| John Buscema | |
|---|---|
 Buscema in a 1975 Marvel publicity photo | |
| Born | Giovanni Natale Buscema December 11, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2002 (aged 74) Port Jefferson, New York, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | The Avengers Conan the Barbarian Fantastic Four Silver Surfer Tarzan Thor |
| Awards | Alley Award, 1968, 1969 Shazam Award, 1974 Eagle Award, 1977 Inkpot Award, 1978 Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2002 |
John Buscema (/bjuːˈsɛmə/ bew-SEM-ə;[1] born Giovanni Natale Buscema, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni naˈtaːle buʃˈʃɛːma]; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002)[2] was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop-culture conglomerate. His younger brother Sal Buscema is also a comic book artist.
Buscema is best known for his run on the series The Avengers and The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. In addition, he pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of the company's top magazines, Fantastic Four and Thor.
He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.[3] In October 2024, Buscema was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.[4]
- ^ How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way part=1. Event occurs at 1:34 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Social Security Death Index for Buscema, John N., Social Security Number 108-20-9641.
- ^ "2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (October 11, 2024). "Harvey Awards Inducts 5 Comic Creators to Hall of Fame". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.