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. New X-Men ripped off the graveyard concept of a New Mutants comic published 20 years earlier.
New Mutants #38 New Mutants #38
April 1986
Art Adams
 New X-Men vol. II #27 New X-Men vol. II #27
August 2006
Paco Medina
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