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Sal Buscema

Penciller on 769 issues · inker on 500 issues · cover artist on 392 issues

Sal Buscema is credited as penciller on 769 issues, inker on 500 issues, cover artist on 392 issues, writer on 17 issues and others in grailworth's catalog, 1,037 issues of them across 143 series we value. That includes 2 key issues, such as Incredible Hulk #271 (1962) and Spectacular Spider-Man #1 (1976). Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include Taku, Whizzer, James Sanders and The Grandmaster.

Key issues

Characters they introduced

Cover of Avengers #68 (1963) Avengers #68 (1963)First appearance of Taku (Marvel, Wakanda)1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of Whizzer (James Sanders)1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of James Sanders (Whizzer, Speed Demon)1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of The Grandmaster1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of Hyperion (Grandmaster's creation, Marvel)1969Cover of Avengers #69 (1963) Avengers #69 (1963)First appearance of Doctor Spectrum (Billy Roberts)1969Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Taurus (Marvel, Cornelius Van Lunt)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Aquarius (Darren Bentley)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Aries (Marcus Lassiter)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Cancer (Jack Kleveno)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Libra (Gustav Brandt)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Pisces (Noah Perricone)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Gemini (Joshua Link)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Capricorn (Willard Weir)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Virgo (Elaine MacLaughlin)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Sagittarius (Harlan Vargas)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Leo (Daniel Radford)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Scorpio (Jake Fury LMD)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Jake Fury LMD (Scorpio)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Cornelius Van Lunt (Marvel, Taurus)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Joshua Link (Marvel, Gemini)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Willard Weir (Marvel, Capricorn)1970Cover of Avengers #72 (1963) Avengers #72 (1963)First appearance of Harlan Vargas (Marvel, Sagittarius)1970

Every issue

A-Next (1998) 3 issues

Action Comics (1938) 1 issue

Adventures of Superman (1987) 1 issue

Alpha Flight (1983) 2 issues

Amazing Adventures (1970) 1 issue

Amazing Fantasy (2004) 1 issue

Amazing Spider-Girl (2006) 31 issues

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 10 issues

Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 1 issue

Amazing Spider-Man (2018) 2 issues

Astonishing Tales (1970) 1 issue

Avengers (1963) 35 issues

Avengers (1998) 1 issue

Balder the Brave (1985) 4 issues

Batman (1940) 7 issues

Batman 80-Page Giant (1998) 2 issues

The Batman Chronicles (1995) 4 issues

Batman: Day of Judgment (1999) 1 issue

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) 1 issue

Battlestar Galactica (1979) 3 issues

Beavis & Butt-Head (1994) 1 issue

Captain America (1968) 63 issues

Captain America (1998) 1 issue

Captain America: Peggy Carter, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) 1 issue

Catwoman (1993) 1 issue

Chamber of Chills (1972) 1 issue

Chamber of Darkness (1969) 1 issue

Conan Annual (1973) 1 issue

Conan Classic (1994) 8 issues

Conan Saga (1987) 13 issues

Conan the Barbarian (1970) 16 issues

The Creeper (1997) 11 issues

Daredevil (1964) 12 issues

The Defenders (1972) 46 issues

Defenders (2001) 4 issues

The Defenders Annual (1976) 1 issue

Detective Comics (1937) 6 issues

Doctor Strange (1974) 1 issue

Eternals (1985) 9 issues

Fantastic Four (1961) 15 issues

Fantastic Four Roast (1982) 1 issue

Fantasy Masterpieces (1979) 4 issues

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010) 6 issues

Ghost Rider (1973) 2 issues

Giant-Size Avengers / Invaders (2008) 1 issue

Giant-Size Conan (1974) 4 issues

Green Arrow (1988) 4 issues

Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men (1985) 1 issue

Hulk (2008) 1 issue

The Human Fly (1977) 1 issue

Impulse (1995) 3 issues

Incredible Hulk (1962) 117 issues

Incredible Hulk (1999) 15 issues

Iron Man (1968) 11 issues

J2 (1998) 1 issue

John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual (1977) 1 issue

Journey into Mystery (1996) 3 issues

Ka-Zar (1970) 1 issue

Kickers, Inc. (1986) 1 issue

Kull the Conqueror (1983) 1 issue

Kull, the Conqueror (1971) 1 issue

Kull, the Destroyer (1973) 1 issue

Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (1998) 1 issue

Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) (1983) 1 issue

Marvel Age Annual (1985) 1 issue

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) 1 issue

Marvel Feature (1971) 1 issue

Marvel Knights 4 (2004) 1 issue

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) 1 issue

Marvel Premiere (1972) 2 issues

Marvel Preview (1975) 1 issue

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 2 issues

Marvel Spotlight (1971) 6 issues

Marvel Super Action (1977) 6 issues

Marvel Super Hero Island Adventures (1999) 1 issue

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) 6 issues

Marvel Tales (1966) 17 issues

Marvel Tales: Black Panther (2019) 1 issue

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 34 issues

Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976) 2 issues

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) 6 issues

Marvel Triple Action (1972) 4 issues

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 10 issues

Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 2 issues

Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 4 issues

Master of Kung Fu (1974) 2 issues

Ms. Marvel (1977) 3 issues

Ms. Marvel (2006) 1 issue

My Love (1969) 8 issues

New Avengers (2005) 1 issue

New Mutants (1983) 15 issues

Nova (1976) 12 issues

The Original Ghost Rider (1992) 2 issues

Our Love Story (1969) 10 issues

Power Man (1974) 2 issues

Rampaging Hulk (1977) 2 issues

The Rawhide Kid (1960) 1 issue

Red Sonja (1977) 1 issue

Robin (1993) 1 issue

Rom (1979) 57 issues

Rom (2016) 4 issues

Rom and the X-Men: Marvel Tales (2024) 1 issue

Rom Annual (1982) 1 issue

Sabretooth Classic (1994) 1 issue

Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement (2019) 1 issue

She-Hulk (2005) 2 issues

Silver Surfer (1968) 4 issues

Skull the Slayer (1975) 5 issues

Special Edition: Spider-Man and the Hulk (1980) 1 issue

Special Marvel Edition (1971) 1 issue

Spectacular Scarlet Spider (1995) 2 issues

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 126 issues

Spider-Girl (1998) 44 issues

Spider-Man Collectible Series (2006) 1 issue

Spider-Man Family (2007) 1 issue

Spider-Man Super Special (1995) 1 issue

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993) 1 issue

Spider-Man Unmasked (1996) 1 issue

Spider-Verse Team-Up (2015) 1 issue

Spidey Super Stories (1974) 12 issues

Star Wars (1977) 2 issues

Steel (1994) 1 issue

Sub-Mariner (1968) 15 issues

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 1 issue

Superboy (1994) 4 issues

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up (2013) 2 issues

Superman (1987) 1 issue

Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) 2 issues

Tarzan (1977) 11 issues

Tarzan Annual (1977) 2 issues

Thor (1966) 22 issues

Thunderstrike (2011) 3 issues

Tomb of Darkness (1974) 1 issue

True Believers: X-Men - Moira MacTaggert (2019) 1 issue

Web of Spider-Man (1985) 5 issues

Web of Spider-Man (2009) 7 issues

Western Gunfighters (1970) 1 issue

What If? (1977) 3 issues

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) 1 issue

Wild Thing (1999) 1 issue

X-Factor (1986) 1 issue

X-Men (1963) 4 issues

X-Men: Hellbound (2010) 1 issue

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