X-Men Classic #72 cover recreation

Continuing my cover recreation studies of great artists & covers...  These recreations are completely hand-drawn with ink on Bristol board with the exception of the Comics Code stamp when applicable (hehe).  Logos & trade dress drawn with Pitt pens, French curve, circle templates, and a ruler.  Artwork re-pencilled with a lightbox and then inked freehand with a Raphael 8404 sable brush.

In this case, a recreation of X-Men Classic #72, minus the trade dress. I did my first try at toothbrush-spatter for both white paint and black ink, using masking tape and gum.

The original art was created by Adam Hughes.

Here is the original cover:
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/6/62/X-Men_Classic_Vol_1_72.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200622234240