Thanos + Surfer vs. Odin in Infinity Watch #25, complete with gimmicky 90's cover.
Superman certainly has a special place in the mythos of comics. In some ways he's harder to pin down than Warlock because he's been portrayed so many different ways by so many (mostly) tallented writers. Sometimes he's a Kansas famboy with biophysical powers, sometimes he's a mythical being whose stature is almost too large to fit on the page.
Warlock could take the former, but not the latter.
This is fun, thanks guys.
Now I remember how Warlock lost to Thor.
Him who is Adam Warlock, battled a Warrior Madness Thor. Thor's powers ten fold. Thor would have won that match, but he was inexperienced, and was goaded into battling Thor in hand to hand combat, which proved futile. Imagine that, what he would do to Superman. Keep in mind that Warlock only had his base powers at the time. Telepathy, Telekinesis, and ability to tap the power cosmic. This was Adam before he had the Soul Gem. This was a class 40 holding his own against a Warrior Madness Thor.
Thor #166 July 1969
"A God Berserk!"Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vinnie Colletta
Letters: Sammy RosenAppearances:
Balder, Karnilla, Haag, Him (adam warlock), Odin, SifSignificant Events: Battled Him(Warlock for the very first time)...
Synopsis: Thor goes in search of Him and the captive Sif. Enraged, he lashes out, bludgeoning Him until he is forced to return to his cocoon and flee. Odin, decides that in penance for succumbing to Warrior Madness, Thor must exile himself in space and search for Galactus.