The New Mutants #39 cover (Arthur Adams & Bill Sienkiewicz)

Nothing short of breath-taking for its beauty and its eeriness. 

Thanks for the comment Ryan.  I think the eerie element probably have more to do with Bill's inks than anything else.

This has it all. Nostalgia - legendary artists - and an amazing cover concept! Love the perspective in this shot and the story the cover tells. New Mutants was the first comic book that felt like it was "mine". I was reading the X-Men and other Marvel titles and New Mutants was the first title I started reading, fresh off the newsstand, from the very beginning. I felt like I was on the ground floor to something special, and being a young teen these characters spoke to me more than say, Storm or Cyclops. Amazing amazing amazing addition to your collection. 

Thanks Steve!  I absolutely agree about the amazing concept.  In fact, I think Arthur liked it so much that he paid tribute to it again on the cover of X-Men Blue #12 (see additional images above).

Mike has boobs like this? Just how overweight was he at the time and did he use a mirror while drawing them? These are questions that must be answered.

Hahahahaha!  I guess I should re-word that.  But I'm sure Mike was in excellent shape when he drew them.  Of course when you are in your 60's like me, you could probably use my man boobs as a reference for this.  Hmm, mine might actually be bigger!  LOL

I think you may find that boobs are more popular than moobs.

When you do reach your 100 target of published pieces you can let me have a chance at this one.

I guess I should probably tell you how long the line of people who are waiting for this piece is.  But if all those other people should get hit by a bus or something, the piece is yours!

Tell you what. You decide to sell and I will get a bus and run them over. Lol, like a throwback to frontier times...Okay, they did not have buses, so will hire a herd of wild buffalo to stampede over them. Problem solved in a most memorable way.. And their collections will appear fro sale, making more people happy.

Ha!  You are brutal.  So, who's going to clean up after the buffalo?

The sanitation department. Undertakers. Solicitors. The collectors families after they dispose of their collections because they have no interest in them. The auction houses who sell the art and take a cut. Many will profit from the terrible 'accident.' I can remember distinctly a person who I worked with, when I brought in about 20 or 30 thousand pounds worth of artwork to show some of what I collected, saying, "I would throw that out if I was cleaning out the house after you died." Nobody cares, except for a few crazed individuals. Can you find it in your heart to help a fellow crazy? Lol.

Stunning.

I love this cover so much.  I was nine years old when this issue hit the stands, and I remember making it a point not to let my mother see this cover out of fear that she'd think I was reading smut and forbid me from buying comics any further.  Heck, I think I'd be afraid it show it to her now!  Easily the most memorable cover from my childhood.

Ha!  You never know MIchael, your mom might be an Art Adams fan and not even know it.  Seriously though, I don't know if this is what Claremont and Byrne had in mind when they created her over 40 years ago.  She went from being a provocative super villain with Byrne and Austin, to a full on Victoria's Secret lingerie model with Arthur and Bill.  LOL!  I mean, it might just be me, but it appears that her assets grew considerably, while her costume got smaller and tighter.  Hmm, now that I think about it, you're right.  Don't show this to mom.  LOL!  Thanks for the comment buddy!  Be safe.