Batman and Superman are the most famous superheroes in history. Heroes are a representation of society’s values; therefore, what a society finds most crucial is what will be represented in the overall composition of the heroes. For instance; both Batman and Superman defend human beings from the evils of the world. In today’s society, people have two superheroes that are Batman and Superman that stand above all others. Batman also is known as Black Knight has been around for about fifty years. However, his real name is Bruce Wayne. On the other hand, Superman has been around for about sixty years. Although his real name is Clark Kent, he is known as Man of Steel. Comparing the two superheroes, both have similarities and differences such as they both protect the world from evil villains, but differ various perspectives including birth and creation, abilities and powers possessed by each, and costumes.
Superman’s birth and creation process is different to that of Batman. According to Aro, in January 1933, Jerry Siegel a Cleveland high school student developed the character, Superman (32). Superman was born in the planet of Krypton and afterwards rocketed to Earth by Jor-El his father, before the destruction of his home planet (32). He was …show more content…
Although they both share the goal of protecting the people from evil villains, they have differences, especially in birth and creation, superpowers, and costumes. Superman was born in planet Krypton, while Batman was born in Gotham City in the earth. Superman has extreme superpowers which include super-speed, super-strength, super-hearing, and telescopic vision. On the other hand, Batman does not have any superpowers but uses his wealth and intelligence to fight criminals. Also, their costumes differ in that, Batman’s costume portrays imagery of a bat, while Superman costume consists of an emblem of letter