Fantastic Four #144 (Pt 13) Again With Ben's Fists of Fury

Fantastic Four #144 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #55 (1966) Jack Kirby 

We've seen this same FF #55 image of a fist-shaking Ben elsewhere, remember? ;)

Plus! I then noticed the following panels on the same pages as the two panels above: 

Fantastic Four #144 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #55 (1966) Kirby

Fantastic Four #144 (Pt 12) Medusa Strikes a Pose

A couple of Medusas. Similar, but there are differences and the pose is a fairly standard one. Verdict: probably not a swipe. 

1973: Medusa in Fantastic Four #136  - John Buscema

1974: Medusa in Fantastic Four #144 - Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #143 (Pt 7) A Pensive Johnny, in Jail and in the Air

Fantastic Four #143 (1974) Rich Buckler

    

Fantastic Four #119 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #143 (Pt 6) Men at Work...

...at Dr. Doom's complex--and also at the Beehive's Citadel of Science.

 Fantastic Four #143 (1974) Buckler                  Fantastic Four #67 (1967) Kirby

Fantastic Four #143 (Pt 5) Marvelous Medusa

Suggested by? Maybe.

1973,  FF #136  J. Buscema

1974,  FF #143 Buckler

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 8) More Alicia Masters

FF #142 (1974) Buckler

FF #67 (1967) Kirby

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 7) Darkoth is Watching...

Darkoth - Fantastic Four #142 (1974) Rich Buckler

Monster from the Lost Lagoon - Fantastic Four #97 (1970) Jack Kirby 

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 6) Thoom! Ftooom!

 These two sequential panels (different pages) by Buckler in 1974's FF #142...

...are based on this panel sequence from 1967's Fantastic Four #65. 

Fantastic Four #65 (1967) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 5) Bookends à la Ben

A pretty standard Ben pose:

Fantastic Four 142 (1974) Buckler                  Fantastic Four 124 (1972) J. Buscema

 Both Bens above may be based on this Kirby Ben. 

Fantastic Four 75 (1968) Kirby

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 4) Alicia and the Great Stone Face

Standard Ben-Alicia shot.

FF #142 (1974) Buckler

FF #8 (1962) Kirby

Bonus! Ramona Fradon's FF.

Fantastic Four #133 (1973) - Fradon

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 3) Medusa's Silken Strands

Fantastic Four #142 (1974) Buckler

Buckler's Medusa may have been inspired by this Buscema panel from FF #129...

Fantastic Four #129 (1972) John Buscema

...and in turn, Buscema's panel may have been inspired by this Kirby panel. 

Fantastic Four #60 (1967) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #142 (Pt 2) Reed's Ray Gun

 FF #142 was Rich Buckler's first issue as the FF's regular penciler and like John Romita Sr. and John Buscema before him, Buckler had to maintain a visual consistency with the Kirby FF. In addition Buckler also had to provide continuity with popular predecessor Buscema's work. Joe Sinnott finished many of Buscema's and Buckler's issues, adding to the seamless B-to-B transition. 
  
Here's an example from FF #142 of Buckler's take on the Buscema musculature combined with a Kirby-inspired panel. 

Fantastic Four #142 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #40 (1965) Kirby

And here's the Buscema version from the preceding issue, FF #141 (Buckler's #142 panel is a flashback of this scene). 

Fantastic Four #141 (1974) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 23) Finally, the Finale!

The last page of FF #153's "Worlds In Collision." 

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler

Breaking it down: 

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler--doesn't Medusa look out of place here?

Fantastic Four #66 (1967) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #75 (1968) Kirby

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler

And once again, Fantastic Four #66 (1967)--Kirby natch!

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 22) Panel 8, Penultimate Page - Medusa Spaces Out

#153's Reed and Ben may be partly based on Kirby's opening splash of FF #100 (1970), but Medusa here is pretty much a twin of John Buscema's Medusa from the opening splash of Fantastic Four #141. Johnny's legs and feet make stellar appearances in both panels too.  

Cover-dated December 1974 - Fantastic Four #153 - Buckler

A mere year earlier! Cover-dated December 1973 - Fantastic Four #141 - by Big John Buscema

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Page 30

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 21) Panel 6, Penultimate Page - Alicia and Ben...and Zardoz?!

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #19 (1963) Kirby

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Page 30

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 20) Panel 4, Penultimate Page - Sue's Force Field

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #41 (1966) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Page 30

Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 19) Panels 2 and 3, Penultimate Page - Beware the Hidden Land

Continuing with page 30 from FF #153:  let's check out panels two and three.  These are based on consecutive panels from 1966's Fantastic Four #47.

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #47 (1966) Jack Kirby

Breaking it down:

Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #47 (1966) Kirby

FF 153-Buckler

FF 47-Kirby