A while back, a friend jokingly challenged me to use the word Batman for one of these. I figured if Sherlock Holmes was going to be a fan of any comic-book hero, it would have to be the World's Greatest Detective, right?
The three young men had packed up their comic books and headed off, grateful for John and Sherlock's help. John was pecking away at his blog, working on the ridiculously titled case of the Geek Interpreter.
Smiling, he turned to Sherlock.
"They were good kids, weren't they?"
Sherlock snorted.
"Honestly, sort of reminded me of my youth. You know, those silly arguments kids all have about comic books. Who'd win in a fight? Batman or Superman? Not that you're familiar with either of them, I'm certain. I can't imagine you had time for something as banal as comics when you were younger."
An amusingly smug grin spread across Sherlock's face, and John just knew he was in for a lecture.
"Don't be too certain, John. One on hand we have an insufferable alien do-gooder. He may have the strength of ten thousand men or whatever, but he's stunted by his moral code and his average intelligence. On the other hand, you have a self-made genius, an man of average strength but incredible intelligence, who creates his own tools and tracking systems. He relies on his own powers of deduction, often being referred to as The World's Greatest Detective. Although I have to disagree with that particular title, there's still clearly no room for argument here, hands down, the winner is Batman."