User blog comment:Danites/Sherlock Holmes vs. Sam Spade/@comment-96.232.200.18-20111029021950

I know this is a pointless thing to argue since it is entirely subjective, but...Spade famously avoids using guns and is constantly disarming those who wield them with little more than a strong wrist and a wry grin. Holmes may have observation skills bordering on the super human, but Spade is touched by nothing, deflecting every blow with a strong jaw and a wise crack. It's hard if not impossible to imagine Spade in any situation that he couldn't turn to his advantage. Besides Holmes would probably have to stop and feed his fix at some point. Holmes is no slouch, but ultimately a limey, coke-fiend, judo master is no match for hardened war hero who cares less about finding clues and more about throwing a kink in the works and seeing what happens when the entire machinery blows up.