The Going Away Cover

The Going Away Cover We've all either made 'em or received 'em: The infamous "Going Away" cover. Here's a look at a great tradition in magazine publishing:
  • Mitch Shostak's going away cover when he left BusinessWeek in the late 1980s.
    Mitch Shostak's going away cover when he left BusinessWeek in the late 1980s.
  • Mike Schnaidt, Entertainment Weekly
    Mike Schnaidt, Entertainment Weekly
  • Jeremy LaCroix, WIRED
    Jeremy LaCroix, WIRED
  • Jennifer Starr, Nick Jr Family Noodle magazine
    Jennifer Starr, Nick Jr Family Noodle magazine
  • Steve Charny with his collection, Rolling Stone
    Steve Charny with his collection, Rolling Stone
  • Steve Charny, Rolling Stone. Illustration by Victor Juhasz; Concept: Elizabth Oh; Design: Joe Hutchinson
    Steve Charny, Rolling Stone. Illustration by Victor Juhasz; Concept: Elizabth Oh; Design: Joe Hutchinson
  • Steve Charny, Rolling Stone Reviews, Illustration by Jason Seiler
    Steve Charny, Rolling Stone Reviews, Illustration by Jason Seiler
  • Anna Goldwater, WIRED
    Anna Goldwater, WIRED
  • Greg Grabowy, Billboard
    Greg Grabowy, Billboard



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Above: Steve Charny, Rolling Stone, Photo maipulation by Sacha Lecca
  • Victor Juhasz

    The Janet Jackson image also combines as a fantasy cover. :^)

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