spetznaz
Senior Fanboy Killer
Black Panther is in essence Marvel's version of the Batman. Dark, brooding, powerful, wealthy beyond comprehension, and obsessed. Obsessed to the extent that he always has a back-up plan for a back-up plan.
I believe the only reason Black Panther joined the Avengers at first was so as to collect information on the respective powers of its members.
This strikes a chord with Batman having detailed files on each of the JLA members (information that was used by Rhas Al Ghul to bring down the entire JLA - and information that had Batman expelled from the league for a while).
The Black Panther has greater resources, but Batman is one of the wealthiest people in DC.
Black Panther has more strength, due to his consumption of the Wakanda herb. He is also skilled in a variety of martial arts. Batman is basically at Olympic level strength ability (though obviously this is beneath the Wakandan's augmented strength), but Batman makes up for this by being more exposed (both intensively and extensively) to martial skills. Batman, after all, is adept in 127 styles.
Black Panther is ruthless as heck. He beats up his opponents hard - and even though they might not necessarily die they often wish they had. Batman is similar in his ruthlessness. The only person who probbaly exceeds his POTENTIAL in DC in the Martian Manhunter (who in JLA: Trial by Fire basically beat every member of the JLA, read the thoughts of every person on earth - let's see Xavier try that - mentally controlled nuclear power countries to launch their ICBMs, and evolved into what Superman, Green Lantern, and the Guardians of Oa described as the most powerful being on Earth, easy). And when it comes to fighting Batman also beats his opponents to an inch of their lives.
In intelligence Batman is by far the Wakandan's better. Batman is a genius, easy, and not just in one aspect. Batman is a genius in everything from arithmetic to combat stratagems, and it could easily be said that Batman's mind is his greatest (and maybe only) weapon - especially when one looks at some of the opponents he faces. He has not defeated Superman several times because he is strong - but because he is smart. And in the JLA:Trial by Fire the world would have been destroyed hadn't it been for Batman managing to have a deep-cover stratagem with Plastic Man (who was the only person in the world who couldn't be controlled by the Martian MAnhunter - since his mind was in a state of constant flux). But in the same breath it can be said that Black Panther is NOT a dunce. He is exceptionally bright, and skilled in many mental disciplines. Thus, while Batman may be beyond him, Black Panther is not a slouch.
When it comes to using their wealth to further their goals they are both quite adept at that. Black Panther caused a world-wide financial crash with but a mere phone call. That is true power! True power. Batman, while not being able to as easly cause financial turmoil, is still a player in the fiscal markets. And he has managed to use Wayne Indsutry technology in everything from next-gen weapons and tech to satellites that are in geo-synchronous orbit above Gotham.
Basically it boils down to this.
Both characters are equal.
Black Panther has definite strength and wealth advantages, but it is not as if Batman is a paltry weakling or a sobbing beggar!
Batman has intelligence and willpower advantaged, but it is not as if Black Panther is a college dropout or weak-willed!
And in a fight you can count on them using everything in their possession and sphere of influence to defeat the other.
Honestly, the only way to judge this fight is to call it a draw. If the two ever fought (without holding back) you can be sure of one thing: the world would suffer. Especially financial markers(Wayne Industries is in every single global market and virtually all major countries), metal futures (someone say Vibranium, which is the most important metal and greatly valued everywhere). And knowing the two i'm sure they both have at least one ICBM each (Batman would say it is just in case he needed to destroy an Alien fleet, and Black Panther would claim it was for 'experimental purposes'😉. Both of these characters are quite obsessed, and there level of paranoia knows no bounds!
Hence this is a draw.
There is no way anyone could call it differently.
Infact they might just succeed in doing what no other has managed to .....that is, they'd probably KILL each other.