I remember seeing ads for Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali when I was a kid, and being fascinated by it. Treasury-sized comics were a rarity at the time and it was cool to see that the great artwork of Neal Adams was going to be presented in such a large format. Plus, superman was teaming up with a real life guy, probably the most famous sports figure of the time. I thought that was so crazy that I just had to read the story to find out what was up. That turned out to be a long wait because I never saw a copy on sale. It took decades and the invention of the internet before I tracked down a copy. The story is just as nuts as I was expecting it to be, and the Adams artwork was gorgeous - well worth the wait!
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i had a terrible idea/request
sailor moon and moon knight
Really, Ross, you should have timed this one for release on the day after Christmas!
Funny cover! Where you got the pics of a beat up Superman wearing boxing gloves and the Hulk doing the same I'll never know. Your memory must be phenomenal, Ross!
Actually, what I really noticed is that it's only a week to STF #700! Can't wait to see what you have planned...
Gregg
Don't know about the boxing glove Hulk and Superman, but the rest is from #4 of the early 80s Hawkeye mini-series, right?
Yup!
The Superman image came from the aforementioned Ali/Superman story. I wanna know where that hulk image came from. Looks like something from The Electric Co. or one of those kiddie records that came out in the 70's & 80's.
It's from a Thing Vs. Hulk Image by Jason Garrattley.
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