Friday, May 14

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

I have always enjoyed superhero movies and cartoons, but never really got into the collecting and reading of comic books or superhero collectibles. However, I do enjoy browsing through comics at stores and enjoy looking at all the posters, t-shirts, action figures and various other collectibles. After hearing Mark talk about reading the graphic novel Watchmen (I thoroughly enjoyed the movie), I picked up a cheap copy at Half-Price Books. It has been a fun read so far and I will probably read more graphic novels in the future. I have been looking online trying to find recommendations for various other comics I might enjoy and were to begin. Obviously picking up a Superman issue #1 is a little out of my price range, but I did find a scanned copy online that I have enjoyed reading when I get a little down time. While searching, I came across this issue, Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. I started thinking it would be awesome to a get a copy of this and have it signed by Ali, framed and put on display. Then I figured it would be tough to come by and expensive if I ever did come across it ( I will do some research and see if any copies are available online and how much they are selling for. Plus, getting Ali's autograph would be another obstacle). Then I found out this comic is being reprinted this Fall by Action Comics. Now if I could also get Superman's autograph on it, that would be worth something!


(*The bottom asks you to pick out the celebrities in the crowd. People like Lucille Ball, Cher, Sonny Bono, Jimmy Carter, The Jackson Five, Johnny Carson, Phylis Diller, etc.)