oomed by natural forces, which would eventually destroy it. Superman's father predicted this fate and prepared for it while others called his predictions nonsense. Therefore, when the planet's doom became present Superman's father had built a prototype of a shuttle that would rocket his family and he to safety. Since it was only a prototype it could only carry very little weight, Superman. Superman's parents had died and he had crash landed on the planet earth where he was adopted by a married couple (the Kents') who were farmers in the Mid-West (and named Superman Clark after Mrs. Kents maiden name). By being born on the planet Krypton Superman was born with powers that were neither seen nor heard of by the people of earth. This gave Superman the advantage and convenience of already having superpowers, including super speed, strength, and x-ray vision.In contrast, Batman was born to wealthy reality owners in Gotham City (some say Gotham is Chicago, others say New York, no one knows for sure). At approximately seven years old Bruce was walking home with his parents after watching The Mask of Zorro, and they were mugged by a small time thief named Joe Chill. Only Two people walked away from that mugging, Bruce and Joe. Bruce had witnessed his parents' death and would traumatized and full of vengeance for the rest of his life. Bruce inherited an enormous amount of money and Wayne Manor (Bruce Wayne), his home, as well as a new legal guardian Alfred, who is the family butler. Bruce decides at a very young age that he does not want anyone to ever undergo his pain and suffering, and vows to become a master detective and crime fighter. As a young man, Bruce travels all over the world to acquire skills from master martial art teachers and intellectual masterminds. Instead of being born with powers, revenge gave birth in Bruce's heart and diligent pursuit of expertise haunted his every dream. Therefore, Bruce is a self-made prevention vigilante...
