Original Artwork by Sal Buscema

Sylvio Buscema

Sal Buscema

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Sal Buscema got his start in comic books during the mid 1960s as an inker over the pencils of his older brother John Buscema.

For at least 30 years after that, he was one of the most prolific artists at the company. In particular, he is known for stints on Captain America (with writer Steve Englehart), the Incredible Hulk (with writers Len Wein, Roger Stern and Bill Mantlo), the Defenders (with Wein and Steve Gerber) and the various Spider-Man titles (with Gerry Conway and J.M. DeMatteis) where he penciled and mostly inked an over 100-issue run on the title The Spectacular Spider-Man from 1988 through 1996.

Unlike some fellow Silver Age artists, Buscema's style evolved to meet the grittier, sharper-edged look often employed, beginning in the 1990s.

Source: Wikipedia.com

Original Artwork Samples

Pencils

A1-68 page 4
Avengers #68 page 4

September 1969
(Inks by Sam Grainger)
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A1-68 page 5
Avengers #68 page 5

September 1969
(Inks by Sam Grainger)
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A1-70 page 2
Avengers #70 page 2

November 1969
(Inks by Sam Grainger)
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A1-71 page 19
Avengers #71 page 19

December 1969
(Inks by Sam Grainger)
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A1-88 page 17
Avengers #88 page 17

May 1971
(Inks by Jim Mooney)
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A1-89 page 0
Avengers #89 cover

June 1971
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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CA1-147 page 1
Captain America #147 page 1

March 1972
(Inks by John Verpoorten)
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CA1-147 page 19
Captain America #147 page 19

March 1972
(Inks by John Verpoorten)
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CA1-152 page 0
Captain America #152 cover

August 1972
(Inks by Vince Colletta)
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CA1-166 page 1
Captain America #166 page 1

October 1973
(Inks by Frank McLaughlin)
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DD1-89 page 0
Daredevil #89 cover

June 1972
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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D1-1 page 0
Defenders #1 cover

August 1972
(Inks by Jim Mooney)
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D1-1 page 17
Defenders #1 page 17

August 1972
(Inks by Jim Mooney)
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D1-11 page 0
Defenders #11 cover

December 1973
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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D1-5 page 0
Defenders #5 cover

April 1973
(Inks by John Verpoorten)
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TIH2-241 page 27
Incredible Hulk #241 page 27

November 1979
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-246 page 17
Incredible Hulk #246 page 17

April 1980
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-253 page 14
Incredible Hulk #253 page 14

November 1980
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-253 page 18
Incredible Hulk #253 page 18

November 1980
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-253 page 9
Incredible Hulk #253 page 9

November 1980
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-256 page 8
Incredible Hulk #256 page 8

February 1981
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIH2-260 page 5
Incredible Hulk #260 page 5

June 1981
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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TIHA-15 page 16
Incredible Hulk Annual #15 page 16

October 1986
(Inks by Sal Buscema)
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MTU1-22 page 15
Marvel Team-Up #22 page 15

June 1974
(Inks by Frank Giacoia)
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S1-25 page 1
Sub-Mariner #25 page 1

May 1970
(Inks by Jim Mooney)
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S1-35 page 0
Sub-Mariner #35 cover

March 1971
(Inks by Jim Mooney)
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SVTU-2 page 1
Super-Villain Team-Up #2 page 1

October 1975
(Inks by Fred Kida)
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