Usually, fans can only dream of seeing two of the biggest superheroes from Marvel and DC Comics facing off against one another. But, the DC vs. Marvel crossover miniseries made those epic fights a reality. One battle even featured Captain America fighting Batman - but who came out on top?
The crossover event from the mid-90s featured a significant amount of talent from both Marvel and DC Comics working together to bring some of the best crossover battles to life. Wolverine took on Lobo, Spider-Man fought Superboy, Storm battled Wonder Woman, and Captain America took on Batman. The victors of each fight were decided by fan voting. The overarching plot to DC vs Marvel wasn't all that important - as the fights were the main event of the miniseries. Essentially, two gods who represented both comic universes challenged each other with fights between heroes with the loser's universe being wiped from existence. There were some seriously huge fights, but perhaps the biggest fight among the entire crossover series was when Captain America and Batman duked it out.
In the third issue of the crossover, Captain America and Batman fought in the sewers of Manhattan, where they had a pretty even fight. Cap even proclaimed he's never fought someone who he was "so evenly matched with" - including the Red Skull, Hydra and Zemo. Batman and Captain America exchange multiple blows for hours on end. However, water eventually gushed through a sewer vent knocking Steve Rogers on his feet as he threw his shield and missed Batman. The Caped Crusader managed to hit Captain America with his batarang, but immediately rescued Cap from drowning. As they emerge from the sewers, Cap declares Batman the victor of the fight since he came up short in the fight.
Batman was ultimately named the winner of the fight but it's not like he beat Captain America into submission. The two's tussle was a back-and-forth affair that appeared to be completely deadlocked until water knocked Steve off-balance allowing Batman to earn the win. In the end, fans (unsurprisingly) chose the Dark Knight to win the fight against Captain America. However, writers smartly chose to make the fight as even as possible and award Batman the win without Captain America getting embarrassed. For two of Marvel and DC's biggest characters, the only outcome was going to be by decision - there wasn't ever going to be a knockout in the fight. Batman beat Captain America, but it was a close, honorable battle.