« On sale today: GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #7
Happy holidays from The Source »

Revisit SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

By Alex Segura

smmapublicity

What happens when the world’s most legendary fighter enters the ring against the world’s greatest hero?

Well, if you were around in 1978 to pick up a copy of SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI, then you know what it was like. The historic one-shot featured the Man of Steel teaming up with The Greatest Boxer of All Time to stave off an alien invasion of Earth.

Why are we getting all nostalgic about this comic? Well, if the trip down memory lane isn’t enough for you, here’s some news: DC will be reprinting the story — co-plotted and written by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams with art from Adams — in two formats: The first is a deluxe hardcover edition featuring an expanded sketch section and additional content with a new cover by Adams. For all those fans of the book in its tabloid form there is also a limited edition hardcover in the original trim-size with the complete, original cover of the landmark issue. Both collections will hit in the fall of 2010.

Stay tuned here to The Source for more news on this collection in the coming months.

[Ask] [del.icio.us] [Digg] [Facebook] [Fark] [Google] [LinkedIn] [MySpace] [Reddit] [Slashdot] [StumbleUpon] [Technorati] [Twitter] [Worlds Movies] [Yahoo!]

Tags: , , ,

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

19 Responses to “Revisit SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI”

  1. Tweets that mention DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » Revisit SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI -- Topsy.com says on December 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm :

    [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by DC NATION, Conociendo el DCU. Conociendo el DCU said: Excelente! RT @DC_NATION: Revisit SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/12/23/revisit-superman-vs-ali/ [...]

  2. meisterlegion says on December 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm :

    HaHaHa!!! OMG! I have this! :LOL:
    I was like 6 or 7 years old but I remember seeing that book and begging my dad to buy it for me. I still have this oversized tabloid-book, and it’s a really good story too.

  3. meisterlegion says on December 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 pm :

    …what’s really fun is picking the people out in the crowd that are watching the fight - there is a “key” on the inside, back-cover that tells you who is sitting in the crowd and where.

  4. captobtuse says on December 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm :

    Very glad to see this is being reprinted in a hardcover format. I had the original for years. I don’t think I still have it, but definitely want it in my collection.

  5. uberVU - social comments says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm :

    Social comments and analytics for this post…

    This post was mentioned on Twitter by DC_NATION: DCU: The Source - Revisit SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/12/23/revisit-superman-vs-ali/...

  6. jorel1983 says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 pm :

    lol oh man i’ve heard about this book and tried to describe it to friends and they all look at me like i’m insane. lol also that cover is a very popular cover to parody

  7. theray says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm :

    I actually just might pick this up in HC… sounds like it’ll be fun to have on the shelf!

  8. theray says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:13 pm :

    And read of course… ;)

    I was born in 1980, so I completely missed it the first time around! :)

  9. Silver Age Pete Ross says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm :

    This needs to include the unused Joe Kubert cover too: http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/media/spadamskubert.gif

  10. vinniebartilucci says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm :

    “complete, original cover”

    As in, with editor Mike Gold not cropped off the side? That’d be so cool.

    Defintely something I’d Get Denny, Neal and Mike to sign? Ali? Dare to dream.

  11. jorel1983 says on December 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 pm :

    lol i’m with the Ray I was born in 83 so i totally missed this but will def pick it up not sure which addition though

  12. madamerogue says on December 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 pm :

    Down goes Clark! Down goes Clark!

  13. jmb418 says on December 23rd, 2009 at 8:44 pm :

    Hot Dog! My all time favorite Superman story back in print.
    Great news.

  14. adaymerced says on December 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm :

    I’m 40 so I saw this the first time around. Without a doubt the best Superman Story I’ve ever read. As a little black kid in the 70’s Superman and Muhammad Ali were both about as real as they could be.

    The Neal Adams drawn battle with Superman vs. the Hun’ya armada is still in my mind, the definitive Superman against aliens sequence.

  15. shempvader says on December 28th, 2009 at 10:47 pm :

    does anyone remember a funny fact from this comic? Mohamud Ali lost his heavywait championship belt only one week before the comic was released . Leon Spinks was tthe champion when the book was released

  16. tjk16redrocket says on December 31st, 2009 at 2:44 am :

    That’s hilarious but not at the same time, I don’t understand how that fact could be funny???!!!!

  17. bohemiacomicsreader says on December 31st, 2009 at 1:08 pm :

    Really?!?!?! No, just NO.

  18. hondobrode says on January 12th, 2010 at 9:40 pm :

    I can’t believe DC pulled off getting this reprinted. I’ve still got my copy and treasure it.

    Yeah, it sounded weird to me as a kid back then, but then I read it. It’s surprisingly good and luscious Neal Adams artwork throughout in huge size.

  19. KLTPZYXM.COM » Blog Archive » Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus says on January 15th, 2010 at 11:46 pm :

    [...] THEY’RE FINALLY REPRINTING SUPERMAN VS MUHAMMAD ALI! IN HARDCOVER! Posted in News | No Comments » Leave a Comment [...]

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Advertisement

Advertisement