While the two company's heroes are pretty evenly matched in some places, DC's are just too much for Marvel. Beyond the fact that DC's heroes are overall more powerful, they have numerous advantages. From magic-users to Kryptonians to the Flash Family, Marvel can't match DC's power.
In general, Marvel is better than D.C. due to its complex characters, better superteams, relatable, superheroes, and development. There are so many aspects of Marvel that DC just can't compete with.
The only way Captain Marvel can defeat the Man of Steel is by using energy absorption. Being a Kree-Human hybrid, Captain Marvel is a cosmic-level hero who has faced even more formidable odds. While Superman is truly the epitome of strength, it's over for him if Captain Marvel can figure out how to depower him.
Along with Superman, DC has Wonder Woman, who is almost equally strong. Martian Manhunter also has incredible strength and telepathic ability to fry a person's brain. So, brute strength between JLA/Avengers, Justice League wins easily.
By most accounts, Superman seemingly outclasses Thor in terms of raw strength, especially in earlier versions of the DC Universe. He's pulled planets, punched people into orbit and performed all sorts of wild feats of strength.
If anybody from the MCU could defeat Superman, it's Scarlet Witch. After defeating five members of the Illuminati, consisting of Professor X, Captain Marvel, Captain Carter, Mr. Fantastic, and Black Bolt, we don't want to imagine what Scarlet Witch could do to Superman.
But after the release of WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it's pretty clear that the Scarlet Witch is among the most powerful. Wanda Maximoff has never truly been defeated, only "losing" to the combined forces of Doctor Strange, Wong, and America Chavez after realizing the error in her ways.
The Hulk is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel universe. He possesses incredible strength, durability, and the ability to heal quickly. His strength is almost limitless, and he can easily defeat practically any opponent. Batman would struggle with Hulk's raw power and incredible strength.
But in All-Out Avengers #5, it's Captain Marvel's turn to run out of luck as Spider-Man defeats Carol Danvers with a disturbing attack involving webs directly shot down her throat. Spider-Man and Captain Marvel, despite being very different heroes, actually share a romantic history.
But even that will only get him so far. In fact, in Alex Ross' Kingdom Come graphic novel, Shazam was brainwashed by Lex Luthor. Superman was the only hero in the entire Justice League even remotely strong enough to defeat him — but just barely.
Even on a bad day, Superman can surpass the Hulk in terms of mental as well as physical strength.
From magic-users to Kryptonians to the Flash Family, Marvel can't match DC's power. Even Marvel's mutants would fall against a concerted assault from a team of Flashes. Marvel's heroes taking on DC's heroes would be a universe-shaking battle fans would love to see, but in the end, DC is walking away as the victor.
We all know the two comic giants Marvel and DC. Both abound in the superheroes we have come to know and love like Batman, Iron Man, Captain America, Superman and many more. However, Marvel creates better movies. DC popularity is falling due to the lack of continuity within the extended universe.
DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.
Even in the comics, DC is not inherently darker than Marvel outside of the realm of Batman. Characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans are far from what could be considered dark.
Bane. The page everyone remembers from Batman: Knightfall is Bane “breaking the Bat” over his knee. But Bane beat Batman by working smarter, not harder. Bane was able to defeat the Dark Knight physically by first exhausting him spiritually (and, well, also physically).
Daredevil has battled some of the most dangerous criminals and villains in his adventures. He's probably the closest equivalent to Batman in the Marvel Universe, which would make him and the Joker natural enemies.
Spider-Man is stronger than Batman and would ultimately win the fight against him. He is more powerful, faster, and due to his high intelligence, Batman would have trouble devising a plan that would work against him.
This gives Namor an edge over Aquaman who will have trouble striking him down while on land. If both are fighting underwater, Namor's mutation granted strength, in addition to his existing water-based strength, will allow him to land blows which Aquaman will have a hard time avoiding.
So long as the Spirit of Vengeance resides inside them, their human host has the potential to physically live forever. As an added bonus, they remain ageless. In Ghost Riders: Heavens on Fire #6, Johnny Blaze states that since God created the Ghost Riders, only God can destroy them.
Yes, as a shock to many, Superman has briefly lifted the mighty hammer in a phenomenal crossover with Marvel and DC Comics.
Even though Superman is often considered the most powerful character in the DC Universe, Shazam definitely comes close, and he can even beat the Man of Steel. And with a massive power upgrade, there's no question that Shazam can meet Superman blow for blow—despite the upgrade's terrible side effects.
Since they both possess superhuman strength and speed, their fight might go on for days. However, according to Greg Pak — Marvel's writer, who worked on several comics featuring the Hulk, Superman would win their fight because of his virtues: “Superman, being who he is, will not just make his enemy angry.