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Sal Buscema THE DEFENDERS #6 Cover (1973) Classic Silver Surfer Returns!

Location: Marvel Covers
Artist: Sal Buscema (All)

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Location: Marvel Covers
Title: Sal Buscema THE DEFENDERS #6 Cover (1973) Classic Silver Surfer Returns!
Artist:  Sal Buscema (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1627
Likes on CAF: 22
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 48
Added to Site: 3/21/2021

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Defenders covers featuring Silver Surfer are rare (only 5 in the pre-100 run) and highly coveted. Defenders #6 is my favorite with an explosive cover of Surfer busting through the iconic Sanctum Sanctorum window to aid Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, and Valkyrie against Cyrus Black. Dream Death indeed!

Thrilled when it came to market, so I mustered all my mystical powers to get it! 

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Bill J Member Since 2009
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Fabulous cover!

Rick W Member Since 2017
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Blue-chip cover! 

Congrats!

Eelco V Member Since 2004
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Wow great early Defenders cover by Sal!

bob fish Member Since 2011
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Posted On 3/21/2021

spectacular ! congrats dino

Ron S Member Since 2007
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Well done!  Nice one!!

J H Member Since 2019
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Three Defenders with one blow! Not too shabby, Baddie. Prime Sal work right here. I love the posing, and that Surfer is fantastic. Dr Strange is gonna have to call his glass guy after this battle. Stupendous pick up. Big congrats!

Michael Weigant Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Oh, what a sweet one it is ! 

Anthony T Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Amazing cover! Congrats on adding it to your collection.

P T Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Wow!!! What a Fantastic cover.

Red Raven Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Woooooow !!! love this cover - congratulations dino !!!

JN 80 Member Since 2016
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Posted On 3/21/2021

"By the hoary hosts of hoggoth!" Your mystical abilities to acquire this cover is strong Dino.  Congratulations on a rare and beautiful cover.

REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Spectacular cover, congratulations

William B Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Sweet cover - congrats!

Paul P Spiderversity Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Oooh, Dino!  I agree with JN 80.  Your mystical powers were super strong to be able to nab this AMAZING, STUNNING cover.  And such a special bonus to have the Surfer on there.  Congrats!!

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Dino, I INSIST you delete the word "cameo" in your title! The Silver Surfer is right there, smack dab in the middle of the action, shown in full figure including his board. If Sal had drawn the Surfer's head peeking out from behind a boulder, THAT would be a legit cameo appearance. Here he's in all his dynamic, Sal Buscema illustrated glory! To the word "cameo", I say thee nay! (And congratlations!)

E DLS Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Sorry everyone, but I have to "grail" this one.  I don't like to use that word a lot, because people use it too much.  But I just can't help it.  One of the VERY best team shots from the entire run.  And the next time somebody calls Sal the "little brother", just send them a link to this piece.  WOW!!!!!  

Carlo M Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/21/2021

Such a well designed and executed cover.  Great pick up!

1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Well done- it is magnificent!!

Maicol Senzacqua Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Fantastic cover Dino!

Glen Brunswick Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Great memorable cover with an awesome Surfer!

Mark Levy Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

Marvel Magic with cool circular composition!

Jordan Joanou Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 3/21/2021

You channelled your mystic powers very well to score this great cover.

Weng Keong Tam Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

What a great piece

K Gearon Member Since 2011
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Posted On 3/22/2021

CLASSIC stuff, Dino!  The Defenders have surely seen better days.  Dynamic cover worthy image!  Big congrats!

Nick Katradis Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/22/2021

Dino, wow, a Bronze Age masterpiece drawn and inked by Sal Buscema at the height of his powers. Sal was one of the master draftsmen of the 1970s, who finally escaped from Big John’s shadow only recently.  I always saw Sal’s immense talent as an artist and as an inker as plain as daylight. It took many others decades to finally see what I saw. I started reading comics in 1972 and at that time Sal Buscema drew many of my favorite comics, Captain America, The Defenders, Marvel Team-Up and Marvel Two-In-One.  That period of the early 70s was the true Golden Age for a lot of young guys my age. Congrats on a spectacular purchase> I will come back often to gander at this gem cover.  Bravo.

Dave W Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/22/2021

Whoa! Defenders 6??? Sal at his peak powers as an artist. No Hulk? No problem - this is magnificent!

Stephen F Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/22/2021

Superb!

Dan F Member Since 2004
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Posted On 3/22/2021

Now that's a cover!

Jeffrey Freshcorn Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

Outstanding cover!!!

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

Pure Dynamite! What a find!...

Earl Hamilton Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

THIS HAS EVERYTHING ONE COULD WANT IN A COVER LET ALONE A DEFENDERS COVER! GRAIL!

Steven Filosa Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

Just in case you weren't sure, that is a KILLER COVER. Just wanted to make sure you didn't over ook that fact.

Congrats!

A B Member Since 2015
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Posted On 3/22/2021

As the adorable MJ said once, you just hit the jackpot!

Allan H Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 3/22/2021

Holy Galactus! This is insane, surely one of Sal's best!

David Askani’Son Member Since 2012
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Posted On 3/23/2021

Gorgeous!!!! Dammit, I wish I had mystical powers also lol

Dan P Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 3/23/2021

What a powerful  cover!

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 3/24/2021

Incredible cover! the perfect version of all these great characters with solid inks and amazing action! Huge congrats!!

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/24/2021

Wonderful. I hope you did not have to suffer a Doctor Strange type accident to get ' mystical powers ' and have not started talking gibberish about Ancient ones, other worldly realms and demons.

J L Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/27/2021

Great Sal B cover Dino. Love the composition.

Tony Brischler Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/30/2021

Great score! Loved Sal's run on the Defenders!

Sylvain R Member Since 2014
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Posted On 3/30/2021

Dino, don't you never stop? 😃

Fantastic and historic cover!

Shaun Crowell Member Since 2003
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Posted On 4/1/2021

To me this is a classic 70s Marvel cover by Sal Buscema! Congrats!

Colorado Kid Member Since 2007
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Posted On 4/6/2021

WONKA! Congrats, Dino!

Jared Simmons Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 4/16/2021

Love this. Congrats!
Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 5/7/2021

Amazing cover! I remember vividly finding a (back issue) copy of that issue and being blown away by how dynamic it was. Great find.

Tony Brischler Member Since 2005
Posted On 12/14/2021

What a great score, Dino! Sal always packed a lot of action in his Defenders covers and this was one of the best!

rick whitelock Member Since 2018
Posted On 8/18/2023

I keep getting drawn back to this cover , over , and over, and over again!

 

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