The original cover, by John Byrne and Terry Austin, is cover-dated to october 1980.
In chronological order by cover date, these are covers that I know of that I consider to be clear enough homages. Thanks to the Grand Comics Database for the images themselves.
New Mutants #99 (March 1991)
Valiant Comics' "Armorines #12" (June 1995)
X-Force #44 (July 1995)
Star Trek: Early Voyages #12 (January 1998)
Noble Causes (2004 series) #6 (December 2004)
Ultimate X-Men #80 (May 2007)
Eros/Psyche #5 (alternate cover by Simone Rich) (July 2021)
There are probably others floating around. I have seen proposals that Uncanny X-Men #151 (1981), Justice League Europe #31 (1991), Wolverine #65 (1993), "Freak Force #13) ("Exit Dart!" variant) (1993), Uncanny X-Men 318 (1994), X-Men #57 (1996), X-Force #70 (1997), Superman Adventures #26 (1998), Fantastic Four #22 (1999), Gen 13 #52 (2000), PowerPuff Girls #18 and #53 (2001 and 2004 respectively), Battle of the Planets: Princess #3 (2005), X-Factor #28 (2008), GeNext #1 (2008), Uncanny X-Men #519 (2010), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #35 (variant cover byh George "Georges" Jeanty) (2010), Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 27 (2014), Star-Lord Vol 2 #1 (2017), Ocho #28 (2017) and Storm Vol 4 #4 (2023) could be homages as well, and the degree to which I agree varies considerably according to the specific case.
Please all feel free to chime in.
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Good job, Luis! I can't think of any others. (I'd even count many of the ones you considered but did not include.)
Thanks, Jeff.
I may well include some on my own later, but odds are that there are some that I am not aware of. And it is always good to learn from others.
A second batch. I'm still not very convinced by Wolverine #65, but I am biased against the character. Strong telltale signs include the presence of the duffel bag and the pink or pinkish background. Besides, of course, the "Exit (name)" sign.
Justice League Europe #31 (October 1991)
Wolverine #65 (January 1993)
Uncanny X-Men #318 (November 1994)
Freak Force #13, variant cover (January 1995)
X-Men #57 (October 1996)
X-Force 70 (October 1997)
Gen 13 #52 (1999 series) (June 2000)
GeNext #1 (July 2008)
Uncanny X-Men #519 (February 2010)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #35 (May 2010)
Uncanny X-Men #27 (2013 series) (Variant cover) (December 2014)
Star-Lord #1 (Variant cover) (February 2017)
Evil Ernie #5 (April 2022). Interestingly, this one seems to be an indirect reference by way of New Mutants #99 (seen in the first post of this thread), given the "after Liefeld" attribution next to Marat's signature.
Storm Vol 4 #4 (October 2023)