Fantastic Four #126 (Pt 2) Sue Storm Richards

We checked out Dr. Doom last time; now it's Sue's turn.  

             

Fantastic Four #126 (1973) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #42 (1965) Jack Kirby

Bonus! Gene Colan probably referred to that same FF #42 sequence for his depiction of Sue in 1967's Daredevil #35. 

                  

Fantastic Four #42 (1965) Kirby               

Dardevil #35 (1967) Gene Colan              

Fantastic Four #126 (Pt 1) Doom Looms

Buscema's Dr. Doom may be somewhat based on Kirby's Fantastic Four #59 panel.  We'll take a look at Sue Richards next time.

Fantastic Four #126 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #59 (1967) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #125 - Sue is Blue

Fantastic Four #125 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #124 - Night Nurse

This is my favorite so far. 

FF#68 (1967) Jack Kirby

FF #124 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #123 (Pt 2) Ben Stays on the Sidelines

1972: Fantastic Four #123  John Buscema

1966: Fantastic Four #50  Jack Kirby

Connections: Galactus and the Silver Surfer appear in both FF #123 and #50. 

Fantastic Four #123 (Pt 1) Ben Looks Up to Galactus

Fantastic Four 123 (1972) Buscema

Fantastic Four 49 (1966) Kirby

Oh, and let's not forget Rich Buckler's panel of Galactus from this same angle, as seen in 1974's Thor #227.   Bucker's stint on Thor was contemporaneous with his FF stint, so it's not surprising that there's tons of Kirby-Thor swipes in Buckler's 1974 Thor run--check it out!

Thor #227 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #122 (Pt 2) Sue Falls

Not an angle Buscema used very often, so I think he was inspired by FF #16. 

Fantastic Four #122 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #16 (1963) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #122 (Pt 1) These Boots Are Made for--Clobberin' ?!

Fantastic Four 122 (1972) Buscema

Fantastic Four 49 (1966) Kirby

Connections: The boots belong to Galactus, and one of these days his boots are gonna--ah, never mind. ;). 

Kirby sequence in Fantastic Four 49 (1966) 

Buscema sequence in Fantastic Four 122 (1972) 

Fantastic Four #121 (Pt 3) Reed Richards--Mr. Fantastic or Mr. Fixit?

       Fantastic Four 121 (1972) Buscema                  Fantastic Four 50 (1966) Kirby                     

Fantastic Four #121 (Pt 2) Sue Saves Ben's Butt

Fantastic Four #47 (1966) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #121 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #121 (Pt 1) Reed's Paper Jams

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Fantastic Four Annual 2 (1964) Kirby

Fantastic Four 121 (1972) Buscema


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Eh, just a couple of Reed pics--not really similar...

Fantastic Four #120 (Pt 3) Sue's Windswept Hair

Fantastic Four 120 (1972) Buscema

Fantastic Four 95 (1970) Kirby

Fantastic Four #111 (Pt 4) S'More Ben Grimm

Fantastic Four #111 (1971) Buscema

 

Fantastic Four #4 (1962) Kirby

Fantastic Four #120 (Pt 2) More Fantasti-Car

Fantastic Four #120 (1972) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #95 (1970) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #120 (Pt 1) Something's Coming!

Fantastic Four 86 (1969) Kirby

Fantastic Four 120 (1972) Buscema

Fantastic Four #119 - Ben's Strong Suit

Fantastic Four #119 (1972) John Buscema 

                       

                        Fantastic Four #94 (1970) Jack Kirby

Love Johnny's Sunday best blue suit too ;)

Fantastic Four #118 (Pt 2) Classic Reed and Sue Again

FF 118 (1972) Buscema

FF Annual 4 (1966) Kirby

Hey wait a sec, didn't we just see this very same FF Annual # 4 Reed 'n' Sue image a few posts ago? Check out that Fantastic Four 113-Classic Reed and Sue post right here.

Fantastic Four #118 (Pt 1) Crystal's Gale

Fantastic Four #83 (1969) Kirby

Okay, not a swipe, perhaps "inspired by." 
Or just a standard pose. 

Fantastic Four #118 (1972) Buscema

Fantastic Four #117 (Pt 6) Mop Tops

Fantastic Four 117 (1971) Buscema

Fantastic Four 59 (1967) Kirby

Aww, not a swipe--I just love those Beatles 'dos ;) 

Joe Sinnott's inks provided the FF series with great visual consistency.

Fantastic Four #117 (Pt 5) More Crystal and Lockjaw

Fantastic Four 117 (1971) Buscema                          Fantastic Four 61 (1967) Kirby



What do you think--suggested by?

Fantastic Four #117 (Pt 4) Ben Grimm, Sleeping Beauty

Fantastic Four #117 (1971) John Buscema

Fantastic Four #36 (1965) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #117 (Pt 3) Sue and Reed--Plus Ben

Was Buscema inspired by Kirby here? Maybe, maybe not. But his positioning of Reed and Sue reminds me of the cover of FF #41.

Fantastic Four 117 (1971) Buscema                            Fantastic Four 41 (1965) Kirby

And yeah, I know you're already familiar with this #41 Reed 'n' Sue image; after all not too long ago we saw Buckler use it as a basis for Captain America and Mantis in 1974's Giant-Size Avengers #1, remember? ;).

The Kirby cover, Fantastic Four #41 (1965)

Plus! Now, take a look at the panel preceding the Reed 'n' Sue panel in #117: 

That's right, it's big, broad-backed Ben -- same camera angle/POV as Ben on the aforementioned FF #41 cover!  ;)

Fantastic Four #117 (Pt 2) Call Her Crystal

Fantastic Four 61 (1967) Kirby                                                         Fantastic Four 117
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The full panel from Fantastic Four 61 (1967) Jack Kirby, natch!