{"id":110,"date":"2010-05-18T09:02:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T16:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2010-05-18T09:03:46","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T16:03:46","slug":"comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed #7 X-Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/font><\/p>\n

In the mid-1970s, an all-new team of X-Men took over the series starting with Uncanny X-Men <\/em>#94. Soon enough, it seemed like a great story idea to have the new team square off against the original team. Providing the cover art (and interiors) to this landmark issue, I doubt Dave Cockrum <\/strong>even considered how iconic this cover would prove to be!<\/p>\n

In a unique move, Marvel Comics <\/strong>presented their early-1990s quarterly investment reports in the format of a comic book. And, at a time when the X-Team split up into two teams (X-Men Blue & X-Men Gold), it seemed an opportune time for Tom Morgan<\/a> to utilize the groundwork already laid by Cockrum years prior to display the two teams on the cover of their second quarterly report of 1992.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, Dave Cockrum <\/strong>swiped himself when asked to provide the cover art to Justice League Quarterly <\/em>#8. Five years later, the Troublemakers <\/em>also paid homage to this cover with issue #8, when their publisher (Acclaim Comics<\/strong>) decided every book it published that month would have a cover swipe.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\nUncanny X-Men #100
\nAugust 1976
\nDave Cockrum\n<\/td>\n		\"\"
\nMarvel Quarterly Report 1992 #2
\nJune 1992
\nTom Morgan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"
\nJustice League Quarterly #8
\nSeptember 1992
\nDave Cockrum\n<\/td>\n		\"\"
\nTroublemakers #8
\nNovember 1997
\nKontbal
\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On Ebay<\/u>: X-Men<\/a> | Dave Cockrum<\/a> | Justice League<\/a> | Troublemakers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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