Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

The Marvel superhero Daredevil may not have Batman’s money, gadgets, or sight – but he can still take out plenty of his DC supervillains!

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Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

More than a few comic book readers have noticed several similarities between Daredevil and Batman. Both use demonic disguises to terrify criminals. Both have a violent side they’ve tempered to serve justice. And both have been played by Ben Affleck. Even so, most fans probably feel that the Dark Knight is the superior crimefighter. True, Daredevil may have superhuman senses, ninja training, and a law degree, but those seem like paltry resources next to Batman’s high-tech gadgets, multiple fighting styles, and unlimited fortune.

So, it may come as a surprise that when Daredevil and Batman teamed up in multiple Marvel/DC crossovers, the Man Without Fear showed he could take down the Caped Crusader’s enemies more effectively than Batman. While this might seem impossible, considering how psychotic Batman’s rogues gallery is, Matt Murdock still knew exactly what buttons to press.

Batman and Daredevil first met up in Daredevil and Batman, a one-shot crossover comic book by Daniel G. Chichester and Scott McDaniel. Where other crossovers had heroes journey to the other one’s universe, this story actually took place in an alternate universe where Batman and Daredevil co-existed, allowing Batman to simply journey to Daredevil’s New York when his enemy Two-Face (former Gotham district attorney Harvey Dent) steals a Waynetch neuro molecular data engine and recruits Marvel’s Mr. Hyde as his partner-in-crime.

Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

Two-Face ends up giving Hyde the organic computer in the form of drugs that the superhuman monster ingests. He then takes Hyde on a killing spree through New York, using Hyde’s exertion to cause the computer to grow inside of him. While the process would eventually kill Hyde, Two-Face was more than willing to sacrifice his new comrade to get his prize.

Oddly enough, Two-Face had some history in New York when it’s revealed that Harvey Dent once attended Columbia University and debated with Matt Murdock. Although the two men had very different views on the law, they developed a genuine respect for each other – causing Daredevil to hope some part of his friend could be saved when he found himself embroiled in Two-Face and Mr. Hyde’s killing spree.

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Naturally, Batman got involved and the two vigilantes butted heads – with the Dark Knight warning Daredevil to stay out of his way. When Daredevil refused, Batman went so far as to try to run over the Man Without Fear with the Batmobile – but Daredevil deduced that Batman was bluffing based on his heart rate (although he had to admit he wasn’t one hundred percent sure given Batman’s control over his body functions), and stood his ground. In the end the Batmobile swerved, and Daredevil won his game of chicken against Batman.

Batman eventually deduced that Daredevil was blind by simply observing his head movements and later had no problem figuring out his secret identity when he met Matt Murdock. But Daredevil had an even better trick – when he fought Two-Face and managed to reach a fragment of Harvey Dent, urging the former district attorney to balance to scales of justice by helping him stop Hyde. Unbelievably, Dent actually gave Daredevil a device to stop Hyde and save the man-monster from dying.

Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

In an even more shocking twist, Daredevil managed to make Harvey Dent choose to do a good deed without flipping his coin. Batman has used Two-Face’s obsession with duality and chance against him in the past by sabotaging the coin – but Matt Murdock chose to instead simply reach out to Dent’s enduring sense of justice and convince him to make the right decision on his own.

While Batman never completely let on why he disliked Daredevil so much, it’s possible it was because the Man Without Fear simply didn’t fear the Dark Knight, effectively neutralizing Bruce Wayne’s greatest weapon. Much like Batman and Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)’s animosity, the Dark Knight feels uncomfortable around those who don’t buy into his frightening, larger-than-life persona. Certainly, Daredevil refused to be intimidated by Batman’s threats – and even made it blatantly clear that if they did work together, it would be as partners, not master and subordinate.

Daredevil Made Batman’s Villains Seem EASY To Defeat

Moreover, Daredevil’s mastery of his own fear proved to be how he took down another of Batman’s legendary foes when the two met up in a sequel, Batman/Daredevil: King of New York. In this adventure, written by Alan Grant and drawn by Eduardo Barreto, Gotham City’s Scarecrow moved to New York, hoping to take over the Kingpin’s operations by brainwashing his men with his mind controlling drugs. Shockingly, the plan worked and Wilson Fisk was furious that some costumed freak was taking over his city.

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This time, Daredevil journeyed to Gotham City and met up with Batman, who was still antagonistic toward Murdock, but paid him a bit more respect – even letting him into the Batcave. Their team-up leads both of them to New York where Daredevil actually consults with the Kingpin to take down the Scarecrow. Kingpin attempts to manipulate both Batman and Daredevil, however, and the two end up tracking Scarecrow down the Statue of Liberty where the villain hopes to blanket the whole city in fear and drink it in like a drug.

While Batman battles the Kingpin, Daredevil takes on the Scarecrow who hits him with his fear gas. Although the criminal’s fear toxins are capable of producing panic attacks even in someone like Batman, his gas ends up triggering a different response with Daredevil. Even as Murdock feels the toxin make his old demons resurface and a tidal wave of terror threaten to overtake him, the Man Without Fear defiantly laughs in Scarecrow’s face, confusing the criminal long enough for Daredevil to kick him off the Statue of Liberty and snare him with his billy club cable. While Batman can immunize himself against Scarecrow’s fear toxins, Daredevil effectively shook off the effects by his will alone.

Meanwhile, Batman finds himself hard pressed to beat the Kingpin, whose massive muscle bound form gives him an advantage in the confined spaces of the Statue of Liberty. When Daredevil defeats the Scarecrow, however, Kingpin, seeing that the heroes have done his work for him, ends the fight and walks away – promising to use his influence with the court system against the Batman if he makes a move on him.

It’s an unexpected loss for the Dark Knight, but one that shows that Daredevil may be one of the few Marvel heroes uniquely suited to take down Batman’s foes. Even if the Dark Knight doesn’t like him.

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