Superman. Batman always beats Superman huh? Batman has never defeated Superman in canon, and when he does beat him in a non-canon story, Superman is never completely defeated and Batman is usually in shambles. Batman is always prepared? Just because Batman has a plan, doesn't it will work - especially since Superman will also have a plan in place to put down Batman in case he ever goes rogue. Batman has kryptonite? Superman can counter Kryptonite in various ways, primarily either by acquiring a radiation suit or by exposing himself to enough yellow sun radiation in order to grant immunity from kryptonite. In addition, Superman has fought Kryptonite based villains such as Metallo many times and always emerges as the victor, he even fought against Batman whom was made entirely out of Kryptonite and still won. Batman is smarter than Superman? Nope. Superman possesses the ability of Super-thought, allowing him to process information at speeds even Batman cannot fathom (he read every single medical book ever published within minutes in the New 52), he also out matches Lex Luthor and Brainiac (the smartest beings on Earth and the entire galaxy). Superman has even used his x-ray vision to analysis Batman's utility belt and found several ways to improve his gadgets. Batman is a better fighter than Superman? This is debatable. However people often say that Superman is merely a brawler and inexperienced as a martial artist, which is untrue as Superman has been trained in both Torquasm Rao and Vo - both of which are Kryptonian martial arts. Batman admits that Superman would win. "If Clark wanted to, he could use his superspeed and squish me into the cement. But I know how he thinks. Even more than the Kryptonite, he's got one big weakness. Deep down, Clark's essentially a good person... and deep down, I'm not." Here Batman also implies that Superman always holds back when fighting him, suggesting that a fair fight between the two would result in a swift victory for Superman. I prefer Batman over Superman, but I won't blindly defend him just because I prefer him.