The thing that people need to realize, is that different writers focus on different aspects of Batman's abilities. In the 70s and 80s, especially under Neil Gaiman focused on the detective aspects of the character and that was his main talent. Physically he wasn't the invincible god-man some fans would have you believe he is. In Grant Morrison's JLA run, Batman's main thing was his overall intelligence and perception, he kept up with the JLA using strategics and psychological skills. In current times after Frank Miller, I find writers put a big emphasis on martial arts and willpower, and push strategics and detective work to the side.
The fanboys would have you believe that Batman is operating as a master of ALL these fields at ALL times, and that's where the problem comes in. Most writers however, tend to prefer a certain, select few aspects of the character, and Batman only specializes in those. Some writers (mostly back in the day, like the 70s) portray Batman as a slim and fast master acrobat, whereas other writers say that his fighting style relies on physical strength. Most writers would say that Batman can beat the strongest guy by being faster and the fastest guy by being stronger, NOT defeat the strongest guy by being stronger and the fastest guy by being faster. The fanboys however will take one scan from the 70s, one scan from the 80s, one from the 90s, and then one from last week and play it off as if Batman is an expert in every conceivable field in existence.
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