Batman, the Dark Knight. Obsessed crime fighter. The World’s Greatest Detective. His associates–Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman (his girlfriend/opponent) and his faithful butler Alfred.
Lupin the 3rd–the World’s Greatest Thief, Con Artist, & Criminal Mastermind.
His associates-- Goemon the renegade samurai, matial arts master; Jigen, hoodlum, master getaway car driver & possibly the greatest pistol marksman of this age; and Fujiko Mine, temptress, vixen, siren, sex bomb, con artist, thief, motorcyclist extraordinaire, good-time girl in search of a sugar daddy, and Lupin’s girlfriend/opponent.
Dropped down in Gotham City, they are both in search of a hidden treasure, a certain falcon, stolen from the Knights of Malta. Batman wants to return it, Lupin wants it period.
Both sides have to deal with “the hazards of the course”–Batman faces Gothams underworld, from the various costumed freaks through the Mob and street punks. Lupin is pursued by his Nemisis, Inspector Zenigata of INTERPOL, and the Gotham City Police.
Both sides have a hidden base (Lupin’s is one of the many abandoned warehouses), both sides have access to appropriate vehicles, both sides have their favorite weapons/equipment, their Law Enforcement/Criminal Underworld contacts/informers, both sides have their associates to help them.
Who gets the Black Bird?
Sam Spade is not eligible.