BUSCEMA, JOHN |
| Name and vital stats |
| | BUSCEMA, GIOVANNI NATALE [1927-2002] (artist) | NULL |
| Education |
| | High School of Industrial Arts, New York City | NULL |
| | Pratt Institute | NULL |
| Family in arts |
| | Brother: Sal Buscema | NULL |
| | Daughter: Dianne Buscema | NULL |
| Influences |
| | Al Dorne; Dean Cornwall; Norman Rockwell; Robert Fawcett | NULL |
| | Hal Foster; Alex Raymond; Burne Hogarth; Monet; Renoir; Van Gogh | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Artist: 1984 Dragon game magazine | > 84 |
| | Artist: Advertising: early-1960s | > 60 61 62 63 |
| | Artist: Magazines: 1970 Pro | > 70 |
| | Artist: Paperbacks: 1958-66 Parallax Publications | > 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 |
| | Artist: Posters: 1989 Silver Surfer | > 89 |
| | Artist: Trading cards: 1991 Marvel characters | > 91 |
| | Artist: Trading cards: 1992 True Crime I [Eclipse Enterprises] | > 92 |
| | Painter: Text books [World Publ.] | NULL |
| | Producer & Artist: 1978 How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way [book] | > 78 |
| Other career notes |
| | Teacher: Art-cartooning classes | NULL |
| Additional biography |
| | Alter Ego #15 June, 2002; #16 July, 2002 | NULL |
| | Cartoonist PROfiles #43, 1979 | NULL |
| | Comics Journal #226 Aug., 2000; #241 Feb., 2002 [obituary]; #252 May., 2003 | NULL |
| | Comics Journal #48, 1979 | NULL |
| | FOOM #13 [about Buscema School] from MARVEL | NULL |
| | Great Comic Book Artists 1986 book | NULL |
| | Savage Sword of Conan #15 | NULL |
| | World Encyclopedia of Comics 1976 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Academy of Comic Book Arts Shazam for Best Dramatic Penceller 1975 | > 75 |
| | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1978 | > 78 |
| Syndication |
| | CONAN THE BARBARIAN [daily] (pen/) 1978 for Register And Tribune Syndicate | > 78 |
| | CONAN THE BARBARIAN [Sunday] (pen/) 1978 for Register And Tribune Syndicate | > 78 |
| | VIRTUE OF VERA VALIANT [daily] (pen/ink/) 1977 for Los Angeles Times Syndicate | > 77 |
| | VIRTUE OF VERA VALIANT [Sunday] (pen/ink/) 1977 for Los Angeles Times Syndicate | > 77 |
| Comics in other media |
| | CONAN (pen/) with Peter Pan Records | NULL |
| | STAR TREK (pen/) 1977 Peter Pan Records | > 77 |
| | YOUNG TARZAN (pen/ink/) 1977-78 in Pizzazz | > 77 78 |
| AC COMICS |
| | BLAZING WESTERN~ (pen/ink/) 1989 reprint | > 89 |
| | ROY ROGERS (pen/ink/) 1992 reprint | > 92 |
| MARVEL U.K. |
| | AVENGERS (pen/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | CAPTAIN BRITAIN (pen/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1981 | > 81 |
| SWORD IN THE STONE (Canada) |
| | SWORDS OF VALOR~ (pen/ink/) 1990 reprint | > 90 |
| | THROUGH THE TIME WARP (wr/pen/ink/) 1990 | > 90 |
| Note on comics career |
| | See BUSCEMA WORKSHOP c1975-77 | > 75 76 77 |
| Fan & trade zines |
| | Charlton Bullseye (pen/ink/) c1975 | > 75 |
| | Comic Crusader (pen/ink/) 1970/72 | > 70 72 |
| ACE PERIODICALS |
| | MR. RISK (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| AMALGAM COMICS (DC & MARVEL jointly) |
| | OZ (pen/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | SPIDER-MAN AND SUPERMAN (pen/) 1981 with reprint in CROSSOVER CLASSICS: THE MARVEL / DC COLLECTION '91 | > 81 |
| | SUPERMAN AND SPIDER-MAN (pen/) 1976 with reprint in CROSSOVER CLASSICS: THE MARVEL / DC COLLECTION '91 | > 76 |
| AMERICAN COMICS GROUP |
| | ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN~ (pen/ink/) 1958-59 | > 58 59 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | FORBIDDEN WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1959-60 | > 59 60 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1956 in RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE | > 56 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | NATURE BOY (pen/ink/) 1956-57 | > 56 57 |
| | NATURE GIRL (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | NATURE MAN (pen/ink/) 1956-57 | > 56 57 |
| DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | ALEXANDER THE GREAT (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | CADET GRAY OF WEST POINT(pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | DEPUTY, THE (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | DRUM BEAT (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1958-59 | > 58 59 |
| | HELEN OF TROY (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | HERCULES UNCHAINED (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | INDIAN CHIEF~ (pen/ink/) 1954/58-59 | > 54 58 59 |
| | LIVES OF PRESIDENTS~ (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | LUKE SHORT, TOP GUN (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | PEDRO (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | RED WING (pen/ink/) 1958-59 | > 58 59 |
| | ROY ROGERS (pen/) 1954-56 | > 54 55 56 |
| | SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | SHARKFIGHTERS, THE (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | SIR LANCELOT AND BRIAN (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | SPARTACUS (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | TOP GUN (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | VIKINGS, THE (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | WHITE EAGLE (pen/ink/) 1954/58-59 | > 54 58 59 |
| HARWELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | CAPTAIN GALLANT~ (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| HILLMAN PERIODICALS |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| IDEAL PUBLISHING COMPANY |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) in reprint MARVEL collections | NULL |
| MALIBU COMICS |
| | Illustration (pen/) 1989 [Imprint: ETERNITY] | > 89 |
| | Illustration (pen/) 1995 | > 95 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | ALL-TRUE CRIME CASES~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | AMAZING DETECTIVE CASES~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | APACHE KID (pen/ink/) 1950-52 | > 50 51 52 |
| | AVENGERS (pen/ink/) in THE AVENGERS #57 (c) 1968 Marvel 0193BuscemaJohn.jpg | > 68 |
| | AVENGERS (pen/some lay/some ink/) 1967-74/76/83/85/88-89/92/94-95 | > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 83 85 88 89 92 94 95 |
| | BIZARRE ADVENTURES~ (pen/) 1980-82 | > 80 81 82 |
| | BLACK KNIGHT (pen/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | BLACK WIDOW (pen/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | BLOODSTONE (pen/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | BRONT (wr/pen/ink/) 1981-82 | > 81 82 |
| | CAPTAIN AMERICA (pen/) 1969/78 | > 69 78 |
| | CAPTAIN MARVEL (pen/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | CHAMBER OF DARKNESS~ (pen/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | CONAN (pen/some wr/some ink/some plot/) 1973-88/91-92/95 | > 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 91 92 95 |
| | Covers (pen/some ink/) 1973-96 | > 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 |
| | COWBOY ROMANCES~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | CRAZY~ (pen/ink/) 1973-74 | > 73 74 |
| | CRIME FIGHTERS~ (pen/ink/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | DAREDEVIL (pen/) 1976/85 | > 76 85 |
| | DOC SAVAGE (pen/) 1975-76 | > 75 76 |
| | DOOM 2099 (pen/) 1996 | > 96 |
| | DRACULA (pen/) 1973-74/80 | > 73 74 80 |
| | FAITHFUL~ (pen/ink/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | FANTASTIC FOUR (pen/ink/) 1971-76/86-87 | > 71 72 73 74 75 76 86 87 |
| | FANTASTIC FOUR ROAST (pen/ink/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | FRANCIS, BROTHER OF THE UNIVERSE (lay/) 1980 | > 80 |
| | FRANKENSTEIN (pen/) 1973-74 | > 73 74 |
| | FU MANCHU (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | GOLEM (pen/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | HANDBOOK OF CONAN UNIVERSE~ (pen/ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | HOWARD THE DUCK (pen/) 1976-77/80 | > 76 77 80 |
| | HULK (pen/ink/) 1966-67/80 | > 66 67 80 |
| | ILLYANA AND STORM (pen/) 1983 | > 83 |
| | INDIANA JONES: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (pen/) 1981 movie | > 81 |
| | INHUMANS (pen/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | IRON FIST (pen/ink/) 1974 | > 74 |
| | JUSTICE COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | KA-ZAR (pen/) 1971-72/74-75 | > 71 72 74 75 |
| | KID COLT (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | KISS (pen/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | KULL (pen/) 1982-85 | > 82 83 84 85 |
| | LABYRINTH (lay/) 1986 movie | > 86 |
| | LAWBREAKERS ALWAYS LOSE!~ (pen/ink/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | LOVE ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1949-51 | > 49 50 51 |
| | LOVE TALES~ (pen/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | LOVE TRAILS~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | LOVERS~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | MAN COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | MAN-THING (pen/) 1974-75 | > 74 75 |
| | MASTER OF KUNG FU (pen/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | MEPHISTO (pen/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | MERLIN (wr/pen/) 1980 | > 80 |
| | MGM'S MARVELOUS WIZARD OF OZ~ (pen/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | MS. MARVEL (pen/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | MY OWN ROMANCE~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | MYSTIC~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | NICK FURY (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | NOVA (pen/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE~ (pen/) 1983/85-87 | > 83 85 86 87 |
| | OUR LOVE STORY~ (pen/ink/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | PHOENIX (pen/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | PUNISHER, THE (pen/ink/) 1994 | > 94 |
| | RAWHIDE KID (ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | RED SONJA (pen/) 1978-79 | > 78 79 |
| | ROMANCES OF THE WEST~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | RUNE / SILVER SURFER (pen/) 1995 [with MALIBU] | > 95 |
| | SAVAGE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | SHE-HULK (pen/) 1980 | > 80 |
| | SILVER SURFER (pen/some lay/some plot/some ink/) 1968-70/80/88/90 | > 68 69 70 80 88 90 |
| | SPIDER-MAN (pen/) 1969-70/86 | > 69 70 86 |
| | SQUADRON SUPREME (lay/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | STRANGE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1953/59 | > 53 59 |
| | STRANGE WORLDS~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | SUB-MARINER (pen/) 1968-70 | > 68 69 70 |
| | SUB-MARINER AND DR. DOOM (pen/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | TALES OF SUSPENSE~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | TALES TO ASTONISH~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | TARZAN (pen/ink/) 1977-78 | > 77 78 |
| | TEX MORGAN (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | THING AND SPIDER-WOMAN (pen/) 1977 | > 77 |
| | THOR (pen/) 1970-79/85/95 | > 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 85 95 |
| | TOWER OF SHADOWS~ (pen/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | TRUE ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | TRUE COMPLETE MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | TRUE LIFE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | TRUE SECRETS~ (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | TWO-GUN WESTERN~ (pen/ink/) 1950-52 | > 50 51 52 |
| | VALERIA (pen/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | WARLOCK (pen/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | WARRIORS OF THE SHADOW REALM (pen/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | WARRIORS THREE (pen/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | WEIRDWORLD (pen/) 1981-82 in EPIC ILLUSTRATED | > 81 82 |
| | WESTERN OUTLAWS AND SHERIFFS~ (pen/ink/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | WHAT IF CONAN . . . ? (pen/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | WHAT IF NOVA . . . ? (pen/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | WILD ROMANCES~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | WIZARD OF OZ (pen/) 1973 | > 73 |
| | WOLVERINE (pen/some ink/) 1988-91 | > 88 89 90 91 |
| | X-MEN: HEROES FOR HOPE (pen/) 1985 for famine relief | > 85 |
| | YOUNG MEN~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | ZOMBIE (pen/ink/) 1973 | > 73 |
| ORBIT PUBLICATIONS |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1952-55 | > 52 53 54 55 |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1950-51/53 | > 50 51 53 |
| | LOBO THE WOLF BOY (pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | NUGGETS NUGENT (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1951-55 | > 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | WANTED~ (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | WILD BILL PECOS (pen/ink/) 1950-51 | > 50 51 |
| QUALITY COMICS |
| | LOVE LETTERS~ (pen/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | Romance (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| | ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS~ (wr/) 1974 graphic album reprint with Spider-man [Imprint: FIRESIDE BOOKS] | > 74 |
| | SON OF ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS~ (pen/) 1975 with Silver Surfer | > 75 |
| ST. JOHN PUBLISHING |
| | DESERT EAGLE (pen/ink/) 1954 in 3-D | > 54 |
| | KID COWBOY (pen/) 1954 reprint | > 54 |
| TOPPS COMICS |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1993 | > 93 |
| ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS |
| | FAMOUS STARS~ (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | KID COWBOY (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |