Reed Richards then Iron Man then Dr. Doom, then Batman.
Reed Richards is the smartest of all of them and he regularly participates in cosmic storylines. With a year's preparation he wins.
The only reason I put Iron Man above Dr. Doom is that I think in a comic he would eventually find a way to scrap out a victory. This is based on toughness, gritiness and determination and not purely intelligence. And also because Tony Starks would have better motivation. Put it this way, if either Tony beats Dr. Doom or Dr. Doom takes over the world I think Tony is going to come up with something.
Dr. Doom is almost at Reed's level, but Reed routinely defeats him. Maybe only arrogance or ambition is what will let Tony beat him.
Batman is smart but look, all the other people can use their intelligence to get some real powers while Batman is using batarangs and a Batmobile. I mean, bat's fly! Why hasn't Batman invented a way to silently fly if he is so smart. If Tony Starks wanted to be Batman he would fly, have sonar, etc. etc.
Ok, I am joking a bit, but really I think of Batman as a tough, intelligent, urban hero. He is not at the level of power of the others. He is cool and strong, but with a year of prep time his gadgets and planning won't have the sheer scope of the others.
Originally posted by seaapple
Ok, I am joking a bit, but really I think of Batman as a tough, intelligent, urban hero. He is not at the level of power of the others. He is cool and strong, but with a year of prep time his gadgets and planning won't have the sheer scope of the others.
Yeah, it is true. All the others are natural geniuses. Batman is educated one. That is why the others have an edge over him.
Originally posted by roughrider
I'll come down to Reed & Tony.
Batman's kryptonite won't help him here. 😛
I think it'll come down to Reed and Tony as well and I think Tony would take it. Reed stated once that Tony's engineering skill are more impressive than him own so I think Tony takes it by just a bit.