Originally posted by Kris Blaze
I'd put Batman's strength above Steve Rogers'.Let's not forget how much the batsuit really adds on to his abilities. It makes him durable enough to take machine-gun shots to the chest. Without the suit Captain America has the edge, but with it, Bats is stronger.
Umm, what? ... Batman has somekind of nanosuit now that enchances his strength or ironmans armor? Captain America has drunk Super Soldier Serum that gives him additional strength.
Batman is traditionally seen as being near the peak of human physical ability: strength, stamina, and reflexes. Old-school Marvel had Captain America at that range via Super Soldier Serum, but I think most people recognize that the more recent decades of Cap clearly demonstrates that - despite what Marvel may state officially - he has a degree of superhuman strength, stamina, and reflexes. Not anything off the chain, or whatnot, but clearly above even peak human potential. In that context, Steve has the edge over Bruce. But conceptually, they are supposed to be general equals in the bust'em up department (with Cap being physically superior, and Bruce having the edge in combat skills/finesse). Anything else is hyperbole on *both* characters parts...