Anatomy of a cover - Nightmask #1

Here's an alternate cover by John Romita Jr. that never saw print... Not sure what the rationale was, but the published cover seem to be trying to do too much.

http://www.coollinesartwork.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=279984&ArtistId=428&Details=1&From=Room

And here's the on that saw print...