither of them wins. plot summary checked
Batman vol. 2 #35 (2014)In his anti-League armour (plan “Fenrir”) Batman subdues the Joker-toxin-infected Wonder Woman, Flash and Aquaman; Superman then attacks and throws him into the Gotham Royal Theater. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked ComicBook.com: Five Batman/Superman fights Wikipedia: Batman: Endgame DC Database: Batman Vol 2 36

No decisive result

v DarkseidFinal Crisis #6 (2009)

Omega Sanction removes Batman into the past.

Opponent already weakened

2 logged exchanges

Final Crisis #6 (2009)Radion bullet hits Darkseid. plot summary checked
Final Crisis #6 (2009); Return of Bruce Wayne (2010) consequenceOmega Sanction removes Batman into the past. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DC: Six Infamous Darkseid Battles

Win

v White MartiansJLA #3 (1997)

Fire used to defeat a group.

Prepared

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DC: 85 Batman Moments

Win

v BaneBatman vol. 3 #20 (2017)

Batman sustains a beating and then lands a knockout headbutt.

Opponent already weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: Batman #20 review

Feat / note

Failsafe arc—survives descentBatman vol. 3 #130 (2022)

Suit and improvised mask protection allow descent and landing.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman #130 review DC: 85 Batman Moments

Loss · team encounter

v FailsafeBatman vol. 3 #130 (2022)

Weapon transports Batman; he next awakens in another Gotham.

Decisive action: Failsafe's transport weapon · Batman’s part: Inserted the compassion nanotechnology with Tim's help

2 logged exchanges

Batman vol. 3 #130 (2022)Batman inserts compassion nanotechnology with Tim’s help; Failsafe blasts him away. Whether the plan worked is only implied by #131; the #130 review reads it as failed. plot summary checked
Batman vol. 3 #130 (2022); #131 (2023) revealWeapon transports Batman; he next awakens in another Gotham. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman #130 review The Batman Universe: Batman #131 review

No decisive result

v Judge Dent and FireflyBatman vol. 3 #131 (2023)

Belt stolen; Bruce is shot (the shooter isn’t named: Dent is armed, Firefly is also attacking) and Jewel’s daggers save him.

Help: Jewel's daggers saved him

Had helpFought weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman #131 review

Feat / note

Gotham War conditioning—Jason impairedBatman vol. 3 #138 (2023)

Batman had used the Zur machine to put a behavioural "failsafe" in Jason; Jason remains impaired.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman #138 review The Batman Universe: Batman #138 review

No decisive result

v Nightwing and Tim DrakeBatman vol. 3 #138 (2023)

Nightwing injures Batman; Tim interrupts; Batman ropes both and leaves; they cut free.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman #138 review

Win · team encounter

v Zur-En-Arrh (Failsafe)Batman vol. 3 #145 (2024) – Batman vol. 3 #148 (2024)

Family intervention and Jason’s opening enable defeat.

Decisive action: Bat-family intervention and Jason's opening · Batman’s part: Prepared the counter used against Zur

2 logged exchanges

Batman vol. 3 #145 (2024)Zur holds Bruce captive after taking the android body. plot summary checked
Batman vol. 3 #148 (2024)Family intervention and Jason’s opening enable defeat. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Comic Book Revolution: Dark Prisons finale DC: The Most Poignant Robin Death DC: Batman Always Has a Plan

No decisive result

v Nezha and controlled RobinsBatman vs. Robin #4 (2022)

Batman intercepts fatal attack; Black Alice restores him using Lazarus power.

Help: Black Alice restored him with Lazarus power

Had helpFought weakenedSpecial condition: Wore the borrowed Helmet of Fate

2 logged exchanges

Batman vs. Robin #4 (2022)Uses helmet to free controlled victims; Nezha removes it. plot summary checked
Batman vs. Robin #4 (2022)Batman intercepts fatal attack; Black Alice restores him using Lazarus power. plot summary checked

Evidence checked: plot summary checked The Batman Universe: Batman vs. Robin #4

Feat / note

Croc investigation—trace foundBatman vol. 4 #1 (2025)

UV-selected visual system reveals a trace Batman follows.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly Batman uses Spectrolens—panel ComicBook.com: Five new Batman gadgets

No decisive result

v Killer CrocBatman vol. 4 #1 (2025)

Gauntlets activate; Batman subsequently lowers them and talks.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly Batman activates electric gauntlets—panel Too Dangerous For a Girl: Batman #1 review

Feat / note

Tower departure—no fightBatman vol. 4 #1 (2025)

Batman leaves an elevated structure in a deployed gliding suit.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly Bat-Wing gliding—page

Feat / note

Riddler surveillance—concealmentBatman vol. 4 #3 (2025)

Recap reports approach unnoticed until Batman reveals himself.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked ComicBook.com: Five new Batman gadgets

Win

v KGBeastBatman #417–420 (1988) (arc-level source)

Batman wrecks KGBeast’s gun-arm and seals him in a room under the sewers.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: KGBeast

Feat / note

Batman v Joker, A Death in the FamilyBatman #426–429 (1988–1989)

Joker beats Jason with a crowbar and the bomb kills him; Batman arrives too late. Joker escapes at the UN in #429.

Statement; speaker not identified; not a demonstration

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: Batman: A Death in the Family

Win

v Two of Shiva's disciplesBatman #509 (1994)

Shiva retrains Bruce over weeks; he refuses the killing Leopard Blow and beats two disciples without killing.

Sparring / test

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DCU Guide: Batman #509

Win

v Jean-Paul Valley (Azrael Batsuit)Legends of the Dark Knight #63 (1994)

Bruce lures Jean-Paul through a narrow cave passage that forces him out of the armour, and wins "without really laying a hand on him".

Prepared

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DCU Guide: Legends of the Dark Knight #63

Win

v PrometheusJLA #38 (2000)

Batman swaps the helmet’s martial-arts data for Stephen Hawking’s motor skills and takes him down ("Not cheating. Winning.").

Prepared

Evidence checked: plot summary checked DCU Guide: JLA #38

Feat / note

Tower of Babel — Batman’s contingency plansJLA #43 (2000) (arc JLA #43–46; issue per arc page)

Ra’s takes down the League with Batman’s contingency files; Batman leaves before the expulsion vote.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: JLA: Tower of Babel

Win

v TalonBatman vol. 2 #6 (2012)

Drained and hallucinating after days in the Labyrinth, Batman is nearly broken by the Talon, then knocks him out, blows the floor and escapes into the river.

Fought weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Retcon Punch: Batman #6

No decisive result

v JokerBatman vol. 2 #17 (2013)

Batman threatens to say Joker’s real name; Joker leaps into the abyss. No clear win.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: Death of the Family

Draw

v JokerBatman vol. 2 #40 (2015)

Batman and Joker gravely wound each other and are buried in the cave collapse.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Wikipedia: Batman: Endgame

No decisive result

v DeathstrokeDeathstroke vol. 4 #35 (2018)

They fight in the Batcave until Alfred and Wintergreen gas them both.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Weird Science: Deathstroke #35 review

Tags describe recorded circumstances. They do not establish that the outcome depended on those circumstances, and an untagged entry does not guarantee equal conditions. Wins and losses include team encounters where indicated. Counts cover the entries listed here, not the character's complete fight history.