The Thing Vs. Batman (in the ring!)

I thought that it was time for another meeting between these two.  Not only they the former "hosts" of this blog, but they are my favorite characters from Marvel and DC respectively.

They have, of course, met before in other Lost Issues -  They last faced a fiery situation in STF #554... They topped off an Anniversary Issue in STF #500... before that, They battled the Riddler/Trapster team... earlier, The Thing discovered the Bat Cave... and was handed control of The Outsiders... not to mention This Whole Blog... and finally first appeared together in one of the earliest covers...

Superman in the Marvel Universe

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!