Foiling:
Being a huge superman fan, i couldn't help but notice DC's brilliant foiling in their comic books. Much like how Macbeth and Macduff/ Lady macbeth and Lady macduff are juxtaposed, Superman and Batman are juxtaposed. For example (s)...
Batman catches bad guys at night, superman does in the day. Batman wears a mask to hide his and other's identity when fighting, Superman wears a "mask" when he doesn't fight. Batman is a preemptive super hero and catches people before they do bad stuff, Superman waits until after the bad guys do bad things. Bruce Wayne owns his company, whereas superman works as a reporter for one. Bruce Wayne is famous, Clark Kent is absolutely not. Bruce is a playboy, Clark pretends to be an awkward dude. Bruce is orphaned into billions of dollars, Clark is a poor farm boy from Kansas and his mother is still alive (his dad was too for a while but had a heart attack…). Batman is human, Superman is an alien. Batman has a son, and well… Superman doesn't settle down because he is immortal. Batman uses deductive reasoning, Superman uses his photographic memory. Batman uses gadgets he makes, but Superman doesn't need to because he is just so awesome already. Batman uses a natural made cave for his headquarters, and Superman made his with Kryptonian technology
However, both are male, refuse to kill, (originally) have blue uniforms, were made in the same year by the same author, use alter egos to hide their identity, are allied with the Justice League, and enjoy solitude.
Just a short comment here, but Batman's original costume was only blue in the mask, gloves, and cape. Not the full costume, unlike superman whose costume is 90% blue given the cape and the symbol and the briefs. Not trying to be critical, just saying.
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