from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 (Marvel, 1975-1978)
Sal has drawn long runs on Incredible Hulk and Spectcaular Spider-Man, plus plenty of multiple issues of Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-in-One, Thor, The Defenders, and The New Mutants (he co-created Cypher and the Hellions)! Plus, he's co-created even more characters: a wide range of Marvel goodies and baddies, including Carrion, Collective Man, Commander Kraken, Jean DeWolff, Diamondhead, Firebird, Graviton, Nighthawk, Nomad, Razorback, Rom: Spaceknight, Sabra, Speed Demon, the Squadron Sinister, Thunderball, the Time Variance Authority, the U-Foes, Ursa Major, and Heinrich and Helmut Zemo (Jr.)! (And lots more filling in that alphabetical list.)
from Marvel Age #26, 50, 87 and 98 (Marvel, May 1985, May 1987, April 1990, and March 1991), text by Jim Salicrup (#26), Mike Carlin (#50), and Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#87 and 98); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Gregory Wright (#87) and Renee Witterstaetter (#98)
Whew! That's a whole lotta Sal Buscema, and I bet you think I've pretty much exhausted all the comic appearance possibilities. Mais non!, as they say in Quebec and some other places, I bet. Buckaroo in, buckles, because what follows is a veritable Sal Buscema Scrapbook! I couldn't quite get hold of his elementary school report card, but there's lots of other fun stuff in here. For instance, why not a couple of creator profiles!
from (top) "Bullpen Bulletins" in Marvel Comics cover-dated September 1994, and
(bottom) ROM (1979 series) #6 (Marvel, May 1980), pencils and inks by Sal Buscema
A couple pages from a Buscema (Sal)-feature (with bonus Mark Bagley!) in Marvel Age:
(Click picture to Big Sal-size)
...and sharin' the spotlight with Spectacular Spidey writer Tom DeFalco in a Spider-Man special magazine:
(Click picture to Big Tom-size)
Whta's this here Spectacular Spider-Man everybody's talking about? Well, Gerry Conway introduces Marvel's third Peter Parker periodical that'll be drawn by Sal Buscema for a year or eight.
from FOOM #15 (Marvel, September 1976)
Bill Mantlo (left) and Sal Buscema (right) portray the artistic process for Skull the Slayer comics. I personally can take or leave Skull the Murdery Guy or leave him, but I've got to say Sal has really captured the internal essence of my Great-Aunt Bossy! (We call her that because she is a boss at the big cereal plant. She is not Bossy.)
"Remember Those Old Funny Animals...?" from Skull the Slayer (1976 series) #6 (Marvel, July 1976), text by Bill Mantlo, pencils and insk by Sal Buscema
Appearing in comics themselves? Yep, you can check that off on Sal Buscema's resumé. Here he is playing horror host and relating in words (transcribed by Len Wein) and pictures (his own) such a spooky tale that he's gonna be late handing in the artwork for this issue! Yeah, that's it: he was so frightened all his inking brushes turned white overnight.
from "A Change of Mind!" in Chamber of Secrets #6 (Marvel, August 1970), script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Syd Shores, letters by Artie Simek
Here's one of my favorite Sal-inclsuive stories: Nova (aka Richard Rider) auditions to be a Marvel Comics superhero to writer Marv Wolfman and artist Sal!
from Nova (1976 series) #6 (Marvel, February 1977), script by Marv Wolfman, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by Frank Giacoia, colors by Marie Severin, letters by Joe Rosen
All cops are bastards, but you really can't blame this one for enjoying shooting a super-hero right in the face. Luckily, Nova is nigh-invulnerable! He didn't know that previously, though.
When Aliens Attack™, Marv and Sal do exactly what anyone in the Marvel Universe would do: run away!
But Stan Lee turns down the offer to publish a book about Nova, rejecting him for a rodent Richie Rich. Now that Midas the Millionaire Mouse is such a big hit...aw, you know the rest of this joke.
Sal is the Character Not Appearing in This Comic in this...comic, but he's on the other end of the phone with Bushmiller-eyed Ann Nocenti, discussing the fine details of a Hulk comic, when Bill Mantlo comes bustin' in.
from "Editori-Gal" in Marvel Fanfare (1982 series) #12 (Marvel, January 1984), script by Ann Nocenti (?), pencils and inks by Al Milgrom, letters by Rick Parker (?)
And then there's this lovely cameo by not only Sal Buscema, but his wife Joan and sons Joe, Mike, and Tony, in the final issue of Spectacular Spider-Man that Sal drew, drawing to a close his long era of inventive, powerful artwork on the title. They've got a LIZARD in their back yard!
from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #238 (Marvel, September 1996), script by Todd DeZago, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by John Stanisci, inks by John Stanisci, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Malibu Coloring, letters by Richard Starkings
Happy birthday to you, Sal Buscema! The more of your artwork I read, the more I love it. And you!
from (top) Fantastic Four Annual #7 (Marvel, November 1967), and
(bottom) 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), photograph by Michele Wolfman
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