Sal Buscema (; ; born Silvio Buscema, January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for

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, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of ''

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'' and an eight-year run as artist of ''

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''. He is the younger brother of comics artist John Buscema.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in

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, to Sicilian parents, Sal Buscema was the youngest of four siblings. His elder brothers Alfred and

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, a celebrated

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artist, and his sister Carol predeceased him.Amash, Jim, with Eric Nolen-Weathington, ''Sal Buscema: Comics' Fast & Furious Artist''. Raleigh, North Carolina:

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, 2010; ( trade paperback); (hardcover), p. 6 Their father, who was born in

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and died in 1973, was a barber. Buscema grew up a fan of

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's ''

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'' comic strip,Amash, p. 9 of

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, and

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,Amash, p. 12 and called his artist brother John "greatly responsible for me pursuing drawing. ... John was definitely an inspiration". Like his brother John, Sal Buscema attended the

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, graduating in 1955."He Renders Rom: 'Our Pal' Sal Buscema," "Space Notes," ''Rom'' #6 (Marvel Comics, May 1980). He got his start as a comic-book

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in the early 1950s when his brother agreed to let him ink comics pages; this led to Sal helping John by doing occasional background art on

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series John was drawing. After high school, Buscema found work at "a small, two-man

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art studio in

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" but was fired after three months of doing mostly production work. He went on to a larger commercial-art studio, where he was a gofer and a delivery person. He quit, then spent less than a year filling wedding-ring orders for the

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manufacturer J.R. Wood and Sons before being drafted into the peacetime

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in 1956. Classified as an "illustrator", he served with the Army Corps of Engineers stationed at

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in Virginia.Buscema, Sal, in He spent 21 months doing

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and charts as training aids before being discharged after two years. He attained the rank of specialist 3rd class, which he called "equivalent to

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." After briefly returning to

to assist at a one-man art studio, an Army connection found him work at the large Creative Arts Studio in

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There he did illustrations for government agencies, including the

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and the

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. After living with his godparents for three months, Buscema and an Army buddy became roommates in

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. In 1961, a call from his brother John brought Buscema to New York City to work with him at the advertising agency Alexander Chaite, Inc. After a year-and-a-half, John Buscema returned to the comic-book industry while Sal Buscema joined a friend and colleague from Creative Arts Studio, Mel Emde, who was opening his own company, Design Studio. There Buscema stayed until 1968, when he began working for Marvel Comics, for which his brother was already established as a freelance artist.

Marvel Comics

Buscema by this time had spent "every night for about a year" teaching himself "how to produce a dynamic page" in the

storytelling style, enduring harsh critiques from his Marvel-artist brother

. As Buscema recalled in the late 2000s: The interview had come about after Buscema, at his brother's urging, had first written to Marvel production manager

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to introduce himself and his work. Brodsky had no assignments for him at the time, and Buscema "called him a couple of times just to bug him a little bit and let him know that I was still alive, and eventually the first job came through" in June 1968 — the 10-page

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feature "Gunhawk". "I think they just said, 'Sal, here's the plot, go to it,'" Buscema recalled in 2003. That story, "The Coming of Gunhawk", by writer

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and penciler Werner Roth, was eventually published in the omnibus title ''

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'' #1 (

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d Aug. 1970). Buscema's first published comics work had come before that: inking John Buscema's pencil art on four 39- to 40-page stories in the superhero comic ''The

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'' #4–7 (Feb.–Aug. 1969); and inking

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's pencils on the regular-sized, 20-page Western ''

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'' #68 (Feb. 1969). John Buscema specifically asked for his brother as inker on ''The Silver Surfer'', at the time a high-profile project dear to writer-editor Lee, who gave the character an unprecedented for the time double-sized, 64-page (with ads and covers) solo series priced at 25 cents, more than twice the price of the standard 32-page, 12-cent comic. Sal Buscema recalled, Within a year, Buscema was penciling the superhero-team comic '' The Avengers'', and for the next thirty years, he was one of the most prolific artists at the company. He recalled in the late 2000s, "At first I was very slow. If I knocked out six or eight pages a week I was happy. Then I started getting a little bit better, and I could probably do a couple of pages a day. But once I hit that five-year transitional period, I was like a machine. I could grind the stuff out. ... Everything just fell into place, and all of a sudden I found it very easy to do." Sal Buscema and writer

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introduced the

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in ''The Avengers'' #69 (Oct. 1969) as a homage to the

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. The Thomas/Buscema team produced the last new story in ''

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'' before that series became all-reprints for several years, and created the super-villain

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in '' Sub-Mariner'' #32 (Dec. 1970). Buscema drew an ''Avengers'' story plotted by novelist

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which featured the debut of

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. Writer

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and Buscema launched ''The

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'' as an ongoing series in August 1972 and introduced

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to the team in issue #4 (Feb. 1973). Buscema also worked with Englehart on ''

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''; their 1972–1975 run on that title saw it become one of Marvel's top-sellers. The pair teamed on several issues of ''The Avengers'' as well and Engelhart has described Buscema as being one of his "all-time favorites" and "a perfect comic book storyteller." With Steve Gerber, a successor writer, Buscema co-created

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, adding the character to the roster of the future-based super-team,

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. (Note that this version of the Guardians, created by

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and

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.) In 2010,

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ranked Buscema's collaboration with Gerber on ''The Defenders'' first on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". With writer

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, Buscema created the supporting character

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in ''

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'' #48 (Aug. 1976). Mantlo, a frequent collaborator, later said that Buscema was a formative influence on his plotting. Buscema was the original artist on ''

'', which debuted in December 1976. He and

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created

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in ''The Avengers'' #158 (April 1977). The ''

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'' series was launched by Mantlo and Buscema in December 1979. The Mantlo/Buscema collaboration on ''

'' included the creation of the

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and the

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. Buscema had a 10-year run on that Hulk series, which he described as " obably one of the most enjoyable experiences of my career. The fact that the Hulk is my all-time favorite character might be a contributing factor. I never tired of the character. Every story was a new challenge." He became the artist on ''

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'', beginning with issue #4 (June 1983). Beginning in the late 1970s, Buscema generally inked his own work. In 1986, he began drawing ''

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'', working with writer

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. In the late 1980s, he returned to inking others' work, again including that of his brother John Buscema on an Englehart-scripted run on ''

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''.

Later career

From 1988 through 1996, he penciled and mostly inked a 100-issue run on ''The Spectacular Spider-Man''. This included such story arcs as the "Lobo Brothers Gang War" with

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and "The Child Within", written by

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, featuring the death of longtime Spider-Man supporting character

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in #200 (May 1993). In a 2002 interview, DeMatteis said, "I really loved the two years on ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' that I wrote with Sal Buscema drawing. Talk about underrated! Sal is one of the best storytellers and a wonderful collaborator. I loved that run." From 1997 to 1999, Buscema worked for rival

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, including penciling

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, Superman, and

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stories, and inking the Creeper,

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, and other characters' stories. He recalled, " e short time I worked for DC, they were giving me all these young guys that could hardly hold a pencil in their hands, and asking me to 'tweak it.' In cases like that I would definitely put a lot of myself into it and change whatever I felt needed to be changed." Buscema then returned to Marvel, inking

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on '' Spider-Girl 1999'', the summer annual of that series, and did work for both companies briefly before becoming the regular inker on ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3, #11–20 (Feb.–Nov. 2000) and inking a smattering of other titles. In 2003 he described himself as "retired for three years ... and I'm still inking jobs for Marvel!" That same year he returned to comics full-time, inking Oliffe on ''Spider-Girl'' #55 (March 2003) and then launching into a long stint inking or doing finished art over pencil layouts by

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from issues #59–100 (June 2003 – Sept. 2006). He continued to ink the series when it was relaunched as ''The Amazing Spider-Girl'' #1–30 (Dec. 2006 – May 2009). He inked Spider-Girl stories over Frenz's pencils in the omnibus title ''Web of Spider-Man'' vol. 2, #1–7 (Dec. 2009 – June 2010) and in the four-issue

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''The Spectacular Spider-Girl'' vol. 2 (July–Oct. 2010) and the

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''Spider-Girl: The End!'' #1 (Oct. 2010). In 2011, he was the inker, over Frenz, on the five-issue superhero miniseries '' Thunderstrike'' vol. 2. He returned to DC Comics in 2011 with '' DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '70s'' and a Superman one-shot, ''Superman Beyond'' In 2012, Buscema inked

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's '' G.I. Joe Annual'' and the ongoing '' Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms'' series. In 2017, he started inking long-time collaborator Ron Frenz on ''The Blue Baron'', written by

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and published by the new company Sitcomics.

Personal life

In February 1959, Buscema started dating Joan, a secretary at Creative Arts Studio in

, where he worked, and the two married in May 1960. Their first son, Joe, was born in 1968, followed by Tony and Mike. Buscema has acted in

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, and was recognized in 1987 with BRAPA (Blue Ridge Alliance of Performing Arts) for his portrayal of Tevye in ''

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,'' in which he appeared at the Little Theatre of

in 1998.

Awards

Buscema received the

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in 2003 and the Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award in September 2013 at the

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. In 2013, Buscema received the

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' S.P.A.M.I. (Favorite Small Press and Mainstream-Independent) Award for his work on such titles as '' G.I. Joe Annual'' and '' Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms''. In 2018, he was awarded the

S.P.A.M.I. Award again, for his work on ''

''. Buscema was awarded the

Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA) in 2020.GamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award Winners
/ref>First Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
/ref>Inkwell Awards Winners 2020
/ref> In 2021 Buscema was awarded the

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Bibliography

Comics work (interior art) includes:

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* ''The R.I.G.H.T. Project'' #1 (inker) (2022)

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*''

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'' #759 (inker) (1999) *'' The Adventures of Superman'' #572 (inker) (1999) *''The Adventures of Superman'' vol. 2 #2 (inker) (2013) *''

'' #553–555, 557–559, 1,000,000, ''Annual'' #24 (inker) (1998–2000) *''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (inker); #2 (artist) (1998–1999) *''Batman and Superman: World's Finest'' #9 (inker) (1999) *''

The Batman Chronicles ''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics from 1995 to 2001, which lasted 23 quarterly issues. Publication history With a larger page count than typical comics of the time, most issues contained three separate stori ...

'' #8, 13–14 (penciller); #16 (inker) (1997–1999) *'' Batman: Day of Judgment'' #1 (inker) (1999) *''Batman/

Scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesle ...

3-D'' #1 (inker) (1998) *'' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #89 (inker) (1999) *''Batman:Toyman'' #3 (inker) (1999) *''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'' #50 (inker) (1997) *'' Creeper'', vol. 3, #1–7, 9–11, 1,000,000 (inker); #8 (penciller) (1998) *''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring ba ...

: Green Lantern'' #1 (inker) (2004) *'' DC Retroactive: The Flash – The '70s'' #1 (inker) (2011) *''

DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...

Holiday Bash'' #1 (artist); #2 (inker) (1997–1998) *''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman ...

'' #727–729, 733, 741 (inker); ''Annual'' #10 (penciller) (1998–2000) *'' Green Arrow'' #122, 124, 129–130 (inker) (1997–1998) *''Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant'' #1 (inker) (1998) *'' Robin'' #46 (inker) (1997) *''Speed Force'' #1 (inker) (1997) *'' Steel'' #47 (inker) (1998) *''

'', vol. 3, #37, 42–44 (penciller) (1997) *'' Superman'' vol. 2 #149 (inker) (1999) *''Superman Beyond'' #0 (inker) (2011) *'' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #65 (penciller); #94 (inker) (1997–1999) *''

Secret Files ''Secret Files'' is a point-and-click adventure video game series that was originally joint developed by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts before Animation Arts became the sole developer of the series. The series is published by Deep Silve ...

'' #1 (inker) (1998) *'' Young Heroes in Love'' #17 (inker) (1998)

IDW Publishing

* '' Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms'' #1–2, 4–5 (inker) (2012) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #177, 182, ''Annual 2012'' (inker) (2012)

Marvel Comics

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Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in '' The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member W ...

'' #33–34 (penciller) (1986) *''

Amazing Adventures ''Amazing Adventures'' is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics. The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and ...

'' #6 (inker) (1971) *''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (inker) (2006) *''Amazing Spider-Girl'' #1–30 (inker) (2006–2009) *''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' #94–95 (inker); #154–155, 198–199, 266, 272 (penciller); #700 (inker); ''Annual'' #25 (artist) (1971–1991, 2013) *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 5 #54.LR (artist, four pages), #74 (artist, one page) (2021) *''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'' #1–2, 5–8 (inker) (2008–2009) *'' The Amazing Spider-Man: Sins Rising Prelude'' #1 (artist, two pages) (2020) *''

Astonishing Tales ''Astonishing Tales'' is an American anthology comic book series originally published by Marvel Comics from 1970 to 1976. Its sister publication was ''Amazing Adventures'' (vol. 2). In 2008 and 2009, Marvel produced 11 webcomics starring differ ...

'' #10 (inker) (1972) *'' The Avengers'' #68–72, 78, 86, 88–92, 98, 127–134, 156, 158–159, 169, 172–173, 193, 227 (penciller) (1969–1983) *''

Balder the Brave Balder the Brave is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the deity Baldr from Norse mythology. Publication history Created by editor-plotter Stan Lee and penciller Jack ...

'' #1–4 (artist) (1985–1986) *'' Battlestar Galactica'' #8–9, 18 (penciller) (1979–1980) *''

Black Knight The black knight is a literary stock character who masks his identity and that of his liege by not displaying heraldry. Black knights are usually portrayed as villainous figures who use this anonymity for misdeeds. They are often contrasted wit ...

'' #1 (inker) (2010) *''

Buzz Buzz may refer to: People *Buzz (nickname), a list of people * J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born 1967; aka ''Dr. Buzz''), American forensic psychologist and journalist Fictional characters *Buzz, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Rev ...

'' #1–3 (inker) (2000) *''

'' #114–115 (inker); #146–163, 165–181, 185, 188, 218–223, 225–237, 284–285 (penciller) (1969–1983) *''Captain America'', vol. 3, #50 (penciller, among others) (2002) *''

Chamber of Darkness ''Chamber of Darkness'' is a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by the American company Marvel Comics. Under this and a subsequent name, it ran from 1969 to 1974. It featured work by creators such as writer-editor Stan Lee, writers Gerr ...

'' #6 (penciller) (1970) *''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

'' #2–4, 6, 9–11, 13–15, 23, 25 (inker); #92 (penciller) (1970–1978) *''

Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhe ...

'' #107 (inker); #139–140, 218, 238 (penciller) (1974–1986) *''

'' #1–29, 31–41, 62–64, 119, 127, 148, ''Annual'' #1 (penciller) (1972–1985) *''Defenders'' vol. 2 #5, 7, 10–11 (inker) (2001) *'' Doctor Strange'' vol. 2 #75 (penciller) (1986) *'' Eternals'' vol. 2 #1–9 (penciller) (1985–1986) *''

'' #182–183, 190, 207–208 (penciller); #297–302 (inker); #313, ''Annual'' #13 (penciller) (1977–1988) *''Fantastic Four Roast'' (artist, among others) (1982) *''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

'' #11 (penciller) (1975) *''

Heroes for Hope ''Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men'' is a 1985 Marvel comic book designed to raise awareness about hunger in Africa. Proceeds from the comic went to the American Friends Service Committee, to assist in their work on behalf of African famine r ...

'' #1 (inker, among others) (1985) *''Hulk Smash Avengers'' #1 (inker) (2012) *''

'' vol. 2 #124, 134–136 (inker); #194–203, 205–217, 219–221, 223–229, 231–240 (penciller); #241–243, 245–248, 250–273 (artist); #274–278, 280–309, ''Annual'' #5, 8 (penciller); ''Annual'' #14–15 (artist) (1970–1986) *''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3 #5 (artist); 8–20 (inker) (1999–2000) *''The Incredible Hulk vs.

Quasimodo Quasimodo (from Quasimodo Sunday) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the novel '' The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (1831) by Victor Hugo. Quasimodo was born with a hunchback and feared by the townspeople as a sort of monster, bu ...

'' one-shot (penciller) (1983) *''

The Immortal Iron Fist ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics and starring the superhero Iron Fist. Publication history The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues #1-14 with artists Travel Forema ...

'' #4 (penciller, among others) (2007) *''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' #129, 198, ''Annual'' #3 (penciller) (1979–1985) *''Iron Age'' #2 (inker) (2011) *''J2'' #9 (inker) (1999) *''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

Annual'' #1 (penciller) (1977) *''

Journey into Mystery ''Journey into Mystery'' is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stories in the late 1950s. ...

'' #512–513 (penciller) (1997) *''

Kickers, Inc. ''Kickers, Inc.'' is a twelve-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1986 to 1987 as part of the New Universe imprint. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, the series featured a group of former professional American football play ...

'' #1 (inker) (1986) *''

Kull the Conqueror ''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 fantasy film about the Robert E. Howard character Kull starring Kevin Sorbo. It is a film adaptation of Howard's Conan novel ''The Hour of the Dragon'', with the protagonist changed to the author's other barbar ...

'' vol. 2 #8 (penciller) (1985) *'' Magik'' #4 (penciller) (1984) *''

Marvel Comics Super Special ''Marvel Comics Super Special'' was a 41-issue series of one-shot comic-magazines published by Marvel Comics from 1977 to 1986. They were cover-priced $1.50 to $2.50, while regular color comics were priced 30 cents to 60 cents, Beginning with issu ...

'' (

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

) #1 (penciller, among others) (1977) *''

Marvel Feature ''Marvel Feature'' was a comic book showcase series published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s. It was a tryout book, intended to test the popularity of characters and concepts being considered for their own series. The first volume led to the launc ...

'' #2 (inker) (1972) *''

Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establis ...

The Pitt ''The Pitt'' is a 1987 one-shot comic book written by John Byrne and Mark Gruenwald, and illustrated by Sal Buscema and Stan Drake. It was published by Marvel Comics as part of its New Universe line. The story depicts the total destruction ...

'' (penciller) (1988) *''Marvel: Heroes & Legends'' #1 (penciller) (1996) *''

Marvel Knights 4 ''Marvel Knights 4'' is the name of a comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero team, the Fantastic Four. The series was launched as part of the company's Marvel Knights imprint, and ran for 30 issues (Apr. 2004 – Aug. 2006). All ...

'' #21 (inker) (2005) *''Marvel Holiday Special'' #1 (Thor); #4 (

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

) (artist) (1991–1994) *''

Marvel Premiere ''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own seri ...

'' #6 (Doctor Strange) (inker); #49 (

Falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene. Adult falcons ...

) (penciller) (1973–1979) *''

Marvel Preview ''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publica ...

'' #19 (Kull the Conqueror) (penciller) (1979) *''

Marvel Spotlight ''Marvel Spotlight'' is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics as a try-out book. It stood out from Marvel's other try-out books in that most of the featured characters made their first appearance in the series. The series origin ...

'' #20–24 ( Son of Satan); #32 (

Spider-Woman Spider-Woman is the code name of several fictional Character (arts), characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and original version is Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Jessica Drew (later impersonated by Veranke), the second ve ...

) (penciller) (1975–1977) *''

'' #20–22, 32–46, 48–52, 56–58, 82–85, 88, 130, 132–133, ''Annual'' #1–2 (penciller) (1974–1983) *''

Marvel Treasury Edition ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversi ...

'' #12 (

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 (cover-d ...

/The Defenders) (penciller) (1976) *'' Marvel Two-in-One'' (

Thing Thing or The Thing may refer to: Philosophy * An object * Broadly, an entity * Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant * Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focus ...

team-ups) #3–5, 7–8, 17, 19–20, 24, 42, ''Annual'' #1, 3 (penciller) (1974–1978) *''

Master of Kung Fu Zheng Shang-Chi ( ), also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in '' ...

'' #32, 41 (penciller) (1975–1976) *''

Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. ...

'' #10–12 (penciller) (1977) *''My Love'' #1, 4, 6, 18 (inker) (1969–1972) *'' The New Avengers'' #8 (artist, with

Steve McNiven Steven McNiven is a Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's ''Meridian'', before moving onto books such as ''Ultimate Secret'', '' Marvel Knights 4'', '' New Avengers'' and ''Civil War''. Early life Steven McNiven is ...

) (2005) *''

'' #4–17, 54 (penciller) (1983–1987) *''

Nova A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

'' #3–14 (penciller) (1976–1977) *''Our Love Story'' #4 (inker); #15–16 (penciller) (1970–1972) *''

Power Man Power Man may refer to: * Luke Cage, a Marvel Comics superhero, originally called Power Man * Erik Josten, a Marvel supervillain later known as Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas * Victor Alvarez, the current Power Man introduced in the mini-series ''Shad ...

'' #31 (penciller) (1976) *''

Power Man and Iron Fist ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist. Publication history ''Hero ...

'' #53 (penciller) (1978) *''Pro Action Magazine'' #1 (promo) (artist) (1994) *'' The Rampaging Hulk'' #3, 9 (penciller) (1977–1978) *''

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wante ...

'' #68 (inker) (1968) *''

Red Sonja Red Sonja is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Marvel Comics pub ...

'' #14 (penciller) (1979) *''

'' #1–17, 19 (artist); #18, 20–55, 57–58, ''Annual'' #2 (penciller) (1979–1984) *''

Savage Sword of Conan ''The Savage Sword of Conan'' was a black-and-white magazine-format comic book series published beginning in 1974 by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, and then later by Marvel itself. ''Savage Sword of Conan'' starre ...

'' #37, 39, 44, 116 (penciller) (1979–1985) *''Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement'' #1 (inker) (2019) *''

She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cover-dated February ...

'' #9 (inker) (2006) *''

'' #4–7 (inker) (1969) *'' Skull the Slayer'' #4–8 (penciller) (1976) *'' The Spectacular Scarlet Spider'' #1–2 (penciller) (1995) *''

'' #1–5, 7–10, 12–20, 38, 134, 155–159, 219–238, ''Annual'' #4, 14 (penciller); #135–154, 160–212, 215–218 (artist); #213 (inker) (1976–1996) *'' Spider-Girl'' #1/2, #18, 50, 55, 59, 61–79, 81–100, ''Annual '99'' (inker) (1999–2006) *''Spider-Girl: The End'' #1 (inker) (2010) *''Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus'' #3 (inker) (1995) *''Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (inker) (1995) *''Spider-Man Team-Up'' #7 (penciller) (1997) *''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 199 ...

'' #11 (artist) (1996) *''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' #93, 102 (penciller) (1985) *'' Sub-Mariner'' #25–36 (penciller) (1970–1971) *''

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up ''Superior Spider-Man Team-Up'' was an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2013. The series is written by Christopher Yost with artwork by a rotating team of artists including David Lopez, Paolo Rivera, and ...

'' #11–12 (inker) (2014) *''

Super-Villain Team-Up ''Super-Villain Team-Up'' is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists. Publication history The first series started in 1975 with two giant-size issues before l ...

'' #2 (penciller) (1975) *''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' #19–29, ''Annual'' #2–3 (penciller) (1978–1979) *''

'' #193–194 (inker), 214, 217, 239–240, 355, 368–369, 371–379, 381–382, ''Annual'' #6 (penciller) (1971–1987) *''Thor: The Worthy'' #1 (inker) (2020) *'' Thunderstrike'' vol. 2 #1–5 (inker) (2011) *''

Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran f ...

'' #7, 12, 34 (penciller); ''Annual'' #6 (inker) (1985–1990) *''Web of Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #1–7 (Spider-Girl) (inker) (2009–2010) *''

'' #1 (inker) (1970) *'' What If?'' #12 (Hulk); #44 (Captain America) (penciller) (1978–1984) *''What If... General Ross Had Become the Hulk?'' oneshot (inker) (2004) *''

Wild Thing Wild Thing or Wild Things can refer to: Books and comics * Wild Thing (comics), a 1999 Marvel Comics superheroine in the MC2 alternate future * ''The Wild Things'', a 2009 novel written by Dave Eggers Film and television * ''Wild Thing'' (film), ...

'' #0 (inker) (1999) *''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' #22 (penciller) (1987) *''

'' #66 (penciller) (1970)

Sitcomics

*''The Blue Baron'' #1–3 (inker) (2017–2020) *''Heroes Union'' #1 (inker, with Chris Nye) (2021) *''The Unbeatable Blue Baron'' #1 (inker) (2022)

References

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Sal Buscema
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buscema, Sal 1936 births American comics artists Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni Harvey Award winners Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics people People from Brooklyn People from Fairfax County, Virginia Silver Age comics creators United States Army non-commissioned officers American people of Italian descent United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel

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