Bill Thomson UNITED STATES
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Trimpe--Incredible Hulk #154 Cover (1972), Comic Art
Trimpe--Incredible Hulk #154 Cover (1972)
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commented posted on 4/19/2026

SO good!!! I had this cover many years ago and Severin's detailed inks are just beautiful and always loved the Hulk's pose- such a great cover right down to the Stanley matches!!!

Incredible Hulk #154 Page 3, Comic Art
Incredible Hulk #154 Page 3
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commented posted on 4/19/2026

Great page- love the 4th panel close-up! I have the page right after this one... such a great issue!

Temporary Title, Comic Art
Temporary Title
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commented posted on 4/19/2026

Awesome piece- very, very unique!!!

John Buscema - Thor #194, Comic Art
John Buscema - Thor #194
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commented posted on 4/10/2026

Great page with tremendous action!!! However, this art is from Thor 194 (not 193).

Conan the Barbarian #27 page 3 by John Buscema and Ernie Chan, Comic Art
Conan the Barbarian #27 page 3 by John Buscema and Ernie Chan
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commented posted on 4/6/2026

Love everything about this page... especially that first panel!!!

Defenders #37 page 3 – Hulk SMASH helicopter!, Comic Art
Defenders #37 page 3 – Hulk SMASH helicopter!
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commented posted on 3/27/2026

Another BEAUTIFUL Sal Buscema gem for your incredible collection!!! Just love the variety of vantage points and great images of the Hulk in action... and Klaus Janson's embellishments of Sal's pencils are always FANTASTIC!!!

John Buscema - Hulk Study, Comic Art
John Buscema - Hulk Study
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commented posted on 3/14/2026

Big John did such an incredible job posing figures and using the figure to create great shapes. The only negative about his amazing career was that he didn't draw the Hulk more often!

John Buscema ~ Thor 237 pg 1 Splash, Comic Art
John Buscema ~ Thor 237 pg 1 Splash
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commented posted on 3/14/2026

Just an awesome splash from the absolute pinnacle of the John Buscema/Joe Sinnott collaboration! How often do you see great images of Thor, Sif, Don and Jane on the same splash, not to mention being signed by both legendary artists? Also love the details and body language of the foreground and background characters... even the hand lettering is great! Love everything about this GREAT splash!!!

Incredible Hulk #221 (1977) pg 32 featuring Stingray!!!, Comic Art
Incredible Hulk #221 (1977) pg 32 featuring Stingray!!!
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commented posted on 3/4/2026

LOVE IT!!! Alcala didn't ink Sal's work very often, but they made a great team!

Fantastic Four #124 page 19, Comic Art
Fantastic Four #124 page 19
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commented posted on 3/2/2026
Paul Roach said:

It was easy enough to lift it, but sadly... no art at all. I've put the full explanation at the top, but it looks to me like an editorial decision to change the panel content after the drawing stage. (The panel wasn't inked and cut out, or pasted over.) Oh well. Still interesting from a production point of view, I guess. Thanks for prompting me to check, Bill.

Very interesting- I'm surprised there wasn't at least a penciled panel. Thanks for update, Paul- an excellent page shrouded in mystery!!!

Spider-man vs. The Hulk: Chaos on Campus!, Comic Art
Spider-man vs. The Hulk: Chaos on Campus!
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commented posted on 3/1/2026

FANTASTIC splash page with great images of two of Marvel's most iconic heroes drawn by the legendary artist, SAL BUSCEMA, who had significant runs depicting both characters! That Hulk transformation sequence is as good as gets!!!

Fantastic Four #124 page 19, Comic Art
Fantastic Four #124 page 19
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commented posted on 2/24/2026
Paul Roach said:

Wow, great spot, Bill! I hadn't thought about it being a direct swipe, but it is exactly that. From your comment and a couple of others, perhaps I really should see if I can find what's underneath. Thanks.

If you put it on a lightbox or hold it up to a light, you can probably get a good idea of what's under there... I'll bet it's awesome!

Fantastic Four #124 page 19, Comic Art
Fantastic Four #124 page 19
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commented posted on 2/24/2026

A great page from one of my favorite FF comics (second to FF 112)! I always loved Big John's Thing, and it's too bad they put a stat over the Thing's head in the first panel- I would loved to have seen what Big John actually drew! The stat is actually Jack Kirby's Thing from the title page of FF #49 (with some of the details whited out)... the difference in style stood out like a sore thumb to me when I was a kid.

Defenders #9 page 24 - Defenders/Avengers War, Comic Art
Defenders #9 page 24 - Defenders/Avengers War
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commented posted on 2/24/2026

SUCH AN AWESOME PAGE!!! I had this one many years ago, and always regretted parting with it. Love the page design and use of solid blacks throughout, and Sal did such a great job depicting the high-flying action!

Defenders #15 page 9 – Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Comic Art
Defenders #15 page 9 – Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
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commented posted on 2/24/2026

GREAT PAGE!!! Janson's inks definitely gave Sal's art a much more realistic look. They were a great pairing, but I think Sal's art looked great with most inkers because his draftsmanship and story-telling were so outstanding! I love the variety of panels on this beautiful page... high perspectives, low perspectives, close-ups... and the absence of solid blacks in the force field was extremely effective, differentiating that space from the outside!

Fantastic Four Issue 127 Page 21, Comic Art
Fantastic Four Issue 127 Page 21
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commented posted on 2/24/2026

AWESOME PAGE!!! Love the variety of vantage points, and that middle tier of panels are killer!

Defenders #3 page 10, Comic Art
Defenders #3 page 10
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commented posted on 1/20/2026

Terrific page from a great comic!!! Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney complimented each other beautifully, and this great page is from one of their best collaborations!

Fantastic Four 130, page 22, Comic Art
Fantastic Four 130, page 22
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commented posted on 12/29/2025

Totally agree with the earlier comment about Sinnott's fanbulous inking over Big John- such a great artistic team! Love the storytelling and great images of the Thing!

Marvel Feature #3 p21 pencils Andru inks Everett  Defenders Hulk Xemnu, Comic Art
Marvel Feature #3 p21 pencils Andru inks Everett Defenders Hulk Xemnu
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commented posted on 12/20/2025

LOVE the combination of Andru's fantastic storytelling with Everett's detailed brushwork on this page! Roy Thomas said that Everett disliked Andru sketchy approach to pencilling, so in Marvel Feature 1, he inked every sketchy line just as Andru drew it (Stan Lee was livid). Everett more than made up for it on issue 3, and this incredible page shows just how good the pair could be together!

Avengers #91 p16 Sal Buscema pencils and inks   Kree / Skrull War   Caveman Yellowjacket and Wasp, Comic Art
Avengers #91 p16 Sal Buscema pencils and inks Kree / Skrull War Caveman Yellowjacket and Wasp
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commented posted on 12/20/2025

Sal inking himself in his early years was absolutely fabulous, and I always loved how his punches resulted in bodies flying! AS a bonus, these cavemen are also very reminiscent of his depiction of the Hulk.

Avengers #69 p12-13 Splash Kang, Comic Art
Avengers #69 p12-13 Splash Kang
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commented posted on 12/20/2025

WOW!!! What an incredible double page splash- just AMAZING!!!

Galactus and Sue Storm by Buscema and Sinnott, Comic Art
Galactus and Sue Storm by Buscema and Sinnott
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commented posted on 12/10/2025

My favorite part of this great page is the Nixon portrait. Big John captures a great likeness but also does it very consistently with his style (depicting a known person with a Buscema filter).

Astonishing Tales #12 page 17 – Second appearance of Man-Thing, Comic Art
Astonishing Tales #12 page 17 – Second appearance of Man-Thing
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commented posted on 12/5/2025
Paul Roach said:

Thanks Bill! Hmm, that's a good question - I had to look it up. It seems that your memory is excellent - I bought it on Heritage back in Feb 2015. I still have pages that I haven't even scanned going back to the '80s, so this isn't the oldest not to have emerged for a while. I am trying to make more of a concerted effort to share them now.

I remember a guy had all the interior pages and then they were auctioned off. Many turned up again from time to time, but never this one or the splash preceeding it... that explains it! You and I have very similar tastes in art... Looking forward to seeing more of your treasures unveiled, Paul!!!

Astonishing Tales #12 page 17 – Second appearance of Man-Thing, Comic Art
Astonishing Tales #12 page 17 – Second appearance of Man-Thing
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commented posted on 12/5/2025

Just LOVE this page- the best panel page in a historic comic! Saw it available many, many years ago, but hadn't seen it in more than a decade- where the heck did you find it? Such great shots and sequences of Ka-Zar and Man-Thing... and such a great example of Big John's visual storytelling MASTERY!!! Congrats on a great pick-up, Paul!

Defenders #1 page 11, Comic Art
Defenders #1 page 11
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commented posted on 11/14/2025

I'm overdur for another comment on this piece- my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE piece in your amazing collection!!! I love everything about this page- especially that unbelievable Hulk head shot in panel 3 and Sal's dramatic back lighting on the Doctor Strange sequence... SO GOOD!!!!!!

Sub-Mariner #34 page 19 - Subby and the Silver Surfer versus Hulk!, Comic Art
Sub-Mariner #34 page 19 - Subby and the Silver Surfer versus Hulk!
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commented posted on 11/14/2025

Such an AWESOME PAGE from an absolutely HISTORIC comic!!! Just LOVE the simple panel design featuing a large middle panel and the Hulk images are just fantastic! Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney were just perfect on this comic... their VERY BEST collaboration together with each complimenting each other perfectly!!!

Incredible Hulk 200 p14 – Hulk smashes Leader and Rhino!, Comic Art
Incredible Hulk 200 p14 – Hulk smashes Leader and Rhino!
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commented posted on 11/14/2025

The HULK... the LEADER... the RHINO... Our Pal Sal with Staton inks... great ACTION throughout... everything you'd want in an amazing HULK panel page!!!

Astonishing Tales #12 page 5 – Ka-Zar, second appearance of Barbara
Astonishing Tales #12 page 5 – Ka-Zar, second appearance of Barbara "Bobbi" Morse (Mockingbird)
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commented posted on 11/13/2025

Astonishing Tales 12 and 13 was such a great storyline, made extra special by Big John's art (along with an incredible Neal Adams Man-Thing origin sequence in 12 and an assist by Rich Buckler in 13)!

1976 Incredible Hulk 200 page 18 by Sal Buscema - Hulk battles Iron Man, Silver Surfer, and Hercules, Comic Art
1976 Incredible Hulk 200 page 18 by Sal Buscema - Hulk battles Iron Man, Silver Surfer, and Hercules
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commented posted on 11/6/2025

The Surfer, Iron Man, Hercules... the Hulk takes on all comers in this fantastic action page from on of the best comics in Sal's run! Great pick-up, Dave!!!!

Captain America #153 Pg. 30 - First Appearance page of Jack Monroe, Comic Art
Captain America #153 Pg. 30 - First Appearance page of Jack Monroe
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commented posted on 11/4/2025

Such a great splash from a great comic- LOVE IT!!!!

HULK 141 page 2 HERB TRIMPE John Severin FIRST DOC SAMSON, Comic Art
HULK 141 page 2 HERB TRIMPE John Severin FIRST DOC SAMSON
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commented posted on 10/31/2025
Marcus Wai said:

Probably the second most important character to be introduced in Hulk's own title for many decades until Rocket Racoon's ascent.  It was always a key issue to be found and getting a page from it is many more times gratifying of a feeling.

Thanks, Marcus! Yeah, second to the Wolverine, but most characters would be second to that guy!

Incredible Hulk #158 pg26, Comic Art
Incredible Hulk #158 pg26
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commented posted on 10/26/2025

CONGRATS on getting another page from your first Hulk comic- and the best one of your group! Love that 4th panel close-up- just GREAT!!!

Avengers #178, Comic Art
Avengers #178
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commented posted on 10/17/2025

Just an awesome cover! Big John produced a bunch of Avengers stand-out covers, and this montage was among the best of it's era!

John Buscema- Marvel Poster, Comic Art
John Buscema- Marvel Poster
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commented posted on 10/9/2025

One of Big John's most memorable, and in my humble opinion, very best images!!! With Stan Lee being a master of promotion, the absence of any X-Men might be revealing about how Marvel valued the characters (especially at the time of the relaunch)... same with Warlock, Iron Fist and any others not depicted.

Sal Buscema--The Defenders #2 Cover  (1972), Comic Art
Sal Buscema--The Defenders #2 Cover (1972)
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commented posted on 9/3/2025

AWESOME COVER!!!

CAPTAIN AMERICA # 157 pg 31  BUSCEMA/VERPOOTERN (1973 ), Comic Art
CAPTAIN AMERICA # 157 pg 31 BUSCEMA/VERPOOTERN (1973 )
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commented posted on 7/30/2025

Awesome page!!! Fantastic story-telling, page design and action... just GREAT!!!

Not Safe for Work
Incredible Hulk 216 p23
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commented posted on 7/30/2025

Such a GREAT page!!! Loved Chan's inking on Sal's pencils!

Marvel Team-Up 21, page 30, Comic Art
Marvel Team-Up 21, page 30
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commented posted on 6/9/2025

Nice bookend to other fantastic 21 page! LOVED the art in this issue!

Marvel Giant-Size Superstars #1, pg 12 (Hulk vs Thing), Comic Art
Marvel Giant-Size Superstars #1, pg 12 (Hulk vs Thing)
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commented posted on 6/2/2025

My FAVORITE piece in your AWESOME collection... just love returning to look at this one again and again!!!

Sub-Mariner #35p7 pencils Sal Buscema inks Mooney  Avengers , Comic Art
Sub-Mariner #35p7 pencils Sal Buscema inks Mooney Avengers
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commented posted on 6/2/2025

Great page with FANTASTIC Buscema/ Mooney art!!!

John Buscema - Overstreet Companion #3 Cover (1989) Punisher Wolverine, Comic Art
John Buscema - Overstreet Companion #3 Cover (1989) Punisher Wolverine
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commented posted on 5/4/2025

Great cover!!! You have such an awesome and wide-ranging collection!!!

JAMES BAMA Soldier's Revolt book cover , Comic Art
JAMES BAMA Soldier's Revolt book cover
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commented posted on 5/3/2025
Duke Fleed said:

Tough subject. Great painting. Congrats.

No kidding about the subject- have this one hanging behind the basement bathroom door, but it is an awesome painting.

Joe De Mers - Saturday Evening Post 1950s Mid Century Magazine Illustration, Comic Art
Joe De Mers - Saturday Evening Post 1950s Mid Century Magazine Illustration
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commented posted on 5/3/2025

Another great Cooper Studios illustrator- you have some excellent pieces by great illustrators!

Al Parker - Lucy Liverpool Saturday Evening Post (1950s) Illustration Art., Comic Art
Al Parker - Lucy Liverpool Saturday Evening Post (1950s) Illustration Art.
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commented posted on 5/3/2025

Great piece! You don't see too many Al Parker illustrations, and the composition is very effective with the center of interest all contained in the upper right... gets you looking in the same direction as the models.

Bernard D'Andrea Shopping 1958, Comic Art
Bernard D'Andrea Shopping 1958
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commented posted on 5/3/2025

Really interesting D'Andrea piece- it has some decorative qualities that remind me of his wife's (Lorraine Fox) work.

John Buscema - The Punisher: A Man Named Frank pg 31, Comic Art
John Buscema - The Punisher: A Man Named Frank pg 31
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commented posted on 4/20/2025

Great page!

Sal Buscema from the mid 1980's, Comic Art
Sal Buscema from the mid 1980's
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commented posted on 4/14/2025

Great shot of an immeasureably talented artist and a very nice man. He did some drawings for my kids in early 2000's and couldn't have been any nicer!

Avengers # 68 Pg. 18, Comic Art
Avengers # 68 Pg. 18
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commented posted on 4/11/2025

LOVE this page... and seeing Sal's original pencils in the last panel is just fantastic!!!

Defenders 07 p12, Comic Art
Defenders 07 p12
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commented posted on 4/11/2025

Great pick-up! Awesome underwater creatures and Attuma never looked better!

Barry Windsor-Smith Conan The Barbarian 10, Comic Art
Barry Windsor-Smith Conan The Barbarian 10
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commented posted on 4/7/2025

GREAT PAGE, Jaume, with such great emotion and storytelling! Outside of Barry Windsor Smith inking himself, Sal Buscema was the next best person inking his work.