John Buscema
John Buscema (/bjuːˈsɛmə/ bew-SEM-ə; born Giovanni Natale Buscema, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni naˈtaːle buʃˈʃɛːma]; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002) 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.
| John Buscema | |
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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. |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 |
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.