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Sal Buscema - Defenders 64 - page 16 - Valkyrie - Nighthawk

Artists: Sal Buscema (Penciller) , Don Perlin (Inker)

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Sal Buscema - Defenders 64 - page 16 - Valkyrie - Nighthawk Comic Art

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Title:	Sal Buscema - Defenders 64 - page 16 - Valkyrie - Nighthawk
Artist:	Sal Buscema (Penciller)
Artist:	Don Perlin (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	267
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Comments:	10
Added to Site:	11/1/2022
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The "Defender for a Day" storyline bookended the fantastic first early run of the title. Such great storylines and characters, with a twist towards the absurd and the social satyre that made the book standout. Sal Buscema drew many of those issues, aided by a plethora of different inkers.

The strength of the book came also from the interplay between "A", powerhouse characters such as Doc Strange, the Hulk and Namor, with characters with less pedigree that however showed a lot of humanity and weaknesses. This page focuses on two such characters, Valkyrie and Nighthawk. The page features yet again Buscema's storytelling ability, with the dramating sequence of Valkyrie's close-ups at the top drawing the viewer's attention right away.

I am not a fan of Perlin as a penciler, but he does a pretty good job here, guided by Sal's precise layouts.

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West Stephan
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/1/2022

Fantastic page by Sal and Don!

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

Posted on 11/1/2022

A team in turmoil! That's the great thing about Marvel. The characters, though heroically taking on outer threats, often faced their own inner demons. This is great storytelling by Buscema and Perlin. Love those close-ups of Valkyrie.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/1/2022

Jack of Hearts is a good indicator of how precise the artwork was pencilled by Sal. In this you can see he cut no corners in this impassioned page from both Valkyrie and Nighthawk.

Lee Harmon
Member Since 2020

Posted on 11/1/2022

Sal Buscema's art was a big part of my youth in comics. Just loved the guy's work and this is a fine example of why. Very nice figure work in panels four and five. ...And anytime the Falcon appears (even briefly) it is a great page!

Congratulations on a cool addition to your collection and thanks for sharing it here with us Carlo.

alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011

Posted on 11/2/2022

Nostagic Defenders page by Sal Buscema, well chosen!!

Ken Martin
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/3/2022

What a great page. I'm a big Jack of Hearts fan so I was immediately drawn to that bottom left panel.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/4/2022

Terrific Defenders page by Sal Buscema and Don Perlin! I often found post-battle pages like this one more compelling than the battle pages because these show the true character of the team members. Great pick-up!

Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006

Posted on 11/23/2022

Cool page from a fun issue. Congrats!

robert frey
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/27/2023

i don't lnow when this was done but i would guess that perlin was inking this around the time he was inking sal on captain america? in any event, i thought they made a really good team! this page has a very nice and clean look to it- really, really cook. love val!

Paul Roach
Member Since 2014

Posted on 4/7/2023

Nice story page, with a trademark Sal 3 character panel sequence in the top tier. Great storyline with fantastic dialogue here.

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