Over at the Fourth Rail, Don MacPherson dives head first into this week’s Justice League of America #1, providing an overview of all the continuity references and obscure characters packed into this issue … it definitely contains spoilers, BTW, so read at your own risk.

One of the things he noted was how the cover changed somewhere between the preview art and the final release:

It’s interesting to note that the final versions of these covers differ from earlier scans released as advance promotion for the series. For example, in an early version, Booster Gold stood where Big Barda can now be found. The Question was in the slot occupied by the Martian Manhunter in the final version. Tempest (formerly known as Aqualad) been replaced by Mr. Terrific, and Karate Kid of the Legion of Super-Heroes has been removed and not replaced. The Red Tornado and the Flash have traded places, and the hooded Green Arrow has replaced Elongated Man. Black Lightning’s spot was original occupied by John Stewart, and BL was instead tucked in behind Captain Atom in the original.

Other changes: Arsenal is now in the Green Arrow’s original position, and Aquaman was originally in the slot occupied by Guy Gardner in the final version; Gardner was originally in the back, beside Mr. Miracle. Batwoman wasn’t in the original; in her slot instead was Animal Man. In the original, Fire wasn’t aflame, and Arsenal stood where Nightwing can now be found. Adam Strange also made an appearance in the original cover art, just to Mr. Miracle’s left.

Witness the promotional art:

and the final cover:

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