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Defenders #1 page 11

Artists: Sal Buscema (Penciller) , Frank Giacoia (Inker)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Defenders #1 page 11
Artist:	Sal Buscema (Penciller)
Artist:	Frank Giacoia (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	725
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	21
Added to Site:	8/21/2019
Comic Art Archive:	The Defenders Issue: 1 Page: 11 View

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This was one of my first pages of original art, purchased for the princely sum of �7 back in the late 1980s. I still remember the excitement of finding this in a cardboard box of assorted (and frequently water damaged) pages in Comic Showcase in London. I love the sequence of panels showing the strain on Doctor Strange�s face � a dramatic technique that Sal Buscema used fairly frequently at that time. Interestingly, Frank Giacoia forgot to ink Subby�s nose, mouth and belt detail in the second panel, but the lines are clear in the published comic.

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Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/22/2019

Incredible page! Bravo!

David K
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/22/2019

Holy smokes!!!

Carlo M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/22/2019

Excellent vintage Buscema. As usual, impeccable anatomy and storytelling. Agreed the bottom panels with Doc Strange doing his thing are great!

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

1 - Posted on 8/22/2019

Wow-= love it and so weird what editors did not catch back 'in the day'

Dave W
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/22/2019

Fantastic page from a historic issue! Congrats!

Bill Thomson
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/27/2019

GREAT PAGE, Paul!!! One of my all-time favorite panel pages!

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 4/23/2021

Great page - and from the first issue of the title - nice!

Nick Katradis
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/2/2021

Paul, an incredible page by my favorite artist of the Bronze Age. And my favorite inker. Sal and Giacoia in 1972 were unparalleled. Lightning in a bottle. An art collaboration never to be replicated. Bravo!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/4/2021

Unbelievable! An actual page from the very first issue. If I were the Hulk, I couldn't be any more green with envy.

Eelco V
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/5/2021

Very special page from issue 1. Indeed dramatic technique in last panels with Dr Strange!
As you commented on my page from Defenders 18. Great to spot this!

stephen yarish
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/28/2021

Such an amazing and classic piece of artwork

Bob Kopman
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 7/26/2021

What a great page, Paul and I love the story about how you bought it. What a time to collect original art.

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/1/2021

Classic page from a classiic issue.

Romain Verlier
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/6/2021

This one is pure Marvel Goodness!!

Hard to see only 13 comments so far...

And man 7 pounds!!!!

Used to go to showcase to buy comicbooks back in these days... Never saw any original art out there.. Wish i did.. Congrats again

Bill Thomson
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/18/2021

Gotta double up commenting on this one- probably my favorite panel page on the entire comicartfans website!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/19/2021

Beautiful art, great storytelling and, wow, it's from the first historic issue! Congrats on this gem!

Ramon B.
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/30/2021

awesome page and great art by Buscema!

David Geo
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 1/6/2022

What an amazing page!

matt d.
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 1/9/2022

Great power page! Congrats!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/7/2022

That was a Christmas morning cardboard box!

Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012

Posted on 7/1/2024

The early 80s is when I walked into a comic shop in Akron, OH and bought the Dave Cockrum original art for the cover of Spectacular Spider-Man #7 with that giant Morbius for $35. Great time to buy original art cheap!!

I SO love this page. Can't believe Frank forgot Subby's nose and mouth. To me, that makes it extra special.

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