User blog comment:Lasifer/Anniversary Special: The Joker vs. Bane/@comment-4098900-20120727213634

Even without Bane his mercs can beat the Joker. Bane's mercs are highly trained an example is when they did that shit on the plane. Joker's gang is just a bunch of criminals who work for a psychopath with no training at all. They're just dudes with guns. Bane's mercs can easily take out Joker and his gang. Then with Bane with them it's totally a win for them. Bane can easily take Joker in hand to hand, in a one on one shootout between the two that may be a different story. But as far as I'm concerned Bane and his mercs will pwn Joker due to more organization and being well trained. I feel that Bane can beat Joker either way, he's much stronger, he can totally take him in hand to hand, and is more skilled. This without a doubt goes to Bane and his mercs.