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July 13, 2010

Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed #15 Spider-Man

Filed under: Swiped: Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed! — Doorman @ 11:12 am

After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.

Todd McFarlane‘s adjectiveless Spider-Man title was an enormously successful title. Todd left the title with a “bang!” by teaming Spidey up with another then-hot Marvel property, X-Force, against the unstoppable Juggernaut. Greg Hyland’s Lethargic Comics swiped a different well-known comics cover every month, and with issue #9, he spoofed McFarlane’s final Spider-Man issue.


Spider-Man #16 | November 1991 | Todd McFarlane

Lethargic Comics, Weakly #9 | April 1992 | Greg Hyland

On Ebay: Spider-Man | Lethargic | Todd McFarlane | Greg Hyland

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