Recently, DC Comics (out of the blue) decided to reprint this is a hardcover special edition. I waited outside the comic store that wednesday morning, hoping to be the first in line to pay for this book. Soon i was sitting on the train beaming at my new aquisition. There were some snooty hipsters sitting behind me. One of them leaned over and asked "Why would you buy that old corny marketing ploy?". I pointed to each of the words on the cover. Neal Adams. Denny O'Neil. Superman. Muhammad Ali. VS!!! Why does everything have to be Sandman?! Can't I just go to a comic store to see an artists illustrations of action and adventure without it having to be a life-altering experience?!
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali is the story of how Superman and Muhammad Ali wound up Boxing eachother for a chance to represent Earth against the champion of an intergalactic warrior race. Before you start nerd-raging about how Ali couldn't ever beat a Kryptonian powered by a yellow sun, I'll have you know that Superman had his powers shut off for the fight. And before you start nerd-raging about how A de-powered Superman could never beat "The Greatest" in the sweet science, I'll remind you...he's Superman :)
I told those hipsters, the same thing I'll tell all of you: "Life is too finite. Stop and smell the roses sometimes...and buy 'smell the roses' I mean 'buy this book'"!
Amazon link applied thusly. Its all over the place, though since it was reprinted so recently. There's also an oversized version which, I hear, is how the original came out back in '78.
