Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali (By Neal Adams)

12:09 pm EST December 27th, 2009 | Comic Books | 12 Comments

Do I really need an excuse to post this picture? I didn’t think so. I actually read this comic eons ago, some pretty silly silver age stuff. But cool anyway.

Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali

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12 Responses to “Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali (By Neal Adams)”

  1. The Tim Channel says:
    December 27, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Can I safely assume that Superman won?

    For the sake of our security I offer the following…

    http://thetimchannel.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/bending-america-over/

    Enjoy.

  2. Cargo says:
    December 27, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    I had this comic as a kid. Spoiler alert! Actually, ALI won the fight, because they fought under a red sun so Superman couldn’t just use his superpowers.

  3. anotherbozo says:
    December 27, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Ali was far prettier than that. Just ask him.

  4. The Tim Channel says:
    December 27, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    You have not ruined it for me I can assure you. Thanks for the info. Now I can sleep tonight.
    Enjoy.

  5. Damien says:
    December 27, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    What’s really impressive is that Muhammed Ali, a guy whose career was about getting punched in the head really, really hard, was the only person to ever see through Superman’s “disguise.”

  6. DMG says:
    December 28, 2009 at 10:51 am

    I had this as a kid, too. Wonder what it would be worth today?

    Didn’t Superman throw the fight for some reason? Or was it just Ali and the rope a dope that did him in?

  7. Gerry says:
    December 28, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Well, if you needed an excuse to run this cover shot, how about this: DC Comics is going to be reprinting this classic, after 30+ years, both in its original tabloid size and as a regular sized book, both in hard cover.

    Why the wait? apparently, there were rights issues over the likenesses of some of the famous people in the audience.

    But the Champ is back!

  8. jrfunkenstein says:
    December 28, 2009 at 11:42 am

    Anyone remember ‘Black Superman’ by Johnny Wakelin?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMk-AuTDZE

    It preceeded this comic by a good four years.

    Ali rules.

  9. Havbrush says:
    December 28, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Anybody have any idea what that comic book is worth nowadays?

  10. aarrgghh says:
    December 28, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    courtesy overstreet’s 39th ed (4/09):

    good ($7), very good ($14), fine ($21), very fine ($49), very fine/near mint ($80), near mint- ($110)

    (yes, those numbers seem suspiciously multiplicative …)

  11. Sawgrass Stan says:
    January 1, 2010 at 3:18 am

    Beautiful……
    The Champ was down here (Miami Bch.) a couple or so years ago for a big-time Rizzoli book release. Lotsa buzz, confetti, hoo-hah blah blah. We went to see him, but he was too (sick? embarrassed? Just shy?) to leave his trailer. Will Smith came out and made apologies for him— Smith was slated to do an introduction, but he managed to do what was necessary. No complaints from the crowd, either.
    “Comic books” are one of the best things that we’ve invented to create new myths for ourselves, and to spin endless new stories out of that mythos. And gawDAMN ain’t it FUN!!!!
    Putting Muhammad Ali and Superman together in a comic book seems somehow totally appropriate. I hope the Champ can still look at it sometimes.

  12. sedum says:
    January 4, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    Took me nine minutes to pronounce that last word.