Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 18) Medusa, Mahkizmo and Cyclops (Not Scott Summers!)

1962: Fantastic Four #9 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler

More Fantastic Four #9 recalls in #152  here and here

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 17) Medusa, Sue, Sub-Mariner, Mahkizmo

                           Fantastic Four 27 (1964) Kirby          Fantastic Four 152 (1974) Buckler               

The Metamorphosis:
We saw Buscema's panel sometime ago. Here are all three side by side--it's a veritable game of telephone!***. 

FF 27 (1964) Kirby                  FF 136 (1973) Buscema          FF 152 (1974) Buckler

***No-prize to True Believers who get the prehistoric reference. 

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 16) More From Fantastic Four #93 - Human Torch

1969: Fantastic Four #93 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 15) Pulled From the Pages of Fantastic Four #93

1969: Fantastic Four #93 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152  Buckler

1969: Fantastic Four #93 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler


The panels on the pages: 

         1969: Fantastic Four #93                              1974: Fantastic Four #152 

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 14) Reed and Johnny Make A Point

1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler

1965: Fantastic Four #43  Kirby

The full Jack Kirby panel. 

1965: Fantastic Four #43

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 13) More Classic Baxter Building

1965: Fantastic Four #43 Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 12) Loki, Thor and Thundra

1964: Journey Into Mystery #108  Kirby

1974: Fantastic Four #152  Buckler

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 11) Official Space Helmet On, O Captain Video! ;)

                        

                          1974: Fantastic Four #152 Buckler

 

1965: Fantastic Four #37  Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 10) Reed Richards, Professional Nut

Ah, one of my all-time favorite panels, from FF #37. Who could ever forget Ben calling Reed  "a professional nut" ? 

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Buckler   

Fantastic Four #37 (1965) Kirby

Panelocity Plus! 
In the "reminds me of" category: Ben is more even more agitated in Brett Booth's Fantastic Four Vol. 2 issue #9. Who could ever forget Heroes Reborn? ;)

Fantastic Four #9, Volume 2  (1997)

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 9) Medusa and Skrull Princess Anelle

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #37 (1965) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 8) Medusa Needs a Bath

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #9 (1962) Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 7) Soft Words Are Spoken

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #27 (1964) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 6) Mahkizmo and Sub-Mariner

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #27 (1964) Jack Kirby

And in the FF #152 Mahkizmo panel, did you notice Medusa on the side? We've seen this before, remember?  

Fantastic Four #82 (1969) Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 5) At the Mercy of Mahkizmo and Rama-Tut!

Fantastic Four #19 (1963) Jack Kirby

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 4) Mahkizmo, Sub-Mariner and Captain Marvel Too!

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #9 (1962) Jack Kirby

Panelocity Plus! Check out Mar-Vell decking his foe in Alex Ross's fanciful montage of the Kree-Skrull War from Marvels #4. Yes, I know it's a standard pose--but it reminded me of that Subby-Ben FF#9 panel. Anyway, Mar-Vell sure looked good delivering that uppercut!

Marvels #4 (1993) Alex Ross

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 3) Triple Play

Top of page 16 , Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler

Top of page 12, Fantastic Four #84 (1969) Jack Kirby 

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 2) Reed and Sue

Let's take a look at this three panel sequence from FF #152. By the way, these are Jim Mooney finishes over Buckler layouts in #152. Marvel thanked Mooney for stepping in and saving "us at the last minute."

During this time Marvel was producing a large number of comics; and Buckler, Sinnott, Sal Buscema and others were working on multiple assignments including 1974's Giant-Size issues! With such a large output, looming deadlines, etc., it's not surprising there were some rush jobs and last minute "rescues"  along the way. 

Top of page 10,  Fantastic Four #152

Panel one is a combo of two panels from FF #43. 

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Buckler

Fantastic Four #43 (1965) Jack Kirby/inker Vince Colletta

Fantastic Four #43 (1965)

Kirby/inker Colletta

                                              Panel two is modeled after this one from #43.

Fantastic Four #152

Fantastic Four #43

And panel three is based on a panel from--yep, you guessed it-- FF  #43.

Fantastic Four #152

Fantastic Four #43

Fantastic Four #152 (Pt 1) Medusa Musings

Fantastic Four #152 (1974) Rich Buckler / Jim Mooney

Fantastic Four #43 (1965) Jack Kirby / Vince Colletta