Less Terrible, Still Useless
The original version of this cover was yellow, and it suited Scarecrow really well. The actual release has a purple toned color, and it looks really muddled. The idea is decent, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
As Batman falls prey to Scarecrow's Fear Toxin... SOMEHOW (despite affirming that he's long since built up an immunity to it) the following scene delivers a decent surreal tone. I've seen much better, but it wasn't bad.
Then Superman shows up, a continued piece of the 'Batman called for help' thing that really ruins this entire story, but at least this time the interrupting hero serves a purpose. Who better to have Batman fight when he's on the same fear-releasing tunnel-vision drug all the villains he's been fighting in this arc are on? The fight itself is kind of weak, it's definitely not a hallucination since Superman's so reluctant to fight, so aside from the satisfying 'Falcon Punch' Batman delivers, there's no real sense of suspense. Batman would only be a threat to Superman if he was thinking clearly, so drooling with madness and fearlessness, he's just not 'Batman.' Superman won't kill him, and he'll never be a threat to Superman in this state. The fight itself isn't very well done either, and it just devours pages.
Because that's about it. Batman's dosed by Scarecrow and fights Superman in a berserker rage. The end.
In Conclusion: 3/5
There's less here that's downright terrible like the other issues, but that's partly because there's less here overall. There's some decent stuff, but nothing too interesting and nothing worth praise or recommendation. Batman vs. Superman's been done before, and while there's surely some merit to doing it again, taking away Batman's calculating mind is not the way to do it. It obliterates everything that makes Batman a threat to Superman.
