Lex Luthor vs. Bruce Wayne. Who is richer or has more power/authority and why.?
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My feeling is that the writers and editors at DC deliberately leave this "who's richer" question open, precisely because they don't want to encourage the kind of continuity-obsessed fact-checking that boxes good writers into a corner when all they're trying to do is tell fun stories about guys & girls in tights. \n\nIf we're talking net worth, though, I would argue Lex Luthor is the more wealthier of the two. He's older than Wayne, so he's had more time to amass his wealth (which he started doing at a very young age, according to current bio), and I would say he's a lot less picky how he makes his money, meaning he would be more likely to get into the big defense contracts and other ethically queasy industries than someone like Bruce Wayne. \n\nAs for power... again, I have to hand it to Lex. Remember, "Bruce Wayne" is just the facade that Batman uses to carry on a day-to-day life; it differs from writer to writer, but Bruce is usually portrayed as a playboy... someone who likes making money, but isn't too concerned about using it to further his power. Image is everything, so I wouldn't be surprised if most people in the DC universe see Bruce Wayne as a Donald Trump type -- rich and powerful in his own circles, but hardly someone that inspires fear or rumours of political office. \n\n(btw, there's a really fun JLA story -- can't remember the exact issue off the top of my head -- where Batman gets one of Luthor's gang members to betray him simply by upping the villain's asking price, a plot point later used in a Justice League cartoon. Just goes to show money can't buy happiness, but it sure can rent it for a while.) \n\nJust for fun, check out the link below. Forbes magazine does an annual "Fictional Fifteen" where it lists the estimated wealth of fictional billionaires. Lex Luthor ($10.1 billion) came in fourth after Santa Claus, Daddy Warbucks and Richie Rich; Bruce Wayne ($6.5 billion) came in eighth, just beating out the millionaire from Gilligan's Island.
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superman. i dont really like him, but i watch smallville and tom welling [who plays clark kent] is hott so i like superman. ya... xD\n\nand uh... if any1 has kept up with smallville, youll know that lex has the same powers as clark now, so lex.
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I'm guessing most of these people are saying Leonard because he was advertised as being smart and fast, whereas Jones was given more credit for his knockout power. However, as best as I can tell, prime Roy Jones was actually the faster fighter.
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Bruno would win. He is much more stronger and a better brawler than Harley Race, who was a very sneaky and tough guy anyways.
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superman is best. just ask batman after he got beat up
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clark kent.. the nice guy with the bad boy hidden side :)
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Lex Luthor is my favorite character. See there, I used the word character instead of villain. I really don't consider him a villain. He's more someone who wants good things but he just doesn't how to get it or spread good. He's confused and misunderstood. Best of all, he's very powerful even without superpowers or a utility belt.\n\nI also like Spider-Man very much. He mixes humour and action and has experiences in life that can happen to anyone. I'm talking about job, marriage, love, money, and not fights with Doc Ock, the Shocker, ...
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Batman, he compensated for lack of powers with knowledge.  Remember he is the world's greatest detective, plus he's not the boy scout that Superman is.  To Batman, obstacles get overcome.
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Power gives you legitimacy and authority. Wealth gives you power and protect your power. When you are wealthy you are influential. Amount of wealth define your status.
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Bruce.  Not even close.  Even Chuck Norris is better than Van Damme.
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Thanos and Tyrant are about equal in terms of raw power, but Thanos wins because he's immortal.
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NEITHER! They both have more $$ than me!
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oh definitely a tie...as both are big sellers and neither one would dare attempt to loose money  in the end. :P\n\nI can't imagine clark kent fighting....peter parker I can see as a defense from bullies, clark I see....without his powers....as someone who would never hit back and just take it all as he has never been without his invulnerability and wouldn't know how to respond to physical pain (save for Kyptonite)\n\nShould they have a reason to fight, I'd think clark without his powers would be sort of nobile jesus turn the other cheek until he just finally snapped. peter would have to initiate as the aggressor if the fight were to begin as clark is mister lawful goodness and peter is mir chaotic goodness.  peter wouldn't be scared to give a low blow or use quick wit to get himself out of a jam.  Granted clark has been known to get all weird and evil when he's drunk, he still had to battle with his conscious.  If it were a straight one on one match, peter would win as clark would bow out like a gentleman.\n\nhowever I can see something else coming along to interrupt the fight, maybe a bad guy taking advantage of the situation and the fight coming to a draw as they work together to save innocent people around them from harm and stuff. blah blah blah.\n\nMight make for an interesting independant short flick for the internet geeks out there.
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I think Superman and Hulk. But do you think any of them could beat Wolverine? I think not!
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Superman's greatest powers are his goodness and willingness to serve, instead of trying to rule over others the way criminals do. \n\nThese are inhuman super powers: to be loving toward the undeserving and unappreciative, joyful in all circumstances, peaceful when things around you are going badly, patience with all, goodness toward those who are evil, kindness toward those who are in need, faithfulness toward those to whom faithfulness has been promised, gentleness toward the weak and self-control toward everybody. \n\nJesus can change us inside and give us these super powers! That's what He is like and He can make us like Himself. Again, it is not so that we can fight others and rule over them. \n\n(If that is what you are interested in, go ask Lex Luthor.)\n\nBut, if you want to have true power over evil, ask Jesus to change you!\n\n21 NOV 06, 1527 hrs, GMT.
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Yes, Batman is super rich and has access to all the latest and greatest technology.  But the motor does exist and the encasing does as well.  Batman trains, says his prayers and takes his steroids, so you know he can handle it.   The great thing about batman is that, unlike most superheroes, he's kind of realistic; that's his appeal.  \n\nOh, what do you think would happen if one of the Wonder Twins died?  Would the remaining one lose all his/her powers?  Has it been done?  Now, that's a question that begs to be asked.
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Neither of them don't really have powers - but they both have ingenuity, charisma, intelligence and the flunkies to help them further their criminal enterprise, sometimes helping each other out, that is - until Batman shows up to ruin the party.\n\nHowever, I have always thought, by comparing the two Batman movies starring our two antagonists, the Master of Mayhem and the Antarctic Fowl Man, that the Joker definitely had an edge when it comes to that killing edge of character.  (Sorry for the repetition!)  But Penguin strikes me as... soft.  And we know that Joker has killed Robin.... I'll back the Joker and his crazy Killing Joke anyday over the Penguin.