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It’s not uncommon for friends or teammates to fight, and these fights between friends can even come to blows. Sometimes those fights end with apologies and moving forward, while other times those fights are the end of friendships. It’s human nature to disagree and to, from time to time, end up fighting.
And as common as friends fighting is in the real world, it is just as common in comics. There is no shortage of examples where two superheroes come to blows. Tempers flare, emotions run hot, and personalities clash, even among the best of the superpowered set. But not every fight between old pals has the same impact. Some of these battles changed the course of the DC Universe, and others stand amongst the greatest battles in comic book history.
10 Wonder Woman Vs Superman Crossed A Line
While the main heroes of the DC Universe tend to stick to a no-killing rule, Wonder Woman has been known to break it from time to time. Usually, the Amazonian Princess only breaks the rule when she is fighting literal monsters, like the time she beheaded Medusa. But on one occasion she broke the rule and killed a human: Maxwell Lord.
Wonder Woman had little choice in the matter. Lord was using his telepathic powers to control Superman and was using the Man of Steel to try and kill Wonder Woman. In a fight to the death, Diana had to choose who to kill— Superman or Max Lord. She made her choice and stood by it.
9 Batman Vs Superman Helped Build A Cinematic Universe
Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns wasn’t the first time the Dark Knight faced off against the Man of Steel, but it is undoubtedly the most discussed battle between the two biggest heroes in the DC Universe. Miller pitted the two titans against one another in a way that had never been seen in the comics before— it was a real fight that would test the mettle of both men.
What makes the final brawl between Superman and Batman in Miller’s story really matter today is how it inspired Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman, helping form the DCEU for better and for worse.
8 Superman Vs Shazam Brought The Lightning & The Thunder
As iconic as the Batman vs Superman fight in The Dark Knight Returns is, there was no doubting how that one would end. But when Superman faced off against Shazam in the Mark Waid and Alex Ross classic Kingdom Come, no one could be sure who would be standing at the end of that battle.
Both heroes are pretty much equal in terms of power, but with Superman’s weakness to magic, Shazam had the upper hand. Waid and Ross created a fight that still reverberates through the comics to this day.
7 Flash Vs Flash Left A Hero Emotionally Devastated
When Wally West returned from limbo in DC Rebirth, it seemed like things were back on track for the Flash Family. But almost instantly, cracks began to appear in the perfect family portrait. Wally’s wife, Linda Park, had no memory of him and their children were still missing.
When Wally was convinced by Zoom that his kids are trapped in the Speed Force, he decided to destroy the cosmic energy in order to save them. Knowing that destroying the Speed Force wouldn’t solve anything, Barry Allen set out to stop his former sidekick, leading to a battle between the two Flashes that left Wally West a broken man headed to Sanctuary and the events of Heroes in Crisis.
6 Team Luthor Vs The Crime Syndicate Let The Villains Fight It Out
Sometimes the bad guys get in on the infighting, as seen in Forever Evil. In a story conceived by Geoff Johns that ran through a number of books, the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 hopped over to Earth-0 and convinced most of the Secret Society of Supervillains to join them in taking out the heroes.
Between wanting to rule the world himself and knowing that an evil version of the Justice League running the planet wouldn’t be good for anyone, Lex Luthor put together a group of villains who were willing to stand up to the Crime Syndicate, leading to the greatest villain vs villain battle in DC Comics history.
5 Batman Vs Guy Gardner Was A Quick But Monumental Fight
Most big superhero fights go on for pages and end with lots of property destruction and both sides being pretty beat up. In the case of the fight between Batman and Guy Gardner, none of that applies.
In the early days of the Justice League International, Guy Gardner couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t the team leader and he had no problem telling everyone how much better he was than the rest of the team. He was, to be blunt, a real cocky jerk. After a few weeks of dealing with Guy’s mouth, Batman decided to put an end to it, and he did it all with one punch. In that punch, comic book history was made.
4 Guy Gardner Vs Blue Beetle
While the one punch from Batman and a subsequent hit on the head shortly after led to Guy Gardner being a “Nice Guy” for a while, a later hit to the noggin by Lobo reverted the Green Lantern back to his old ways. When Blue Beetle put on some weight, Guy took every opportunity to goof on his teammate, which led to a boxing match between the two heroes.
The fight came to an end when Gardner broke the rules of boxing and sucker-punched Beetle after the bell rang. But what made this fight so important was that it would be the last time this version of the Justice League had fun. The next issue started the end of an era and the final story for the Justice League International: Breakdowns.
3 Batman Vs Hal Jordan Reminded Everyone How Easy It Can Be To Beat A Green Lantern
While it doesn’t play into the mythology of the Green Lanterns these days, there was a time when every member of the Green Lantern Corps had a weakness to the color yellow. Essentially, if someone wanted to beat up a Green Lantern, a baseball bat colored yellow would do the trick.
In Frank Miller and Jim Lee’s All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, Batman used that weakness to full effect, trapping Hal Jordan in a room where everything was painted yellow. Batman even covered himself and Robin in yellow, effectively negating Green Lantern’s power. Then, to add insult to injury, Batman let Robin beat Green Lantern up.
2 Hal Jordan Vs The Green Lantern Corps Led To Hal Becoming Parallax
While Hal Jordan may have been tricked into entering a yellow room and got beat up by a child in one story, that doesn’t mean he was a pushover. Following the destruction of Coast City at the hands of the Cyborg Superman and Mongul, Hal lost his mind and decided to use his ring to bring everything back.
When he was told by the Guardians that what he was trying to do went against Green Lantern protocol, Hal headed to Oa, killing every Lantern who got in his way and taking their rings. In the end, Hal destroyed the Green Lantern Power Battery, destroying the Green Lantern Corps and becoming the villain Parallax.
1 Flash Vs Zoom Left Everyone Devastated
Hunter Zolomon was a criminal profiler for the Keystone City Police when he met Wally West. The two became friends and, in time, Hunter asked Wally to do him a favor: Go back in time and stop the worst day of Hunter’s life from happening. When Wally refused, knowing that messing with time is a big no-no, Hunter took things into his own hands and tried to use the Cosmic Treadmill, leading to his becoming Zoom.
In the first battle between Flash and Zoom, Hunter purposely created a sonic boom in order to induce a miscarriage in Linda Park, Wally’s wife. Wally eventually defeated Hunter, but his life— and Linda’s— would never be the same.
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