They're aren't many comic covers as fun to play "Where's Waldo?" with as Neal Adams' beautiful wraparound artwork for Superman Vs Muhummad Ali from 1978. As with my first choice (Avengers # 93), this beauty adorns an extra long original story illustrated by Mr Adams, which was a treasure whenever it happened. In fact, in this case, it was a Treasury, as that's what they called the oversize (11" x 15") format that both Marvel and DC used in the 70s and briefly revived a few years ago.
And one of the best things about the wraparound cover was the fact that, inside the giant comic they included a key that showed who each of the celebrities in the audience was! I spent hours poring over that legend, flpping back and forth to the front or back cover, back when this fun little gem came out.
Oh, and if you're wondering how Ali, a mere mortal - despite what the boxer himself might've proclaimed - could fight a Kryptonian: the story takes care of that in a reasonably believable way. Or at least, believable in comic book terms!
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