If Earth refuses, the Scrubb and their huge armada of spaceships will destroy it, and to prove his point, he has his fleet fire plasma-composed missiles at St. Under the claim that the Earthlings' dishonorable, war-like and aggressive ways poses a potential threat to his people, he demands that Earth's greatest champion fight the greatest Scrubb fighter, the behemoth Hun'Ya. The visitor, named Rat'Lar, is the maniacal leader of a species of aliens called the Scrubb. Indeed, he finds a whole fleet of spaceships in orbit, obviously not on a peaceful errand.
Clark, under the pretext of summoning the authorities, runs off, changes into his costume and flies into space, surmising that the alien surely must not have come alone. This alien behaves arrogantly and rudely, brutally shoving Lois aside, which provokes Ali to retaliate with a boxing strike. They find him playing basketball with the local kids, but before they can ask him a question, an alien suddenly materializes behind them. Plot summary įollowing a tip, Jimmy Olsen leads his friends Clark Kent (secretly Superman) and Lois Lane into a ghetto district of Metropolis for an exclusive interview with Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad Ali has become one of DC's best-selling comics. By 2018, the re-issue has had six printings, and Superman vs. One edition reprinted the original story at its original treasury size, while a deluxe edition (featuring a new cover by Neal Adams) included additional content dating back to the original book's publication. 2010 re-issue ĭC Comics published two hardcover reprint editions of Superman vs. Ali won back the title later that September. By the time the book was published, Ali was no longer World Heavyweight Champion, having been dethroned by Leon Spinks in February 1978.
The book suffered numerous delays, going from an original publication date of fall 1977 to spring 1978. In 1962, he had gone up against a real-life athlete: professional wrestler Antonino Rocca. Kennedy, Steve Allen, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Allen Funt, Don Rickles, and Pat Boone. Muhammad Ali was part of DC's oversized series All-New Collectors' Edition, officially numbered #C-56.īy the late 1970s, Superman had already been joined in the comics pages with guest appearances by real-life American icons such as John F. It was based on an original story by Dennis O'Neil which was adapted by Neal Adams, with pencils by Adams, figure inks by Dick Giordano, and background inks by Terry Austin. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, a story in which they are required to compete in a boxing match (without Superman's superpowers). Muhammad Ali is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978.
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