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Superman and Batman are among the oldest, yet most popular superheroes in DC Comics. These
super-heroes have become real cultural icons for several generations. In addition to comics-books,
you can find them in movies, TV series, cartoons, video games, toys, t-shirts, and table-top
games. Superman was created in 1933 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel and later acquired by
Detective Comics (now DC Comics in 1938) where he inaugurated the legendary Action Comics
series. Batman, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, makes his first appearance in Detective Comics
number 27 in 1939. 

The two heroes are extremely different characters. The hero of the red cape is the most powerful
superhero in the DC universe. Although his secret identity, the journalist Clark Kent may seem
inoffensive, Superman is super-strong and super-fast, he flies and is almost invulnerable
(kryptonite being his only weakness). Moreover the “Man of Steel” has heat vision and cold breath.
Superman lives in the fictional American city of Metropolis where he fights enemies such as Lex
Luthor, Braniac, and Darkseid.

On the other hand Batman does not have super powers. Still he is one of the main nightmares for
the DC universe super-villains. Batman’s secret identity is the billionaire businessman and
philanthropist Bruce Wayne. With his fortune and extraordinary intelligence Batman creates
powerful hi-tech gears to help him fight the crime. His equipment includes the bullet-proof yet
super-flexible batsuit, the unity belt, batarangs, batmobile, and batplane among many
others. Batman relies on his athletic prowess, detective skills and scientific knowledge to
defeat villains such as the Joker, Two-Face, Poison Ivy and Penguin, in Gotham City and beyond.

Superman and batman also share many things in common. The two of them were orphans with a
dramatic past. Superman escaped the total destruction of his country of birth Krypton and was
then raised by a couple of farmers in Kansas. Bruce Wayne was raised by Alfred the butler of his
family after his parents were murdered by a mugger. Batman and Superman, alongside with Flash,
Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter, created the
first superhero team, the Justice League. Moreover, both use a cave as secret base, Batman has the
Batcave hidden under the Wayne’s manor, and Superman built the Fortress of Solitude in the Artic.