| Sal Buscema | |
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 Buscema, from a photo gallery of Marvel Comics staffers published in "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins," comics cover-dated November 1969. |
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| Born | Silvio Buscema January 26, 1936 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Notable works | Captain America Incredible Hulk Spectacular Spider-Man Spider-Girl |
Silvio "Sal" Buscema (born on January 26, 1936,[1] in Brooklyn,[2] New York) is an American comic book artist — primarily for Marvel Comics. He is the younger brother of artist John Buscema. He is also known as "Our Pal Sal" in the language of Marvel Comics' old "Bullpen Bulletins" page.[2][3]
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Buscema grew up as a fan of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, Will Eisner's The Spirit, and Jack Kirby's Captain America. Like his older brother John, Buscema attended the High School of Music & Art, graduating in 1955.[2]
After serving in the Army, where he was classified as an "illustrator," Buscema found work in Washington, D.C. at the Creative Art Studio.
Buscema got his start in comic books in 1968 as the inker over the pencils of his older brother John Buscema, on The Avengers and Silver Surfer. Within a year, he was penciling The Avengers, and for the next thirty years, he was one of the most prolific artists at the company. In particular, Buscema is known for stints on Captain America (with writer Steve Englehart), a ten-year run on the Incredible Hulk (with writers Len Wein, Roger Stern and Bill Mantlo), the Defenders (with Wein and Steve Gerber), The Mighty Thor (with Walt Simonson and John Workman) and the various Spider-Man titles (with Gerry Conway and J.M. DeMatteis). From 1988 through 1996 Sal Buscema notably penciled and mostly inked a 100-issue run on the title The Spectacular Spider-Man. Unlike some fellow Silver Age artists, Buscema's style evolved to meet the grittier, sharper-edged look favored beginning in the 1990s.
Buscema usually inked his own work, starting in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s, he returned to inking others' work, again notably over his brother John Buscema's work on an Englehart-scripted run on Fantastic Four. His ability to meet quick deadlines and produce fast work has meant that in addition to his numerous regular titles, he has also pencilled or inked many emergency fill-in issues for Marvel.[2]
Buscema went into semi-retirement in the mid-1990s but returned full-time to comics in the early 21st century. His work in the 2000s includes inking Spider-Girl from issue #59 to issue #100, working with writer Tom DeFalco and penciller Ron Frenz. He has continued to ink the series since it was relaunched with Amazing Spider-Girl # 1.
Buscema also acts in local community theatre. He was recognized for his portrayal of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, in which he appeared at the Little Theatre of Alexandria in the summer of 1998.[4]
Interior pencil art includes:
| Preceded by John Romita, Sr. |
Captain America artist 1972–1975 |
Succeeded by Frank Robbins |
| Preceded by N/A |
The Defenders artist 1972–1976 |
Succeeded by Keith Giffen |
| Preceded by Jim Mooney |
Marvel Team-Up artist 1975–1977 |
Succeeded by John Byrne |
| Preceded by Herb Trimpe |
The Incredible Hulk artist 1975–1985 |
Succeeded by Mike Mignola |
| Preceded by John Buscema |
Nova artist 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Carmine Infantino |
| Preceded by N/A |
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man artist 1976–1978 |
Succeeded by Jim Mooney |
| Preceded by John Buscema |
Captain America artist 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by Fred Kida |
| Preceded by N/A |
Rom Spaceknight artist 1979–1984 |
Succeeded by Steve Ditko |
| Preceded by Walter Simonson |
Thor artist 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Ron Frenz |
| Preceded by Cynthia Martin |
Spectacular Spider-Man artist 1988–1996 |
Succeeded by Luke Ross |
| Preceded by Al Williamson |
Spider-Girl inker 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by N/A |
Amazing Spider-Girl inker 2006–present |
Succeeded by N/A |
  | "Faith Notes," ''Centreville CentreView'' (June 26, 2003). - Centre View South - The Connection Newspapers |
| | "Comics Industry Birthdays," CBGXtra Forum - CBGXtra.com -- Forums |
| | "Fit as a Fiddler at Little Theatre," The Catholic Herald (Jan. 1, 1998). - Fit as a Fiddler at Little Theatre - catholicherald.com - Arlington Catholic Herald |
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