Josh Middleton Magik

From the brilliant Marvel Comics of the 1980's

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Sacrificial New Mutants Cover

Barry Windsor-Smith's unpublished cover for The New Mutants #43, followed by the published version.

Thanks to Marvel Comics of the 1980's for the find!

What is it that disturbs you, Colossus?

We're bringing Paul Smith Week to a close with a special treat!  Paul Smith is well known for his work on both X-Men and Dr. Strange, and here's an image that combines both.  If only this could have been published as a complete story, as Dr. Strange conjures an image of Colossus's sister Magik, who was thought to be dead at the time.

All New, All Different: Revisited

In 1983, Marvel published Special Edition X-Men, which was basically a reprint of Giant-Size X-Men #1, with a new backup story by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.  It also featured a great wraparound cover by Dave.

Here is a page by Dave that wasn't completely used in published book.  As shown, the top panel was used, and the story jumps ahead to show Kitty Pryde and Magik already in the water.

The inside front cover of the book also has a pinup of the X-Men by Dave.  This was used many years later as the cover of Back Issue Magazine #29.  Interestingly, the magazine mentions that Dave had intended to use the illustration as an Uncanny X-Men cover during his second run on the title.  It's unclear which issue this artwork was originally intended for.

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