Batman Pulls Down Spider Man

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Thursday, September 3, 2009, 16:44

The Caped Crusader, the protector of Gotham city, Batman has been found to be the favourite super hero in Britain, found a new poll.

The Dark Knight became an instant success among the comic book readers since his introduction in 1940, while in the new poll survey, he pushed Spider-Man down to the second position, but above Superman at third.

Batman, the alter-ego of billionaire playboy, industrialist, philanthropist Bruce Wayne, has been immortalized in many television series and even movies, with lasted being “The Dark Knight."

Recently, even a video game called Arkham Asylum was also released. “No matter how often he's reinvented - a noir detective in the 40s, a camp icon in the 60s, a gothic Knight in the 80s - he's always the coolest, most iconic and recognisable superhero there is," the Telegraph quoted Dave Golder, editor of SFX.co.uk, the website which conducted the survey, as saying.

X-Men character, Wolverine was adjudged the fourth favorite, while the Iron Man got fifth position. The green Hulk took the last spot on the tenth rung below Daredevil.

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