Because Superman doesn't operate on logic. He's not human. He's not a part of the gritty, dark world Gotham exists in. He's up in the clouds, flying by the sun, shooting fire from his eyes and lifting mountains on his shoulders. And all without a speck of dirt in his nails, no ash in his lungs or blood in his teeth. He operates in the sun and daylight, where the citizens of the world look up to him and feel safe.

Batman operates in the shadows, holding back all the dark things that might hurt those citizens. He doesn't look for recognition or acceptance. He doesn't want to inspire hope, he wants to inspire fear. And THAT'S what draws the Joker to him instead of Superman: Batman lives in his world.

Batman lives in the dark, where people hurt others just because they can. Not because they're aliens who are stronger, or robots who see it as their duty, not because they have some personal vendetta and people just got in their way. They do it because they can. Because the voice in their head or a coin told them to. No excuses of them being different from the average man. They're just monsters in the dark. And Batman fights them, see's what they do, locks them away, but never compromises his morals doing it.

That's what fascinates the Joker: How could a man who lives in the shadows like them, how could a man who can predict their movements such that he MUST understand them, how could a man like any other, just like them, still have such moral high ground? It goes against everything the Joker believes about the world, about the nature of man. And that fascinates him.

Superman is an alien. He doesn't think like we do, act like we do. To the Joker, his whole moral ground is unimportant because of that. To him, it's like being surprised when a rock acts like a rock: Superman acts like Superman. But Batman is JUST a man like any of them. So why won't he fall like them?

Because Superman doesn't operate on logic. He's not human. He's not a part of the gritty, dark world Gotham exists in. He's up in the clouds, flying by the sun, shooting fire from his eyes and lifting mountains on his shoulders. And all without a speck of dirt in his nails, no ash in his lungs or blood in his teeth. He operates in the sun and daylight, where the citizens of the world look up to him and feel safe.

Batman operates in the shadows, holding back all the dark things that might hurt those citizens. He doesn't look for recognition or acceptance. He doesn't want to inspire hope, he wants to inspire fear. And THAT'S what draws the Joker to him instead of Superman: Batman lives in his world.

Batman lives in the dark, where people hurt others just because they can. Not because they're aliens who are stronger, or robots who see it as their duty, not because they have some personal vendetta and people just got in their way. They do it because they can. Because the voice in their head or a coin told them to. No excuses of them being different from the average man. They're just monsters in the dark. And Batman fights them, see's what they do, locks them away, but never compromises his morals doing it.

That's what fascinates the Joker: How could a man who lives in the shadows like them, how could a man who can predict their movements such that he MUST understand them, how could a man like any other, just like them, still have such moral high ground? It goes against everything the Joker believes about the world, about the nature of man. And that fascinates him.

Superman is an alien. He doesn't think like we do, act like we do. To the Joker, his whole moral ground is unimportant because of that. To him, it's like being surprised when a rock acts like a rock: Superman acts like Superman. But Batman is JUST a man like any of them. So why won't he fall like them?

You're wrong, where did you get your characterization of Superman? A Frank Miller comic? Superman IS human, he represents the best of us. Unlike Batman, Superman was raised by two loving human parents on what it truly means to be a human being. Some Batman fans lack the depth needed to understand why Superman is the most human of us all, for them, it comes down to place of birth. Some of you guys would side with an anti-American that was born here over an immigrant who loves America soley because he's not like you. First of all, what do you mean Superman's not logical? Not sure you know what logic means.

Second of all, assuming that because Superman has superpowers that that makes him unable to experience struggles is fallacious. Superman was created as a symbol to fight for the oppressed and the down trotted, he still fights for the people of Metropolis and still engages in their lives. If you've ever read Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman (http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2012/09/supermanrooftop.jpg) you would know that Superman, even when the world is being invaded by millions of aliens, he'll take time out of his day to help even the most insignificant problems. That's what the ol' saving the cat from a tree thing comes from. Even though he's up in the sky fighting gods, he's thinking about us and our smallest problems and makes time to help us.

Finally, you give Joker too much credit. He's not logical. Nolan said it best, Joker is a dog chasing after a truck. He doesn't know why he's chasing the truck or what he'll do if he ever caught it. All he knows is that he wants that truck(Batman). Joker has an obsession with Batman that even he himself doesn't understand, but that's because he was born from hatred, rage and confusion (His wife and unborn child killed, betrayed by his henchmen and confused at seeing Batman for the first time which led to his birth). Those are the only emotions he knows how to convey now.

Couldn't have expressed it any better if I'd wanted to.

@jonsmith: You're wrong, where did you get your characterization of Superman? A Frank Miller comic? Superman IS human, he represents the best of us. Unlike Batman, Superman was raised by two loving human parents on what it truly means to be a human being. Some Batman fans lack the depth needed to understand why Superman is the most human of us all, for them, it comes down to place of birth. Some of you guys would side with an anti-American that was born here over an immigrant who loves America soley because he's not like you. First of all, what do you mean Superman's not logical? Not sure you know what logic means.

Second of all, assuming that because Superman has superpowers that that makes him unable to experience struggles is fallacious. Superman was created as a symbol to fight for the oppressed and the down trotted, he still fights for the people of Metropolis and still engages in their lives. If you've ever read Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman (http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2012/09/supermanrooftop.jpg) you would know that Superman, even when the world is being invaded by millions of aliens, he'll take time out of his day to help even the most insignificant problems. That's what the ol' saving the cat from a tree thing comes from. Even though he's up in the sky fighting gods, he's thinking about us and our smallest problems and makes time to help us.

Finally, you give Joker too much credit. He's not logical. Nolan said it best, Joker is a dog chasing after a truck. He doesn't know why he's chasing the truck or what he'll do if he ever caught it. All he knows is that he wants that truck(Batman). Joker has an obsession with Batman that even he himself doesn't understand, but that's because he was born from hatred, rage and confusion (His wife and unborn child killed, betrayed by his henchmen and confused at seeing Batman for the first time which led to his birth). Those are the only emotions he knows how to convey now.

@crazyscarecrow: Stop trying to paint Batman and Superman as polar opposites. They're not. Superman and Lex are brain vs. brauns, the best of us(Superman) vs. the worst of us(Lex), man vs. god, one guy uses his gifts to better humanity (Selflessness) and the other guy uses it to better himself(selfishness). Batman and Superman operate independently of each other, they're not intertwined.

In fact, until Miller got hold of them in the 80s, they were a lot more a like. Miller started this trend of painting them as polar opposites.

I was looking at it from Joker's perspective, not ours. He doesn't have our knowledge of Superman, he doesn't know where Superman comes from. He doesn't know how Superman struggles. He knows what he hears on the news in between killing sprees. He's not privy to Superman's thoughts or such. So as far as HE is concerned, sure, Superman's character is like a Frank Miller comic.

And the great thing about the Joker is that we can ALL be right: The way he constantly reinvents himself on a regular basis means sure: One day, he might be out to prove no man is better than any other, as I see it, such as in the Killing Joke, therefore, he's disinterested in Superman because, in his view, he's NOT a man. Another, he might just be going, "F*** that guy." Another, he might not even KNOW why he's doing it or care, he's just DOING it, like in The Dark Knight.

Remember, the Joker remembers multiple pasts, even HE doesn't know which one is real. And most of the time, he doesn't even care. He just picks one or makes one up as the situation requires. Same with his personality, motivations, etc. We can all have our respective views of the Joker, we can all have our reasons WHY he's not interested in Superman in favor of Batman, and we can ALL be right. So... maybe tone down the namecalling, yeah?

Bruce isn't just against killing, he hates the very idea of it. He watched his parents die with his own eyes at a young age. Batman is unbreakable. He's a puzzle. Joker wanted to break that puzzle to pieces the second he laid eyes on him. He's obsessed with Batman. In my opinion, Batman holds the highest set of morals. Superman's morals come from his father, but Batman's comes from a personal experience. I don't see how Joker could get that satisfaction out of driving Supes to the edge.

@holyserpent: Then see this reply to put it in its full context and to see why you're mistaken

He's referring to it from Joker's perspective. Joker doesn't know what we know about Superman and instead thinks of him how a lot of the public thinks of him, as a god hovering above humanity looking down on us. He doesn't know that Superman was raised in the midst of two loving humans nor does he know that Superman's humanity and morals come from a strong moral upbringing. That's why Joker doesn't really bother with Superman, because Batman represents the moral high ground in a city where crime has overtaken it.

Because Superman doesn't operate on logic. He's not human. He's not a part of the gritty, dark world Gotham exists in. He's up in the clouds, flying by the sun, shooting fire from his eyes and lifting mountains on his shoulders. And all without a speck of dirt in his nails, no ash in his lungs or blood in his teeth. He operates in the sun and daylight, where the citizens of the world look up to him and feel safe.

Batman operates in the shadows, holding back all the dark things that might hurt those citizens. He doesn't look for recognition or acceptance. He doesn't want to inspire hope, he wants to inspire fear. And THAT'S what draws the Joker to him instead of Superman: Batman lives in his world.

Batman lives in the dark, where people hurt others just because they can. Not because they're aliens who are stronger, or robots who see it as their duty, not because they have some personal vendetta and people just got in their way. They do it because they can. Because the voice in their head or a coin told them to. No excuses of them being different from the average man. They're just monsters in the dark. And Batman fights them, see's what they do, locks them away, but never compromises his morals doing it.

That's what fascinates the Joker: How could a man who lives in the shadows like them, how could a man who can predict their movements such that he MUST understand them, how could a man like any other, just like them, still have such moral high ground? It goes against everything the Joker believes about the world, about the nature of man. And that fascinates him.

Superman is an alien. He doesn't think like we do, act like we do. To the Joker, his whole moral ground is unimportant because of that. To him, it's like being surprised when a rock acts like a rock: Superman acts like Superman. But Batman is JUST a man like any of them. So why won't he fall like them?

Because Superman doesn't operate on logic. He's not human. He's not a part of the gritty, dark world Gotham exists in. He's up in the clouds, flying by the sun, shooting fire from his eyes and lifting mountains on his shoulders. And all without a speck of dirt in his nails, no ash in his lungs or blood in his teeth. He operates in the sun and daylight, where the citizens of the world look up to him and feel safe.

Batman operates in the shadows, holding back all the dark things that might hurt those citizens. He doesn't look for recognition or acceptance. He doesn't want to inspire hope, he wants to inspire fear. And THAT'S what draws the Joker to him instead of Superman: Batman lives in his world.

Batman lives in the dark, where people hurt others just because they can. Not because they're aliens who are stronger, or robots who see it as their duty, not because they have some personal vendetta and people just got in their way. They do it because they can. Because the voice in their head or a coin told them to. No excuses of them being different from the average man. They're just monsters in the dark. And Batman fights them, see's what they do, locks them away, but never compromises his morals doing it.

That's what fascinates the Joker: How could a man who lives in the shadows like them, how could a man who can predict their movements such that he MUST understand them, how could a man like any other, just like them, still have such moral high ground? It goes against everything the Joker believes about the world, about the nature of man. And that fascinates him.

Superman is an alien. He doesn't think like we do, act like we do. To the Joker, his whole moral ground is unimportant because of that. To him, it's like being surprised when a rock acts like a rock: Superman acts like Superman. But Batman is JUST a man like any of them. So why won't he fall like them?

Because Superman doesn't operate on logic. He's not human. He's not a part of the gritty, dark world Gotham exists in. He's up in the clouds, flying by the sun, shooting fire from his eyes and lifting mountains on his shoulders. And all without a speck of dirt in his nails, no ash in his lungs or blood in his teeth. He operates in the sun and daylight, where the citizens of the world look up to him and feel safe.

Batman operates in the shadows, holding back all the dark things that might hurt those citizens. He doesn't look for recognition or acceptance. He doesn't want to inspire hope, he wants to inspire fear. And THAT'S what draws the Joker to him instead of Superman: Batman lives in his world.

Batman lives in the dark, where people hurt others just because they can. Not because they're aliens who are stronger, or robots who see it as their duty, not because they have some personal vendetta and people just got in their way. They do it because they can. Because the voice in their head or a coin told them to. No excuses of them being different from the average man. They're just monsters in the dark. And Batman fights them, see's what they do, locks them away, but never compromises his morals doing it.

That's what fascinates the Joker: How could a man who lives in the shadows like them, how could a man who can predict their movements such that he MUST understand them, how could a man like any other, just like them, still have such moral high ground? It goes against everything the Joker believes about the world, about the nature of man. And that fascinates him.

Superman is an alien. He doesn't think like we do, act like we do. To the Joker, his whole moral ground is unimportant because of that. To him, it's like being surprised when a rock acts like a rock: Superman acts like Superman. But Batman is JUST a man like any of them. So why won't he fall like them?

Because he knows Batman is interesting and Superman is a boring loser who isn't worth his time. He's basically like most people in the real world.