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.
The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire era of Justice League stories is a lot of fun. Early on, the story was building up towards a confrontation between Guy Gardner (at the height of his jerk-ishness) and Batman (who wasn't going to tolerate Guy's behavior). It culminated in issue #5 ... famously! Around that same time, another confrontation was building in the pages of the Doom Patrol ... less famously. This one was between Negative Man and Negative Woman. Going off of that similarity, Erik Larsen decided to pay homage to Kevin Maguire's cover.
 Justice League #5 September 1987 Kevin Maguire |
 the Doom Patrol vol. II #13 October 1988 Erik Larsen |
On Ebay: Justice League | Doom Patrol
On AtomicAvenue: Justice League | Doom Patrol
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