This cover for X-Men 56 by Neal Adams was rejected because the X-Men characters obscured the logo of the book.
Here is the published cover, with the X-Men on the ground.
The unpublished cover with a different color scheme can be seen on Neal Adam's website, along with the original black and white art:
Cover scan courtesy of Professor H @
Cool. I never knew about this alternative cover until now. I prefer the one that they ended up using. The Living Monolith looks more awesome from that perspective, and the red background is stronger. The X-Men hanging over the logo looks better in the unused artwork, though.
ReplyDeleteCollected X-Men on and off since #128, until the late 90s.
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