Superman: Doomsday (2007) vs Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman had a huge impact in the cinemas. His 1992 sequel Batman Returns stoked the fire of Batmania and the superhero has had a stronger following ever since. It is fair to say both DC and Marvel revamped the comics but both realized that there was also another craze hitting the west, Anime and MANGA. Superman has had many animated incarnations since his creation, the 1940's Max Fleischer series being the best in my opinion but later series' were not as strong, didn't have the same budgets or vision. It was Batman who lead the way in the animation department with Batman: The animated series with Mask of the Phantasm being the first and arguably best off the film versions. Superman followed suit soon after and while it was fun initially, it lost steam pretty quickly. Batman however continued with a strong run of films including Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Kevin Conroy is regarded among fans as one of the best Batman's even though you never see his face. His animated films are certainly among the favorites among fans as our the films that feature Mark Hamill's Joker. The best of the Superman animated films is probably Superman: Doomsday but to be honest, it's pretty average and no where near as good as any of the Batmans. Batman has gone from strength to strength with Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 & Part 2, Batman: Under the red Hood, Batman Year One, Batman: Assault on Arkham and Batman: Gotham Knight pushing the boundaries of what you'd expect from superhero animation and constantly experimenting with style and content - just like the comics. I think the Batman animations wipe the floor with Superman animations for good reason. You can do anything in the world of cartoons and the Batman animator/writers push the boat out. Batman has a far more interesting array of villains to choose from and all have been well represented. The two characters meet in many of the films, the main one being the Superman/Batman series (starting with Superman/Batman: Public Enemies) but they never really work as well as the stand alone Batman films, Batman almost becoming a comedy character in a few of the later additions. We have a clear winner in this animated battle...

In this particular episode of Superman vs  Batman - Batman wins!