Sentry,Thor,Ms.Marvel,Hulk,ScarletWhich,Vision,Ironmansamurai black said:i think this question could be answered better if you took 7 of the most powerful members from each team(any incarnation) and then did a vs. thread bc there are heavy hitters, super geniuses,magicians/witches, archers, peak human prep time masters, and speedsters on each side so it's too open to just say who's better without defining exactly who's on which side. for example (this is just mine)
JLA-Superman,Wonder Woman,Martian Manhunter, Flash, Green Lantern (Jordan),Zantanna and The Batman.
VS.
The Avengers-Sentry,Iron Man,The Hulk,Quicksilver, Thor,The Scarlet Witch and Captain America.
With this line-up the edge goes to the JLA. The heavy hitters cancel each other out, but the variable lie in the powers and potential of The Flash and Green Lantern.
That was Clor and a robotic hammer. He hardly counts.Brainiac 8 said:If Daredevil, Cloak, Dagger, etc etc can withstand having the hammer thrown directly at them and living, I think Superman can stand up to a few hits with it.
The_Mystery said:I've never said it would be an easy win for Thor or any of the Avengers characters. The title of the thread is "JLA vs. Avengers." As a whole, the Avengers would be able to take about the JLA due to four reasons. 1. Leadership(Cap, Tony, Reed, Clint, T'Challa); 2. Intellect.(Tony, Reed, Pym, Beast, T'Challa); 3. Brute Force(Thor, Sentry, Hercules, Wonderman, Hulk, Cage); 4. Power(Thor, Tony, Quasar, Crystal, Wanda, etc). I'm not saying that the JLA doesn't have memebers to fit those roles, I'm saying that as a collective, the Avengers work alot better together than the JLA. The JLA are problem solvers. In most all their stories they are portrayed as such. They seem to look for the way out of a fight with the least amount of violence. The Avengers FIGHT. It's what they do best. Their ranks are full of member who are too stubborn or hard headed to know when to lay down. They seem to specialize in finding away to fight their way to a win no matter how impossible to odds. Not saying the the JLA don't do that, but the Avengers, going by their stories, seem to be legendary for it.
Horrorfan said:Seriously, if anyone wants to see how a fight between the two teams would work out, read Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe tpb.
where Superman KO Thor for pissing him off.roach said:or JLAvengers
roach said:How much JLA have you actually read???
roach said:How much JLA have you actually read???
Varient said:SMH @ serious fanboy denial.
1. How come thor can be scratched and bruised by battle with sumbody in from Wrecker to Hulk Range,.. yet he's supposed to be "as" invulnerable" as someone who Needs to expend most of his power stores to even be bruised by someone in that power range after HOURS of fighting?
2. When has Thor EVER "whipped up a portal" to end a fight against a strong foe? I seem to recall that Juggernaut beat him a few times,... coulda just "whipped up a portal" to the bottom of the ocean to "end the fight" HE DOEN'T Use the travel portion of his powers in a fight.
3. Why is it assumed that the God Blast will be utilized? Both are BoyScouts in their own ways and Superman could literally set his heat vision to vaporize, (He is canoned to be able to adjust aperture and intensity), and just waste Thor? Because both are "reluctant" to terminate living intelligent beings,... I don't see him pulling that out unless the planet was in danger or he was in fear of losing his Immortal life,.. So get off the "GOD BLAST TRUMPS ALL" riff.
4. Why do the more illogical of you say things in the same breath like "Superman is way overpowered and therefore boring" and "Thor and Supes are "about" the same strength level?" If "Superman is Overpowered" Then So is Thor "IF" you put him in the same power range.
5. Why is it assumed that Marvel Asgardian Godlet trumps DC Kryptonian Orphan? There are A LOT of characters who Thor cannot whoop in his universe who happen to be Aliens,.. Starting with Thanos and working your way up. (SMILE) Read the Origion of "Beta-Ray-Bill" for an example of sumbody from another planet who WHOOPED THOR.
Heck,... It just isn't enough for Avengers fans to accept that they beat the JLA IF they don't go up against their opposites,.. Some of you are trying to tell lies about THOR to convince yourself that he has a chance unaugmented.
TSK.
roach said:or JLAvengers
LibrarianThorne said:Roach, I'm totally with you on this one.
The big seven has taken down a host of angels. They've stopped a creature that destroyed a universe. Power for power, the big seven lineup of the JLA is one of the most formidable teams in all comicdom. Compound this with the fact that, if need be, they can call on several more, far more powerful, members. Zauriel. The Spectre. The Phantom Stranger. Ion. They're all on the JLA. What holds the JLA back from soundly beating the Avengers, in my opinion, is that the majority of the members of the League will not use the full extent of their powers with the readiness that, say, Thor will. Putting it bluntly, while the standard Avengers are outgunned by the Big Seven, the Avengers ramp up much more quickly and efficiently than the JLA.
However, if we remove PIS and CIS, it will take someone with essentially omnipotent power to take down the Big Seven. There's around, what, three Avengers that could take an Infinite Mass Punch on a good day?
ibsisomis said:I said it before and i'll say it again. the avnegers have too many power houses for the JLA. if hulk, thor, sentry, scarlett witch, cap and iron man show up. the JLA are gonna have a looooonnnnggggg day! there is nobody on the JLA that can handle hulk or can even hang except supes. but then who is gonna take care of thor or sentry if supes is too busy with hulk (and busy he will be)? while flash is running around trying to take advantage against sentry or thor, scarlett witch can send him away to another universe or slow his own reality down, making im feel slower and able to be hit once or twice by the god of thunder. then we know that cap is gonna beat batman, ironman and green lantern will be good but i give that one to GL. but while he's finishing up with tony, sentry will take him out from behind seeing as how supes is still busy fighting hulk. by the time supes and hulk's fight is wrapping up in some strange instance where supes will start to win, he turns around and standing there is all his teamates beaten and battered. and standing before him is thor and sentry. i'm sorry i know he's the man of steel but isn't gonna even stand a chance against both of those 2 power houses!
Sentry is resistant to telepathy, and Ironmans armor can protect his friends from it aswell.torkibe said:Except Wonderwoman and Martian Manhunter are pretty close to Supes level. Either one of them could physically stand up to the Hulk. Now add to the fact that both can fly, and have other powers and weapons at their disposal, and either one of them has a chance of beating the Hulk, or at the very least keeping him occupied. Wanda would have to see the Flash to send him to another dimension and Zatanna might have something to say about that anyway. Also, if you're going to include anyone who has EVER been a member of the Avengers, you have to include anyone who has EVER been a member of the Justice League, so let's throw Captain Marvel into the mix... Superman's equal in almost every way, but oh... He doesn't have that pesky magic thing so I'm betting he'll have a grand ole time with Thor. My money is CM. As far as Iron Man is concerned, I don't think GL would be dealing with him, I'm thinking Hawkman would be dealing with him, freeing up GL to deal with someone else, probably the Hulk. So that leaves us with the guy who I always said was the X-Factor... The Sentry. Which Sentry comes out to play? While Supes spars with him, MM messes with his head and makes him think the Void is back. Bob being the Hero he is, flies off into some remote region of outerspace where the Void can't hurt anyone.