Batman is one of the comic book characters that is always supposed to win. His fighting ability and intelligence make him overcome his problems. Also, know as the protector of the Gotham city, Batman’s pain after losing his parents made him more strong. You will be astonished to know that the Dark Knight face several comic book beatdowns. So, today we are counting down on five superheroes who have defeated Batman.
1. Wonder Woman
In Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia by Greg Rucka, Wonder Woman becomes the caretaker of a Danielle Wellys, a well-known murderer. Knowing that she is a caretaker, Wonder Woman, who is confined by Themyscira ritual of Hiketeia, get into a fight with Batman, where she literally punches his face down and put her leg on Batman’s head to see him there for a while.
2. Superman
Well, the bitter truth is that Batman has beaten Superman most of the times. Even in The Dark Knight Returns, he faked heart attack after he used every tactic and was able to win against Superman. After Maxwell Lord controls the mind, Superman changes his perception and sees his friends as enemies and then Superman smashes Batman down and sends him to the hospital.
3. Lady Shiva
Well, the Dark Knight once admitted that Lady Shiva is a more skilled fighter than him and a good martial artist. In Nightwing #0, Shiva has defeated him several times. And might not know that, when Batman was beaten up by Bane, Batman went to Shiva for assistance.
4. Green Lantern
Green Lantern has defeated Batman in Green Lantern: Rebirth. Hal didn’t use any deadly weapon or his ring, instead, he throws a right-handed uppercut at the Dark Knight due to his rude and kingly attitude towards Jordan’s comrades.
5. Hawkman
In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the 2009 animated film, the Dark Knight finds himself entangled in the web which he didn’t see coming at him from the sky. It was Hawkman who fired the net at him which made him helpless in the battlefield. Though he used Bat-scissors to cut his way out to fight him back but Hawkman smashed him back to the ground with his mace. Later, the Dark Knight was actually saved by Superman.
